11 h. ago Escaped prisoner caught getting off bus on busy Edinburgh road

The prisoner was arrested getting off a Lothian Buses service in Edinburgh

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35 h. ago What TV channel is Bologna v Empoli? How to watch Coppa Italia semi

Scottish stars Lewis Ferguson and Liam Henderson go head-to-head in the Coppa Italia semi-final.

Politics

38 h. ago Bologna vs Empoli on TV: Is the game being broadcast in the UK? Coppa Italia streaming details

Scottish stars Lewis Ferguson and Liam Henderson go head-to-head in the Coppa Italia semi-final.

Sport

54 h. ago Urgent manhunt as convicted killer who shot newsagent in the head escapes from Scottish jail

Raymond McCourt, 59, murdered Khalil Mahmood, a newsagent, by shooting him in the head in 1993 - the public have been advised not to approach him.

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58 h. ago Family welcome prosecution of private prison where inmate died of Covid

Calum Inglis, 34, was found dead in his cell at HMP Addiewell in West Lothian on October 24, 2021.

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7 d. ago Scottish Prison Service facing calls to 'ensure jails are single sex'

Campaign group Keep Prisons Single Sex said women prisoners "hope and pray that this ruling will prompt SPS to change their policy".

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8 d. ago Prison Service to carry out 'snap review' after four officers attacked by Hashem Abedi

The 'vicious attack' happened last weekend

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8 d. ago Protective gear review for prison guards after Manchester bomb plotter attack

The Justice Secretary announced a snap review by the Prison Service to report back in the coming months.

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1 week ago Ex Celtic man fuming with Scott McTominay and Billy Gilmour as Napoli superstars wowed by strugglers

The Scottish trio went head to head in a Serie A showdown as title-chasers Napoli ran out big winners to keep the heat on Inter

Politics

1 week ago ‘My former colleagues were attacked at HMP Frankland – prisons are more dangerous for guards than ever’

The former officer says the prison service is ‘on its knees’ after two violent attacks in recent days

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1 week ago Prison officers ‘stabbed by Manchester bomb plotter’ now stable, says union

The Prison Officers’ Association said Hashem Abedi threw hot oil over three officers on Saturday before stabbing them with ‘home-made weapons’.

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1 week ago Manchester Arena bomb plotter ‘attacks three prison guards with hot cooking oil’

The Prison Service confirmed three prison officers were treated in hospital after an attack by a prisoner at HMP Frankland, County Durham.

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2 w. ago Row as trans killer stays in women's jail despite crime against female officer

Paris Green admitted culpable and reckless conduct towards a woman - now campaigners say Scottish Prison Service is breaking its own rules and must throw the murderer into a male jail

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2 w. ago Hugo Boss flipflops exposed prison governor's romance with drug kingpin

A court heard Pegg, described in court as, "petite, blonde and bubbly", had been fast-tracked into and then up the prison service, quickly climbing the career ladder from graduate entrant to prison governor in six years.

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2 w. ago Prison governor convicted over relationship with ‘Jesse Pinkman’ drug boss

Kerri Pegg, 42, an ex-governor at HMP Kirkham, faces an ‘inevitable’ prison sentence after the jury returned a guilty verdict.

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2 w. ago 'Bubbly blonde' prison boss guilty of fling with inmate who gave her a £12k Mercedes

Kerri Pegg was a “rising star” in the prison service, but her career lies in tatters after her relationship with a drug gang boss and she's facing jail herself for misconduct in a public office

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2 w. ago Guilty – prison governor who had relationship with ‘Jesse Pinkman’ drug boss

Kerri Pegg, 42, an ex-governor at HMP Kirkham, faces an ‘inevitable’ prison sentence after the jury returned a guilty verdict.

Events

2 w. ago Former principal to lead expert taskforce set up to help Dundee University

Sir Alan Langlands will head a strategic advisory taskforce set up by the Scottish Government to help the cash-strapped university.

Politics

2 w. ago ‘Bubbly blonde’ prison governor was ‘green and stupid’ jury told

Kerri Pegg denies misconduct in a public office and possession of criminal property.

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2 w. ago Russia's 'chessboard serial killer' who murdered 48 will make chilling bombshell confession

Alexander Pichushkin, one of the world's most notorious serial killers, who murdered 48 people, told the Russian prison service he was set to make a horrifying admission

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