7 h. ago Swinney: Excluding disruptive pupils risks pushing them into organised crime

The First Minister defending guidance saying the measure should be a ‘last resort’

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3 d. ago Cost of rural crime in Scotland falls by a third as countryside unites to tackle organised and serious crime, NFU Mutual reveals

The cost of rural crime in Scotland fell by 33% to an estimated £1.2m in 2024, highlighting the positive effects of co-ordinated action against organised and serious crime in the countryside, new figures from NFU Mutual reveal.

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7 d. ago Former police chief makes plea over youth violence and knife crime

The former head of the Scottish Crime and Drug Enforcement Agency says a Scottish Government summit on youth violence can stop teenagers becoming involved in organised crime

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9 d. ago HMRC phishing scam rises to £49m as MPs criticise ‘unacceptable’ delay

Approximately 100,000 taxpayers were affected by an ‘organised crime’ incident which started last year

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1 week ago HMRC letter sent to 100,000 UK residents after 'data violation'

HMRC is contacting anyone affected after an "organised crime" incident saw 100,000 people's tax accounts targeted

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2 w. ago Young Scots groomed by gangsters to carry out crimes due to 'reduced risk' of being jailed

The SNP Government has been accused of failing to tackle organised crime after two notorious Scots gangsters were gunned down in Spain.

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2 w. ago Drug dealer who benefited by £125,000 ordered to pay back just £42,000

Christopher Heaney, 48, was a member of an organised crime gang which was brought down by the arrest of Steven Creasey, 67, from Cardiff, who was stopped by police in Scotland

Economics

2 w. ago Gangland feud whistleblower says "cancer of organised crime" allowed to fester

Former Glasgow City councillor Billy McAllister believes the current violence involving the rival Lyons and Daniel families could have been avoided when he first raised concerns with the authorities in 2000.

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2 w. ago HMRC loses £47million to major fraud that saw organised criminals 'masquerading' as 100,000 taxpayers to extract rebates from government

Facing MPs HMRC 's chief executive JP Marks said around 100,000 people were affected by an operation mounted by 'organised crime.

Economics

2 w. ago Six arrested in dawn raids on suspicion of smuggling hundreds of migrants into UK to work in care homes

An alleged organised crime boss was among those apprehended

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2 w. ago Six arrested on suspicion of smuggling hundreds of migrants into UK to work in care homes

An alleged organised crime boss was among those apprehended in a series of dawn raids on Tuesday

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2 w. ago Inside Scots Lyons family 'turf war' after gangland pair gunned down in Spanish bar

The Lyons are an infamous crime organisation who have been waging a bloody feud with the Daniels clan for the past two decades, from drug traffickings to shootings

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2 w. ago Spanish mayor demands more police to tackle organised crime after shootings of Ross Monaghan and Eddie Lyons Jr

Mayor Ana Mula wants to “reinforce” collaboration between local and national police forces following the fatal shootings of Ross Monaghan, 43, and Eddie Lyons Jnr, 46.

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2 w. ago Drugs bust sees six arrested during joint operation with organised crime

Five men and a woman were due to appear in court on Friday.

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3 w. ago Drug gangs 'grooming' young Brits with proven tactic as they flock to 'booming' Golden Triangle

Organised crime expert Nathan Paul Southern says the spate of British young people getting arrested for drug smuggling is no coincidence as Southeast Asia's booming drugs production overtakes the rest of the world

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