There are calls for Rape Crisis Scotland to rebuild women’s trust after “years of betrayal” under its outgoing chief ...

Scotland’s prison chiefs have warned overcrowding has pushed the system to the brink, leaving them only able to meet “basic ...

Two youths aged 12 and 13 have been charged with theft by housebreaking after a quantity of vapes were stolen from a business premises on High Street, North Berwick. The break-in took place on Sunday ...

Shop staff in West Lothian will be the first in the region to trial body cameras provided by police in the fight against shoplifting across the wider area, it has been revealed. Police Scotland today ...

Scottish Ministers have stepped into a row over a Midlothian homeowner wanting to charge his electric car on private land in front of his home. The householder was given the go ahead by councillors to ...

Increased hiring fees have been proposed for Linlithgow’s Burgh Halls after a troubled two years. Budget proposals to be agreed by the end of the month suggesting price hikes for venue hire and full ...

A 33-year-old man has been arrested and charged following a spate of vehicle related crime in Edinburgh. Between December 2025 and February 2026, officers investigated a series of incidents including ...

A new study calls for stricter regulations of alcohol sponsorship of major sporting events. The research revealed that such sponsorship has an insidious impact on young people in Scotland. The ...

Hibs midfielder Nicky Cadden says the squad are in high spirits ahead of tonight’s Edinburgh Derby at Tynecastle. Throughout his career, Cadden is unbeaten against Hearts – winning four out of five ...

Police Scotland officers spend more time plugging gaps in social services than fighting crime, it has been claimed. Scotland’s police union chief, David Kennedy, warns that the trend means communities ...

The number of stalking crimes reported in Edinburgh rose in the six months to September. This category of crime is up by 40% on the same time period in the previous year according to new crime ...