News

  1. FAI into NHS 24 response to Covid-19 death

    The Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS) has lodged a First Notice to begin the court process for a discretionary Fatal Accident Inquiry into the death of Ann Carrigan Weir.

    24 Sept 2026 Death investigations
  2. Businessmen who ran £1.5m mail-order drugs supply network sentenced

    Two businessmen linked to Serious Organised Crime who ran a £1.5million mail-order drugs trafficking scheme from a warehouse in the Highlands have been sentenced.

    24 Sept 2026 Cases
  3. FAI court process begins for Barlinnie prisoner death

    The Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS) has lodged a First Notice to begin the court process for a Fatal Accident Inquiry into the death of Christopher Masson.

    10 Sept 2026 Death investigations
  4. FAI Determination published following Stonehaven farmer’s death

    The Procurator Fiscal notes the conclusion of the Fatal Accident Inquiry into the death of Stonehaven farmer David Coutts Dixon Ewan.

    09 Sept 2026 Death investigations
  5. Man who embezzled £124,000 of technical devices earmarked for vul­ner­able people sentenced

    A council manager who stole high-end laptops worth more than £120,000 earmarked to help vulnerable people during Covid has been sentenced.

    01 Sept 2026 Cases
  6. Men banned from every football ground in UK following Old Firm disorder

    Two men have been sentenced for their part in disorder at an Old Firm game at Ibrox stadium. 

    21 Aug 2026 Cases
  7. Father and son jailed over £900,000 airport drug smuggling attempt

    A father and son who failed in an attempt to smuggle more than £900,000 worth of cannabis into Scotland from East Asia have been sentenced.

    21 Aug 2026 Cases
  8. FAI court process begins for the death of an electrician

    The Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS) has lodged a First Notice to begin the court process for a Fatal Accident Inquiry (FAI) into the death of George Anderson.

    19 Aug 2026 Death investigations
  9. FAI Determination published after Edinburgh prisoner death

    The Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS) notes the determination in the Fatal Accident Inquiry into the death of Stuart Govan.

    19 Aug 2026 Death investigations
  10. Private hire car driver who raped teenage passenger jailed

    A private hire taxi car driver who raped a teenage passenger after picking her up from a night out in Edinburgh has been jailed.

    11 Aug 2026 Cases