Ministers promised action on spiralling premiums. The result has been silence – and higher bills, writes Thomas Mitchell. The average cost of comprehensive car insurance in the UK is now £726 according to Confused.com, the well-known price comparison website. Post pandemic, we saw prices
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The Sheriff Appeal Court has quashed an order for the destruction of an XL Bully dog after finding that there was insufficient information to establish that the dog presented a risk to the public or that his owner, who received the dog from her son in unknown circumstances, was not a fit and proper
Anyone who followed the 2026 Winter Olympics will probably have noted the cheating controversy in curling in the men’s game: Sweden’s Oskar Eriksson accused Canada’s Mark Kennedy of deliberately double-touching his stones, writes Benjamin Bestgen. For those unfamiliar, curling is a
The EU has said it is seeking clarity from the US on its policy intentions after the country's top court ruled many of Trump's flagship tariffs to be unlawful. The Supreme Court of the United States appeared to catch the president off-guard by ruling 6-3 that he cannot rely on the International Emer
Liam McArthur’s bill cannot include any effective protection for those who wish to opt out of involvement in ‘assisted dying’. Professional bodies must now formally oppose it, writes Dr Mary Neal. It was reported this week that several organisations representing the health professi
The Sheriff Appeal Court has ordered the removal of a man convicted of threatening and abusive behaviour towards an 11-year-old boy from the sex offenders’ register after determining that his behaviour was motivated by racism, but refused a conjoined challenge to placement on the register by a
A lord ordinary has refused a petition by a company challenging a decision to select a site in Tobermory as the preferred site for a new educational establishment on the island of Mull after ruling that there was no procedural unfairness in the final vote approving the selection of the site. Mull Ca
People released from prison in Scotland are facing a mental health and substance use crisis, according to a first-of-its-kind study. The University of Stirling-led research, tracking more than 8,000 prisoners over four years, shines a spotlight for the first time on their unmet needs on release from
The Inner House of the Court of Session has allowed an appeal against a grant of planning permission for a wind farm following the developer's successful appeal to the Scottish ministers after ruling that the construction of the wind farm and its connection to the grid constituted a single project f
A personal injury sheriff has ordered a pursuer who abandoned an action against the distribution company that formerly employed him alleging he suffered psychiatric injury following a data breach to pay expenses to the defender after finding that he had raised a claim based on false evidence and mis
The Scottish Sentencing Council has published a new report on public understanding and perceptions of sentencing in Scotland following a wide-ranging national survey. The survey, conducted by Ipsos Scotland on behalf of the council, asked residents in Scotland about their views on different aspects
Higgs LLP has acquired Vialex Limited, together with its specialist employment law arm Navigator Employment Law Limited. Vialex Limited is a provider of corporate and commercial legal services to high growth, mid-market and private equity backed owner-managed businesses and is known for its ou
A trade union is calling for a new law to safeguard transport workers in Scotland against a sharp rise in assaults. Gordon Martin, the RMT’s Scottish organiser, said he has heard “horrendous” stories from members of being spat on, abused, threatened and attacked at work.
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North Koreans caught watching South Korean television shows face public humiliation, years in labour camps or even execution – with the harshest punishments for those too poor to pay bribes, according to testimony given to Amnesty International. North Koreans who fled the country have told Amn
