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A German village has officially stripped Adolf Hitler of his honorary citizenship – granted 83 years ago. Speaking to Bild, the mayor of Tegernsee in Bavaria, Johannes Hagn, said: "We wanted this over, once and for all.” He added that the 16 village councillors voted unanimously in favour of the

Salil Shetty Amnesty International reports that at least 1,634 people were executed in 25 countries in 2015. This represents a stark increase on the number of executions recorded in 2014 of more than 50 per cent; in 2014 the organisation recorded 1,061 executions in 22 countries worldwide.

Theresa May Suspected terrorists who attempt to flee the UK or fail to give police their passports will face up to 12 months in prison under new powers.

Lorna Walker (pictured on left), senior solicitor at Govan Law Centre's Prevention of Homelessness Projectexplains how GLC's partnership work with Glasgow City Mission's Glasgow Winter Night Shelter has helped prevent people sleeping rough on the streets of Glasgow. Most people are aware of the stat

John Scrimgeour Greater clarity in the legal framework governing hydrocarbon recovery in the North Sea is required to fully realise the goals of the Wood Review, according to energy law experts at the University of Aberdeen.

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Biscuit thieves who stole an incredible £20,000 worth of Jammie Dodgers have been jailed for a total of 11 years. The gang of five pretended to be courier deliverymen in order to steal the biscuits from a factory in South Wales. However, when police discovered the trailer dumped by the roadside in

A motorist who was given eight penalty points on his driving licence after being convicted of “tailgating” another vehicle on a motorway has failed in an appeal against what he claimed was a “manifestly excessive” sentence. The Sheriff Appeal Court refused the appeal after ruling that the sh

Christine McLintock The Law Society of Scotland has launched a new video to highlight the importance of legal aid in ensuring access to justice for all.

The Law Society of Scotland has raised a number of concerns about Scottish government proposals for devolution of the Employment Tribunal system in Scotland. The society highlights several issues in its response to the Scottish government’s consultation on the draft Order in Council for the transf

The European Union’s General Court is preparing for the arrival of new members as part of a revised structure, consisting of nine chambers of five judges, to be introduced in September. The legislation provides initially for 12 new judges to be appointed to the General Court, and subsequently for

The execution of a European Arrest Warrant must be deferred if there is a real risk of inhuman or degrading treatment because of the conditions of detention of the person concerned in the member state where the warrant was issued. And, if the existence of that risk cannot be discounted within a reas

Alan Matthew Scottish taxpayers will see a new tax code appearing on their payslips from this week as the Scottish Parliament sets income tax levels for the first time.