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A round-up of human rights stories from around the world. Sudanese people are ‘starving to death’, Human Rights Watch says

A Glasgow sheriff has ruled that a housing co-operative could evict a Scottish secure tenant after it discovered that she had allowed drug dealers to use her property to store controlled substances in return for the cancellation of a debt. Drumchapel Housing Co-Operative Ltd raised an action for rem

Legislation aiming to simplify the funding system for learners at college and university and apprentices in Scotland has been published. The Scottish government has introduced the Tertiary Education and Training Bill at Holyrood, which is expected to examine it over the course of this year. 

A man whose dog chased, attacked and injured a deer while the dog was being used to hunt hares has become the first person in Scotland to be convicted and sentenced under new hunting legislation. Nickolas Chenier, 56, admitted to using his golden Lurcher for hare coursing on land near a cemetery in

The average selling price of property in Edinburgh, the Lothians, Fife and the Borders experienced a significant increase from November 2024 to January 2025, rising 4.6 per cent annually to £287,184.  ESPC saw an increase in the average selling price across the majority of areas covered i

TLT has advised a Glasgow-based diagnostics company that has pioneered the early detection and identification of cancer on a multimillion-pound investment. The funding will facilitate the business’ growth and expand its commercial presence in the US.

A judge who was excused from jury duty because he said he thinks all defendants are guilty has been forced to resign from the bench. Judge Richard T. Snyder, of Petersburgh Town Court in New York, was referred to the judicial watchdog after making the remarks.

An investigation is underway after a fire was deliberately started at Kirkcaldy Sheriff Court early this morning. Emergency services responded to reports of a door on fire at the court on Whytescauseway at around 4.50am. While the blaze has been extinguished, a police cordon remains in place.

A woman who was assaulted by her husband was unable to secure civil legal aid for her divorce, despite contacting more than 116 law firms. The mother-of-two from the Highlands qualified for legal aid due to being on universal credit but said no firms were willing or able to take on her case. Some re

An appeal by a man to be tried for rape at Glasgow High Court has lost an appeal against the granting of a Crown motion to prohibit questioning on aspects of evidence introduced under a section 275 application as part of a special defence of incrimination. Pa Samba Saye was indicted on four charges,

Advocate Paul Harvey and Lord Turnbull's new book, The Law of Sexual Offences in Scotland, is now available to buy. The book, published by Bloomsbury Professional, is the comprehensive guide to the law and practice of sexual offences in Scotland.

Lady Tait has been sworn in as a senator of the College of Justice. Lady Tait was sworn in by the Lord President, Lord Pentland, in a ceremony at the Court of Session yesterday. After administering the Oath of Allegiance and the Judicial Oath, Lord Pentland invited Lady Tait to take her seat on the

Brian Dempsey, a law lecturer at Dundee Law School, is to deliver a talk on LGBTQI+ lives. Mr Dempsey will discuss:

A domestic abuser who tried to murder his estranged wife by running her over twice has been jailed for more than seven years. William Budge also admitted subjecting his victim to a campaign of abuse when he appeared at the High Court in Edinburgh on 6 January.