Scot among seven men charged after major probe into grooming gangs
A man from Scotland is among seven accused of being part of a grooming gang and charged with rape and…
John Swinney urged to implement EHRC biological sex ruling ‘without delay’
John Swinney has been called on to urgently implement new guidance which says toilets and changing rooms must be based…
Cost of Scotland’s Line of Duty team soars – but who are they and what do they do?
The cost of running Scotland’s real-life Line of Duty unit tackling crooked cops has soared by a third, the Daily…
Drug dealer threatened to stab schoolboys and petrol bomb their family homes
A sheriff has praised the “real bravery” of two teenage boys who helped to get a Glasgow drug dealer convicted…
Girl ‘kidnapped and threatened with a knife during a seven-hour ordeal’
A teenage girl was saved after being ‘randomly’ snatched off the street. The horrifying incident took place in Bowdon, Altrincham…
Infected blood victim’s family slam ‘final insult’ after suicide compo denial
An infected blood victim’s family has slammed the Government’s “insulting” refusal to compensate those driven to attempt suicide. Justine Gordon-Smith’s…
Boss of Gaucho steakhouse restaurant left mother ‘looking like a monster’
A restaurant director for luxury steakhouse Gaucho abused his former partner before choking her until she believed she would die.…
Outdated digital forensics causing major backlog in criminal cases in Scotland
Outdated digital forensics are causing a major backlog in criminal cases with almost 8000 seized devices still awaiting analysis, Police…