The family of one prisoner told STV News their loved one had not had a hot shower in 11 days

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HMP Barlinnie prisoners faced overnight water loss affecting taps and toilets after a supply fault. Scottish Water fixed the issue at the ageing Glasgow jail.

The police hold unique powers to demand answers, to surveil us without our knowledge, to access our homes and most sensitive personal records, and ultimately, to deny us our liberty. How they use, …

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The Prosecution Code directs decision making and the handling of reports of crime for prosecutors working for the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service.

A new report highlights financial pressures on Scotland’s tertiary education sector, with the SFC showing that two-thirds of institutions will…

Statement by First Minister John Swinney in the Scottish Parliament on Tuesday 29 September 2026.

Staff are concerned the cuts will put vulnerable women using council services at further risk.

Armed prisoners sparked a major protest at Scotland’s young offenders jail, forcing part of the facility into lockdown, the Sunday Mail can reveal.

The BBC has spoken to residents in the Russian-occupied Ukrainian town of Oleshky who say they are being "constantly shelled".

Dutch lead civilian drills to withstand Russian sabotage and natural disasters

Glasgow City Council will issue dismissal notices to up to 25,000 non-teaching staff next week after Unison withdrew from an equal pay deal that GMB…

Racist hate crimes have risen by 34 per cent as Police Scotland warns of community tensions.

Parliamentarians, trade union leaders and rank-and-file police officers have joined forces to call on the Government to order a Royal Commission on Prisons and the Justice System. A joint letter to…

Daniel Thomas, whose Patriot Platform group caused havoc in Dover and Portsmouth, had purchased the vessel to interfere with Border Force operations