Crime

Brandon Lee plays Eric Draven in 1994 hit The Crow. Cr: YouTube/Miramax

How did The Crow's Brandon Lee die? Story behind tragic prop gun death

Fawziyah Javed, 31, died after falling from Arthur's Seat in September 2021.

Walker on Arthur's Seat told by wife of murder accused that he 'pushed' her

Despite advances in obstetric medicine, pregnancy and childbirth remain significant health risks to women (Picture: David Jones/PA)

Surrogacy is morally wrong, reducing poor women to incubators for the rich

Oscar Pistorius leaves the High Court in Pretoria, South Africa, Tuesday June 14, 2016. A South African parole board is to consider whether former Paralympics star and convicted murderer Oscar Pistorius can be released from jail.

Former Olympic runner Oscar Pistorius denied parole

A man accused of murdering his pregnant wife by pushing her off Arthur’s Seat was eager to visit the Edinburgh landmark during his time in the Scottish capital, a court has heard.

Murder accused was ‘really keen’ to visit Arthur’s Seat, trial told

Olivia Pratt-Korbel. Photograph: Family Handout/PA

Man found guilty of murdering nine-year-old Olivia Pratt-Korbel

Russian president Vladimir Putin meets with Acting Governor of the Omsk Region via a video link at the Novo-Ogaryovo residence outside Moscow. Picture: Gavriil Grigorov/AFP via Getty Images

Four bankers convicted over Swiss account of Putin-linked Russian cellist

Police at the scene in Meridian Close, Bluntisham, Cambridgeshire, where police found the body of a 32-year-old man with a gunshot wound on Wednesday evening. They were later called to a second property in Ely, Cambridgeshire, where they found the body of a 57-year-old man who had also died from gunshot wounds. The deaths of both men are being treated as murder and three men have been arrested by Cambridgeshire Police. Picture date: Thursday March 30, 2023.

Police make three arrests after two men shot dead in two nearby villages

Thousands of calls to the Bilston Glen control room in Loanhead, Midlothian, were given a bogus call sign

Police Scotland call handlers ‘used fake system to manipulate response targets’

Fawziyah Javed

Man denies murdering pregnant wife by pushing her off Edinburgh's Arthur’s Seat

Jo Clancy is an Associate, RTA Law LLP

The defence of automatism in traffic accidents raises big questions for insurers...

Helen Corden is a Partner and employment law specialist at Pinsent Masons

Employers need to think about staff data as a valuable asset - Helen Corden

Wendy Nicolson is a partner specialising in public procurement and competition issues at CMS

Scotland is threatened by post-Brexit divergence in procurement rules across UK ...

Humza Yousaf, Ash Regan and Kate Forbes are due to find out today which of them has been elected to lead the SNP – and the country

Really listening is the truly radical action the new First Minister should adopt...

The Scottish local authority has been embroiled in legal action against the sportswear giant, Under Armour, and its founder, Kevin Plank, since 2017. Picture: Molly Riley/UPI/Shutterstock

Scots council goes to court to obtain US journalist's emails

Glasgow Sheriff Court. Picture: John Devlin

Former Scottish Police Muslim Association chair accused of embezzling £23k

Edinburgh Sheriff Court

No court-ordered drug treatments handed down for nearly a year

A man has admitted killing a woman and her two-year-old daughter and burying their bodies under the floor of his home in Dundee.

Man admits killing Bennylyn and Jellica Burke at his Dundee home

A murder investigation has been launched into the death of a 74-year-old woman.

Police launch murder investigation after death of 74-year-old woman

Police Scotland is “not in the same area” as the Metropolitan Police over the handling of misconduct claims, a senior policing figure has said.

Police Scotland ‘not in same area’ to Met over misconduct handling

Is 2023 due to be Netflix's best year for true crime? Netflix

Here are 8 true crime series we recommend you stream on Netflix

If you're looking for bingeable true crime shows, Netflix is the best to be. Cr: Netflix

Here are the best true crime TV shows released on Netflix in the last 12 months

Fraser Scott is a Partner, Murray Beith Murray

Scottish independence would prompt many to reflect on succession planning - Fras...

Ali Tyler is Legal Director at Clyde & Co

Will serious injury claims remain more expensive in Scotland and Northern Irelan...

Joanne Hennessy is a Partner, TLT

Business visitors need to follow the rules post-Brexit or face the consequences ...

Val Pitt is a Partner in the Glasgow Office of Horwich Farrelly

The normal protections for personal data won’t always apply in legal proceedings...

The International Criminal Court has issued an arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin because of his actions in Ukraine.

Arrest warrant for Putin for war crimes in Ukraine welcomed in UK and US

Officers were called to Graham Road in the town’s Brucehill on February 28

Seven charged with ‘mobbing and rioting’ in Dumbarton

Rufus Mclean was sentenced to 120 hours community service

Scotland rugby international Rufus McLean sentenced over domestic abuse

High Court in Edinburgh

Businessman who made over £13m from life of crime ordered to pay back just £814

Brenda Page was murdered in 1978 by her ex-husband

Conviction of killer after 45 years is another great result for police

Brent Haywood is a Partner, Lindsays

A little humility goes a long way for the best litigators - Brent Haywood

Journalist Isabel Oakeshott has admitted breaching an NDA by leaking more than 100,000 messages from Matt Hancock and government ministers

Full disclosure: be careful with NDAs - Colin Hulme

Sarah Baillie is a Partner, Addleshaw Goddard

We need a faster and leaner consenting regime fit to address climate emergency -...

Stuart Clubb is a partner with Shoosmiths in Scotland

We survived Covid, but the ‘tsunami’ of insolvencies forecast then is still a th...

SNP leadership hopeful Humza Yousaf

SNP leadership hopeful Humza Yousaf forced to call in police over abuse

Dr Brenda Page was murdered by her ex-husband, Christopher Harrisson, 82, who has been convicted 45 years after her death (Picture: Police Scotland/PA Wire)

Police deserve highest praise for catching killer 45 years on – Scotsman comment

Transport minister Jenny Gilruth commissioned research which showed many women are fearful of travelling by bus or train (Picture: John Devlin)

Women's safety on public transport must improve after 60 years of drift

Christopher Harrisson was convicted of murdering 32-year-old Dr Brenda Page

Ex-husband guilty of murdering scientist in 1978 after cold case breakthroughs

Police are appealing for witnesses after a ScotRail worker was sexually assaulted on a train.

ScotRail worker sexually assaulted on board train

Alan Geddes

‘Cataclysmic failings’ claimed in death of man murdered by freed prisoner

Nicola Sturgeon speaks on International Women's Day. Picture: Kirsty Anderson

Sturgeon announces sex crime victims will get free legal access

The report found that passengers who had been drinking were a key factor in women feeling unsafe travelling by train. Picture: John Devlin

Higher penalties for drinking on ScotRail recommended to improve women’s safety

Former SNP MP Natalie McGarry

Court told former SNP MP Natalie McGarry cannot pay back proceeds of crime

Cheryl Korbel (centre) mother of nine-year-old Olivia Pratt-Korbel, arrives with family members at Manchester Crown Court for the trial of Thomas Cashman, who is charged with murdering her daughter, who was shot in her home in Dovecot, Liverpool, on August 22.

Nine-year-old screamed ‘Mum, I’m scared!’ just before being shot dead, jury told

Reality TV personality Stephen Bear has been jailed for sharing a private video of him having sex with his ex-girlfriend Georgia Harrison on his OnlyFans website.

Reality TV star Stephen Bear jailed over sex video

A pensioner found guilty of threatening behaviour after posting online about the assassination of First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has been sentenced to five years in prison. Picture: PA

Pensioner jailed after sending messages to Sturgeon threatening to kill her

Here are 10 of the highest rated true crime podcasts on Apple and Spotify. Cr: True Crime with Suruthi & Hannah/Cavalry Audio | Wondery/Peter Butt

Here are the 10 most highly rated podcasts to listen to right now

Isla Bryson, 31, was convicted last month of raping two women.

Transgender rapist Isla Bryson jailed for eight years

A police investigation has been launched after a reported shooting in the Larkfield area of Greenock.

Police investigation launch after man killed in 'shooting' in Greenock

A transgender rapist who raped two women while still a man is due to be sentenced on Tuesday.

Transgender rapist Isla Bryson to be sentenced

The disappearance of Nicola Bulley, whose body was eventually found in a river near her home, was the subject of huge public interest (Picture: Danny Lawson/PA)

Hellish conspiracy theorists drawn to Nicola Bulley case are an age-old plague

Social media influencer and former kickboxer Andrew Tate, who is being held in Romania on suspicion of organised crime and human trafficking, has arrived at an appeal court in Bucharest to challenge a decision to extend his detention by 30 days.

Andrew Tate to appeal against third arrest extension in Romania

Ultra-realistic AI robot artist Ai-Da, who can draw, paint and is a performance artist, is pictured alongside her self-portrait in 2021

AI art on demand presents novel legal challenges - John McGonagle

Lesley Roarty is a Legal Director with Turcan Connell

The wind is blowing in the direction of net zero, so take steps to optimise retu...

Vicky Crichton is Director of Public Policy, Scottish Legal Complaints Commission

The key things to look for in lawyers’ terms and conditions - Vicky Crichton

Andrew Walker is a Partner and Head of Corporate Growth at Morton Fraser

As drinks industry gathers in Glasgow, is the glass half empty or half full? - A...

Rangers and Celtic players take part in a minute's applause. The build-up to the Scottish League Cup final has been marred by fighting between the fans of both clubs. Picture: Jane Barlow/PA Wire

Fans seen fighting outside Hampden ahead of Old Firm game

A grainy CCTV image of 15-year-old Shamima Begum going through security at Gatwick airport on her journey to Syria (Picture: Metropolitan Police/PA Wire)

As a child victim of sexual exploitation, Begum should be allowed back

Former SNP MP Natalie McGarry

Former SNP MP Natalie McGarry loses appeal

Chief Constable Iain Livingstone

Chief Constable Ian Livingstone to stand down from role this summer

Detective Chief Inspector John Caldwell, who has been named as the off-duty police officer injured in a shooting at a sports complex in the Killyclogher Road area of Omagh, Co Tyrone, Northern Ireland. Issue date: Thursday February 23, 2023.

Three men arrested over attempted murder of senior detective in Northern Ireland

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Humza Yousaf speaking at Murrayfield Stadium in Edinburgh, after it was announced that he is the new Scottish National Party leader, and would become the next First Minister of Scotland. Picture date: Monday March 27, 2023.

SNP set to lose 18 seats to Labour at next election in worrying poll for Yousaf

Brace yourselves, the next two years could make or break the political careers of both Humza Yousaf and Anas Sarwar.

Squeaky bum time already for Humza Yousaf as poll demonstrates challenge ahead

An AI-generated image of a steel statue of Nicola Sturgeon, former first minister of Scotland

SNP planning to honour Nicola Sturgeon with statue in Scottish Parliament