28 h. ago Police Scotland 'open to discussions' with SPFL on lifting football alcohol ban

Police Scotland are "open to discussions" with the SPFL on lifting the football alcohol ban.

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29 h. ago Police Scotland investigating a possible sighting of lynx in woodland

“Members of the public are asked not to approach the animal.”

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56 h. ago Police Scotland officers suffering burnout as 68,000 days off cancelled in just six months

Cops in Greater Glasgow, Tayside, and Lothian and Borders complained of low morale and dwindling resources.

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2 d. ago Married at First Sight Australia groom punches 'hole in door' during filming as police investigate

Married at First Sight Australia is just about to air in the UK and there has already been dramatic scenes

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3 d. ago Man dies in 'unexplained' flat fire in Perth as police launch probe

Police Scotland and the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service are investigating.

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7 d. ago Sheku Bayoh's family hold 'brutally honest' meeting with Police Scotland chief

It came after Deputy First Minister Kate Forbes rejected their request to extend the remit of the inquiry examining his death.

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7 d. ago Sheku Bayoh family in ‘brutally honest’ meeting with Police Scotland chief

It came after Deputy First Minister Kate Forbes rejected their request to extend the remit of the inquiry examining his death.

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8 d. ago Police Scotland ‘not recording ethnicity correctly’ on DNA database – report

The force and the Scottish Police Authority Forensic Services were issued with seven recommendations following a review.

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9 d. ago McClure solicitors investigation dropped by Police Scotland with campaigners left 'disappointed'

EXCLUSIVE: Campaigners have vowed to fight on despite the "great disappointment" of the police case into McClure being ditched.

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9 d. ago Video: Van full of fireworks explodes after vehicle set alight in Clydebank

A van containing fireworks was deliberately set on fire in the early hours of Sunday, 23 February, in Clydebank, Scotland, police said.

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1 week ago 'Deeply worrying' rise in violent crime on Scottish rail network

Offences increased by 28 per cent in first half of 2024-25

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1 week ago Man dies after ambulance collides with pedestrian during emergency call

Police were alerted to the crash on the A96 near Elgin, Moray, at about 3.30am on Saturday.

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1 week ago Police Scotland officer suspended after 'attempting to bring drugs' into darts event

It is understood that the off-duty officer was searched by staff at the Ovo Hydro at the event earlier this month.

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1 week ago Why it's important to remember Scotland's police officers, nurses and social workers are real

Emergency service personal and other public sector workers do difficult jobs for relatively low levels of pay and save countless lives

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1 week ago Scots cops 'under stress due to criminal English officers such as Wayne Couzens'

David Kennedy said claims by the force’s former chief constable that Police Scotland is institutionally racist and sexist also had a “negative impact” on officers.

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1 week ago Wind up to 70mph, heavy rain expected to batter parts of Britain

A number of yellow weather warnings come into force on Friday morning across Northern Ireland, Wales and parts of Scotland.

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1 week ago Police must avoid risk of ‘institutional capture’ accusations, force told

It comes amid an employment tribunal involving a nurse who was suspended following an incident involving a trans doctor in a female changing room.

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1 week ago Police Scotland chief warns national insurance hike could risk officer numbers

Jo Farrell was speaking at a meeting of the Scottish Police Authority on Thursday.

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2 w. ago 'Magnificent' raptor from Scottish nature reserve disappears under 'suspicious circumstances'

RSPB Scotland said police had carried out a search for the bird, but cannot find it

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2 w. ago Police make first arrest over abortion buffer zone law after protest near Glasgow hospital

Police Scotland have said a 74-year-old woman was arrested in connection with breach of the exclusion zone in Glasgow

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