The Scottish Government’s pledge to end automatic release of prisoners seems to have been set back by an amendment to the proposals forwarded by an MSP. The Government has been pushing for an end to the system that sees many criminals released from prison early and would mean that most [...]

New research shows that many rural hospitality establishments, most notably rural bars and hotels, are suffering a significant reduction in trade since new drink driving laws were introduced at the end of last year. Some rural businesses have experienced a decline in alcohol sales by as much as 90 percent. [...]

The former News of the World editor, Andy Coulson, is going on trial in Scotland. He has been accused of committing perjury in 2010 at the trial of Scottish politician Tommy Sheridan, which took place at the High Court in Glasgow. Mr Coulson – who hails from Kent – previously [...]

According to the Panelbase survey, which was commissioned by pro-independence group Wings Over Scotland, 60 per cent of the more than 1,000 Scots surveyed support a law passed by the Scottish Parliament back in 2012. The law, dubbed the Offensive Behaviour at Football Act, introduced tougher legal measures to ban [...]

Scottish Tycoon and multimillionaire, Greg King, is at the centre of a criminal probe into a £400-million hedge fund collapse. Currently based in in Spain, King, 46, has returned to Glasgow and refuses to issue any form of apology to investors. His hedge fund, Heather Capital, collapsed in December 2014. [...]

In Scotland, four men have gone to trial in the case of attempted murder against two former leaders of the Ulster Defence Association (UDA), a Loyalist terror group. The four men – Paul Sands, 31; Martin Hughes, 36; Anton Duffy, 39; and John Gorman, 58 – all deny the charges. [...]

With the number of recorded wildlife crimes on the rise, Police Scotland have launched a brand new awareness campaign tackling offences such as endangered species trading, poisoning birds of prey, and the persecution of badgers. Nearly 250 cases were documented between April 2014 and February 2015 with enhanced detection measures [...]

The claim by William Roddie, director of Spectrum Properties (Scotland) Ltd, that the Scottish Mail on Sunday published by Associated Newspapers had run a false, defamatory story damaging his reputation has been dismissed by Court of Session judge, Lord Jones. Despite Roddie’s allegations that the original article painted him as [...]

As one of the latest British nationals suspected of aiding and supporting Muslim extremism, a 19 year old North Londoner, Yahya Rashid, was arrested at Luton Airport on 31 March 2015 by officers in Scotland Yard’s Counter Terrorism Command. Rashid was apprehended after returning to England on a flight from [...]

Last January, the Justice Committee reported on the Assisted Suicide (Scotland) Bill which is even now being debated in parliament. It was noted that the Committee couldn’t provide details about the legal rules regarding those who assist with suicide in Scotland. The vagueness of the wording means that prosecution is [...]