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Daily Record alarmed at the crazy scheme being plotted by campaigners who believe Mitchell is innocent. It’s not known if Mitchell, who was 16 when convicted at the High Court in Edinburgh in 2005 of killing girlfriend Jodi Jones, is aware of the stunt.

Get the latest Scottish crime and courts news sent straight to your inbox with our daily Criminal Record newsletterMore than 30 people have lost their lives to drugs in the region over the first half of 2021, according to a new report.The latest figures follow data revealed just two months ago highlighting the country’s drug deaths toll over 2020 and follows a commitment from ministers to provide more up-to-date information as parts of efforts to tackle the problem.The report, published by the

coronavirus case among pupils in the first two weeks of term. New figures from a freedom of information request by the PA news agency submitted to Public Health Scotland (PHS) show that 1,455 schools in Scotland recorded a positive case between August 16 and August 27, the first two weeks of term - 58.7% of all schools.

jailed today. Jack Ferry, 24, grabbed Good Samaritan Emma Laird, 27, by the hair and pulled it, punched her on the head, and repeatedly attempted to land further blows on her.Falkirk Sheriff Court heard that Miss Laird and three pals - one them Ferry's cousin - had been socialising in a garden in the St Ninians area of Stirling in May (2021).

Robert Jeffrey is urging fans to be on their best behaviour as the club gets ready to go under the national spotlight this weekend.A bumper crowd is expected at Meadow Park on Saturday as the hosts take on Auchinleck Talbot in the first round of the Scottish Cup.Police will be in attendance and the club have drafted in extra stewards to ensure the game passes without incident.Jeffrey is keen to show the club in a positive light with TV cameras in place to record match highlights.He admits some

iOS - Android The sad statistic of 67 suspected deaths in Police Scotland’s Lanarkshire division area is the second highest of any in the country, exceeded only by the Greater Glasgow division.The newly released figures by the Scottish Government compiled from police management information has revealed that the number of people who died from suspected drugs deaths in Lanarkshire for the latest quarter – April to June 2021 – was recorded as 29.

iOS - Android Fearless.org is the youth programme of independent charity Crimestoppers.Nine out of 10 of those caught with offensive weapons in Scotland are on average under 30 years old and male.Lyndsay McDade, National Youth Projects Coordinator for the charity Crimestoppers Scotland, said: “In our experience, young people want to do the right thing and speak up, but they’re often worried about being labelled a grass or physical reprisals.“We’re urging young people to continue to tell our

prostitution. In a hard-hitting report, Encompass researchers claim support to exit the sex industry has been “hit and miss” and “piecemeal”, despite the Scottish Government ’s pledge to help women leave prostitution, which it defines as a form of violence against women.

Glasgow. Devastated family and friends of the popular teenager are fundraising to create to memorials in Paige's memory.

First Minister will address MSPs in Holyrood on what her power-sharing SNP/Green government plans to implement over the next year. It comes after Sturgeon's SNP reached an agreement with the Scottish Greens which created a majority for the nationalist parties in the chamber.

Scotland are given free access to childcare. Under the First Minister 's plans school age kids will have childcare paid for before and after and over the holidays.

Mediterranean plume ’ descends on the country. The Met Office is anticipating temperatures across much of the country to peak into the mid-20s on Wednesday afternoon.

Scots town this morning as a large fire took hold at an industrial estate, Emergency services raced to the scene at Lenziemill Industrial Estate in Cumbernauld after receiving reports of a blaze.

iOS - Android Ms Humphries states in the report: “To ensure an adequate supply of sites for the new build programme, potential council owned sites continue to be evaluated for their suitability for inclusion within the programme.“The cost of constructing or purchasing these homes will be contained within the overall budget for the new build programme within the Housing Revenue Account.“There is a grant from the Scottish Government towards the cost of the new homes which is currently £59,000 per