22 h. ago Pair jailed over bid to smuggle £1.5m of drugs into UK in crates of watermelons

Scott McSeveney and Steven Lawson, both from Shotts, were both sentenced at the High Court in Glasgow on Friday.

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25 h. ago Escaped prisoner caught getting off bus on busy Edinburgh road

The prisoner was arrested getting off a Lothian Buses service in Edinburgh

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49 h. ago Kinghorn attack: more arrests as police step up investigation

Police investigating a serious assault on four young people in Kinghorn have made more arrests.

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53 h. ago Raymond McCourt: Convicted murderer flees open prison as public warned not to approach

Raymond McCourt, 59, was reported missing from HMP Castle Huntly near Dundee on Tuesday

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57 h. ago SIM farms: Fraud minister Lord Hanson outlines plans to ban devices used by scammers to con the public

Fraud minister Lord Hanson writes exclusively for the NationalWorld network to explain the government’s plans to ban SIM farms - used by scammers to con the public

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3 d. ago Family welcome prosecution of private prison where inmate died of Covid

Calum Inglis, 34, was found dead in his cell at HMP Addiewell in West Lothian on October 24, 2021.

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3 d. ago Heart attack victim died after ambulance service ‘did nothing’ for an hour

Graham Anderson, 59, died in May 2020 after falling ill at his office in Grangemouth.

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3 d. ago Stonehaven derailment fatal accident inquiry could last nine weeks, court told

Three people were killed in the incident during bad weather near Stonehaven, Aberdeenshire, in August 2020.

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4 d. ago Scott Peterson’s lawyers claim ‘substantial new evidence’ exonerates him

Los Angeles Innocence Project has challenged ‘every aspect of the prosecution’s theory’ in an attempt to overturn Peterson’s conviction

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4 d. ago Man arrested by police over serious sexual assault in city flat

The woman was reportedly raped at a Glasgow flat

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4 d. ago Police hunt vandals after 'very old and important' high street statue snapped in half

The statue on Dunfermline High Street has been described by police as “very old and important”.

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5 d. ago Two men attack cyclist and steal his electric bike in 'terrifying ordeal'

The cyclist was pushing a red electric Carrera bike when the attack took place

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7 d. ago Steven 'Bonzo' Daniel's mum's house attacked days after another property firebombed

A property registered to the mother of gangland figure Steven 'Bonzo' Daniel was targeted in a fresh attack last night, as Scotland’s crime feud shows no signs of slowing down.

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7 d. ago John Swinney urged to host summit on tackling organised crime in Scotland as gang war rages

A growing turf war between rival gangs of drug dealers has escalated across Edinburgh and Glasgow in recent weeks.

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8 d. ago Scottish ministers want urgent meeting with UK Government on gender ruling

Scotland’s Social Justice Secretary plans to make a statement on the judgment at the Scottish Parliament next week.

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8 d. ago Kinghorn attack: police make arrest and continue with increased patrols

Police investigating a serious assault on four young people in Kinghorn have made an arrest.

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8 d. ago Woman ‘scared and nervous’ after millionaire’s sexual advances, trial told

Kevin Booth denies directing sexual communication to a woman without her consent at his home in the Highlands.

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9 d. ago Woman ‘scared and nervous’ after man’s sexual advances, trial told

Kevin Booth denies directing sexual communication to a woman without her consent at his home in the Highlands.

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9 d. ago Trans community ‘worried people are coming after their right to exist’, says MSP

The Supreme Court handed down its judgment on the definition of a woman in the Equality Act on Wednesday.

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9 d. ago Woman and her pet dog injured in 'terrifying' targeted attack

The attack left both a woman and her dog injured and has been described as “terrifying” by police

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