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A Russian blogger has been sentenced to 14 days in jail after writing “Putin is a dickhead” on a ballot paper during the country’s parliamentary elections. Stanislav Morozov was convicted of petty hooliganism in the city of Penza after posting a video showing him filling out his ba

The RAF has launched No. III Space Effects Squadron – its first dedicated unit to counter hostile threats to UK satellites. Satellites vital to everyday life in the UK are set to be protected from hostile threats, as the RAF launches the UK’s first ever dedicated space squadron focused o

The International Criminal Court has convicted Mahamat Said Abdel Kani of crimes against humanity committed in the Central African Republic in 2013. Trial Chamber VI found Said guilty beyond reasonable doubt of imprisonment or other severe deprivation of physical liberty, torture, persecution and ot

King Charles has referred a Jamaican petition seeking legal advice on slavery reparations to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council, the island’s culture minister has told MPs. Olivia Grange described the decision as a “really big deal”. The petition asks whether the forced tr

The lord president and others have given their backing to JUSTICE’s Law for Scottish Lawmakers – a guide to the legal and constitutional principles that shape Holyrood. Nearly half of the current intake of MSPs (64 out of 129) are serving in Holyrood for the first time, the highest numbe

Successful silk applications have risen from last year's low of 39 per cent to 64 per cent this year amid a call for a "desirable though not essential" criterion that applicants have undertaken public service.

Burness Paull has joined the Global Policyholder Alliance (GPA), the world’s largest global policyholder advocate network. Bringing together 14 international firms, the alliance will collaborate closely to provide coordinated, cross-border advice on major insurance disputes.

It is vital that consumers of legal services, and those that provide them, have the utmost confidence in an effective regulatory system. That is the view of the Lord President, Lord Pentland, as he launched a consultation on the ten objectives for regulators contained in the Regulation of Legal Serv

A Texas police department has been ordered to disband after state officials found it failed to meet minimum standards and could not show it provided a public benefit. The five-member Trinidad police department came under scrutiny after resident Jennifer Combs was arrested over a Facebook post allegi

Raeburn Christie Clark & Wallace LLP has welcomed trainees Daniel Agnew, Jenny Simpson and Mairi Macdonald to Raeburns, all of whom join the firm from the University of Aberdeen. Managing partner Heather Stephen said: “Welcoming new trainees is always a highlight of our calendar. Many of o

The GMB Scottish Judiciary Branch, which launched in the summer, is inviting judges to join. The branch represents the interests of all judicial office holders in Scotland, both in the tribunals and courts.

Employees who suffer pregnancy loss or the death of a wider range of relatives will gain new statutory rights to time off work from April next year. The entitlement will cover employees who lose a spouse, partner, parent, adult child or sibling, as well as step and half relatives and foster, kinship

Scotland's first local drug-checking service will open in Glasgow next month, giving people who use drugs information about what their drugs contain. Drugs minister Maree Todd said the new service will allow people to submit drugs for rapid checking and receive harm-reduction advice alongside the re

Concerns have been raised about an "increasingly toxic and unpredictable drugs supply" in Scotland and has said the government will continue to prioritise a public health response to drug deaths. It comes as new figures from National Records of Scotland show there were 1,133 drug use deaths in 2025,

Scottish Agritourism, the national sector body representing agritourism in Scotland, has appointed Linda Tinson to its board. Ms Tinson brings over 20 years’ experience advising rural businesses, landowners, and farming families across Scotland. A graduate of the Scottish Enterprise Rural Lead