25 h. ago Emma Caldwell family lawyer says Police Scotland cannot be excluded from the inquiry into the police investigation

Aamer Anwar, who has urged Justice minister Angela Constance to review and clarify the scope of the inquiry, led by Lord Scott, to ensure the decisions of Police Scotland and the Crown Office after 2013 are examined.

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33 h. ago Rob Reiner's eldest daughter breaks silence with heartbreaking statement after dad's murder

Hollywood director Rob Reiner's eldest child spoke of her shock at the death of her father and his wife, Michele Singer Reinter, as their son Nick Reiner remains in custody

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34 h. ago Martin told Gavin he could no longer support him after tenant issue – review

A timeline of events around Jim Gavin’s selection, campaign and withdrawal have been set out in an internal Fianna Fail review.

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38 h. ago Ex Sunday Mail editor who named Emma Caldwell killer says actions of all police and prosecutors must be included in inquiry

The probe into Emma Caldwell's murder was only reopened after the Sunday Mail exposed Packer as the forgotten suspect in April 2015, on the 10th anniversary of her death.

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40 h. ago Vegetarian couple accused of deliberately starving their three

Jaskiret Singh Uppal, 36, and Manpreet Jatana, 34, appeared via video link from HMP Pentonville and Bronzefield respectively at the Old Bailey on Tuesday to plead not guilty to killing Penelope Chandle.

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42 h. ago Couple ‘deliberately starved daughter, 3, to death by feeding her just lentils and yoghurt’ as they deny murder

A COUPLE deliberately starved their three-year-old daughter to death by feeding her just lentils and yoghurt, a court heard. Penelope Chandle was found "very emaciated" with her body wrapped in a sheet and bruising to her neck, it was said. Her parents Jaskiret Singh Uppal, 36, and Manpreet Jatana, 34, appeared at the Old Bailey...

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50 h. ago Rob Reiner's final hours revealed as eldest daughter breaks silence on horrific double murder

Tracy Reiner has broken her silence following the brutal deaths of her father, legendary filmmaker Rob Reiner, and his wife Michele Singer Reiner.

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58 h. ago Rob Reiner's final hours revealed as daughter breaks silence on horrific double murder

Tracy Reiner has broken her silence following the brutal deaths of her father, legendary filmmaker Rob Reiner, and his wife Michele Singer Reiner.

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3 d. ago Parents in court over ‘murder’ of baby daughter are charged with sexual assaulting tot & neglect of two other children

A MUM and dad have been charged with sexually assaulting their one-year-old child and neglecting two other children. Kinga Wydrzynska, 25, and Michal Stasiak, 27, previously appeared in court having been charged with murder and causing or allowing the death of a child. The 13-month-old girl died after suffering a cardiac arrest at the family...

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3 d. ago Emma Caldwell’s mother says inquiry into daughter’s murder ‘set up to fail’

Lord Scott KC has been appointed to chair an inquiry into the 27-year-old’s death in 2005.

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4 d. ago Mum of murder victim Emma Caldwell fears inquiry into police probe will be whitewash

Margaret Caldwell fears the planned public inquiry into one of Scotland’s biggest justice scandals will be worthless if restricted to the initial probe into Emma Caldwell's death in 2005.

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4 d. ago 'Dont' cloud probe into evil Packer' as Margaret Caldwell mum fears she'll never find out truth

After two decades fighting for justice for her murdered daughter Emma, Margaret Caldwell fears she may never learn the full truth, as an inquiry into police failures appears set to leave crucial questions unanswered.

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8 d. ago Mum of murdered Emma Caldwell fears police 'could avoid accountability' at public inquiry

An inquiry into the 2005 murder of Emma, 27, by serial rapist Iain Packer officially starts work today.

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8 d. ago Emma Caldwell family voice fears as Police Scotland left out of inquiry’s remit

Emma Caldwell was murdered in 2005 but it was not until 2024 that her killer, Iain Packer, was convicted of her killing.

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1 week ago Sick nurse mum 'feels no guilt' after daughter dies in filthy crib

Carrie and Mitchell Murray were charged with the murder of their 18-month-old daughter Ruby after she was found dead in a crib littered with rubbish and old food

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1 week ago Mum arrested over baby death says she has 'no guilt' after tot dies in rubbish strewn crib

Carrie Marie Murray and Mitchell Chesnut Murray, both 31, have been arrested over the alleged murder of their 18-month-old daughter.

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1 week ago Probation is in perpetual crisis. Can it protect the public from tens of thousands more criminals on the streets?

There is a danger the ailing Probation Service is being ‘set up to fail’, the chief inspector of probation has warned, as the nation prepares for the biggest justice system overhaul in a generation, Amy-Clare Martin reports

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2 w. ago Care Leavers are set up by the system to be homeless and fail, but this charity won’t settle for that

Few care-leavers make it to university, but finding a place to live after graduating and without family support can almost break you — as Rica found out

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2 w. ago Mom and stepfather accused of murdering pregnant daughter found in remote woods: 'Evil personified'

The couple is accused of orchestrating a plan in which they brought their daughter into their home, 'forced her' into a vehicle and drove her to a wooded park several miles behind the residence.

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2 w. ago Father who shook baby daughter to death has murder sentence increased

Holford was “heavily intoxicated with cannabis” at the time of the fatal attack on his daughter

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