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A police hunt for a stolen statue of Jesus was called off when the statue reappeared outside the religious gift shop it was stolen from – complete with a makeover and fresh coat of paint for All Saints Day. The statue was reported stolen from the shop in Connecticut but made a miraculous reappeara

Lord Carloway A man accused of being concerned in the supply of drugs who challenged the admissibility of evidence obtained during a search of his vehicle has had an appeal refused.

Michael Matheson The number of additional police officers in Scotland

Karen Fountain

Jamie Kerr Significant changes to the way UK tourist visas are issued to people from China will provide a huge boost to Britain’s economy, according to one immigration lawyer.

John Swinney The UK government's Scotland Bill amendments fail to deliver on the Smith Commission proposals according to Deputy First Minister John Swinney.

Gordon Buchan

Joe Fitzpatrick The Scottish government has reversed its intention not to extend the freedom of information (FOI) legislation to housing associations.

The Gambling Commission has published an update to its advice note – "The Role of Authorised Persons – Scotland". The commission was set up under the Gambling Act 2005 to regulate commercial gambling in Great Britain in partnership with licensing authorities.

David Menzies Scottish laws on insolvency are to be brought together into one piece of legislation for the first time in a generation as the new Bankruptcy (Scotland) Bill is introduced to the Scottish Parliament.

From left: Geoff Begg (president of HRFC), Ewan Stafford (Harper Macleod) and Andy Little (chairman, HRFC)

Lord Kinclaven Pupils from schools across Ayrshire have been cited to attend court this week, and will be given the chance to take the law into their own hands.

A man has been imprisoned for smuggling drugs, a knife and a McMuffin sandwich into Wormwood Scrubs. Karl Jensen, 27, was caught on CCTV tying a bag with the goods to a fishing line outside the jail which was then pulled over a fence and into a cell.

Lord Carloway A man accused of sodomising a child who claimed the alleged offence arose from the same incident for which he was previously acquitted has had a “plea in bar of trial” appeal refused.