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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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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.
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Four jailed for human trafficking offences in Glasgow
Four people have been jailed for human trafficking and serious organised crime offences in Glasgow.
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Former Police Officer sentenced for sexual assault
A police officer who sexually assaulted a woman he knew has been sentenced to a one year Community Payback order and had his name added to the Sex Offenders Register for one year.
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Football scout jailed for drugs trafficking
Drugs trafficker sentenced to three years and nine months in jail after police seized £450,000 worth of cocaine hidden in secret van compartment.