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A new "Housing Mediation" project to be led by Carolyn Hirst has been launched by the University of Strathclyde. Located within the university’s Mediation Clinic, the project has been funded by a £20,000 grant from SafeDeposits Scotland Trust.

The Ministry of Justice has taken over the running of HMP Birmingham from private contractor G4S amid serious concerns about safety and security. The takeover, initially for six months, follows an extended period of engagement between HM Prison and Probation Servic

The "whipping stone", which marks the site of medieval flogging in Aberdeen, has once again been revealed. The unassuming 400-year-old relic – a square stone set flush in the ground – lies at the junction of Union Street and Broad Street and has now been restored after having been tarred

High demand for avocados, which are soaring in price, has fuelled a crime wave across New Zealand. Thousands of dollars worth of avocados are being stolen by organised gangs who are selling the fruit on to retailers, the New Zealand Herald reports.

Businesses in Scotland suffered losses of £1.8 million in the first half of the year as a result of fraud, a significant decline on the figure of £3.8m in the same period last year. New data show that Scotland compared favourably to the rest of the UK, where the value of fraud increased

As negotiations between the EU and the UK continue after the publication of the UK’s White Paper containing proposals for the future UK-EU relationship, the UK government is preparing for Brexit. This includes making the orders required to modify the legal landscape for a post-Brexit future, u

Authorities in Russia have launched a probe into export tax fraud involving Scottish Limited Partnerships (SLPs), The Herald reports. Prosecutors in a port near the Estonian border say they are looking into an attempt to avoid more than $200,000 in duty on a tanker carrying fuel oil.

A record low number of people were prosecuted or issued an out-of-court disposal in England and Wales over the past year despite a sharp increase in recorded crime, new figures reveal. Just 1.61 million people were formally dealt with by the criminal justice system in the year to March 2018, down se

An 87-year-old woman who was cutting dandelions near her home in rural Georgia was tasered by police last week and arrested for criminal trespass and obstruction. Chatsworth Police said Marth Al-Bishara refused to drop the steak knife she was using to cut the flowers despite several commands to do s

The Tumbling Lassie operetta is running at the Fringe from today until August 20.

Six young stars of the Malawian Youth Choir took time out from performances at The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo to visit the Faculty of Advocates – and for at least one of them, the occasion went straight to her head.

A woman who tormented her neighbours by blasting opera music for 16 years has been arrested. Eva N would play a four-minute aria from Verdi's La Traviata all day long with her speakers at full volume.

A new Compulsory Sales Order (CSO) power could tackle the blight of abandoned buildings and parcels of vacant and derelict land in town centres and communities across Scotland, according to a report published today by the Scottish Land Commission. The proposed new power would provide plann

A 35-year-old man has been jailed for 12 years after being convicted of terrorism offences. The High Court in Edinburgh heard that Peter Morgan was in possession of bomb-making manuals as well as equipment and a selection of Neo-Nazi and other extreme right-wing paraphernalia and flags.