A domestic abuser who murdered his partner in Aberdeen has been jailed for life with a punishment part of 22 years. Joseph Greer killed Samantha Lee at his home in the city following a prolonged and violent assault.
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The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) hopes changes to its IPO rules will make listing on the stock market a more appealing prospect for companies. The changes, which are the culmination of a lengthy consultation process, are designed to allow the UK listings market to compete more effectively with
The average house price in Scotland has increased 3.6 per cent in the last 12 months, with the average price rising to £223,246, according to the latest Lloyds House Price Index. The housing market north of the Border has performed well in comparison to most of the rest of the UK, with annual
Two US senators from Oregon have urged the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to ban prediction markets from accepting bets on destructive wildfires, warning they could encourage arson and allow investors to profit from natural disasters. The call follows reports that prediction platform Po
Shepherd & Wedderburn has secured a 5,000 sq ft suite on the third floor of The Capitol, 431 Union Street, Aberdeen. The letting coincides with a new programme of improvement works launched by the building’s new owners, DS properties, aimed at enhancing both the building iconic street pres
Meta, the owner of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, has been ordered to pay $567m (£421m) to address harm caused to children by its platforms. A US judge in New Mexico ordered that $420m (£312m) of the sum be spent on treatment services for young people, with the remainder allocated to
As the AI boom begins to wobble with vast valuations of non-profitmaking companies now being questioned, Robert Shiels, enjoys a timely study of the world’s first global crash. Over the course of the 1850s and 1860s, during the first era of globalization, the world experienced an unprecedented
Our weekly round-up of human rights stories from around the world. Elon Musk’s X latest to block Saudi dissident accounts inside kingdom
The Appeal Court of the High Court of Justiciary has rejected an appeal brought to it by reference of the Scottish Criminal Cases Review Commission, reasoning that post-conviction developments in the appellant’s mental state did not mean that his sentence had proceeded on the basis of an inacc
Laws intended to ensure the fair sharing of finances following divorce are not being correctly applied, new research warns. A landmark judgment by the House of Lords (now the Supreme Court) is failing to help wives during divorce who have made compromises and taken on more caring responsibilities du
Several Labour, Green and Liberal Democrat-run councils have said they will resist new official guidance on single-sex spaces that came into force this week, prompting legal action from campaigners seeking to enforce compliance, The Times reports. The Equality and Human Rights Commission's (EHRC) up
A Brazilian state legislature has found itself playing host to an unlikely group of visitors, with capybaras repeatedly wandering into voting sessions. The famously calm rodents entered the Mato Grosso state legislature building in Cuiabá last week, surprising lawmakers who were preparing for
Responses are being sought on proposals to improve guidance around the use of restraint and seclusion in hospitals. The proposed updates to the Code of Practice for the Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003 aim to strengthen protections for adults and children to ensure that their s
A Chinese pro-democracy activist has been arrested in Tibet after allegedly showing a photograph of the Dalai Lama while visiting a monastery, prompting Amnesty International to call for his immediate release. Zhang Yi, a human rights activist from Wuhan, Hubei province, was detained by police in Lh
The Police Investigations and Review Commissioner (PIRC) has unveiled her new strategic objectives to support staff to keep delivering the best possible service to communities and partners. PIRC safeguards the rights of those who come into contact with the police either by investigating incidents in
