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Three top schools to battle it out in final of COPFS public speaking competition
Three of Scotland’s top secondary schools will next month go head-to-head in the final of a prestigious public speaking contest.
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Man sentenced for poisoning wild birds
A 67-year-old waterfowl enthusiast has been sentenced for killing multiple birds of prey and other birds.
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Man pleads guilty to murder of his 84-year-old grandmother
A man has been jailed for life after he admitted murdering his grandmother in the Highland home they shared.
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Company sentenced for failing that led to death fall
A Sheffield based construction and telecommunication company has been fined £550,000 after an employee fell from a stepladder and was impaled on metal piping.
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Care home sentenced for failing that led to resident’s death
A care home has been fined £20,000 for health and safety failings which led to the death of a vulnerable 90-year-old man.
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Salmon farming company fined £800,000 for failings that led to man’s death
A salmon farming company has been fined £800,000 after an employee was crushed and drowned when he fell into the water during a boat transfer.
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Student linked to Serious Organised Crime jailed for money laundering
Stirling student linked to Serious Organised Crime jailed for money-laundering offences
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Crown to appeal sentence on man convicted of rape
The Lord Advocate has decided that the Crown should appeal the sentence imposed upon a man convicted of rape on the grounds that it is ‘unduly lenient’.
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Ex-police officer jailed for attempting to pervert the course of justice
A police officer who began a sexual relationship with a vulnerable woman he met while on duty has been jailed for 14 months for an attempt to pervert the course of justice.
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FAI court process begins for the death of drowned fisherman
The Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS) has lodged a First Notice to begin the court process for a Fatal Accident Inquiry into the death of Edison Lacaste.