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World-leading security experts have been forced to re-run an election after being locked out of their own ultra-secure system. The International Association of Cryptologic Research (IACR) announced on Friday that it could not access the results of its annual committee elections.

Elon Musk's AI chatbot, Grok, is under criminal investigation for Holocaust denial. Public prosecutors in Paris launched an investigation after Grok appeared to verify false claims made on X by a French neo-Nazi previously convicted of Holocaust denial offences.

Concentrated ownership, absentee landlords and a lack of transparency in how land is managed are some of the concerns the public has over land in Scotland according to a new report, published by the Scottish Land Commission.  Developed through the ScotLand Futures initiative, the report reflect

Survivors who escaped El Fasher in Sudan’s North Darfur State have told Amnesty International how fighters with the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) executed scores of unarmed men and raped dozens of women and girls as they captured the city. Amnesty International researchers interviewed survivors w

US legislation making strangulation a serious criminal offence has been linked to reduced intimate partner homicide rates, with 14 per cent fewer women killed and 27 per cent fewer male victims in the 18-49 age group. Strangulation statutes are a relatively recent development in criminal justice, wi

A majority of Scots agree that school pupils should decide for themselves whether to take part in religious observance, a new poll has found.  The research, conducted by Survation on behalf of Humanist Society Scotland, revealed that support for an independent pupil opt-out from religious obser

Ireland is in breach of its obligations under EU water protection law, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has ruled. In a judgment handed down last Thursday, the court identified serious non-compliances with the EU Water Framework Directive (WFD), introduced in 2000.

An Elvis-loving judge has agreed to resign from the bench after disciplinary action for taking his love of the King too far – including by wearing an Elvis wig in court. Judge Matthew Thornhill, from Missouri, said he was trying to "help relax litigants" through his light-hearted antics, but n

Clifford Chance is cutting around 10 per cent of its business services staff in London, with the firm citing increased use of AI and shifting operational demands as key drivers. About 50 roles across finance, HR and IT are expected to be made redundant, with a further 35 roles potentially re-scoped

After years of inertia, Scotland is now the only part of Great Britain where non-lawyers cannot own or invest in law firms – a situation that a growing coalition of legal professionals is aiming to change. The ABS Scotland Group, officially launched today with 18 members, is spearheading effor

Scots lawyers may be celebrating the national team's success in the World Cup qualifiers – but they are licking their wounds after a bruising defeat by the Bar of Northern Ireland.

UK government ministers will meet next month with the families of those killed in the 1994 Chinook helicopter disaster, who are campaigning for transparency and a judge-led public inquiry. A total of 29 service personnel died when the helicopter crashed on the Mull of Kintyre en route from Northern

Police in the Philippines unlawfully targeted protesters with unnecessary and excessive force during anti-corruption marches in September, according to new testimony gathered by Amnesty International ahead of fresh protests planned across the country this weekend. Ten people interviewed by Amnesty I

For the past 10 years the Faculty Christmas Collection has been a lifeline for vulnerable families across Fife – and in 2025 the need is greater than ever. This annual initiative supports families facing isolation, bereavement, disability, mental health challenges, and poverty – helping

Two former presidents have been nominated to stand as president of the Law Society of Scotland. John Mulholland who was president of the Society in 2019/20 and Susan Murray, president in 2024/25, have chosen to stand for the role for a second time.