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Arrests made four years after alleged murder of 'gentle giant' Tony Ferns

Arrests have been made in the unsolved murder of Anthony Ferns in 2019, the only unsolved murder in the 10 year history of Police Scotland.

The National (Scotland) · Sep 15, 2023

FMQs Sketch: Douglas Ross and the great facts war

Thursday’s FMQs reminded me of an episode of ‘Would I Lie To You?’ as Douglas Ross and Humza Yousaf each shouted very loudly in a bid to…

The National (Scotland) · Sep 14, 2023

Skin colour was not factor in terrorism concerns, Sheku Bayoh inquiry told

The father-of-two died after he was restrained on the ground by six police officers in Kirkcaldy, Fife, on May 3 2015.

The Independent UK · Sep 13, 2023

Glencoe rescue search finds missing hillwalker's backpack

A backpack has been found in the search for a missing hillwalker who disappeared in Glencoe five days ago.

The National (Scotland) · Sep 12, 2023

Yousaf calls for ‘urgency’ on pilot drugs consumption room in Glasgow

The First Minister spoke after the Lord Advocate made clear it was ‘not in the public interest’ to prosecute users of such a facility with possession.

The Independent UK · Sep 11, 2023

First Minister urges UK Government not to block safe drug consumption room pilot

THE First Minister has urged the UK Government not to block a safe drug consumption room pilot after the Lord Advocate gave the scheme the green…

The National (Scotland) · Sep 11, 2023

‘Not in public interest’ to prosecute for possession in drugs consumption room

Scotland’s Lord Advocate Dorothy Bain KC issued a statement amid growing calls for a drugs consumption room to be established in Glasgow.

The Independent UK · Sep 11, 2023

Drug consumption rooms given green light by top Government lawyer

SCOTLAND’S ambitions to create a safe consumption room for drug users have inched closer to reality after the Government’s top lawyer gave the…

The National (Scotland) · Sep 11, 2023

Family made aware of body found during search for man missing from Inverness

A body has been found during searches for a man missing from Inverness for more than a week.

The National (Scotland) · Sep 9, 2023

Police confirm woman taken to hospital after passers-by see blood-smeared car

DETECTIVES are today investing a serious incident in Port Glasgow which has seen a car smeared with blood.

The National (Scotland) · Sep 9, 2023