Prison sentences that last no longer than 12 months are to come to an end this year. The Justice secretary for Scotland has stated these are ineffective and will not longer exist in Scotland. The prison population which is approximately 7,330 has around 1,022 prisoners with sentences shorter than one year. [...]

A man is being treated in an Edinburgh hospital with serious injuries after an attack in Musselburgh on Hogmanay 2018. The 25 year old was said to have been attacked by a large number of people. Mr Paul Batten of Police Scotland said: "This was a large-scale attack which has left a man in hospital with serious head and facial injuries.’’ The investigation is currently [...]

A 13 year old boy has been injured after two men attacked him in the Toryglen area of Glasgow. The attack occurred on the evening of the 29th of December 2018. The two men involved are alleged to have been carrying weapons and hiding their identity. The 13 year old victim was taken to a children’s hospital [...]

Mr MacBride who fled to Spain after failing to turn up for a court hearing in 2016 has now been jailed. This offences he was found guilty of against woman and children happened in the Fife area between 2007 and 2014. He was sentenced to nine years and three months [...]

A 17 year old, who cannot be named due to her age, has been found guilty of murdering an 18 year old boy with a knife.The 17 year old was pregnant at the time of the offence that happened in April of this year. The girl met her victim just [...]

The Justice Secretary for Scotland, Mr Yousaf has been reported to have ruled out a new approach for dealing with child witnesses in Scotland that would prevent them from having to give evidence in court, on more than one time. The Scottish government was considering an approach that currently operates in [...]

A gang who were found guilty of producing £1.67 millon worth of "street Valium" have been jailed. This was said to have taken place in a paisley garage using a pill pressing machine for a year long period. Four men were sentenced to prison periods ranging from five and a half years [...]

An investigation is due to be carried out after a man died while in custody at St Leonard's police station in Edinburgh on the 11th of December 2018. The 32 year old was taken to Edinburgh Royal Infirmary where he was later pronounced dead. A police spokeswoman has said the [...]

At least 40 motorists have had their drug-driving convictions quashed after evidence emerged of manipulation in the forensic testing process in Manchester but this could go far beyond this scope. These convictions have been overturned after some lost their licence as a result. Over 10,000 results are now under review [...]

There has been in increase in reporting of sexual offences meaning the High Courts workload has increases by 10 percent this year in Scotland. There is 225 Trials scheduled for the end of this year compared to 192 last year. Experts in the field believe this will continue to rise. [...]