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Thousands of fingerprints not stored every year as Police Scotland slammed
3+ hour, 19+ min ago (475+ words) Police Scotland have been slammed for failing to take and store the fingerprints of thousands of criminal suspects it arrests each year. A shock report by watchdog body the Scottish Biometrics Commissioner found the force omitted to fingerprint more than…...
Probe into death of asylum seeker shot dead after Glasgow hotel stabbing begins
16+ hour, 4+ min ago (927+ words) Badreddin Abdalla Adam Bosh, 28, attacked his victims at Glasgow city centre's Park Inn on June 26 2020. A probe into the probe of the death of an asylum seeker who was shot and killed after he stabbed six people at a hotel…...
Family lose thousands after dream Scotland trip ruined over passport rule change
1+ day, 21+ hour ago (455+ words) Karin Mackenzie said her family spent years planning the trip from Canada only for it to be cancelled with just days to go. A family has blasted a sudden change to United Kingdom entry rules that cost them thousands and…...
Anti-immigration protestors gather outside block of flats after 'knife incident"
3+ day, 15+ hour ago (645+ words) Anti immigration protesters gather at Sighthill in Calders, Edinburgh(Image: PA) Anti-immigration protesters gathered at a block of flats where a man was arrested after two people were injured on Monday. The protesters, who said they were demonstrating against illegal…...
Protestors engage legal firm as decision over Ayrshire rehab plan delayed again
6+ day, 2+ hour ago (541+ words) A decision over two retrospective planning applications, linked with a move to turn an Ayrshire care home into a drug and alcohol rehabilitation centre, has been deferred for a second time. Members of South Ayrshire Council's Regulatory Panel (Planning) were…...
Full list of asylum seekers in Scottish hotels as numbers drop across country
1+ week, 4+ day ago (14+ words) Full list of asylum seekers in Scottish hotels as numbers drop across country'Daily Record...
Thousands of murderers and rapists hunted every day as new figures spark fear
3+ week, 4+ day ago (674+ words) Now frontline cops have warned that the huge number of cases is putting a massive strain on police resources. Thousands of on-the-run criminals including rapists and murderers are being hunted by cops on warrant every day, according to shock new…...
Compensation must be paid to Gypsy Travellers for 'Tinker Experiment' harm
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (835+ words) Compensation must be paid to Gypsy Travellers to "put things right" for continued harm caused by the so-called "Tinker Experiment", a damning report has found. First Minister John Swinney made an apology last year for the "trauma" caused by "unfair…...
Families living in terror and scared to leave homes over anti-immigration protests at front door
2+ mon, 4+ day ago (917+ words) A pregnant mum claims she was spat at by protesters in Dundee who have been allowed to stage demonstrations which locals say leave them too scared to go outside. Families in a Dundee street say they are being terrorised by…...
Scots campaigner to face trial for breaking controversial anti-terror law over Palestine support
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (171+ words) Sean Clerkin will stand trial for breaking a controversial anti-terror law. A campaigner is set to become the first person in Scotland to stand trial for breaking a controversial anti-terror law banning support for a Palestine protest group. Sean Clerkin…...