police arrived. The 12-year-old boy was cycling at around 5.30pm on Friday on the A6124 Carberry to Whitecraig Road in East Lothian.
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CCTV facial recognition system has never been turned on.Fears over Big Brother-style human rights breaches mean the technology put in place in the city in 2015 has not gone live, sparking fury from frontline police officers.The Scottish Police Federation said serious organised crime groups could be targeted more effectively using the cameras.Police Scotland has publicly distanced itself from any controversy over the issue but many officers have expressed frustration.A senior officer said:
.police arrived. The 12-year-old boy was cycling at around 5.30pm on Friday on the A6124 Carberry to Whitecraig Road in East Lothian.
coronavirus in a strongly worded memo to staff.And they warn that wearing masks will be made mandatory if police officers continue to be “complacent” while carrying out their duties.The unsigned memo, which was sent out to officers and posted on the force intranet, said: “Comprehensive guidance has already been issued to every officer and staff member on the importance of physical distancing and the use of PPE and masks.However, I have been made aware of a degree of complacency setting in where
Glasgow hospital has been evacuated after a suspicious package was found earlier this morning. Eyewitnesses said they saw people being moved from the Gartnavel General Hospital at around 10am with police officers present.
cops on a Scots street during an early morning incident this weekend. Officers from Police Scotland swooped on Aberdeen's Holburn Street at around 2.25am on Saturday, August 23, amid reports of a man with a knife.
Officers from Police Scotland are awaiting the results of a post mortem after the 57-year-old was discovered on Sunday afternoon in Kilsyth.
Greenock harbour sparking a rescue mission.Coastguards raced to Victoria Harbour after the alarm was raised at around 19:50pm last night, Saturday August 22.Large crowds gathered to watch after becoming concerned that the bottlenose whales were stuck.Greenock Coastguard Rescue Team and Police Scotland arrived on the scene and stayed until the early hours as they worked to free the pod.The whales have left the harbour and are being closely monitored.The Greenock Coastguard Rescue Team said:
Aberdeen today. Two riot vans, one police car and officers were spotted on Jasmine Terrace, just off King Street on Sunday morning, August 23.
Edinburgh, sparking a major police investigation. At around 1pm on Saturday the man was found dead near Old Dalkeith Road, in the Craigmillar area of the city.
terrorism offences as police investigate 'the New IRA'. Officers had been probing the dissident republican group when they accused the pair of bring members of a proscribed organisation.
gun and ammunition were found in a car in Glasgow city centre. Officers from Police Scotland stopped and searched a black Mazda 6 car on Sauchiehall Street at around 6.30pm on Friday, August 21.
coronavirus.Nicola Sturgeon unveiled the crackdown after alarm at the way Covid is making a comeback in Scotland.House parties where people are ignoring strict rules on social mixing have been blamed for a spread in clusters such as Aberdeen, which is still in a local lockdown.Sturgeon also announced councils will be able to shut businesses failing to meet regulations.At the Scottish Parliament, the First Minister said: "We know that large house parties pose a very real and significant risk of
police investigation has been launched after a 16-year-old girl was raped in a Scots park. Emergency services were called to an area of Glasgow Green at around 7.50pm on Saturday after the alarm was raised. The serious sexual assault took place near East Footway of Kings Drive in the city’s east end, Glasgow Live reports.
Edinburgh property. Emergency services were called to Inglis Green Road, in the Longstone area, shortly after midnight on Saturday.
Rowan Atkinson is among the high-profile figures to have signed a letter expressing opposition to the Scottish Government’s Hate Crime Bill.
PAISLEY DAILY EXPRESS: Live news as it happens Detective Inspector Ian Ross, from Paisley CID, has appealed for witnesses to come forward.He said: “The Cottage Arms pub was deliberately set on fire in the early hours of Saturday morning.“This was a reckless and potentially dangerous act and we are very keen to trace whoever was responsible.“We are carrying out enquires in an effort to identify the individual or individuals responsible.“Police were alerted by colleagues in The Scottish Fire
limit freedom of expression.The comedy legend has joined more than 20 prominent cultural figures in signing a letter which calls on Holyrood ministers to make significant changes to the new legislation.Artists who have previously backed independence are also among those to sign, including crime writer Val McDermid, actress Elaine C Smith, and playwright Alan Bissett.Justice secretary Humza Yousaf has said the Hate Crime bill would strike the right balance between respecting freedom of speech and