A 17-year-old who was convicted of killing a promising young footballer is to be detained for nine years. The teenager, who cannot be named for legal reasons, stabbed 16-year-old Luke Wallace during a confrontation in Glasgow in June last year. Luke suffered massive blood loss from the wound which cut [...]

Two men allegedly part of an organised crime gang are to stand trial accused of shooting a man outside a Glasgow primary school. Martyn Fitzsimmons and Mark Richardson are charged with attempting to murder Ross Monaghan at St George's Primary School in Penilee on 16 January. They are among nine [...]

A man who murdered his brother by setting fire to him has been ordered to spend at least 20 years in jail. Cameron Logan, 23, died in the blaze in Milngavie, East Dunbartonshire, and his girlfriend Rebecca Williams, 25, was seriously injured. Last month, Blair Logan, 27, admitted murdering his [...]

Police have arrested 12 men over banners that were displayed at last month's Champions League qualifying match between Celtic and Linfield. A section of the Celtic support unfurled paramilitary-style banners during the club's 4-0 victory at Celtic Park. The banners led to Celtic being fined €23,000 (£20,615) by Uefa. Police Scotland [...]

A 17-year-old has been convicted of killing another teenager by stabbing him in the groin. Luke Wallace, 16, suffered massive blood loss after his femoral artery was cut. He died in hospital eight days later. The stabbing happened in Baillieston, Glasgow, on 17 June last year. The convicted teenager, who [...]

A man found guilty of an acid attack on a journalist at his home in Glasgow's west end has been jailed. William Burns, 56, threw sulphuric acid into Russell Findlay's face while disguised as a postman on the doorstep of his home in December 2015. Burns denied the charge, but [...]

A man who murdered his sister in Fife by strangling her with his bare hands because she was "cheeky" has been jailed for life. Charles Gordon, 52, was ordered to serve at least 17 years in prison before being eligible for parole. He was found guilty of killing Elizabeth Bowe, [...]

A prison officer has been cleared of a sex attack in a Glasgow park on a woman working as a escort. John McMahon, 26, of Motherwell, had denied raping the woman at Queen's Park in Glasgow's south side on 30 March. The 37-year-old had claimed that while having consensual sex, [...]

A mother and her partner have appeared in court accused of neglecting and murdering a two-year-old girl. Margaret Wade, 36, and Marie Sweeney, 35, are accused of killing Lauren Wade between July 2014 and March 2015 in the Sighthill area of Glasgow. Both women are alleged to have kept Lauren [...]

Two men have been cleared of attempting to murder two police officers by running over them in a stolen jeep. David McLean, 31, and Ryan Gilmour, 25, were acquitted after a jury returned not proven verdicts at Edinburgh High Court. The court had heard that PCs Deborah Lawson and Robert [...]