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A data breach occurred at Glasgow City Council after the theft of a computer. Strathclyde Police and the Information Commissioner have been informed about the incident. A laptop was taken containing the information and the local authority is now contacting 37,835 affected customers, including people receiving winter fuel payments and care grants. The break-in happened […]

Convicted killer Michael Ross tried to escape the High Court in Glasgow after being found guilty of the murder of waiter Shamsudden Mahmood. The Army sniper jumped over the dock and raced through a side door with police hot on his heels. Ross was tackled to the ground by a court official before he could […]

Fire crews tackled a large portable toilet blaze near Kinross. Tayside Fire and Rescue Service said units from Perth, Kinross and Auchterarder were called to the incident at about 7.55pm on Sunday. A spokeswoman confirmed the fire was at Gallowhill Farm near Kinross near a music festival site and that no one was injured. Earlier […]

Scotland striker David Goodwillie has been given a one-year probation order plus 80 hours of unpaid work after admitting assaulting a man in Glasgow. CCTV footage showed him making the attack during a street brawl in the city’s Queen Street in November 2010. Goodwillie made his competitive debut when coming off the bench for Dundee […]

Det Con Ross Milligan urged the public to come forward with information on a bus park fire at Clarebrand near Castle Douglas. He said: “We have conducted a number of inquiries, including staff statements and a door-to-door of the surrounding area. A number of lines of inquiry have opened up, however, we need more substantial […]

A would-be thief was foiled in a botched raid on a service station in Kinross. Jamie Miller produced a knife and threatened to stab Alexander Smith at the Moto Service Station in February. But Mr Smith ran away and two days later Miller tried his luck again with a local shop in Fife. This time […]

A total of 400-plus addresses around Scotland have been listed as potential ‘no-go areas’ for ambulance staff. Top of the list was Greater Glasgow and Clyde which numbered its dangerous sites at 125. Lothian was second with 86, followed by Fife and Forth Valley in third and fourth place, with 53 addresses each. The latter […]

Two men from Airdrie have been jailed after stealing from a work site in Fife. William Allison (44) and Ian Dolan (41) were sentenced at Dunfermline Sheriff Court yesterday (Monday, April 30, 2012) to 12 months and 11 months respectively. The site was in Main Street, Newmills. Det Sgt Jimmy Adamson, of Fife Constabulary, said: […]

Central Scotland Police warned about a scam involving bogus officials. Members of the public were contacted and then some were persuaded to give their bank card to a courier. Police said 13 people had money taken, while 21 others were targeted but did not hand over any cash. Detective Sergeant Frank McCann said: “We made […]

Scottish police who are assaulted in the line of duty will receive cash from criminals. New figures show that between January 1, 2010, and February 28 this year, 4,890 people were convicted in Scotland of assaulting police officers. In 2009 there were 6877 attacks. Justice Secretary Kenny MacAskill is poised to announce ‘restitution orders’ which […]