News
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Italian tourist jailed for five road deaths
A 50-year-old Italian tourist has been sentenced to three years imprisonment for causing the deaths of five people, including his four-year-old son, after drifting into oncoming traffic.
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Lockerbie bombing: Statement from the Lord Advocate
The Lord Advocate Dorothy Bain KC has issued a statement following developments in the investigations into the bombing of flight Pan Am 103 and the murder of 270 people on December 21, 1988.
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Former councillor jailed for grooming and sexually assaulting teenagers.
A former SNP councillor has been jailed for grooming and abusing six teenage boys. Forty-year-old Mark Kerr, from Motherwell, was found guilty of nine charges involving young males, including one attempted rape.
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Egg company director jailed for animal welfare and hygiene offences
The former director of a free-range egg company has been jailed for two years and three months for animal welfare and hygiene offences which led to the deaths of approximately 2000 hens.
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Birthday killer jailed for life
A teenager who murdered a stranger after a day of drinking on his 18th birthday has been sentenced to life imprisonment.
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Petrol bomb gang jailed for 64 years
Six men have been jailed for a total of 64 years and three months their part in a series of petrol bomb attacks in Greenock.
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Two men sentenced for hare coursing
Two Aberdeen men have been sentenced after admitting using dogs to hunt wild hares.
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Sexual Offences Review webpage and Terms of Reference launched
The Sexual Offences Review has published its webpage and Terms of Reference to give information about its work on reviewing how COPFS deals with reports of sexual offences.
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Man fined for fly tipping
A 42-year-old Edinburgh man who illegally dumped domestic waste has been fined.
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Company fined over £2 million after death of worker
A chipboard manufacturer has been fined £2,150,000 for health and safety failings which led to the tragic death of an employee.