4 h. ago Police Scotland backs plan to criminalise sex buying and quash convictions of prostitutes

EXCLUSIVE: The single force revealed their stance in a consultation response.

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7 h. ago Further arrest over damage at Donald Trump’s golf course in Ayrshire

Red paint was sprayed on the clubhouse at the 800-acre Trump Turnberry resort.

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3 d. ago Emergency crews in desperate search of Scots river in bid to find man who entered water

Police Scotland were joined by the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service and HM Coastguard in the urgent hunt for the man in the water in Renton at around 7.30pm on Saturday, September 13.

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4 d. ago Moving Police Scotland crime files to cloud could see them stored in “hostile” countries

Microsoft is refusing to say where the data will be held, leaving the force in possible breach of the law.

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5 d. ago Police ‘assaulted’ as thousands of Tommy Robinson protesters descend on London

More than 100,000 people were estimated by police to have gathered for ‘Unite the Kingdom’

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6 d. ago Mobile safety camera to be placed on A84 at Blairdrummond to 'improve driver behaviour'

The Police Scotland East Safety Camera Unit is set to place the device on route near to Nyadd Farm, in Blairdrummond, from Monday, September 15, following a series of collsions along the stretch over the summer.

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8 d. ago Man arrested in Glasgow by Northern Irish police in connection with 'drug import'

Detectives from the Police Service of Northern Ireland’s Organised Crime Branch arrested the man, with assistance from Police Scotland, on suspicion of fraudulently importing a class B controlled drug.

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8 d. ago Attack on asylum hotel ‘absolutely despicable’, says Swinney

The Cladhan Hotel in Falkirk has been the subject of a number of protests in recent weeks.

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8 d. ago Brick hurled through Falkirk asylum hotel window after weeks of protests

Police Scotland said officers are investigating the broken window.

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8 d. ago Hamilton Accies fans' chief blasts board as Police FoI contradicts club's protest claims

Accies Supporters' Association put in a Freedom of Information request with Police Scotland over claims the club made about a fans' protest

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8 d. ago Police search for missing Clydebank woman who left home during the night

Police Scotland has made an appeal after Alison Purcell disappeared through the night.

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9 d. ago Dundee crime: Police Scotland call handler jailed after illegally accessing records and sharing information

The offences include accessing police records without legitimate policing purpose and obtaining and disclosing personal information.

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1 week ago Partnership with researchers will help tackle ‘digital threats’ – senior officer

The announcement has been welcomed by Justice Secretary Angela Constance.

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1 week ago Scotland's zero tolerance knife policy quietly abandoned despite wave of teen deaths

SUNDAY MAIL INVESTIGATION: In the last three years alone, 915 cases of children caught with knives or other offensive weapons have been referred to the children’s reporter.

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1 week ago Protesters defy police warnings with signs supporting Palestine Action

The Edinburgh protest comes amid violent scenes in London

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1 week ago Met Police releases footage of Canary Wharf protest clash amid claims of force

The Metropolitan Police said a small number of protesters acted aggressively in a Canary Wharf shopping centre on Sunday.

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2 w. ago Man and woman charged after Dundee 'axe and machete' incident involving schoolgirl

Police Scotland said the decision was taken to charge the pair "following extensive enquiries".

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2 w. ago Cops share image of Rangers fan hunted over violent assault near hotel

Police Scotland are appealing to speak to the man as part of their investigation into the incident near a Loch Lomond hotel.

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2 w. ago Missing Scots woman Annie Traynor, 90, traced following urgent police search

Update: Annie has now been traced, say Police Scotland

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2 w. ago Man who faked his own death to escape justice convicted of raping two women

James Clacher was traced to Spain after attempting to convince the authorities of his death.

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