All news on the topic: Scotland

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25 May 2025 800

Police charge man over crossbow event at Glasgow hospital

29-year-old will appear in court after a crossbow was carried into Queen Elizabeth university hospital

News

20 May 2025 896

Scot barred from crossing border due to name match with Russian deserter

A Scottish hitchhiker has faced border interrogations all because he shares a name with a wanted Russian defector.

Tech

19 May 2025 920

42-year-old man in Scotland sentenced for creating child pornography using AI

The 42-year-old, who is originally from Finland, used a legitimate artificial intelligence app to make indecent images of young girls being abused.

News

18 May 2025 761

16-year-old boy killed on popular beach in Scotland — police arrest suspect

A teenager has been arrested after a boy was stabbed on a busy beach in Scotland .

Crime

18 May 2025 992

16-year-old teenager stabbed to death on Scottish beach: police appeal for witnesses to the tragedy

A 16-year-old boy has died after being stabbed during a "disturbance" at a beach in Ayrshire.

News

14 May 2025 663

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.

News

14 May 2025 930

Home of criminal boss Jamie Daniel’s daughter set on fire in Glasgow — clan war continues

Late crime kingpin Jamie Daniel’s daughter - the ex-partner of infamous slain enforcer Kevin ‘Gerbil’ Carroll - is the latest victim of Scotland’s gangland turf war, we can reveal.

News

13 May 2025 887

Three Belgian paratroopers injured in shooting at military base in Scotland

Three Belgium soldiers have been wounded in a ‘shooting incident’ at a military base in Scotland.

News

10 May 2025 880

Founder of Kwik Fit and former Hibernian FC owner Sir Tom Farmer has died

The founder of the Kwik Fit garage chain, Sir Tom Farmer, has died at the age of 84.

Tech

24 Apr 2025 926

Scientists have discovered that giant icebergs once drifted off the coast of Britain

Discovery could provide valuable clues as to how the climate crisis might affect Antarctica, says study

Sport

17 Apr 2025 1032

Snooker champion Graeme Dott faces child sex abuse charges in Scotland

The allegations span between 1993 to 1996 involving a girl, and 2006 to 2010 involving a boy, both in the Glasgow region.

Crime

15 Apr 2025 1215

"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.

News

11 Apr 2025 1044

"Scotland’s Chernobyl" finally faces demolition after years of decay

A derelict housing estate dubbed "Scotland’s Chernobyl" for its eerie ghost-town like appearance is finally about to be razed to the ground.

Crime

09 Apr 2025 1014

Firebombing campaign intensifies in UK gangland feud, Daniel crime family targeted

A firebombing campaign linked to one of the UK’s most volatile gangland feuds rages on after a carpet factory connected to a notorious crime family was engulfed in flames

Politics

02 Apr 2025 1097

Scotland’s nuclear debate heats up: SNP leaders clash over Trident’s future

The SNP has long objected to Britain’s nuclear deterrent being based in Scotland. Geopolitics — and domestic politics — are changing the calculus.

Crime

28 Mar 2025 1034

Kinahan cartel ’fueling’ gangland war in Scotland’s underworld

“Having his good pal over in Dubai puts him in a position where he can use that Kinahan connection as a lever.”

Sport

19 Mar 2025 684

Scotland to host historic Grand Départs for men’s and women’s Tour de France in 2027

The Tour de France is scheduled to return to the UK in 2027, with Scotland ready to host historic Grand Departs for both the men’s and women’s races.

Crime

09 Mar 2025 701

Teacher tortured women in underground sex bunker with trapdoor and chilling bench

A former headteacher and Scottish millionaire, who recorded himself abusing vulnerable women at his secluded Highland lodge, has been prohibited from leaving Scotland.

News

08 Mar 2025 863

Trump’s valued £200,000,000 UK golf club damaged by protesters

President Trump’s prized golf club has been vandalised with ‘Trump is a c***’ and ‘F*** Trump’ graffiti.

03 Mar 2025 936

Scottish Wildlife Trust secures £17.5m donation to transform Highland estate into rewilding haven

Scottish Wildlife Trust plans to create rainforest, restore peatland and end deer stalking on Highland sporting estate

Crime

26 Feb 2025 856

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.

News

19 Feb 2025 800

Female prankster pretending to be a marshal sends Glasgow runners on a 2.5km detour during the race

The organizers of the event said it is "difficult to dismiss the incident with humor" as the prank could have diverted the runners from receiving medical assistance had it been necessary.

19 Feb 2025 687

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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