A man has been arrested for drug driving in the middle of his driving test. Merseyside Police in England said officers pulled over the 26-year-old after spotting a defective brake light.
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Up to 2,400 women and their children could be supported to escape abusive relationships, following the announcement of increased funding for emergency financial support. The Scottish government is providing £2 million for the ‘Fund to Leave’ initiative over the next year (2026-27).
ESPC’s latest House Price Report shows a stable market across Edinburgh, the Lothians, Fife and the Scottish Borders, with modest price growth, improving stock levels and softer competition creating more balanced trading conditions. Using sales data from December 2025 to February 2026, the ave
A driver licensing agency has apologised after its AI-powered Spanish language helpline was actually English with a Hispanic accent. Motorists in the US state of Washington shared videos on TikTok showing how, after inviting callers to press 2 for assistance in Spanish, the helpline simply switched
New legislation has been passed giving greater legal protection to digital assets. By clarifying rights to ownership, the Digital Assets (Scotland) Bill enables individuals and businesses to trade and invest "with more confidence".
A lord ordinary has refused to grant an order for the eviction of a family of travelling showpeople from a site in Govan that the local authority sought to redevelop as part of a masterplan for the area after finding that their occupation of the ground was protected by the Mobile Homes Act 1983. Gla
The Scottish Legal Complaints Commission (SLCC) welcomed the minister for victims and community safety, Siobhian Brown MSP, to its offices yesterday to hear about work underway to improve Scotland’s legal services regulation and complaints system. This comes as the first provisions of the Regu
The UK's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has launched a review of private dentistry in all four parts of the UK. Demand for private dentistry has risen sharply in recent years, with one in five people in Great Britain using private dental care in 2024.
Our weekly round-up of human rights stories from around the world. Iran’s internet blackout could worsen human toll of war, say rights groups
A shoplifter whose struggle with a store security guard caused him to suffer a fatal heart attack has been jailed for five years and four months. Natasha Smith, 38, was prevented from leaving the Asda superstore in Arbroath by 61-year-old Alun Harris-Richards and another shop worker amid suspi
This is a serious, well-researched consideration of how the prosecution of violent crime in Scotland has developed and of society’s changing attitudes to it. Some of the fifteen cases carefully selected by Dr Louise Heren are well-known landmark cases like those of Burke and Hare, Madeleine Sm
The Financial Conduct Authority has fined Wood Group £13 million after concluding that a "poor operating culture" at the Aberdeen-based engineering firm led it to publish misleading financial information to investors over a three-year period.
Tax evasion should be treated as a form of corruption if financial criminals are to be held accountable, a new study argues. Experts warn that without stronger enforcement, and clearer rules on corporate liability, the UK will continue to struggle to prosecute tax offences effectively.
The Supreme Court has rejected the Kingdom of Spain’s long-running attempts to invoke state immunity to prevent renewable energy investors registering their 2018 ICSID arbitration award in England. Infrastructure Services Luxembourg and Energia Termosolar, the investors, are owed €120 mil
A camel beauty contest in Oman has become the latest to be rocked by a plastic surgery scandal. Organisers of the 2026 Camel Beauty Show Festival in Al Musannah in February say they disqualified a total of 20 camels who received cosmetic enhancements including lip fillers and Botox injections.
