Some aspects of the City of Edinburgh Council’s short-term let licensing policy are “unlawful”, a judge has ruled. Landlords and a property marketing company (the petitioners) took legal action against
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Fatal accident inquiries will be held into four prisoners’ deaths – three of which involved drugs. The Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS) said it has lodged notices to
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Half of Scots are regularly skipping meals or going without essential foods to cope with the cost-of-living crisis, according to new research. A survey of more than 1,500 adults by
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Drug-related deaths among Scots who were dependent on opioids more than trebled between 2011 and 2020, according to new research. In a large-scale study involving almost 50,000 people over a
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The Scottish Covid-19 Inquiry has appointed a chief executive to help investigate the Government’s response to the pandemic. Ian Duddy, chairman of the Scottish Human Rights Commission, will begin his
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A woman has admitted to killing her newborn baby with cling film after she was wrongfully convicted of his murder. Ineta Dzinguviene, 38, pleaded guilty to one charge of culpable
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A joint fatal accident inquiry (FAI) is to be held into the deaths of two young people who took their own lives while serving sentences at a young offenders institution.
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Scotland’s Justice Secretary has said there are safeguards now in place to stop trans prisoners with a history of violence against women being put in female jails. Angela Constance made
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Members of the public have been invited to share the lessons they believe should be learned from the Scottish Government’s handling of the Covid-19 pandemic. Let’s Be Heard: Sharing Scotland’s
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A union has said it will support legal action over a data breach which saw the personal details of around 15,000 council employees published online in error. The GMB union
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