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Four men are due in court in Edinburgh this week over attempted housebreaking from an Edinburgh business premises. Lothian and Borders Police arrested and subsequently charged the men at a property in Portobello. The men aged 23, 41, 46 and 47 are due to appear at Edinburgh Sheriff Court today (Monday, October 25). Access Control […]

Borders officers will attempt to catch the criminal who assaulted a 23-year-old woman in Edinburgh earlier this year by employing surveillance camera technology. Police say a man captured on CCTV from Espionage night club on Victoria Street may be able to assist their inquiries. The Lothian and Borders force said a 23-year-old woman was attacked […]

A crime wave is imminent if spending cuts get the green light, according to a prison body. Probation union Napo is warning that many programmes for offenders in the community will be cut or withdrawn if the proposed public spending cuts of 25 per cent take place. Harry Fletcher, Napo’s assistant general secretary, said: "The […]

The Fire Brigade Union said a new emergency policy at north-west hospitals could put lives at risk. Staff have been told to only phone the emergency services if they saw evidence of a fire. Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service chief fire officer Steve McGuirk said: "Since 2007 we have reduced the number of fire […]

A four-and-a-half acre community farm in the West Country has had to be closed until further notice because of a widespread fire which police believe had been deliberately started. The Windmill Hill City Farm, opened in 1976, is the oldest city farm in Bristol and is a registered charity with a turnover of £1 million […]

The Scottish government has said it has overseen record investment in policing, but the figures will fall as the policing budget will be cut by around a tenth next year. Labour’s justice spokesman Richard Baker said a reduction in officer numbers would undermine attempts to keep communities safe. He said: "If we are to make […]

Finding a job in Scotland is proving much more difficult, says an overview of job market activity conducted by the Bank of Scotland. Poor job supply combined with high demand from job-seekers helped explain why pay for a new full-time recruit was dropping at the fastest rate since last November, and for the third consecutive […]

Controversial plans to restructure Scotland’s police forces are to be discussed by a new committee formed by the government. The committee is made up of members of the eight joint police boards. It is widely expected that this new Scottish Policing Board will firstly examine the idea of bringing together eight forces into three or […]

The level of re-offending in Scotland has hit a ten-year high. The latest statistics published by the Scottish government showed that of the 53,260 people convicted in the courts in 2006/07, 23,419 re-offended. More than 60% of those who were jailed for their crime went on to re-offend within two years. For those handed jail […]

Hewlett-Packard is expanding in Scotland with the aid of £7 million in government funding which has resulted in 700 new jobs at the technology firm’s facility in Erskine, near Glasgow. The Renfrewshire plant is back up to employing about 1,300 people – some 700 manufacturing jobs will be gone by October after they began to […]