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Tory ‘dark money’ trust fined again by Electoral Commission
A ‘dark money’ trust that gave £416,000 to the Scottish Conservatives has again been fined by the Electoral Commission for the late declaration of a donation.
Neo-Nazi Scottish Dawn propagandist jailed alongside ‘Miss Hitler’
A neo-Nazi who produced propaganda for Scottish Dawn has been jailed after being found guilty of membership of a terrorist organisation.
Channel 4 programme accused of promoting anti-Traveller myths
A Channel 4 documentary called The Truth About Traveller Crime focused on crimes allegedly perpetrated by Travellers. Campaigners say it promoted “negative myths and stereotypes” about the community.
Scottish Government facing legal challenge on ‘inhumane’ calf exports
An animal welfare charity has launched a legal challenge to stop the Scottish Government from allowing young calf exports all the way from Scotland to Spain.
Hundreds of police recruits ‘breach coronavirus rules’
Hundreds of police recruits training at the Scottish Police College in Tulliallan were not given medical checks or made to social distance, we can reveal.
Call for probe after man begging for help died in custody
Lawyer Aamer Anwar formally requests an investigation into Police Scotland after a fatal accident inquiry revealed officers mocked Alan Hay when he begged them for help before his death.
Police Scotland taser use up sixfold in four years
The number of times tasers were deployed by Police Scotland has risen sharply, with senior officers pledging to make sure they are "available in all our communities all of the time."
2,553 devices awaiting digital analysis, say police
Police Scotland had thousands of devices awaiting forensic examination at the end of 2019 including 1483 phones and 229 laptops.
Thousands of callers fail to get through on rape helpline
Nearly 10,000 calls to a helpline for rape victims went unanswered last year due to a lack of resources, according to Rape Crisis Scotland.
