However, a new report by the Prison Officers’ Association said the crisis engulfing the prison estate could now only be tackled by the Scottish Government increasing the prison service’s capital and ...

Police Scotland will enforce the restrictions and anyone found breaching them can face up to six months in prison and a fine ...

A man has been jailed for six months after abandoning two starving dogs in a filthy flat in Aberdeen. Animal welfare officers from the Scottish SPCA were called to Cameron's home in the city on May 8 ...

Scottish Conservative leader Russell Findlay raises the case of Claire Inglis who was tortured and killed in 2021 by a ...

Kenny's Music: Much-loved Scottish music retailer with stores in Glasgow, Aberdeen and Dunfermline shuts ...

A MAN who was jailed for life for murdering his girlfriend in a hot tub is to appeal against his conviction. Aren Pearson, 41 ...

Figures obtained from Police Scotland revealed that the majority of incidents were occurring between May and September and ...

A Holyrood committee has backed another prisoner release scheme amid warnings of an “emergency situation” in Scotland’s prisons.

Prison officers have warned that overcrowding and understaffing have pushed Scotland's jails to "crisis point." The prison ...

A new report has highlighted serious concerns raised by prison staff, after inmate numbers reached record levels last week.

A "toxic combination" of overcrowding and understaffing is putting extreme pressure on workers, report by the Prison Officers' Association has found. | ITV News Border ...