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Reported crime on Scotland’s rail network has risen by one-third since before the pandemic, with increases in violence, antisocial behaviour, and sex crimes described as “deeply worrying”. Figures from British Transport Police (BTP) show that total reported crimes increased fr

The equivalent of more than 40 per cent of officers and staff have left the British Transport Police in Scotland since the Scottish government announced its plan to merge the service into Police Scotland. Freedom of information requests submitted by the Scottish Liberal Democrats have revealed that

Scottish government ministers have agreed a plan that makes the likelihood of a merger between British Transport Police and Police Scotland even more remote. Justice Secretary Humza Yousaf said last year that the laws to enable to the merger may never be enacted if an alternative proposal were