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A man befriended schoolboys through a messaging app then coerced them to perform sex acts in exchange for Xbox codes. Ross Brogan, 31, from Glasgow, bombarded four teenage victims with indecent communications and obscene videos then offered payment if they would reciprocate.
Scottish government ministers must ensure the right combination of officers and staff is in place as new figures show a fall in the number of full-time police officers, the Scottish Liberal Democrats have said. The key points from the police officer quarterly strength stats for 31 December 2025 are
Scottish Women’s Aid is marking 10 years of Scotland’s Domestic Abuse and Forced Marriage helpline as it responds to record levels of demand for support. Launched in early 2016 with support from the Scottish government, the service began with just five staff and a phone line and received
The automatic release point for certain short-term prisoners will be changed from 40 per cent to 30 per cent of their sentence, subject to approval by Holyrood.
A new report from the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) warns that the Probation Service in England and Wales is being placed under significant strain, seriously impeding its ability to protect the public and reduce reoffending rates. In 2024-25, HM Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS) spent £1.
An Aberdeen sheriff has refused an appeal by a property owner against a decision not to award him a short-term let licence after it concluded following a single objection to the application from a neighbour that there was the potential for public nuisance if the licence was granted. Kirk Harrison ch
Employee ownership trusts (EOTs) and other alternative business structures (ABS) are playing an increasingly important role in business succession planning across the UK, writes Douglas Roberts. Nearly 2,500 businesses across the country are now employee owned, representing around 358,000 employee o
Proposals to introduce opt‐out group proceedings in Scotland have the potential to improve access to justice, Scotland’s statutory consumer body has said.
A man sentenced to 100 hours of unpaid work for assaulting his wife in front of her child has lost an appeal by stated case against his conviction after the High Court of Justiciary found that evidence from a friend of a de recenti statement could be used as a primary source of evidence in the absen
Scottish business confidence saw a marginal increase in January, rising one point to 37 per cent according to the latest Bank of Scotland Business Barometer. This growth was driven by a significant 15-point surge in firms' confidence regarding their own trading prospects, reaching 53 per cent. When
A sheriff conducting an inquiry into the death of a self-employed gardener who died after being struck by falling timber has concluded that his death could have been avoided if the drop zone into which timber was expected to fall had been more clearly identified and there was a clear means of commun
