2 h. ago Edinburgh crime: 'Emaciated' dog and her eight starving puppies found in bathtub at Edinburgh flat

A warrant was executed by the SSPCA and Police Scotland

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3 h. ago Police Scotland appeal after delivery driver has van stolen while dropping off parcels

A man was seen in the area around the time of the theft

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4 h. ago Cruel Scots dog owner who kept two starving canines at her home tried to hide one from cops 

A CRUEL Scots woman who kept her two starving dogs at her home and tried to hide one from the cops has been fined £300. Chloe MacKenzie, from Tain in the Highlands, failed to feed or care for her female German Shepherd and Boxer properly - leaving them famished and underweight. On April 4 2024,...

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9 h. ago Cost of Police Scotland's Operation Portaledge hits half a million

New figures released by Police Scotland under Freedom of Information show the cost of their crackdown on gangland violence codenamed Operation Portaledge has cost the force more than £500,000.

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51 h. ago Three charged in investigation into alleged mishandling of cremated remains

Police on Wednesday rearrested two people in Flint, north-east Wales, and one in East Dunbartonshire.

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51 h. ago Three people charged over mishandling of cremated remains at Scots funeral firm

Police Scotland launched Operation Koine to investigate A Milne Funeral Directors and, with support from North Wales colleagues, have now charged three people over funeral plan fraud.

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2 d. ago David Carrick: Missed opportunities to catch serial rapist Met police officer

Astonishingly, Carrick was not suspended or subjected to a fresh round of vetting following a rape allegation in July 2021

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3 d. ago Police launch investigation after girl, 11, dies in ‘unexplained’ circumstances

The girl was taken to the Royal Hospital for Children in Glasgow on Sunday and died the next day, Police Scotland said

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3 d. ago First picture of 'darling' Scots school girl who died in suspected drug death

Police Scotland has launched a probe into the death.

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3 d. ago Man arrested in Liverpool over illegal fireworks in Edinburgh

A 28-year-old man was arrested in a joint operation involving officers from Police Scotland and Merseyside Police.

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3 d. ago Schoolgirl, 11, dies in suspected drug tragedy as police launch probe

A schoolgirl, 11, has died in a suspected drug-related incident in Scotland, prompting a police investigation - she fell ill at her family home in Helensburgh on Friday

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5 d. ago Manhunt for rapist as woman attacked in UK park in 'frightening' horror incident

Police Scotland are searching for a man after a woman was raped in Brodie Park, Paisley, Renfrewshire, at about 4.30am on Sunday. The woman was left frightened after the attack

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6 d. ago If holding a grudge is wrong, why does it feel so right? Just ask Margaret Atwood | Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett

In a culture of therapy-approved ‘forgiveness’, the author’s new memoir shows how hilarious long-delayed vengeance can be“A lot of people have died, so I can actually say these things without destroying somebody’s life. Except for the people whose lives I wish to destroy.” Thus spake Margaret Atwood in a recent interview about Book of Lives: A Memoir of Sorts, in a clip that has gone viral. “They deserve it,” she says, of the people she hasn’t said such nice things about. Asked if she likes holding a grudge, she replied: “I don’t have a choice. I’m a Scorpio.”Part of the clip’s appeal is Atwood’s icily sardonic delivery: you can understand why a recent review of her autobiography describes her as “a literary mafia don”, reminding those who have crossed her that she knows who they are, even if they remain unnamed, or pointing out that they may well be dead by now anyway. It reminds me a bit of the writer who once said to me: “If you wait by the bend in the river long enough, the bodi...

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7 d. ago New partnership aims to tackle underage drinking in Dunblane and Bridge of Allan

The partnership is composed of members from Police Scotland, Stirling Council, Dunblane High, Wallace High, The University of Stirling, Scottish Fire and Rescue Service and the local community.

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8 d. ago Murder victim was run over in ‘mistaken identity’ before machete attack

Two men had earlier admitted the murder of Michael Beaton, 35, in Greenock.

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8 d. ago Murder victim was ran over in ‘mistaken identity’ before machete attack

Two men had earlier admitted the murder of Michael Beaton, 35, in Greenock.

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8 d. ago Woman 'deliberately hit' by car on busy Perth road as Police Scotland hunt driver

There are reports of a woman being deliberately hit by a car

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9 d. ago Swinney ‘open’ to grooming gangs inquiry as he praises courage of survivors

The First Minister is been pressed by one young victim to launch a probe.

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9 d. ago Firebomb terror in UK street as cars set alight in horror early morning blaze

Police in Scotland are currently investigating a suspected car firebomb attack on two vehicles in in Kirkcaldy, Fife, that sparked early morning terror for residents

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9 d. ago Police launch murder investigation after man’s body found in field

Police Scotland have named the man who was found dead in Inverclyde as Robert Best, 50.

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