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Police have apologised to a man whose £40,000 car was stolen twice in the same day, the second time from a secure police compound. Robbers armed with knives broke into the home of Phil Chambers, 30, and his fiancé to steal the keys to the Audi RS3.

A car insurance company which sought to avoid paying a claim on the basis that the owner of the vehicle had given a false address on his application form has had its legal bid to avoid the policy rejected. The motorist had stated on his form that his address was at a house in Giffnock, when there wa

A prominent pastor was forced to run out of a house naked after a woman's husband came home to find him communing with his wife. Pastor O. Jermaine Simmons was caught in flagrante delicto with a member of his flock on the afternoon of 17 January.

A trial at Stirling Sheriff Court was abandoned last week after a witness was approached in the pub by a juror, The Courier reports. The trial of Alexander McKinlay, 28, over the alleged abduction of his ex-girlfriend was brought to a premature end and a fresh trial was ordered by Sheriff Wylie Robe

An Aberdeen man who admitted taking a bus for a drug-fuelled joyride has been sentenced to prison for 33 months. Hans Reid, 26, told Aberdeen Sheriff Court that he took the Stagecoach vehicle from Aberdeen's main bus station in May.

A man who was convicted of a number of offences including robbery and dangerous driving after he assaulted a woman and stole her car has successfully challenged a sheriff’s decision to impose an extended sentence. The Criminal Appeal Court ruled that a sheriff's purported disposal was “incompete

Frank Mulholland QC The lord advocate, Frank Mulholland QC has produced draft guidelines for prosecutors on alleged offences committed by possible human trafficking victims.

Two million UK citizens who work abroad may become illegal immigrants if the country leaves theEuropean Union (EU) the former attorney generalDominic Grieve (pictured) has said. In an attack on Eurosceptics in the Conservative party Mr Grieve was critical of those who want to withdraw from the EU an

The oldest law firm in Ayrshire has begun celebrating its 150th anniversary. A series of special events during 2026 will mark a century-and-a-half of Lockharts Law, whose history can be traced to a humble room in Ayr’s Wellington Square when John Lockhart began representing the official b

A convicted murderer has lost an appeal against the 22-year length of the punishment part of his life sentence in which he argued that such a long period was not justified because the murder was committed spontaneously rather than being premeditated. Appellant John Farquhar, 59, pled guilty to the m

A man who allegedly stole a tourist train and took it for a joyride, picking up two bewildered passengers along the way, told police he was celebrating his birthday. Florida man Jonathan Winslow allegedly stole the Conch Tour Train – a popular tourist attraction since 1958 – on 4 July, w

A man who forced his way into the home of a woman before violently raping and sexually assaulting her has been jailed.  Bradley Shand was found guilty of attacking the 61-year-old following a trial at the High Court in Edinburgh. The court heard how the victim was home alone and watching televi

Dear Editor, I’m relieved that I won’t have to learn about the new Registers of Moveable Transactions, as these days my interests lie in other fields (perhaps waters would be a better term as I contemplate the approach of the sailing season) but the news reminded me of a story that my fa

Simpson & Marwick is returning to the Aberdeen property market after a six-year break. The firm returns under the stewardship of Aberdeen businessman Rob Aberdein, and is focused on re-establishing itself in the region.