The Latest Breaking News from Police Scotland

Emma Caldwell family voice fears as Police Scotland left out of inquiry’s remit

Emma, 27, was murdered in 2005 but it was not until 2024 that her killer, Iain Packer, was convicted of her killing.

Evening Standard · Dec 9, 2025

Museum staff ‘devastated’ after drawings worth £500,000 stolen and destroyed

The museum director said she is hopeful that some of the drawings may have survived.

Evening Standard · Dec 3, 2025

Two arrested after teenager shot in Sheffield

The boy is in critical condition in hospital following the shooting earlier this week

The Independent UK · Nov 30, 2025

Police treat death of man whose body was found by road as ‘unexplained’

Investigations are continuing.

Evening Standard · Nov 26, 2025

Three people charged under Terrorism Act after Palestine Action ban protest

Police said a report would be submitted to the Procurator Fiscal.

Evening Standard · Nov 25, 2025

Three charged in investigation into alleged mishandling of cremated remains

Police on Wednesday rearrested two people in Flint, north-east Wales, and one in East Dunbartonshire.

Evening Standard · Nov 20, 2025

Police launch investigation after girl, 11, dies in ‘unexplained’ circumstances

The girl was taken to the Royal Hospital for Children in Glasgow on Sunday and died the next day, Police Scotland said

The Independent UK · Nov 18, 2025

Police launch fresh appeal over missing teenager one year on from disappearance

Aleksandr Benga, who would now be 17, was reported missing in Stornoway on this day in 2024

The Independent UK · Nov 18, 2025

Paid assassin admits murdering suspected gangster at pub on Hogmanay

Marc Webley, 38, was shot dead by Grant Hunter, 34, outside the Anchor Inn in Granton, Edinburgh, on December 31, 2023.

Evening Standard · Nov 13, 2025

Swinney ‘open’ to grooming gangs inquiry as he praises courage of survivors

The First Minister is been pressed by one young victim to launch a probe.

Evening Standard · Nov 13, 2025