Award-winning documentary series Murder Case will return later this year with a new three-part series focusing on two cases – Tony Parsons, the charity cyclist who went missing in 2017, and the violent murder of Lucretia ‘Kiesha’ Donaghy in 2023. The forthcoming new series of
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A new bill in Ireland would introduce a disregard scheme for historic convictions for consensual sexual activity between men prior to the decriminalisation of homosexuality in the country in 1993. Sinn Féin TD Aengus Ó Snodaigh this week introduced the Disregard of Historic Offences fo
Holyrood’s Rural Affairs & Islands Committee has endorsed the Dog Theft (Scotland) Bill despite the fact stealing dogs is already a crime. Publishing its stage one report, the committee said that it supports the general principles of the bill but detailed areas for reconsideration and deve
A man who was sentenced to just over seven years’ imprisonment attempting to murder his wife by running her over with his car following years of abuse has had his total sentence lengthened by the High Court of Justiciary following a Crown appeal. William Budge pled guilty to the attempted murd
The University of Strathclyde Law Clinic has negotiated a significant five-figure settlement in a disability discrimination and unfair dismissal case brought before the Employment Tribunal. The clinic's client alleged that their dismissal was both unfair and discriminatory. Central to the claim was
The chief executive of the Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC) has resigned following mounting criticism over the body's handling of two of the most serious miscarriages of justice in British history. Karen Kneller, who had led the organisation since 2013, announced her departure on Thursday mor
The High Court has ordered a “robust and independent” investigation into how MI5 submitted false evidence to multiple courts, after dismissing two internal reviews by the Security Service as seriously “deficient”. The decision follows a BBC investigation which revealed that M
Retail trade union Usdaw is concerned by the continued growing trend of shoplifting incidents in Scotland, which have more than doubled since the pandemic, alongside a persistent decline in police ‘clear-up’ rates for the offence. The union welcomes that the protection of retail workers
A teenage influencer who is trying to become the first pilot to fly solo to every continent has been detained by Chilean authorities after an unauthorised trip to Antarctica. Prosecutors allege that 19-year-old Ethan Guo deliberately deviated from his flight plan over the southern Chilean city of Pu
A man who convinced thousands of followers that he was the reincarnation Christ has been imprisoned in Russia. Sergei Torop, a former traffic cop, founded the "Church of the Last Testament" in 1991 and recruited thousands of members in Siberia.
DLA Piper Scotland has bolstered its senior ranks with promotions in its Edinburgh office. Tony Holloran (litigation and regulatory), Jamie O'Neill (intellectual property and technology), Seb Galastro (real estate), and Jacques Camilleri (projects) have been promoted to legal director alongside seni
A rapist who systematically groomed and abused eight vulnerable young girls over the course of 16 years has been jailed. Gary MacPherson was found guilty of 22 charges, including rape, on 12 May 2025 following a trial at the High Court in Paisley.
A former MSP has lost a case against Glasgow City Council in which he alleged that it had acted unlawfully in permanently excluding him from being employed by them as a social worker on the basis that doing so would present an unacceptable level of risk. Tommy Sheridan, who served as an MSP from 199
The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has closed its consultation on updates made to its Code of Practice for services, public functions and associations, following the Supreme Court’s judgment in For Women Scotland v Scottish Ministers. Last year the EHRC ran a 12-week consultation
A man who tried to murder his estranged wife by driving over her twice with his car has had his prison sentence increased following a successful Crown appeal. William Budge was previously jailed for seven years and four months in February 2025 after earlier pleading guilty to three charges at the Hi
