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Plans for Orange Order march in Aberdeenshire town met with over 500 complaints
3+ hour, 56+ min ago (340+ words) Residents of Stonehaven have been left furious at the proposed march in June. Over 500 locals have objected to plans for an Orange Order march in a Scottish town this summer. Residents of Stonehaven have been left furious at the proposed…...
Man who set up African tribe in Scots woodland deported
1+ day, 9+ hour ago (400+ words) Kofi Offeh, leader of the so-called Kingdom of Kubala, has been deported to Ghana. A self-styled African tribe leader who set up camp in the Scottish Borders has been deported. Ghanaian Kofi Offeh, who claimed to be King Atehene, was…...
"Asylum seekers to be offered "100 a week to leave taxpayer-funded hotels" - A correction
2+ week, 1+ day ago (121+ words) Daily Record "Asylum seekers to be offered "100 a week to leave taxpayer-funded hotels" - A correction A previous article was misleading as it implied that the plan to pay asylum seekers had been adopted as a government policy. An article on…...
Mum 'having panic attacks' after son, 9, told he can't fly home to UK
2+ week, 2+ day ago (859+ words) A schoolboy who was born and raised in Wales had enjoyed his second ever holiday abroad over the Easter holidays when UK border control stopped him from boarding the flight back home. David Toropu, from Cardiff, was told by officials…...
British passport change scheduled Wednesday April 8 'for first time"
2+ week, 4+ day ago (344+ words) The amount a UK passport costs will exceed "100 for first time(Image: Getty ) People in the UK who have a British passport and want to renew it will have to pay more because the Government will change the fees on…...
Crime sure pays for extra time bill as police chiefs shell out "31m a year
2+ week, 4+ day ago (431+ words) Record View says we need a national constabulary that's fit to meet the needs of the public. The SNP made a landmark commitment ahead of the 2007 Holyrood election to hire 1000 more police officers across Scotland. It was at a time…...
Hard-up police officers in "Scotland are resorting to food banks and second jobs
3+ week, 6+ day ago (419+ words) amid the cost-of-living crisis, it is claimed. Police union leaders warn shrinking real-terms pay has resulted in scores of Scots officers having to turn to food banks due to cash shortages, mirroring trends in other parts of the UK. A…...
Cops "losing Scotland's gang war are too busy probing broken wing mirrors"
4+ week, 2+ day ago (968+ words) Retired police Inspector, Ryan Mac Donald, says more officers are needed to combat the recent gang violence in Edinburgh and Glasgow and organised crime in general. Cops are losing Scotland's gangland war because there are not enough frontline officers on…...
Anti-immigration protester stormed hotel hunting for asylum seekers at Christmas
1+ mon, 1+ hour ago (288+ words) Robbie Robertson was part of the self-styled Dundee Patriots group who oppose asylum seekers residing in the city. A member of the Dundee Patriots anti-immigration group hurled violent threats during a protest and later stormed a hotel looking for asylum…...
Keeping women safe in cities means police and not 'vigilantes', says Sarwar
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (481+ words) Keeping women safe in Scots city centres late at night means investing in police and public transport and not relying on "vigilantes", Anas Sarwar has said. The Scottish Labour leader spoke out today in response to claims by Malcolm Offord…...