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Scotland’s prisons are home to dozens of key gangland figures

Almost one in 10 Scottish prisoners have links to serious and organised crime, new figures have revealed, with jails north of the border home to 23 gangland bosses. Some 589 inmates, or 8% of Scotland’s prison population, have links to organised ...

27 Jan 2023 at 09:14

World

‘World’s coolest dictator’ expected to be re-elected president in El Salvador

People in El Salvador are voting in presidential and legislative elections that are largely about the trade-off between security and democracy. With soaring approval ratings and virtually no competition, Nayib Bukele – the self-described ...

04 Feb 2024 at 14:16

Scotland

Arrests increase to 42 as police investigate suspected gang feud

Forty-two people have now been arrested as police continue investigations into a suspected gang feud, with more than 8,000 homes visited during inquiries. A spate of violent incidents, including shootings, firebombings and assaults, ...

06 Jun 2025 at 15:58

Scotland

Police investigating suspected gang feud seize gun

A gun has been seized near a path by police investigating a suspected gang feud which has gone on for months in Glasgow and Edinburgh. The spate of violent incidents began in March with firebombings in Edinburgh, and spread to ...

11 Jun 2025 at 16:16

Scotland

Teenager becomes 50th person charged in connection with suspected gang feud

The number of people charged as part of investigations into a suspected gang feud has risen to 50. Police said an 18-year-old man is the latest person to be arrested and charged in connection with Operation Portaledge, the ...

27 Jun 2025 at 16:33

Paid assassin admits murdering suspected gangster at pub on Hogmanay

A paid assassin who admitted murdering a man in a gangland shooting outside a pub on Hogmanay 2023 has been told by a judge “the streets of Scotland are not war zones” and warned he may never be released from prison. Marc ...

13 Nov 2025 at 15:04

Hitman to serve at least 26 years in jail for Hogmanay shooting

Assassin to serve at least 26 years in jail for Hogmanay shooting

A paid assassin who carried out a gangland hit on a man outside a pub on Hogmanay will serve a minimum of 26 years in prison. Grant Hunter, 34, fatally shot Marc Webley, 38, outside the Anchor Inn in Granton, Edinburgh, ...

17 Dec 2025 at 16:14

Paid assassin to be sentenced for Hogmanay murder of suspected gangster

A paid assassin who admitted murdering a man outside a pub on Hogmanay in a gangland shooting is due to be sentenced. Marc Webley, 38, was fatally shot outside the Anchor Inn in Granton, Edinburgh, just after 11.30pm ...

17 Dec 2025 at 02:45

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