13 h. ago Violent husband kicked wife to death after he found texts from another man

When Alan Wang saw messages on Hongyan Yang's phone from another man, he flew into a fit of rage and attacked the woman, causing injuries that later led to her death

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28 h. ago Police Scotland probe social media messages 'sent by officers'

A number of messages sent on Whatsapp and Facebook are under investigation.

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32 h. ago Police Scotland probes historical phone messages & social media posts from now senior officers

POLICE Scotland is probing historical phone messages and social media posts allegedly sent by officers who are now in senior ranks. Top brass are accused of sharing crude WhatsApp messages and creating a shocking group chat called "Porn, Porn, Porn", which has since been shut down. One message, seen by BBC Scotland News, was allegedly...

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48 h. ago Woman questioned by police in connection with Israeli hostage ribbons cut down in Muswell Hill

Scotland Yard said a 36-year-old voluntarily attended a police station and was interviewed under caution, with the incident being treated as racially aggravated criminal damage

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53 h. ago Miliband on ‘messianic drive’ to pull plug on North Sea extraction, says Bowie

Shadow Scotland secretary Andrew Bowie described UK oil and gas policies as “unhinged”.

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3 d. ago Scientist learns he has won Nobel prize while on digital detox in US mountains

Fred Ramsdell’s wife switched on her phone and screamed – it was full of messages congratulating her husbandOut on a digital detox in the western US backcountry, scientist Fred Ramsdell was startled when his wife let out a yell. He feared she had spotted a grizzly bear, only to discover a far better surprise – he had won the Nobel prize in medicine.The Nobel committee had been unable to reach the immunologist, whose phone was on airplane mode as he was on a hiking and camping trip, but finally got through to the couple early on Tuesday morning, Swedish time. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Prisoners take 'Tripadvisor' style survey to rate their time locked up behind bars

The controversial 'Tripadvisor' style survey has been sent to all prisoners held in Police Scotland cells in the last 10 months, with 66 responding so far

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3 d. ago Prisoners take part in controversial "Tripadvisor" style survey of police cell conditions

More than 65 former prisoners have responded to a controversial " Tripadvisor " style survey by Police Scotland into their treatment while in custody.

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3 d. ago Badenoch accuses SNP and Labour of 'running Scotland down' with ruinous green policies

Kemi Badenoch has accused the SNP and Labour of 'running Scotland down' and warned that 'Europe's oil capital' is 'dying' because of their policies on oil and gas.

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4 d. ago Mounjaro stolen from Scots chemist in overnight raid as cops launch probe

"We are working closely with Police Scotland and would like to offer a reward for any information that leads to the arrest and subsequent conviction of the person responsible."

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5 d. ago SNP has turned Scotland into a 'laboratory for weird and wacky policies', says Russell Findlay

Russell Findlay said the SNP had “embraced every madcap idea known to man and woman” during his speech at the Conservative Party Conference in Manchester.

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5 d. ago More than 500 police officers cannot be deployed due to expired training

Figures released by Police Scotland show that as of August 2025, there are 582 officers whose officer safety training has expired.

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5 d. ago Heartbreaking final phone call of Nova festival victim who rang family to send final message of love after being shot three times by Hamas... only to be executed as her mother could only listen

Libby Cohen Meguri, described by her mother as 'the happiest person this world has ever known,' was one of the 1,200 victims murdered during Hamas' attack in southern Israel on October 7, 2023.

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5 d. ago Government hires dedicated journalist safety officer in every UK police force

Journalist safety liaison officers are a dedicated point of contact for reporters when they face abuse and threats of violence.

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6 d. ago I'm a scam hunter who's foiled more than 500 fraudsters. Then I fell victim to an HMRC con so pernicious I almost lost everything. This is the mistake I made that you MUST be aware of: JULIE

My phone lights up with a message. It's from a man I don't know, the third to message me today. 'Hey you,' it reads. 'Are you able to send over that money that you owe me?'

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7 d. ago I'm a scam hunter who's foiled more than 500 fraudsters. Then I fell victim to a HMRC con so pernicious I almost lost everything. This is the mistake I made that you MUST be aware of: JULIE

My phone lights up with a message. It's from a man I don't know, the third to message me today. 'Hey you,' it reads. 'Are you able to send over that money that you owe me?'

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7 d. ago Prison officer sobs as 'inappropriate tryst' with inmate she smuggled for is exposed

A senior Manchester prison officer has been sentenced to 15 months in jail after making dozens of secret sexual calls and messages to an inmate on a smuggled phone

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7 d. ago Man caught with cannabis and knife twice allowed to become private hire driver in Glasgow

Police Scotland initially objected to the application due to the offences.

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7 d. ago Storm Amy travel warnings issued for Scots as widespread disruption expected

Police Scotland and ScotRail have released guidance to keep people safe during the expected rain and high winds.

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7 d. ago Police urge Scots to be vigilant after Manchester synagogue terror attack

Scotland’s national force said it was engaging with faith leaders north of the border following the terror attack in England.

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