9 h. ago Moray crime: Police hunt teen suspect after 'cowardly' attack left woman unconscious on Scottish road

The suspect looked about 18 years old and ran off after the attack.

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25 h. ago Fake Vegas nurse slapped with dozens of charges after ‘writing phony prescriptions’ for diabetic kids: ‘She put a lot of people at risk’

Crystal Scott is accused of using the professional identities of two licensed physicians and writing more than 24 fraudulent prescriptions

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36 h. ago ‘It’s more than a pretty backdrop’: crime writer Ann Cleeves on the magic of Orkney in Scotland

With her latest book, the author moves detective Jimmy Perez from Shetland to Orkney, where she was inspired by the deep history, huge skies and warm peopleFifty years ago, I headed north for the first time. I’d dropped out of my university literature course – with the arrogance of youth, I thought I could read books anywhere. After a chance meeting in a Putney pub, I got a job as assistant cook in the Bird Observatory in Fair Isle. At that point, I didn’t even know where Fair Isle was. I came from Devon and hadn’t made it farther north than Durham. Scotland was unknown territory.Of course, Fair Isle is part of the Shetland group and lies halfway between Shetland mainland and Orkney. That summer, I fell in love with the Northern Isles, with the romance of the isolation, the bleak beauty and the stories. Over the summer, I worked in the observatory with Alison, an Orcadian lass, who was there for her college holidays. “When you’ve finished your contract,” she said with the easy hospi...

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52 h. ago Dundee crime: Man, 41, seriously injured after 'attempted murder' in Dundee

Officers are appealing for information.

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4 d. ago Graham Wright: Man, 50, arrested over death of Glasgow man after remains found near Loch Lomond

Graham Wright’s remains were discovered on Rubha Dubh.

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4 d. ago 'Stop fanning flames of hatred', urge Jewish Scotland leaders after Manchester synagogue attack

Political and community leaders across Scotland must act urgently to “stop fanning the flames of hatred”, Jewish council chiefs have said in the wake of the Manchester synagogue attack.

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5 d. ago Manchester synagogue attack: One victim died from injuries after being shot by police

Three others remain in hospital after the Manchester synagogue attack.

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5 d. ago Victim support group wants urgent talks over 'significant concerns' at Scotland mass prisoner release

Hundreds of prisoners will be released under Scottish Government plans, starting from next month.

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6 d. ago Two killed and terrorist shot dead in car and stabbing attack 'horror' at Manchester synagogue

Police say the deadly attack on a synagogue in Manchester has been declared a terrorist incident

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6 d. ago Police step up security at synagogues after terrorist attack on holiest day in Jewish calendar

Police say the deadly attack on a synagogue in Manchester has been declared a terrorist incident

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6 d. ago Alleged Myleene Klass stalker sent Nicola Sturgeon letter ‘signed in blood’

Man accused of sending letter to former first minister in which he ‘pledged his soul to Satan’

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6 d. ago Police 'content no sexual crime has occurred' after report of assault in Luss

Police Scotland said it is "content that no sexual crime has occurred" following reports of a serious sexual assault in Luss at the weekend.

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6 d. ago Two dead in car and stabbing attack 'horror' at Manchester synagogue as police declare 'major incident'

Greater Manchester Police are dealing with a ‘serious incident’

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6 d. ago The Scottish city with the 'most significant rising crime rate' named

The "safest" place in Scotland was also named.

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6 d. ago Four injured and man stabbed in car attack at Manchester synagogue as police declare 'major incident'

Greater Manchester Police are dealing with a ‘serious incident’

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6 d. ago Texas mom pleads for daughter to be deported from UK where she’s living with a ‘cult’ in the Scottish wilderness

Melba Whitehead says her 21-year-old daughter, Kaura Taylor, was lured away from Dallas to join a ‘cult’ named the Kingdom of Kubala

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6 d. ago North Lanarkshire: Three further men charged in connection with death in Airdrie after two appear in court

The three men are due to appear in court on Thursday.

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7 d. ago West Lothian crime: Hunt for thief after jewellery worth five

Officers say they believe there would have been ‘more than one person’ involved in the break-in.

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7 d. ago ‘Tribe’ living in woods banned from entering plot of land they were evicted from

The Kingdom of Kubala have been living in a wooded area in Jedburgh since May.

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7 d. ago Edinburgh police charge four youths after alleged 'attack' on teenage girl on city street

Officers say they would like to reassure the public that violence ‘will not be tolerated’

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