12 h. ago Puppy farm probes soar in Scotland as criminals sell ill and dying dogs for huge cash sums

Animal watchdog body reports huge flow of pups from Irish puppy farms to Scotland, with crime families sending out front line sellers posing as loving owners.

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3 d. ago 'More than a quarter' of Scotland’s most violent criminals are repeat offenders

Police Scotland data shows 28 per cent of those involved in murder, attempted murder, serious assault, robbery and domestic abuse between April and September were all serial criminals.

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4 d. ago Criminal battling to stay in Scotland after failing in bid to avoid extradition

Gheorghe Marcoci, suspected of bring involved in organised crime, fled Romania for Scotland in 2018 after being convicted of tax evasion and was later sentenced to eight years in prison.

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7 d. ago The woman who made her family disappear: how Karen Palmer escaped her abusive husband

He had threatened her, locked her up and absconded with one of their daughters. Palmer knew she and her girls needed to escape – but it would involve huge risk and total reinventionIn the summer of 1989, Karen Palmer bought a used car for cash, filled it with belongings – some clothes, toys, one pot, one pan and a shoebox of photos – and “disappeared” with her new husband and two young daughters. She didn’t tell her mother, her friends or her neighbours where she was going. She gave no notice to her employers and landlord, leaving items out on her apartment balcony as a sign she still lived there.“I have such a clear memory of the day we left Los Angeles,” says Palmer. “It was this weird combination of fear and exhilaration, heart pounding, driving into the unknown.” Palmer was fleeing her ex-husband, Gil, the man she feared, and the father of her two daughters, Erin and Amy, then seven and three. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Scotland forecast to benefit from ‘coolcations’ as Med becomes too hot

Rebranding from ‘rugged’ to ‘temperate’ could see nation cash in on people’s search for somewhere cooler for summer holiday

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2 w. ago Liverpool news: First January transfer call made as Marc Guehi alternative gets green light

Liverpool spent heavily in the summer but reports suggest they could be prepared to splash the cash once again in January

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2 w. ago Liverpool set to wrap up £43m transfer deal 'in just days' as Chelsea pull out

After a summer of splashing the cash, Liverpool look likely to further bolster their squad when the January transfer window swings open on Thursday morning with a deal for one talented youngster coming 'in days'.

Economics

3 w. ago Insight: The pressures facing Scotland's criminal justice system in 2026

Warning that system is on verge of breaking point due to case volume

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3 w. ago People only just learning 2 major reasons why their dogs let out huge sighs

If you've ever caught your dog letting out a huge sigh, you might be wondering what they're trying to tell you - and it turns out there are a few different reasons behind this common behaviour

Politics

3 w. ago Arkansas Powerball lottery player wins $1.817bn jackpot on Christmas Eve

It was the second-largest lottery windfall in US history, with a lump-sum cash payment option of $834.9mA Powerball player in Arkansas won a $1.817bn jackpot in Wednesday’s Christmas Eve drawing, ending the lottery game’s three-month stretch without a top-prize winner.Final ticket sales pushed the jackpot higher than previously expected, making it the second-largest in US history and the largest Powerball prize of 2025, according to www.powerball.com. The jackpot had a lump sum cash payment option of $834.9m. Continue reading...

Sport

last month Government announces puppy farm ban in major reform to animal welfare laws

The government launched its Animal Welfare Strategy on Monday 22 December

Politics

last month Vicky Pattinson admits to 'complicated feelings' over 'heartbreaking' Christmas issue

The Strictly star asked her followers to consider the ‘huge commitment’ that comes with owning a dog

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last month Couple made huge fortune illegally breeding dogs from their home

They could legally have had 15 litters but in reality they had 63 and made hundreds of thousands of pounds

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