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American pilot jailed for being over alcohol limit before Edinburgh to New York flight
An American pilot who was found to be almost two and a half times the alcohol limit as he prepared to take charge of a trans-Atlantic flight from Edinburgh to New York has been jailed for 10 months.
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Father and son receive bans for illegally selling peregrine falcon chicks
Father and son Timothy and Lewis Hall sentenced for illegally selling peregrine falcon chicks
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Breeder fined over illegal high-price sales of peregrine falcons
A breeder who illegally sold peregrine falcons for thousands of pounds has been fined £2,100 and ordered to forfeit £5,220 in cash seized from his home.
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Serial sexual offender given Order for Lifelong Restriction
A serial rapist who terrorised six women in a long campaign of violent and sexual offending has be made subject to an Order for Lifelong Restriction and will spend at least 10 years in prison.
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Solicitor General for Scotland issues statement on safer sleeping for babies
A number of investigations into the sudden and unexpected deaths of babies has prompted the Solicitor General Ruth Charteris KC to urge families to follow the advice available on safer sleeping.
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Lord Advocate's statement to the Scottish Parliament on Post Office Horizon IT prosecutions
Statement on Horizon IT prosecutions made by Lord Advocate Dorothy Bain KC on 16 January 2024
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Fugitive jailed for the killing of his second cousin
A man who tried to escape Scottish justice after killing a relative has been jailed for six years and four months.
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Statement from the Lord Advocate marking 35 years since the Lockerbie bombing
The Lord Advocate, Dorothy Bain KC, has reflected upon the 35th anniversary of the bombing of Pan Am flight 103 over Lockerbie and the longest-running investigation in the history of the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS). The Lord Advocate has ministerial responsibility for COPFS, Scotland’s sole criminal prosecution authority. COPFS works independently of government in the prosecution of crime and investigation of deaths.
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Man sentenced for sharing extremist material from banned terror group online
A Fife man who shared extremist hate material from a banned right-wing terror group online has been fined a total of £840.
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Farm labourer fined after admitting gangmaster offences
A farm labourer who acted as an illegal gangmaster has been fined £400.