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Scotland’s freedom of information watchdog is planning to limit the number of appeals any individual can have active at one time after a sharp rise in caseloads has left the organisation struggling to cope. The Scottish Information Commissioner received 1,084 appeals in 2025-26, up from 593 th

The death of a farmer could have been prevented a fatal accident inquiry has concluded. Gordon Chalmers, 78, of Thriepland Farm, Boyndie, died in hospital on 20 October 2024 after he was trampled by a cow on 18 October 2024. Mr Chalmers had been sorting cows into groups in a shed in preparation for

A crime podcast from the University of Dundee podcast has stolen the show at a national awards ceremony. Inside Forensic Science has been named Most Outstanding Indie Podcast at the True Crime Podcast Awards.

The Cambodian government’s crackdown on scamming compounds has failed to dismantle the vast majority of sites in the country or protect and support thousands of people subjected to human trafficking, torture and slavery, Amnesty International said in a new report released today. Falling Throug

Fans of The Lord of the Rings can now own one coin to rule them all as The Royal Mint has launched a series of 50p coins featuring the famous ring. The coins mark the 25th anniversary of Peter Jackson's Academy Award-winning film The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring.

Edinburgh-headquartered Wordsmith AI has announced a $70 million Series B funding from Highland Europe and Index Ventures among others. The legal AI startup was founded by CEO Ross McNairn, CTO Volodymyr Giginiak, and COO Robbie Falkenthal. Mr McNairn is a former lawyer turned technology executive w

A growing number of Scottish businesses say trading conditions are deteriorating, according to fresh data from MFMac’s business sentiment tracker, The View. The biannual survey of Scottish corporates found that one quarter (25 per cent) of respondents said their most recent financial year had

Six secondary school students will next week battle it out in the final a public speaking event. The pupils are due to go head-to-head for the Crown Office's national schools public speaking competition crown.

Govan Law Centre (GLC) is launching a new community-based energy advice service in Glasgow funded through the Energy Industry Voluntary Redress Scheme. Our Routes from Poverty service presently consists of money, debt and welfare rights advice as well as legal representation for housing and homeless

A prosecutor has warned young people to consider the real-life consequences of arming themselves with a bladed weapon after a teenager was sentenced to life for murder. Laura Buchan, legal director with the Crown Office, warned the carrying of knives is blighting communities and destroying young liv

Our weekly round-up of human rights stories from around the world. Int'l group urges Japan to respect human rights under anti-espionage law

CMS is joining forces with leading business groups and policy organisations to stage an event this month examining the prospect of opt-out class action law suits being introduced in Scotland. Under the opt-out proposals, currently under consultation by the Scottish government, affected individuals w

A medieval manuscript regarded as one of the earliest to tell the tale of King Arthur and the search for the holy grail is to be offered at auction for the first time after more than 700 years in private hands. Christie's will sell the richly illuminated tome in its valuable books and manuscripts sa

Law professors overwhelmingly preferred AI-generated answers over those written by fellow law professors – and flagged the AI answers as potentially misleading or harmful far less often, a study conducted by Stanford University has found. Led by Stanford Law School Professor Julian Nyarko, the

Private non-financial corporations (PNFCs) borrowed a net £5.5 billion of finance in April, up from £3.7bn in March, according to The Bank of England's latest Money and Credit release. The bulk came through £4.4bn of bank loans and £1bn of net commercial paper issuance, parti