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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.

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

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.

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

Adam Tomkins A Conservative election candidate and legal academic has called for a new UK government department for the constitution.

A parliamentary draughtsman has warned that the length of new bills and the number of clauses they include is becoming so great that Parliament is unable to scrutinise them properly. In a new report entitled Dangerous Trends in Modern Legislation... and how to reverse them, published by the Centre f

A celebrity whose alleged “extramarital activities” are the subject of a gagging order under English law has been named in the US, calling into question the point of privacy injunctions in the age of social media. The man, whose identity was revealed in a US publication, is said to have been inv

A Catholic monk was jailed today for seven years for physically and sexually abusing a number of boys in his care at an East Lothian school between January 1971 and July 1985. At the High Court in Edinburgh, Lord Uist sentenced Michael Murphy to seven years imprisonment after he was found guilty of

Kath Murray Scrapping the SNP's 1,000 extra officers policy will open the way for properly resourcing the single force writes Kath Murray.

Applications for CMS’ 2016 Bursary programme, now in its fifth year, are open for entry in the UK. The popular scheme, which awards up to five bursaries worth £2,500 each year for aspiring students to use towards their law degrees, has had significant success since its launch. Solicitor Sarah Hyd

Elmos and other costumed characters who work for tips in New York City’s Times Square could have their movements restricted later this year after the city council approved a law forcing them to stay in designated zones. The law, which must also be signed by mayor Bill de Blasio, was passed followi

Caroline Ramsay Pinsent Masons has announced the promotion of 18 individuals – three in Scotland – to its partnership.

Michael Matheson The Justice Secretary, Michael Matheson, has said suspected criminals could be electronically tagged instead of being held on remand, The Sunday Post reports.

A police unit has admitted 13 breaches of spying laws. Police Scotland’s counter corruption unit (CCU), which illegally snooped on journalistic sources, has been found to have authorised its own spying, instead of obtaining judicial approval.