All news on the topic: Scotland

15 Apr 2025 1166

"They used her head like a ball": Girl brutally beaten by peers in Scotland

Katrina has recounted the moment she discovered her daughter, Hope Lyden, unconscious on a field after hearing her ’screaming’ on the phone following a horrific attack.

News

11 Apr 2025 881

"Scotland’s Chernobyl" finally faces demolition after years of decay

A derelict housing estate dubbed "Scotland’s Chernobyl" for its eerie ghost-town like appearance is finally about to be razed to the ground.

Crime

09 Apr 2025 958

Firebombing campaign intensifies in UK gangland feud, Daniel crime family targeted

A firebombing campaign linked to one of the UK’s most volatile gangland feuds rages on after a carpet factory connected to a notorious crime family was engulfed in flames

Politics

02 Apr 2025 1033

Scotland’s nuclear debate heats up: SNP leaders clash over Trident’s future

The SNP has long objected to Britain’s nuclear deterrent being based in Scotland. Geopolitics — and domestic politics — are changing the calculus.

Crime

28 Mar 2025 984

Kinahan cartel ’fueling’ gangland war in Scotland’s underworld

“Having his good pal over in Dubai puts him in a position where he can use that Kinahan connection as a lever.”

Sport

19 Mar 2025 637

Scotland to host historic Grand Départs for men’s and women’s Tour de France in 2027

The Tour de France is scheduled to return to the UK in 2027, with Scotland ready to host historic Grand Departs for both the men’s and women’s races.

Crime

09 Mar 2025 644

Teacher tortured women in underground sex bunker with trapdoor and chilling bench

A former headteacher and Scottish millionaire, who recorded himself abusing vulnerable women at his secluded Highland lodge, has been prohibited from leaving Scotland.

News

08 Mar 2025 812

Trump’s valued £200,000,000 UK golf club damaged by protesters

President Trump’s prized golf club has been vandalised with ‘Trump is a c***’ and ‘F*** Trump’ graffiti.

03 Mar 2025 880

Scottish Wildlife Trust secures £17.5m donation to transform Highland estate into rewilding haven

Scottish Wildlife Trust plans to create rainforest, restore peatland and end deer stalking on Highland sporting estate

Crime

26 Feb 2025 822

Abuser who tortured women in a chamber beneath a remote lodge given global travel ban

A man who used an underground chamber at his remote Highland lodge to film himself abusing vulnerable women has been made subject to the first worldwide travel ban in Scottish legal history.

News

19 Feb 2025 751

Female prankster pretending to be a marshal sends Glasgow runners on a 2.5km detour during the race

The organizers of the event said it is "difficult to dismiss the incident with humor" as the prank could have diverted the runners from receiving medical assistance had it been necessary.

19 Feb 2025 639

Woman, 74, first to be charged in Scotland under law establishing buffer zones around abortion clinics

The law was enacted last September and seeks to stop anti-abortion protesters from assembling within 200 meters of the 30 clinics nationwide where abortions are performed.

Tech

17 Feb 2025 700

Scottish company pledges to launch rockets into space starting in 2026

A Scottish company plans to launch its rockets into space starting in 2026, following an attempt at a suborbital launch later this year.

News

17 Feb 2025 650

Poorest UK households spend an increasing portion of their income on council tax, study finds

Resolution Foundation report states that failure to reform has ‘gradually brought back the problems that dismantled the poll tax’.

Finance

13 Feb 2025 617

Martin Lewis outlines ’urgent’ steps to save hundreds of pounds before the nationwide bill increase

According to Martin Lewis, 80% of households in England, Scotland and Wales currently overpay for energy — and in the coming months, it’s only going to get worse.

Crime

11 Feb 2025 766

Twin sisters missing for three weeks found dead in river

Two bodies pulled from the River Dee in Aberdeen have been confirmed as missing twin sisters Henrietta and Eliza Huszti, police have confirmed.

Tech

10 Feb 2025 761

Tech companies advocate for zonal electricity pricing in the UK to support AI datacentres

Report urges ministers to overhaul market to increase rollout in areas that have ample power generation.

Crime

09 Feb 2025 823

Student discovered dead in university dormitory, police investigating ’unexplained’ death

Police were called to the Alexander Court area of Bridge of Allan in Stirling after reports of a sudden death on Friday afternoon. The death is being treated as ’unexplained’.

News

09 Feb 2025 798

Jimmy Savile’s decaying Scottish Highlands lair consumed by fire

The former home of disgraced television presenter Jimmy Savile has caught fire.

Crime

09 Feb 2025 673

CCTV footage captures ’murdered’ Brit purchasing Lottery ticket hours before his death

A former financial crime investigator found dead alongside his wife at their idyllic home in France bought chocolate and lottery tickets at his local newsagent hours before.

World

08 Feb 2025 829

French police investigate the deaths of a retired British couple in their Aveyron home

Andrew Searle, retired fraud investigator, and wife, Dawn, found dead in their rural home in south-west France.

07 Feb 2025 620

Pop Idol star Darius Danesh leaves six-figure fortune after tragic death

Singer Darius Campbell Danesh left a six-figure fortune after his tragic death, it has emerged.

Crime

05 Feb 2025 760

Soft play boss caught with indecent child images purchases a house he will never reside in

Steven McInally ran a soft play centre in Glasgow before he was caught with child abuse images in Florida and sentenced to 25 years behind bars in an American prison.

Crime

05 Feb 2025 559

The cost of a Scottish prison has skyrocketed to £1 billion, exceeding the initial estimate by 10 times, causing widespread scandal

The replacement for Barlinnie prison will cost almost £1 billion, almost 10 times the initial estimate.

Crime

03 Feb 2025 783

Man sought for the murder of a gangster allegedly involved in the drive-by shooting of a 9-year-old girl at a London restaurant

Kemal Armagan is suspected of killing the boss of the Tottenham Turks clan in Moldova after carefully planning the hit for two weeks and honing his skills on a shooting range.

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