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Shona Robison Proposals to introduce a national target for reducing Scotland’s drinking levels would see pubs and supermarkets restricted in the amount of alcohol they sell.

Raising the age of criminal responsibility would bring consistency across Scots law, according to the Law Society of Scotland. At eight, Scotland has one of the lowest ages of criminal responsibility in the world and the Law Society has welcomed a recommendation to increase it.

Sarah Gilzean A council is facing a bill of £1 million after trying to dodge its duties to hundreds of women who lost out on equal pay, the Sunday Herald reports.

Dr Gregor Duncan

Rangers shareholder Mike Ashley has lost a legal bid to have a fine imposed on him reversed after a judge in the Court of Session ruled football’s governing body took the right decision. Mr Ashley was fined £1,000 by the Scottish Football Association (SFA) for breaching its rules on dual ownershi

June Hanney

The murder of the “Red Fox” Colin Campbell in 1752 has been solved and a formal apology must be issued to the innocent man wrongly accused, according to one historian. The story is one the most fascinating in Scottish history and is widely regarded as one of Scotland’s most enduring miscarriag

Dorothy Bain QC The Aberdeen Law Project has announced the appointment of new board members.

Gillespie Macandrew has entered into a significant legacy agreement with the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland (RZSS).

Professor Sue Black Professor Sue Black, a leading expert in forensic anthropology has received a damehood for her services to her profession.

Police in Texas successfully apprehended a man who ran from police during a traffic stop after a field of cows grassed him up. Samuel White, who was pulled over for speeding, led police on a high-speed chase after being told he faced arrest.

Welcome to SLN's new book review feature where we review some of the latest non-fiction books that may be of interest to our readers. In our first feature Graham Ogilvy finds the war-time memoir of a Jewish refugee fleeing Nazi persecution both timely and moving while Flora Edgar enjoys a biography

Philip Gormley Police Scotland has paid a total VAT tax bill of £76.5 million since its formation in 2013 – and remains the only UK force which is unable to reclaim the tax.

The United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) has issued a new report finding that the UK government is failing in its responsibility to prioritise children. There have been various improvements in an attempt to prioritise children since the last report in 2008 but recent cuts to s

New figures released today show a slight increase in incidents of hate crime reported to Scotland’s prosecution service in 2015-16, compared to the previous year. Within the figures, racial crime remains the most commonly reported hate crime with 3,712 charges reported in 2015-16, a decrease on la