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No undertakings granted for police witnesses in Sheku Bayoh inquiry

Scotland’s Solicitor General has said she cannot guarantee that evidence given by certain police witnesses in the Sheku Bayoh inquiry will not be used against them in any future prosecution. A public inquiry will open in May into the death of the ...

28 Mar 2022 at 13:55

Scotland

Use of sexual history evidence in trials must be improved, says watchdog

Further improvement is needed in the way the Crown Office manages sexual history and character evidence in trials, a watchdog has recommended. HM Inspector of Prosecutions in Scotland said advances had been made recently but complainers need to ...

19 Oct 2022 at 12:00

No court for man charged after Duke of York ‘heckled’

A man charged with breach of the peace after the Duke of York was allegedly heckled as he walked behind the Queen’s coffin will not face court, prosecutors have said. The 22-year-old was arrested after the incident, which occurred as Andrew ...

22 Nov 2022 at 14:41

Scotland

Rise in FAI completion times branded ‘insult to families’ by Tories

A rise in completion times for fatal accident inquiries FAIs is “unacceptable”, the Scottish Conservatives have said. A written response from a minister to Tory MSP Jamie Greene said the average length of time between the date of death and ...

17 Nov 2022 at 01:01

Civil servant who alleged race discrimination receives ‘substantial settlement’

A civil servant who brought a race discrimination case to challenge her treatment in the workplace is receiving a substantial settlement from Scottish Ministers. Rose Quarcoo, who was employed by the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal ...

22 Sept 2022 at 12:53

Pensioner who abused teenager alongside former Bay City Rollers manager jailed

A pensioner who abused a teenager with late Bay City Rollers manager Tam Paton has been jailed for more than 12 years. John Wilson, 81, of Midlothian, was convicted of sexual offences spanning 56 years following a trial at the High ...

21 Dec 2022 at 14:49

Ex-fireman jailed for directing child abuse in Philippines from Scotland

A man who directed the rape and sexual assault of young girls in the Philippines from his home in Scotland has been jailed for 12 years. Gary Campbell, 59, from the remote village of Lochinver in Sutherland, paid for abuse to be ...

24 Mar 2023 at 16:51

Tories demand parliamentary inquiry into SNP finances probe

The Scottish Conservatives have called for a parliamentary inquiry focusing on the ongoing investigation into the SNP’s finances. The party’s chief whip Alexander Burnett has written to the Presiding Officer to push for the ...

17 May 2023 at 12:54

Scotland

Family of Louise Aitchison bring call for urgent inquiry to Holyrood

The family of Louise Aitchison, who was murdered two years ago, have urged MSPs to support their call for an inquiry into her death to begin quickly. The 33-year-old was murdered by her partner Darryl Paterson on April 28, ...

28 Apr 2022 at 15:55

Fatal accident inquiry ordered into death of 13-year-old neglected by mother

A fatal accident inquiry (FAI) into the death of a 13-year-old girl who was left at home while her mother went to the pub will begin in the summer. Robyn Goldie, from Wishaw in North Lanarkshire, died on July 26, 2018 ...

19 Apr 2023 at 14:15

Scotland

Drug trafficker caught with £2.5m of cocaine in car after police chase jailed

A drug trafficker who was found to have nearly £2.5 million of cocaine in the boot of his car when he was stopped by police after a high-speed chase has been jailed for five years. Dylan Nicol, 24, from Dundee, drove ...

22 Nov 2024 at 16:03

Scotland

Fatal accident inquiry into boy’s death at hospital to begin next month

A fatal accident inquiry is to be held into the death of a three-year-old boy at Glasgow’s Queen Elizabeth University Hospital. Archie Donald died on November 20, 2019 after being admitted to the Royal Hospital for ...

05 Apr 2024 at 13:34

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