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A motorist was spared a costly fine after a white dove passed in front of speed cameras at the perfect moment. Police in the German city of Viersen joked that the "Holy Spirit", often represented by a dove, had intervened to stop them identifying the driver of the car.

A man found guilty of theft by housebreaking who claimed there was “insufficient evidence” that he was at the scene of the crime at the time of the offence has had an appeal against his conviction rejected. Richard MacPherson, who was sentenced to three-and-a-half years' imprisonment, ch

Almost 40 per cent of people detained at Dungavel immigration removal centre are deemed vulnerable, BBC Scotland reports. The facility is for asylum seekers and illegal immigrants awaiting deportation.

Prosecutors are seeking to recover more than £1.5 million from a former architect who embezzled hundreds of thousands of pounds from a charity. Ian Brash admitted embezzling £358,832 from the Dr Robert Malcolm Trust between August 12, 2010 and September 10, 2014 when he appeared at Edinb

The number of cybercrime prosecutions in the UK represents less than one per cent of reported incidents, despite their increase in the past year. The latest data show there were 17,900 reported cases of computer hacking in 2018, up 74 per cent from 13,200 in 2017. The most commonly reported types we

Edinburgh-based global energy technology company Faraday Grid has appointed Nathan Fagre as general counsel. Mr Fagre joins the company following the launch of Faraday Grid’s Innovation Centre in Washington D.C. in March 2019.

The differences between Scotland and England on personal injury compensation may increase in the coming months, writes Kirsty Yuill. The loss of a loved one or a catastrophic injury can be life-changing. When a person is successfully sued for causing such an event, the courts both north and south of

More prisoners in England and Wales will have the opportunity to access employment and training following an expansion of the release on temporary license (ROTL) scheme. Offenders in open and women's prisons will now be eligible for paid work as soon as they have passed a "tough" risk assessment.

Communities across Dundee are benefiting from unpaid work imposed as a sentence by courts. The city council’s Community Safety and Public Protection Committee will hear that unpaid work teams contributed to a number of city projects last year, representing around £250,000 worth of labour

A judge in Utah has been suspended without pay for six months after he made critical comments about President Donald Trump in court and on social media, CNN reports. According to the ruling of the Utah Supreme Court, Judge Michael Kwan's Facebook posts were "laden with blunt, and sometimes indelicat

A man was arrested after allegedly giving a fake name to police while wearing a lanyard around his neck that bore his real name. According to police, Markel Towner, 26, said his name was "Deangelo Towns" even though a lanyard around his neck clearly read "Markel Towner".

The Lord Advocate has been told to explain the “abject failure” of the Crown to disclose vital evidence to defence lawyers, The Courier reports. Prosecutors' failure to disclose information resulted in the collapse of an attempted murder trial last week in the High Court of Justiciary.

Harper Macleod has been appointed to the Aberdeen City Council Framework, which is open to seven local authorities across the north of Scotland. This appointment saw the firm win a place on the new framework to advise both Aberdeen City Council and Aberdeenshire Council, as well as being reappointed

Community land ownership in Scotland relies on a wide range of financing models, according to a new report published by the Scottish Land Commission. The report, entitled The Range, Nature And Applicability Of Funding Models To Support Community Land Ownership, identifies 13 different approaches tha

Scottish property sales have risen to their highest level in 11 years as buyers brush aside fears over Brexit. New figures from Aberdein Considine’s Property Monitor report show that homes collectively worth £3.4 billion changed hands during January, February and March this year –