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Crown to appeal against ‘unduly lenient’ sentence of rapist spared jail

Scotland’s Lord Advocate has decided that the Crown should appeal against the sentence of a man who was spared jail for raping a 13-year-old girl, on the grounds it was “unduly lenient”. Sean Hogg, 21, was sentenced earlier this month at the High ...

28 Apr 2023 at 14:10

Scotland

Victim raped at age 13 speaks out after her attacker was spared jail

The teenage victim of a rapist who was spared jail has said she “couldn’t breathe” when she heard his sentence. She was 13 when Sean Hogg, then 17, raped her in Dalkeith Country Park in Midlothian. Hogg, now 21, was sentenced earlier this month ...

16 Apr 2023 at 11:46

Scotland

Ex-police officer jailed for attempting to pervert course of justice

A police officer who had a sexual relationship with a vulnerable teenager he met on duty has been jailed for attempting to pervert the course of justice. Former Pc Gavin Donaldson, from Midlothian, admitted telling the woman to delete ...

27 Apr 2023 at 17:04

Artist behind Kelly Jones album cover exhibits painting in art show

The artist who created an album cover for Stereophonics frontman Kelly Jones is exhibiting a painting inspired by his music at an art show. Jones’s solo album Inevitable, Incredible was released on Friday, with the cover featuring an ...

03 May 2024 at 16:22

Scotland

Boy, 13, charged with possession of knife and assaulting police officer

A 13-year-old boy has been charged with possessing a knife and assaulting a police officer, police said. It comes after an incident in Mayfield Park, near a school in Dalkeith, Midlothian, on Monday. The incident took place during ...

16 May 2024 at 14:30

Scotland

Police launch online portal in appeal for information over serious assault

Police have launched an online portal for members of the public to assist with an investigation into a woodland assault that left a woman seriously injured. The 26-year-old was attacked on a path near the golf club on Abbey Road, ...

11 Oct 2024 at 16:40

Scotland

‘Dream’ comes true for retiree with £500k Thunderball win

A man has told how his dream quite literally came true after he discovered he had won the Thunderball jackpot prize of £500,000. Recently retired British Gas worker Raymond Young, from Edinburgh, initially checked his ticket ...

09 May 2024 at 16:19

Scotland

Police appeal for information after hit-and-run incident in Dalkeith

A teenager was taken to hospital for treatment after a hit-and-run incident in Dalkeith. Police received a report of a collision involving a car and an electric motorcycle on South Street in the Midlothian town at about 9....

31 Mar 2025 at 16:42

Scotland

School locked down after reports of man in area carrying knife

A Midlothian school was locked down after reports of a man carrying a knife in the area. Pupils at King’s Park Primary School, Dalkeith, were forced to stay indoors during part of the school day on Friday as a precaution,...

21 Nov 2025 at 18:17

Father handed six-year prison term for fatal crash during ‘cocaine comedown’

A father who caused a woman’s death by driving dangerously after taking cocaine has been jailed for six years. Christopher Lynn crashed into a car driven by Yvonne Nichol on the A7 in the Scottish Borders, causing it to ...

30 Oct 2025 at 16:23

Scotland

Teenager on e-scooter in critical condition after crash with car

A teenage e-scooter rider is in critical condition in hospital after a collision with a car. The crash happened in Newmills Road, Dalkeith, Midlothian, at around 10.30am on Friday, police said. Emergency services went ...

07 Mar 2025 at 17:43

Two boys, 14, taken to hospital after using illegal vape at school

Two teenagers were taken to hospital after inhaling an illegal vape containing an unknown substance at school. The 14-year-olds became unwell at Dalkeith High School in Midlothian on Tuesday. They were taken to ...

06 Mar 2025 at 13:56

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