All news on the topic: Police Scotland

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Alba party to fold after mounting debts and police finance probe
The Alba party has announced that it will dissolve and will not put forward any candidates for the 2026 Scottish parliament election.
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Two men charged in Scotland after large-scale operation targeting organised crime
Specialist police have charged two men following a “large-scale operation” targeting those involved in drug supply and organized crime.
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Three face charges in Police Scotland inquiry over alleged mishandling of ashes
Police have charged three individuals as part of an investigation into the suspected mishandling of human ashes and funds at a defunct funeral services company.
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£10 million seized as UK police clean up high streets
More than 2,700 vape shops, barbers, mini markets, and car washes have been raided in a month, as part of efforts to clean up Britain’s high streets.
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Romanian gang jailed for raping and exploiting vulnerable women in Scotland
Five members of a Romanian grooming gang have been jailed for raping and sexually exploiting vulnerable women in Scotland.
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Scotland hits out at UK over £26m Trump visit costs
The Scottish Government is urging the UK Government to cover the £26 million cost of Donald Trump and JD Vance’s recent visits to Scotland, stating it has so far declined.
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Leaders of the self-proclaimed African tribe were removed by police from the camp in Jedburgh
A self-styled "African tribe" has been evicted from a site they moved to after being evicted from a previous camp.
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Tories warn Scotland could fall behind England on tackling grooming gangs
Tories have claimed there is a “real risk” Scotland could fall behind England in dealing with child sexual abuse after MSPs voted down a bid to force research into grooming gangs.
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Dundee St Ann Lane incident: girl, 12, among those charged over offensive weapons
Police had previously charged a 12-year-old girl with being in possession of offensive weapons following the incident in the Lochee area of the city.
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44-year-old charged with sexual assault of child at Loch Ness Bay Campsite
A man has appeared in court in connection with an alleged sexual assault of an eight-year-old boy in his tent at Loch Ness Bay Campsite.
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Colin Smyth hosted girl guides at Holyrood days after being charged with possessing indecent images of children
An MSP met a girl guides group at Holyrood days after he was charged with possessing indecent images of children.
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Police seize £522,000 worth of cannabis in Motherwell: two men arrested
Two men have been charged after a cannabis farm worth around £522,000 was seized by police in Motherwell.
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Tragic rescue: man found dead in Pentland Hills reservoir
Emergency services were dispatched to the reservoir in the Pentland Hills near Balerno, a village on the outskirts of Edinburgh, shortly before 5 p.m. on Monday, August 25, following reports of a missing swimmer.
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Boy, 8, sexually assaulted in tent at Highland campsite: police launch investigation
A man came up to the child inside his tent at the Loch Ness Bay campsite between 12:20 am and 1 am on Thursday, while his family was in a nearby tent.
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23-year-old dies in front of holidaymakers: tragic accident at Rogie Falls
The woman fell into the water at Rogie Falls, a series of waterfalls that are a popular attraction for tourists on Scotland’s North Coast 500 road trip.
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Woman sentenced to 18 months for dragging two police officers with her car after traffic stop
A driver who dragged two police officers along a Highland road with her car after being pulled over has been sentenced to 18 months in jail.
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Machete fight and ramming in Dundee: shocking video surfaces online
Horrifying footage captures the moment a car rammed into machete-wielding thugs brawling in broad daylight.
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Missing yacht search underway in Scotland: rescuers scour Wigtown Bay coastline for over 5 hours
Coastguard crews are searching for an overdue yacht off the south-west coast of Scotland.
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Urgent manhunt after convicted murderer Raymond McCourt escapes Scottish prison
An urgent hunt has been launched for a convicted murderer who has escaped prison.
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"They used her head like a ball": Girl brutally beaten by peers in Scotland
Katrina has recounted the moment she discovered her daughter, Hope Lyden, unconscious on a field after hearing her ’screaming’ on the phone following a horrific attack.
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Nicola Sturgeon cleared in SNP finance probe as husband faces embezzlement charge
Nicola Sturgeon has been exonerated in an SNP finance investigation, on the same day her estranged husband Peter Murrell appeared in court facing an embezzlement charge.
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Abuser who tortured women in a chamber beneath a remote lodge given global travel ban
A man who used an underground chamber at his remote Highland lodge to film himself abusing vulnerable women has been made subject to the first worldwide travel ban in Scottish legal history.
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Children ’screaming in pure fear’ after van filled with fireworks was set on fire
Clydebank East Community Council described the intentional fire as "disgusting behavior," while Police Scotland is searching for a man who was seen fleeing the area at the time of the incident.
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Woman, 74, first to be charged in Scotland under law establishing buffer zones around abortion clinics
The law was enacted last September and seeks to stop anti-abortion protesters from assembling within 200 meters of the 30 clinics nationwide where abortions are performed.
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19-year-old teenager appears in court charged with murdering his own dad in a Scottish town
A teenager has appeared in court charged with murdering his dad in a Scots town.