Scotland's law chief urged to consider plan to quash bad postmaster convictions 'overnight'

Nicky Campbell says he feels “crushed” by the abuse he suffered at a top private school as he demanded better support for victims.

A teenager has appeared in court charged with murder after the death of Greenock dad Michael Beaton.

Heavy rain and snow have sparked travel chaos as Storm Kathleen batters large parts of Scotland.

Harry Potter author JK Rowling's posts about Scotland's new hate crime law are "not criminal", Police Scotland have said.

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J.K. Rowling has dared police to arrest her as she expressed her opposition to new hate crime legislation that has just come into force in Scotland.The new laws came into force today (April 1), making it a crime to “stir up hatred” on the basis of age, disability, religion, sexual orientation, transgender identity or being intersex.

Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling posted her idea of an April Fool’s Day gag today, describing various criminals, a model, a TV presenter and others – all of whom identify as trans women – as women before writing, “Only kidding. Obviously, the people mentioned in the above tweets aren’t women at all, but men, every last one of them.”

A dad whose baby son died in a bathtime drowning tragedy has vowed to get justice after winning the right to sue Scotland’s biggest council for compensation.

Scots have been urged to check sheds and outbuildings for a missing man who vanished on Friday night wearing a short-sleeved top despite forecasts of snow.

Scots in life-threatening situations have been urged to use their mobile phones to call 999 - after the landline telephone network crashed.

A rapist who faked his own death to avoid justice should never be released, one of his victims insisted.

Anas Sarwar has said he is "yet to be convinced" of the case for a radical change in the law which would allow terminally-ill Scots to request medical assistance to end their lives.

Grieving mum Margaret-Ann Cummings has campaigned tirelessly for Mark’s Law since his murder - which would force authorities to tell people if a convicted sex offender is living in their area.

A Scottish whisky distillery is set to reopen its doors this summer more than 30 years after closing.

A senior SNP MP has branded new legislation aimed at stamping out hate crime as "McCarthyism".

Samuel L Jackson's latest film is set to hit the big screen in a few short weeks. Crime thriller Damaged will air in theatres from Friday, April 12.

A former top cop has defended Police Scotland's long-running investigation into SNP finances.

A victim of brain butcher Sam Eljamel has demanded the surgeon is prosecuted or his victims will die without seeing justice done. Pat Kelly, 64, longs for the neurosurgeon to be jailed for what he has done.

Dozens of health experts and charities have signed an open letter urging MSPs to vote in favour of hiking the cost of alcohol in Scotland.

The running of private prison HMP Kilmarnock has been transferred to the Scottish Prison Service after its contract with Kilmarnock Prison Services Ltd came to an end.