Inquiry ordered into 2013 Shetland helicopter crash
A fatal accident inquiry (FAI) is to be held into a helicopter crash which claimed four lives in 2013.
Crown Office
No criminality found in fatal fishing boat sinking
A criminal investigation into the sinking of a fishing boat in which two men died has been dropped, prosecutors have said.
Fresh calls for fatal accident inquiry after killer’s appeal rejected
A bereaved father has called for a full inquiry to be carried out after his son was stabbed to death while his attacker was “unlawfully at large” on a home detention curfew.
No criminal proceedings over Trump paraglider protest
Two men reported to prosecutors after a paragliding protest during Donald Trump’s stay at Turnberry will face no criminal proceedings.
Police helicopter crash inquiry hears emotional tributes from victims’ families
Moving tributes from relatives of the victims of a police helicopter crash have been heard on the first day of a fatal accident inquiry (FAI).
Inquiry into Clutha pub helicopter crash opens
A fatal accident inquiry (FAI) into a police helicopter crash that claimed the lives of 10 people has opened.
Inquiry into Clutha pub helicopter crash set to open
The fatal accident inquiry into a police helicopter crash which claimed 10 lives will open on Monday.
Crown rejects presumption against prosecution of parents in smacking ban laws
Proposed laws to ban the smacking of children should not include a presumption against prosecution for parents, MSPs have been told.
Woman who embezzled £360,000 from charity given confiscation order
A woman who embezzled a six-figure sum from a charity has been ordered to pay back more than £175,000 in ill-gotten gains.
“How many more must die before they listen?” Tragic teenager’s mum urges torture experts to probe prison deaths
The mother of a teenager who died in a young offenders’ institution has urged a UN committee to examine fatalities in Scottish prisons.
Families of double killer’s victims verdict on the Crown after vital courtroom records are destroyed
PROSECUTORS cannot explain why a killer was released before he went on to murder his partner – because they have destroyed the files.