17 h. ago Scots prison officer sacked over death of inmate fails in bid to sue jail chiefs

Kenneth Aitken, 65, argued he had been unfairly dismissed by the Scottish Prison Service for failing to make sure Iain Brown was properly monitored after a nurse suspected him of being 'intoxicated'.

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41 h. ago Woman who claims evil killer raped her as a teen calls for case to be reopened

The woman, who does not want her identity to be public, has come forward to tell her story and demand Andrew Kemp is reinvestigated for alleged attacks in Scotland.

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3 d. ago Transfer roundup: West Ham reject Villa’s Paquetá move while Newcastle land Woltemade

Paquetá could miss West Ham’s trip to Nottingham ForestWoltemade’s £69m move from Stuttgart a club record for NewcastleAston Villa have failed with a loan bid for Lucas Paquetá, who could miss West Ham’s trip to Nottingham Forest on Sunday because of doubts over his future. The proposed deal contained an obligation to buy.Paquetá is understood to be open to a transfer and is understood to have misgivings over playing at the City Ground. However, sources at West Ham are surprised at suggestions the midfielder is reluctant to appear for Graham Potter’s troubled side. There were no signs of Paquetá being unhappy in training and he has travelled with the rest of the squad. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Tottenham only want players who wear club’s ‘fantastic badge’, says Frank

‘I don’t want players that don’t want to come to the club’Mikel Arteta echoes importance of desire to join a teamThomas Frank has made it clear that he only wants players at Tottenham who are committed to the club’s “fantastic badge” as the dust begins to settle on the Eberechi Eze saga.Spurs reached an agreement with Crystal Palace for the transfer of the England forward on Wednesday and believed they had one with the player as well. Yet hours later, Arsenal swept in to gazump them and are primed to confirm his arrival in a £67.5m deal. If it is a coup for Arsenal and a dream move for Eze, who supported the club as a boy, it has been an episode Spurs would rather forget. They failed in a bid for Nottingham Forest’s Morgan Gibbs-White in July and are without their two main central attacking midfielders, Dejan Kulusevski and James Maddison. Both have long-term injuries. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Bid to reach world's first plastic pollution treaty ends in failure after 10

The consequence of the failed talks is devastating, as it leaves no clear path for nations to collectively address the mountains of plastic that are filling landfills.

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3 w. ago Killer Scots girlfriend Tasmin Glass ordered to stay behind bars as parole bid fails

Tasmin Glass was caged for culpable homicide in 2019 after arranging for boyfriend Steven Donaldson to be killed.

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3 w. ago US female assassin guilty of failed bid to kill UK businessman outside family home

Besotted hitwoman Aimee Betro, 45, was charged in relation to a failed assassination plot in the city in September 2019

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3 w. ago Suzanne Pilley's family beg killer to reveal where body is hidden amid 15 years of torture

Relatives of bookkeeper Suzanne, murdered by colleague David Gilroy in 2010, have urged him to end their torment and disclose where he buried her remains.

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4 w. ago 4 incredible detective dramas to watch if you've already binged Netflix The Loch

Netflix's show The Loch boasts a stellar cast including Happy Valley star Siobhan Finneran and Scottish actress Laura Fraser as they get to work catching a killer in the Highlands

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4 w. ago Crossbow killer to be kept in hospital after 'the devil made him' shoot mum dead

Parker was cleared of murder and attempted murder after court heard he was mentally unwell at the time of the brutal crossbow attack.

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last month Three British women are detained in Mauritius after failed bid to smuggle £4million worth of cannabis into the tropical paradise

Shania Mabel Rosalind Wood, 25, Alethea Jade Demitre, 33, and Chloe Nancy Parker, 18, were arrested in 'one of the largest drug seirzures' at SSR airport in Mauritius on May 29.

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