More than a third of footballers surveyed in Scotland say they received threats from the stands on a match day, according to a players' union. The figure is revealed in a survey conducted by players' union Fifpro into the working conditions of nearly 14,000 male players in 54 countries. A [...]

A claim by a leader of Scotland's police officers that domestic abuse cases with no chance of conviction are being taken to court, has been denied by prosecution service representatives. The conflicting evidence was given before the Scottish Parliament's Justice Committee, at a hearing during its inquiry into the Crown [...]

A man has died after being shot while sitting in a car in the south side of Glasgow. Police said the 26-year-old was targeted at 23:55 on Tuesday while he was in his Audi at a junction in Scotland Street. He was taken by ambulance to the Queen Elizabeth University [...]

A man had part of his ear bitten off during a brawl at a nightclub in the centre of Glasgow at the weekend. The 19-year-old was treated for serious injuries after being attacked at the Light nightclub in Royal Exchange Square in the early hours of Sunday. A witness told [...]

Thugs attempted to set fire to a family home in Milton in the middle of the night - but were stopped in their tracks by vigilant neighbours. The fire-starting bid took place in Westray Street at around 1am yesterday. It is understood the thugs lined a door to the home, [...]

An armed robber accidentally shot his accomplice in the leg after bursting into a man's home in Edinburgh, a court has heard. Keith Smith, 30, and 25-year-old Peter McMurray tried to force their way into Ekundayo Badamas' flat in Leith last August. A struggle broke out in which McMurray struck [...]

Fake cigarettes, clothing and cosmetics worth almost £7m were seized in Scotland over the last 12 months, according to new statistics. They also reveal that police made almost 3,000 arrests of people known to be involved in serious crime. The figures were published in the Serious Organised Crime Task Force's [...]

A 28-year-old man has been arrested in connection with a hit-and-run attempted murder of two police officers. The male and female police officers, who have not been named, were seriously injured in the incident which happened as they responded to a call in Knightswood in Glasgow on Sunday night. Police [...]

A man has appeared in court charged with murder following the death of a father-of-four in Ayrshire. Allan Robertson, 26, is accused of killing John Smith, 52, who was stabbed at his home in Stevenston on 8 October. He is also accused of assault to severe injury after John McDade, [...]

A man has been jailed for life for murdering his partner after discovering she had sex with his friend. James McCarten, 51, battered 43-year-old Anna Rosenberg after finding her and 62-year-old Alan McLean together at his flat in Glasgow on 2 May 2015. The victim suffered 122 injuries and was [...]