24 m. ago Death row killer Gregory Hunt makes hand gesture moments before he's executed

Gregory Hunt was found guilty of capital murder during sexual abuse and burglary by a jury, with jurors recommending by an 11-1 vote that he should receive a death sentence

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23 h. ago Deloitte strengthens Scottish leadership with seven new partners

Deloitte has promoted seven of its people to partner across its Glasgow, Edinburgh and Aberdeen offices.

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5 d. ago ‘She lived without fear’: daughter of Chechen activist publishes book she vowed to pen after mother’s murder

Lana Estemirova promised to tell story of her mother, a renowned human rights activist. This month it is publishedLana Estemirova was 15 in 2009, when her mother, the renowned Chechen human rights activist Natalia Estemirova, was kidnapped and murdered. Bundled into a car as she walked to the bus stop on her way to work, she was driven out of town and then shot five times in the chest and head.The killing was widely seen as retribution for Estemirova’s fearless investigations of extrajudicial murders, kidnappings and human rights abuses in Chechnya, first by Russian soldiers and then by forces loyal to the Kremlin-appointed warlord, Ramzan Kadyrov. Nobody was ever prosecuted for the crime. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Glasgow crime: 'Violent' domestic abuser, Mark Keel who killed partner, Maxine Clark, jailed for 22 years

"Maxine was a beloved mum and daughter. Maxine's family miss her every day and they still feel her loss profoundly.”

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2 w. ago Serial domestic abuser who murdered partner in Glasgow jailed

Mark Keel admitted killing Maxine Clark at her home in Riddrie in Glasgow.

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2 w. ago 'If he was kept in prison where he belongs, my mum would still be here with us'

As the government announces sweeping reforms to the way criminals are punished, the daughter of a woman from Wigan who was brutally murdered by her abusive ex-partner speaks out

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2 w. ago Scissor killer seeks ban on biological males in women's jails

Jayney Sutherley was acquitted of transphobic abuse of trans murderer Alex Baker - who is still being held in women's jail despite being biologically male

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3 w. ago Woman jailed for 12 years for murder of abusive partner while he slept

Julie Ann McIlwaine stabbed James Joseph Crossley 10 times in the chest and abdomen.

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3 w. ago Inspirational Motherwell mum who overcame cancer aged 32 chosen to launch Scotland’s biggest Race for Life

Djennah Benaouicha was guest of honour at Cancer Research UK’s Race for Life Glasgow. She joined her partner Ross Fisher and her five-year-old daughter Millie McKeen sounding the starter horn.

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4 w. ago Dad who 'left girl, 2, to die in 43C car' goes on beach holiday with his two other kids

Christopher Scholtes, 38, has been charged with first-degree murder and intentional child abuse after his two-year-old daughter was found dead inside his car on a scorching hot day

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