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FOUND: 2 - What They Never Told You

Duo tried to smuggle £1.5m of drugs into UK using watermelons

Their elaborate plan was rumbled when Border Force officers found an “anomaly” with the HGV

The Independent UK

Drugs courier who smuggled £5.6m of cocaine into Scotland jailed

Kristopher Purvis, 35, of Durham, was sentenced to 10 years behind bars at the High Court in Edinburgh on Wednesday.

The Independent UK

Who’s watching? The secret powers letting agencies spy on Scots

The Ferret investigated the hidden powers of specialist reporting agencies as part of our Who Runs Scotland series

The National (Scotland)

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Not a scrap of evidence against me, says Sturgeon as police probe dropped

Police Scotland has said the investigation into the former first minister, and ex-SNP treasurer Colin Beattie, has ended.

Evening Standard

Crown Office issues contempt of court warning after Peter Murrell court appearance

THE Crown Office has issued a warning after former SNP chief executive appeared in court charged with embezzlement.

The National (Scotland)

Ex-SNP chief executive Peter Murrell in court as Nicola Sturgeon probe dropped

The 60-year-old made no plea to a charge of embezzlement when he faced Edinburgh Sheriff Court on Thursday.

Evening Standard

Peter Murrell appears in court after embezzlement charge amid SNP probe

EX-SNP chief executive Peter Murrell has appeared at Edinburgh Sheriff Court following a charge of embezzlement.

The National (Scotland)

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Fatal accident inquiry to be held into death of Falkirk man killed by son

A FATAL accident inquiry is to be held into the death of a man who was killed by his son.

The National (Scotland)

Sheku Bayoh family questions Kate Forbes's 'confused' inquiry decision

THE inquiry into the death of Sheku Bayoh in police custody will not be extended to cover the decision not to prosecute any officers, the Deputy…

The National (Scotland)

Sheku Bayoh family pans Police Scotland as force drops legal fight against Government

POLICE Scotland have been accused of a “humiliating climbdown” after dropping a legal challenge over the Sheku Bayoh inquiry just one day after…

The National (Scotland)

Police Scotland seek legal challenge over Sheku Bayoh inquiry extension calls

POLICE Scotland is taking court action over the way the Scottish Government is handling calls to extend the terms of reference of the inquiry into…

The National (Scotland)

Police Scotland respond to suggestion Operation Branchform 'held up'

Police Scotland have rejected a suggestion that any “hold up” in the Operation Branchform investigation is due to them ...

The National (Scotland)

Inquiry launched into death of baby in Scottish hospital on day he was born

AN INQUIRY is to be held into the death of a baby in hospital on the day he was born ...

The National (Scotland)

Inquiry to begin into death of man shot by police after multiple stabbings

Badreddin Abdalla Adam Bosh stabbed six people at the Park Inn Hotel in West George Street, Glasgow, on June 26 2020.

Evening Standard

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Eljamel inquiry 'has not progressed as it should have', Lord Advocate says

SCOTLAND’S Lord Advocate has said she has been concerned “for some time” over the pace of the Sam Eljamel inquiry which she says “has not…

Evening Standard

Fatal accident inquiry to be held into rail derailment that killed three people

The incident occurred near Stonehaven, Aberdeenshire, in August 2020.

The National (Scotland)

Kate Forbes 'must make decision on Sheku Bayoh inquiry or quit', family say

KATE Forbes must make a decision on the Sheku Bayoh inquiry or step down as Deputy First Minister, the lawyer representing his family has said ...

Evening Standard

Paedophile extradited from Thailand jailed for historic child sex abuse

John Martin, 74, previously of East Lothian, was found guilty of abuse involving two young girls in the 1980s and 90s.

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Sepa prosecutions of environmental rulebreakers plummet

COMPLAINTS about pollution in Scotland leapt over the past 10 years while successful prosecutions of polluters have fallen from 18 to zero, The…

Evening Standard

Outdoor activity firm fined £10,000 after boy, 12, drowned in river

Kayden Walker became trapped underwater at a weir during a boogie boarding session.

The National (Scotland)

No further action to be taken on human trafficking charges against Stagecoach founder

No further action will be taken against a bus company tycoon who was charged with human trafficking offences, the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal…

The National (Scotland)

Former police officer jailed for attempting to murder ex-partner and her mother

A FORMER police officer who attempted to murder his ex-girlfriend and her mother by driving a car into the funeral home where she worked has been…

The National (Scotland)

Three men jailed as £200k worth of cocaine and amphetamines seized

THREE men have been jailed over serious organised crime and drug offences following several police raids across the west of Scotland ...

The National (Scotland)

Woman convicted of selling elephant ivory on eBay in first-of-its-kind Scottish case

A WOMAN has been fined after she admitted making thousands of pounds from selling elephant ivory on eBay ...

The National (Scotland)

Salesman jailed for ‘breathtaking’ £3 million Edinburgh University scam

A BUSINESSMAN has been jailed for seven years for his part in a “breathtaking” decade-long scam that defrauded the University of Edinburgh of…

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