Raising the age of criminal responsibility would bring consistency across Scots Law, according to the Law Society of Scotland. Scotland has one of the lowest ages of criminal responsibility in the world at aged eight and the Law Society has welcomed recommendations to increase it. In 2015 at stage two [...]

WORRIED neighbours in Pathhead, Midlothian, have gathered to share their concerns about the sex beast moving into their quiet street. THE council preparing to rehouse Da Vinci rapist Robert Greens are turning a family home in a quiet street into a fortress. It has two-way mirrors instead of windows so [...]

Guideline judgments on sentencing issued by appeal courts in Scotland have been brought together in a new online resource launched by the Scottish Sentencing Council. Judges in the High Court, when sitting as an appeal court, and in the Sheriff Appeal Court, have the power under ss 118(7) and 189(7) [...]

A street on the outskirts of Glasgow was turned into a "war zone" in what was described as a targeted attack leaving three men injured. Trouble erupted on Sunday in Frankfield Street, Cadowan, was more likely to be "rival gangs fighting" than anything related to terrorism, said police. Emergency crews [...]

A woman who lived near the family of murdered toddler Liam Fee has told how she contacted social services after getting a "gut wrenching" feeling something was wrong with the boy. On Tuesday Rachel Fee and her partner Nyomi were found guilty of murdering Rachel's two-year-old son Liam in Fife. [...]

A blanket ban on so-called legal highs has come into force in the UK. Laws criminalising the production, distribution, sale and supply of what are otherwise known as new psychoactive substances began at midnight.     The chemicals, sold under names such as spice and black mamba, are designed to [...]

A paranoid schizophrenic whose savage attack left his mum dead and his dad badly injured is one of 10 NHS cases to be reviewed after a pensioner was stabbed to death. Graeme Morris, 38, travelled from his home in Brighton in October 2012 to launch an assault on his parents [...]

A male pointer crossbreed was found in a bin in Dundonald Street last April 15, Friday. He was so malnourished and badly dehydrated that he had to be put down after being rescued by Scottish SPCA officers. When news about the dog's ordeal became public, there was a resounding demand [...]

According to the 2015 statistics from the United Nations, Scotland is the world's assault capital. Data showed that there is a huge possibility of being physically attacked in Scotland than anywhere else around the world. The Scottish Government is none too pleased about it, as it paints Scotland as worse [...]

Inmates kept in prison longer than their jail term is costing taxpayers more than £25,000. 72 prisoners have been receiving compensation for the past five years, as payment for being locked up longer than their original jail term. According to a Sunday Post probe, inmates have received an average payout [...]