Kezia Dugdale ‘delighted’ after winning defamation fight with blogger
Former Scottish Labour leader Kezia Dugdale has successfully defended a defamation case brought by a pro-independence blogger over a claim he wrote homophobic tweets.
Courts
Youngest woman convicted of plotting UK terror attack has minimum jail term cut
The youngest woman to be jailed for plotting a terror attack on British soil has had her minimum term cut by senior judges to reflect her “youth and indoctrination”.
IS supporter who urged attack on Prince George has minimum jail term cut
An Islamic State supporter who called for an attack on Prince George has had his minimum jail term cut on appeal.
Man due in Belfast court on terrorism charges
A man will appear in court in Belfast on Saturday charged with a number of terrorism offences.
£1m tablet rollout brings Scotland’s iCourts into 21st Century
Scotland’s prosecutors have been armed with £1 million of computer tablets as the courts move into the modern age.
Mother speaks out on knife crime after two convicted over son’s death
The mother of a man stabbed to death at an 18th birthday party has said we need to get knives off our streets, after two people were convicted over the killing of her son.
Driver jailed for ramming armed police officer with car
A driver who fractured the skull of an armed police officer when he hit him with his Mercedes has been jailed for four years.
Victim’s son welcomes ‘fantastic’ new Domestic Abuse Act in Scotland
Scotland’s new domestic abuse law has been welcomed by the son of a woman who killed her husband after being psychologically abused.
Estranged husband pleads guilty to killing wife in street
An estranged husband has admitted stabbing his wife to death in the street.
Australian court dismisses case brought by man who accused boss of breaking wind
A bullying case brought by an engineer who accused his former supervisor of repeatedly breaking wind towards him has been dismissed by an Australian appeals court.
Footballer guilty of deliberately running over young fans who called him ‘fatty’
A football player has been found guilty of using his car as a weapon to mow down 11 young rival supporters after they taunted him by calling him “fatty”.