The new law, passed by Parliament last week, closes a gap identified following a Supreme Court judgment in February 2025, ...

Of the 55 persons accused of homicide in the latest year, 91 per cent (50) were male and nine per cent (five) were female. Scotland’s Chief Statistician said this is “the lowest number of recorded ...

After listening to the recording, the man made a complaint to the Police Ombudsman’s Office and submitted a seven-hour excerpt in which officers referred to a suspected victim of domestic violence as ...

The world’s first detection dogs trained to identify the synthetic opioids nitazenes and fentanyl are now operational at key border crossings. The pioneering K9 Synthetic Opioid Detection Units are ...

Police Scotland is dedicating more resource than ever before to tackle crimes involving fireworks over the Bonfire Night ...

Malcolm McHaffie, head of the CPS’s Special Crime Division, said: “We have decided to prosecute former Northamptonshire ...

Alex Murray, Director of Threat Leadership with the National Crime Agency, is to become an honorary doctor in recognition of ...

County Lines continues to pose “a significant threat to communities” despite stabilising over the past year, according to the latest annual report. And the annual review of the threat posed by County ...

Fewer than half of victims (42 per cent) believe they can get justice, while just 46 per cent are confident in its ...

The chair of the Police Federation for Northern Ireland (PFNI) has welcomed the decision of the Northern Ireland Executive to ...

Birmingham City Council Safety Advisory Group (SAG) said it took the decision to prohibit away supporters from attending the ...