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Man accused of sending threatening messages to Nicola Sturgeon to stand trial

A man accused of sending threatening messages to Scotland’s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon and of abducting a sheriff is to stand trial in the New Year. William Curtis, and another man with whom he is accused of the incident involving the sheriff, ...

25 Oct 2022 at 12:44

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 Court in ...

21 Dec 2022 at 14:49

Policeman ‘laughed’ when asked about rape and assault allegations, court hears

A police officer accused of raping a young child “laughed” when he was faced with the allegations in a police interview, a court has heard. Martyn Coulter, 36, is accused of raping a woman and assaulting her three times between June 2013 ...

10 Feb 2023 at 17:11

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 carried ...

24 Mar 2023 at 16:51

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Calls for transparency over Alex Salmond ‘hounding’ by civil servants

A veteran SNP politician called for transparency over the Scottish Government’s treatment of Alex Salmond – branding it “the scandal of our times”. Fergus Ewing MSP called for accountability regarding “hounding” of the former first ...

08 Sept 2024 at 16:31

Paedophile who abducted and abused girl for 27 hours to be sentenced

A paedophile who abducted a young girl as she walked home and sexually abused her is due to be sentenced later. Andrew Miller, 53, who also uses the name Amy George, pleaded guilty to abducting and repeatedly abusing the primary ...

25 Oct 2023 at 12:56

Court rejects Rossi’s attempt to delay US extradition

Judges have rejected moves made by a man facing extradition to the United States to give him more to time to fight the order. Nicholas Rossi, 36, lodged an appeal against the extradition order earlier this year with the High ...

07 Dec 2023 at 17:38

Man who mass produced ‘street valium’ is jailed for four and a half years

A man who was involved in turning an industrial unit into a drugs factory capable of mass producing pills worth hundreds of thousands of pounds has been jailed for four and a half years. Derek Dragsnes, 49, a labourer, from ...

09 Jan 2023 at 17:25

Man on trial accused of killing former Fettes College teacher

A 65-year-old man has gone on trial accused of killing a former teacher at the prestigious Fettes College in Edinburgh and dumping his body. Paul Black, from Edinburgh, is accused of killing 75-year-old Peter Coshan in his ...

09 May 2024 at 14:26

Eco-terrorist jailed after planting explosive device in tourist hotspot

An eco-terrorist who was radicalised on online forums and then planted a potentially explosive device in one of Edinburgh’s tourist hotspots has been jailed for more than eight years. Nikolaos Karvounakis was handed an ...

16 Feb 2022 at 12:56

Drug gang boss jailed for six years after extradition from Morocco

A Scottish drug gang boss has been sentenced to six years in prison after being extradited from Morocco. Conor McGregor, 32, masterminded an organised crime group that made “significant” amounts of money dealing in ...

04 Sept 2025 at 12:40

Man who murdered girlfriend jailed for minimum of 23 years

A man has been jailed for a minimum of 23 years after being found guilty of the “beyond sadistic” murder of his girlfriend. The “broken and lifeless body” of young mother Claire Inglis, 28, had no fewer than 76 ...

25 Oct 2023 at 16:18

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