18 h. ago Scottish students can now earn a Mickey Mouse Degree at 'Disney University'

Scotland's prestigious universities offer a wide array of courses, from the University of Glasgow's 'Antiquities Trafficking and Art Crime' to modules at the University of Edinburgh exploring witchcraft, but have you ever considered getting a Micky Mouse Degree from "Disney University"? With SQA results announced earlier this month, thousands of Scottish students will be making big decisions about their futures when it comes to further education, and now a “Mickey Mouse Degree” is also an option on the table.

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18 h. ago Edinburgh crime: Man, 39, taken to Edinburgh hospital after late night serious assault on busy street

The man was taken to the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh for treatment.

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18 h. ago Moment serial romance fraudster is arrested after he conned women out of £40,000 to fund his gambling addiction as he is jailed for nearly three years

Ben Millin, 32, spun elaborate lies about dying relatives, frozen bank accounts, job interviews and serious health conditions to swindle four women out of up to £40,000.

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21 h. ago Surrey police pose as joggers to catch men harassing women out exercising

Undercover female officers deployed in pilot scheme to tackle catcalling, resulting in 18 arrestsEighteen people have been arrested after a police force sent out female undercover officers posing as joggers to catch men harassing women while they are out exercising.A pilot operation from Surrey police deployed female officers in running gear during rush hour to expose how often women are harassed. The pilot has resulted in 18 arrests for offences such as harassment, sexual assault and theft. Continue reading...

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66 h. ago Edinburgh crime: Former Edinburgh Academy teacher abused boys for 27 years

The prosecutor said he had committed “a serious abuse of trust” and had “deliberately targeted pupils to cause emotional and physical pain”.

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4 d. ago Three people in their 40s arrested at Oasis concert in Edinburgh

Police confirmed that two women and one man were arrested for a variety of offences including assault, drug offences and abusive behaviour.

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5 d. ago Edinburgh fire: Police respond to reports of a firearm and find property on fire

Police Scotland received reports of a man in possession of what appeared to be a firearm.

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5 d. ago Man arrested after 'entering elderly women's homes and touching himself'

"People deserve to be safe in their own homes"

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6 d. ago Three people are charged with terror offences after 'showing support for Palestine Action at protest'

Two women and a man were arrested following a protest in central London on July 5, the Metropolitan Police said.

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6 d. ago Three people charged with showing support for Palestine Action

Police arrested two women and a man in Westminster following a protest in central London on July 5.

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7 d. ago Edinburgh crime: Police release CCTV image of man after 'serious assault' in city centre

The investigation is ongoing.

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8 d. ago Scots businessman who ran brothel from notorious Edinburgh sauna spared jail sentence

The pensioner was found to be running the sex den after a woman died within the premises leading to a police investigation.

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3 w. ago Terror charges brought against three women after van is driven into the fence of a defence factory in Edinburgh in pro

The incident (pictured) happened at the site run by global security company Leonardo in the Pilton area of the Scottish capital on Tuesday morning.

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3 w. ago Three women charged under terror law after van driven into defence factory fence

The incident happened at the Leonardo facility in Edinburgh.

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3 w. ago Three women charged under Terrorism Act after protest at Edinburgh defence factory

Officers are appealing for information to trace the movements of a blue Ford Transit van prior to the incident

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3 w. ago ‘Our silence didn’t protect him’: daughter pleads for father on death row in Iran

Arrested in 2023 after helping those injured during Women, Life, Freedom protests, Rezgar Beigzadeh Babamiri has been subjected to torture and a forced confession, say family and campaignersIn late October 2022, as protests over 22-year-old Mahsa Amini’s death in police custody swept across Iran, Rezgar Beigzadeh Babamiri, a father of three, was racing through alleyways in the city of Bukan, in western Iran, carrying medical supplies to secret clinics where doctors treated injured demonstrators in defiance of the state.Many of the wounded were too afraid to seek hospital care after reports of secret police patrolling wards, interrogating patients and detaining injured protesters. By helping, Babamiri, a 47-year-old fruit and vegetable farmer, did not see himself as a revolutionary but simply as someone doing what was right, says his daughter, Zhino. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago Three women are arrested on terror offences after van slammed into defence manufacturer

The incident unfolded near Leonardo UK's site on Crewe Road North in Edinburgh on Tuesday, where the facility's fence was left damaged and daubed in white paint.

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4 w. ago Three arrested under Terrorism Act after van crashes into defence factory fence

Police went to the Leonardo premises in the Crewe Road North area of Edinburgh on Tuesday.

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4 w. ago Three arrested under Terrorism Act after van incident at defence factory

Police went to the Leonardo premises in the Crewe Road North area of Edinburgh on Tuesday.

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4 w. ago Edinburgh crime: Three women arrested under Terrorism Act after protestors drive van into defence factory

There was a large police presence in the area.

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