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Six young stars of the Malawian Youth Choir took time out from performances at The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo to visit the Faculty of Advocates – and for at least one of them, the occasion went straight to her head.

A woman who tormented her neighbours by blasting opera music for 16 years has been arrested. Eva N would play a four-minute aria from Verdi's La Traviata all day long with her speakers at full volume.

Businesses in Scotland suffered losses of £1.8 million in the first half of the year as a result of fraud, a significant decline on the figure of £3.8m in the same period last year. New data show that Scotland compared favourably to the rest of the UK, where the value of fraud increased

The Tumbling Lassie operetta is running at the Fringe from today until August 20.

As negotiations between the EU and the UK continue after the publication of the UK’s White Paper containing proposals for the future UK-EU relationship, the UK government is preparing for Brexit. This includes making the orders required to modify the legal landscape for a post-Brexit future, u

A record low number of people were prosecuted or issued an out-of-court disposal in England and Wales over the past year despite a sharp increase in recorded crime, new figures reveal. Just 1.61 million people were formally dealt with by the criminal justice system in the year to March 2018, down se

Authorities in Russia have launched a probe into export tax fraud involving Scottish Limited Partnerships (SLPs), The Herald reports. Prosecutors in a port near the Estonian border say they are looking into an attempt to avoid more than $200,000 in duty on a tanker carrying fuel oil.

An 87-year-old woman who was cutting dandelions near her home in rural Georgia was tasered by police last week and arrested for criminal trespass and obstruction. Chatsworth Police said Marth Al-Bishara refused to drop the steak knife she was using to cut the flowers despite several commands to do s

Scott Clair comments on a recent Sheriff Appeal Court case that found the scope of non-vested contingent interest to be greater than previously thought. Where an individual is sequestrated, the totality of their assets and potential assets (subject to certain exceptions) will pass to (or “vest

Ian Mitchell has joined Lindsays as a partner in the corporate team based in Glasgow. Mr Mitchell has 20 years’ experience in advising a wide range of clients in relation to corporate transactions and commercial contract work over the life of a business. He has worked with businesses including

A new "Housing Mediation" project to be led by Carolyn Hirst has been launched by the University of Strathclyde. Located within the university’s Mediation Clinic, the project has been funded by a £20,000 grant from SafeDeposits Scotland Trust.

A soldier acquitted of rape who was sued by the complainer has been ordered to pay her £100,000 after he failed to defend the claim. Sean Diamond, 24, stood trial accused of raping a woman while she slept in a flat in Dundee in 2015.

The "whipping stone", which marks the site of medieval flogging in Aberdeen, has once again been revealed. The unassuming 400-year-old relic – a square stone set flush in the ground – lies at the junction of Union Street and Broad Street and has now been restored after having been tarred

High demand for avocados, which are soaring in price, has fuelled a crime wave across New Zealand. Thousands of dollars worth of avocados are being stolen by organised gangs who are selling the fruit on to retailers, the New Zealand Herald reports.