News
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Jail for abuser brought back from Vietnam
A former teacher and football coach who was surrendered from Vietnam to stand trial for the sexual abuse of young boys has been jailed for five years.
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Lanarkshire window cleaner jailed for sexual assault caught on camera
A window cleaner who was caught on a video doorbell camera attempting to rape an elderly woman has been jailed for four years and six months.
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Pupils from St Peter the Apostle in Clydebank win prestigious COPFS Public Speaking Competition
Two pupils from St Peter the Apostle High School in Clydebank have been crowned winners of this year’s Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS) school public speaking competition.
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Seafood company fined for failings that led to the death of a fisherman
A seafood company has been fined £80,000 after a fisherman drowned when his leg was caught in a rope and he was pulled overboard.
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Hare coursing trio sentenced
Three men have been sentenced after admitting using dogs to hunt wild hares.
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Man sentenced for animal neglect offences
A 30-year-old Manchester businessman has been sentenced after admitting causing unnecessary suffering to dozens of cats and dogs at a Perthshire farm.
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Man jailed for life for rape and murder of mother-of-two in Aberdeen
Man handed life sentence for the rape and murder of a mother-of-two in Aberdeen
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Three top schools to battle it out in final of COPFS public speaking competition
Three of Scotland’s top secondary schools will next month go head-to-head in the final of a prestigious public speaking contest.
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Man sentenced for poisoning wild birds
A 67-year-old waterfowl enthusiast has been sentenced for killing multiple birds of prey and other birds.
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Man pleads guilty to murder of his 84-year-old grandmother
A man has been jailed for life after he admitted murdering his grandmother in the Highland home they shared.