13 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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31 h. ago Police seize supercars worth more than £6m in crackdown on antisocial driving in London

Police seize supercars worth more than £6m in crackdown on antisocial driving in London  The Guardian

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35 h. ago Police seize luxury cars worth more than £6m in London's West End

Police seize luxury cars worth more than £6m in London's West End  Sky News

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36 h. ago Trump’s military takeover of Washington DC is a sheer demonstration of power | Moira Dongan

No one believes that the deployment of troops to America’s most liberal, most racially diverse, and most culturally thriving cities is about solving a real problemPresident Trump imposed a military takeover of the nation’s capital on Monday, sending National Guard troops to Washington. He also seized control of the DC municipal police department, invoking an obscure section of the 1973 D.C. Home Rule Act which allows the president to take control of local law enforcement in the district for a period of one month in times of emergency.That there is no emergency is irrelevant: Trump has declared one in order to exercise powers that are only available to him in a state of exception, which is, of course, what the whole country increasingly finds itself to be experiencing as the president expands the powers of his office from those of a constitutional executive into something more like the power of authoritarian control.Moira Donegan is a Guardian US columnist Continue reading...

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60 h. ago Trump takes extraordinary action to crush 'bloodshed and bedlam' in DC by seizing control of local police and unleashing National Guard

President Donald Trump announced Monday his intentions to deploy federal law enforcement officials to clean up Washington, DC and further combat violent crime in the city.

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63 h. ago Ayahuasca and toad poison seized as police raid spiritual retreats in Spain

Three arrested and San Pedro cactus plants also found at rural properties that hosted lucrative ‘astral journeys’Police in eastern Spain have arrested three people and seized 11 litres of ayahuasca, 117 San Pedro cactus plants and several bottles of toad poison after raiding two rural properties that were used to host lucrative spiritual retreats promising “astral journeys”.Officers from the Guardia Civil force began investigating the business in the Pedreguer municipality of Alicante province five months ago after receiving a complaint from a former customer. They discovered that the retreat, which advertised online and billed itself as an award-winning and internationally renowned spiritual centre, offered “traditional curative medicine” breaks that were especially popular among European visitors. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Six key details to spot fake football tops as cops raid UK 'menace' towns over £5m kits

Seven people have been arrested after police seized a haul of fake football kits worth an estimated £5.1 million. The pre-season crackdown is part of a collaboration between a number of police forces and border agencies

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5 d. ago Glasgow comedian Hardeep Singh Kohli accused of indecent assault at BBC Scotland studio as trial date set

Scottish comedian Hardeep Singh Kohli has been charged in connection with historic sex offences.

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6 d. ago Teenagers charged after £2,000 raid on shop which left store damaged

The incident took place in Fife.

Economics

6 d. ago Police investigating sexual assault of boy in tent seize 1,500 hours of CCTV

The incident happened at the Loch Ness Bay campsite near Drumnadrochit, Highland, on Thursday July 31.

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7 d. ago Fake football shirts worth £5.1m seized as sellers nicked over 67,000 dodgy kits

Seven people have been arrested after a haul of more than 67,000 fake football shirts, worth an estimated £5.1million, were seized by police

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8 d. ago US steps up efforts to help Bolsonaro avoid jail over alleged coup plot

State department condemns judge’s decision to place former Brazil president under house arrest as trial proceedsThe US has intensified its campaign to help Jair Bolsonaro avoid punishment for allegedly masterminding a failed coup, with the state department denouncing the decision to place Brazil’s former president under house arrest.“Let Bolsonaro speak!” the department’s bureau of western hemisphere affairs tweeted on Monday night after the far-right populist was confined to his mansion in the capital, Brasília, and police seized his mobile phone. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Human trafficker pays back just £1 dirty cash after running sordid Glasgow prostitution ring

Donglin Zhang, who was part of an operation of Glasgow brothels, has settled proceedings against her to seize crime profits.

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3 w. ago Glasgow crime: £160k of drugs and £80k cash seized by police in raid on Scottish flat

A 22-year-old man was charged

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3 w. ago Bolsonaro ordered to wear ankle tag over fears he may abscond as coup trial nears end

Guilty verdict widely expected for ex-president of Brazil accused of plot to seize power after losing 2022 electionFederal police have raided Jair Bolsonaro’s Brasília mansion, banned him from communicating with foreign diplomats and ordered him to wear an electronic ankle tag amid fears Brazil’s ex-president might abscond to avoid punishment over an alleged coup attempt.A supreme court trial examining claims that Bolsonaro masterminded a murderous plot to seize power after losing the 2022 election is expected to reach its conclusion in the coming weeks. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Rangers plot another raid, Celtic 25y/o on brink of exit, £600k bid for winger

All the latest transfer news involving Rangers, Celtic, Aberdeen and more

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3 w. ago Germany to close loophole to allow police to seize small boats in Starmer migrant deal

It comes a week after the prime minister signed a ‘one in, one out’ migrant deal with France’s Emmanuel Macron

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4 w. ago National Crime Agency cop jailed for stealing Bitcoin from dark web drug dealer

Paul Chowles stole 50 Bitcoin which had been seized by police

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4 w. ago XL Bullies put to sleep after pensioner 'mauled by dogs' in Highlands

Police Scotland confirmed to the Record the dogs were seized before being "put to sleep", with a 51-year-old woman also reported to the Procurator Fiscal.

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