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Domestic abuser drove at wife at speed on day she took her own life, CCTV shows

Video clips of Lee Milne’s aggressive and erratic behaviour towards his wife Kimberly were used in evidence at his trial.

Evening Standard

Woman impersonated husband’s voice in near £100,000 fraud scheme

Karen Lawrence, from Kilmarnock, East Ayrshire, had previously pleaded guilty to forming the fraudulent scheme

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Lord Advocate meets firefighter’s widow as investigations into death continue

Shelley Martin recently criticised ‘unacceptable’ delays around inquiries into the death her husband Barry in the Jenners fire in 2023.

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Lord Advocate gave Swinney details of Murrell charge in March 2025, papers show

It has sparked calls from the opposition at Holyrood for Dorothy Bain KC to appear before MSPs to answer questions.

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Swinney vows ‘absolute confidence’ in Lord Advocate amid row over Murrell memo

Dorothy Bain KC has been accused of giving the SNP leader political advantage with a minute about the case against Peter Murrell.

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Swinney vows to respect court ‘independence’ amid Murrell charge questions

The First Minister declined to comment on why he was given sight of the indictment weeks before it was made public.

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Calls for answers about Lord Advocate’s email to FM on Peter Murrell charge

The Conservatives say the First Minister received a ‘private warning’ about the charges against the former SNP chief executive.

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John Swinney briefed on Peter Murrell charges before they became public

The Conservatives say the First Minister received a ‘private warning’ about the charges against the former SNP chief executive

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Inquiry into death of man who ‘waited 40 hours for ambulance’ to last a week

Gerard Brown died in September 2021.

Evening Standard

Three years is too long to have unanswered questions, says firefighter’s widow

Shelley Martin has hit out at delays in the investigation into the death of her husband, Barry Martin.

Evening Standard

Widow of firefighter who died in Jenners blaze hits out at ‘unacceptable’ delays

Shelley Martin said the death of her husband Barry had ‘devastated’ her family, including her twin sons.

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Mother of grade error student says inquiry into his death must take place

Ethan Scott Brown took his own life after wrongly being told he could not graduate with an Honours degree.

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Former nuns and support worker sentenced over historic abuse at children’s homes

The offences took place at two homes in Lasswade, Midlothian, and Kilmarnock, East Ayrshire, run by the Catholic order the Sisters of Nazareth.

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Scotland officials weigh up smoking ban exception for supervised crack use

Move follows increase in drug users switching from injecting heroin to smoking crack in Glasgow and Edinburgh

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Emma Caldwell family voice fears as Police Scotland left out of inquiry’s remit

Emma, 27, was murdered in 2005 but it was not until 2024 that her killer, Iain Packer, was convicted of her killing.

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ExxonMobil fined £176,000 over flaring at petrochemical plant

The flaring at a facility in Fife happened in 2019.

The Independent UK

‘Predatory’ rapist spiked women’s drinks before attacking them

The court heard how Baki posed a ‘significant danger’ to women

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Rapist who spiked women’s drinks jailed for nine years

Prosecutors said Kenan Baki posed a ‘significant danger’ to women.

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Scottish Prison Service admits human rights law breach over death in custody

Police Scotland and Crown Office also make admissions in court relating to death of Allan Marshall in 2015

The National (Scotland)

Crown Office warns Ash Regan's prostitution bill would be unenforceable

The Crown Office have warned that Ash Regan’s proposed bill to outlaw the purchase of sex will be unenforceable ...

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Family of Emma Caldwell ‘betrayed’ over inquiry document, lawyer says

Ms Caldwell was murdered in 2005 but it was not until last year that Iain Packer was convicted of her killing.

The National (Scotland)

'How on earth?': Crown Office denies existence of Palestine Action prosecutor files

THE Crown Office is facing questions after admitting it has no documents ...

The National (Scotland)

Crown Office block release of files on Palestine activists charged under terror laws

THE Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Services (COPFS) has refused to release any documents relating to pro-Palestine protestors charged under…

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Man, 92, sexually abused boys at children’s home five decades ago, court finds

John Porteous was deemed unfit to stand trial but has now been found to have committed the offences at Quarrier’s Village, Renfrewshire.

The National (Scotland)

Prosecutors reject Humza Yousaf's call to drop Palestine Action charges

PROSECUTORS at the Crown Office have rejected calls from former first minister Humza Yousaf not to pursue charges against people accused of…

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