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Site identified for national memorial to honour women executed as witches

A national memorial dedicated to the thousands of women who were executed after they were accused witchcraft is one step closer with plans being drawn up for the monument. Earlier this month, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon made a formal apology to ...

24 Mar 2022 at 15:25

Scotland

Site identified for national memorial to honour people executed as witches

A national memorial dedicated to the thousands of people who were executed after they were accused of witchcraft is one step closer with plans being drawn up for the monument. Earlier this month, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon made a formal ...

24 Mar 2022 at 16:55

Scotland

Apology needed for Gypsy Traveller communities for historic injustice – activist

The Gypsy Traveller community in Scotland deserves an apology from the Scottish Government for historic injustices, an activist has said. Davie Donaldson, a Scottish Traveller and campaigner, told MSPs on Tuesday that the Scottish ...

22 Mar 2022 at 13:55

Nicola Sturgeon issues formal apology to thousands of women executed as witches

Scotland’s First Minister has made a formal apology to the thousands of women who were “villified” and executed after being accused of being witches. Nicola Sturgeon said that those Scots who were accused under the Witchcraft Act ...

08 Mar 2022 at 17:55

Scotland

‘Apology needed for Gypsy Traveller communities for historical injustice’

The Gypsy Traveller community in Scotland deserves an apology from the Scottish Government for historical injustices, an activist has said. Davie Donaldson, a Scottish Traveller and campaigner, told MSPs on Tuesday that the ...

22 Mar 2022 at 16:25

MSP launches consultation on Bill to pardon thousands convicted of witchcraft

Thousands of Scots convicted of witchcraft could be legally pardoned after almost 300 years as an MSP launched a consultation on a new Bill. Natalie Don, the SNP MSP for Renfrewshire North and West, has launched ...

23 Jun 2022 at 01:01

Scotland

Call for Scots convicted and executed for witchcraft to be pardoned

A pardon for people convicted and executed for witchcraft would recognise those who suffered from a “brutal” miscarriage of justice, MSPs have been told. Campaigners are calling for the Scottish Government to ...

23 Feb 2022 at 13:25

Scotland

Eleven on trial accused of sexually abusing children and witchcraft

Eleven people have gone on trial accused of sexually abusing children and involving them in witchcraft. The seven men and four women face 32 charges between them, all of which they deny. It is alleged all ...

05 Sept 2023 at 17:39

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Witch who practises sex magic for ‘maximum pleasure’ hopes to ‘normalise witchcraft’ in Galway with themed cafe

A witch who practises “sex magic” to give herself and her partners “maximum pleasure” praises witchcraft for turning her life around after being “flat broke” in 2020, and now wants to “normalise” ...

11 Sept 2023 at 07:00

Quirky

Woman makes up to £120K a year selling crystals for spiritual spells but has to warn customers not to insert them

A couple who started selling spiritual crystals as a hobby now make up to £120,000 a year after casting their very own “good fortune spell” and being “inundated” with orders during lockdown – ...

05 Dec 2023 at 07:00

Child abuse ring members who plunged to ‘depths of depravity’ face sentencing

Seven people who were convicted of being part of a Scottish child abuse ring which was described as plunging the “depths of human depravity” are due to be sentenced. An eight-week trial at ...

04 Jan 2024 at 00:01

Alleged violence by paedophile ring could have proved fatal, court told

Violence alleged to have been perpetrated by a paedophile ring was so extreme it could have caused fatal injuries, a court heard. The trial of 11 people accused of child sex abuse heard ...

07 Nov 2023 at 14:30

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