News
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Diving company fined after worker was stranded at sea
An Orkney scallop diving company has been fined for failing to ensure the safety of its workers after a diver was lost at sea for eleven hours.
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Glasgow flytipper sentenced
A 33-year-old Glasgow man has been sentenced for illegally disposing of building waste.
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Clara Ponsati extradition hearing 26 August 2021
Summary of the Clara Ponsati extradition hearing.
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Man who defrauded and murdered elderly woman jailed
A man who murdered an elderly woman in her own home has been jailed for life.
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Mortgage fraud couple ordered to pay back profits of their crimes
A couple who were convicted of mortgage fraud after Scotland’s longest criminal trial have been ordered to pay back the profits of their crimes.
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Man jailed for historical offences against women and girls
A violent serial offender has been jailed for 15 years for a catalogue of historical offences against nine women and girls.
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Former monk sentenced for historical sexual offences against children
A former monk who admitted two charges of lewd, indecent and libidinous practices against boys more than forty years ago has been sentenced.
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Glasgow man who stabbed his brother-in-law sentenced
A Glasgow man who killed his brother-in-law following a family row has been sentenced.
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Cameron House Hotel - Fatal Accident Inquiry review decision
An independent Crown Office review has decided that a Fatal Accident Inquiry should be held into the deaths of Richard Dyson and Simon Midgley, who lost their lives in a fire at Cameron House Hotel.
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COPFS committed to tackling Hate Crime
The Lord Advocate, James Wolffe QC, has reaffirmed the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service’s robust approach to tackling hate crime following the publication of new figures on the issue.