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Experts worry that artificial intelligence is blurring the boundaries between reality and fiction, handing cybercriminals a cheap and effective technology to exploit. Picture: Chris Delmasplaceholder image

That desperate call from your daughter may have been AI cybercriminal Ronald Hepburn

Not all children have loving parents who will look after them and ensure they have a decent start in life. Picture: Evening Standard/Hulton Archiveplaceholder image

Here's the horror show that ITV's 7 Up could have been Karyn McCluskey

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SNP must be bold and crack down on balaclava-clad thugs Scotsman comment

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'They face no consequences' Despair over 'feral' youths plaguing city

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Man pleads not guilty to ‘racist’ murder of scientist in Dundee

Stacey Hogg was murdered by her former partner at home in Hawick in June this year. Lee Inglis was on a community sentence at the time after assaulting her in 2024.placeholder image

Stacey Hogg murder must force 'hard look' at punishment of abusers

Up to 50 officers have been suspended. Picture: John Devlinplaceholder image

50 police officers suspended over alleged crimes against women

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Teenager charged over Glasgow man's death

Youths wearing balaclavas have become a feared sight in many towns and cities (Picture: Darren Staples)placeholder image

Soft justice encouraging gangs to entice children into life of crime Scotsman comment

Some may celebrate their early release from prison but others find themselves homeless (Picture: Ben Birchall)placeholder image

The simple reasons why convicts are so likely to reoffend on release Karyn McCluskey

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Cash machines ripped from bank wall and loaded into a horsebox in raid

Edinburgh Sheriff Court is perhaps an unlikely place to spend your retirement voluntarily (Picture: Duncan McGlynn)placeholder image

How pensioners are making a real difference at Edinburgh Sheriff Court Karyn McCluskey

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Police hunt 'men with weapons' after man seriously hurt in Scots town

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Exclusive Inside Barlinnie: How Scotland's largest prison is hanging by a thread

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Exclusive Barlinnie boss worries about infrastructure collapse 'every day'

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Exclusive 9/11 legal action involving Scots family to come back before US court

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Directors banned over £15m tax evasion plot involving Chinese vapes

Early prisoner release schemes risk undermining respect for the rule of law (Picture: Dan Kitwood)placeholder image

SNP must heed warnings about violence, sex and the rule of law Scotsman comment

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Exclusive Record number of drones carrying drugs and weapons into prisons

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Mum who killed her baby with hairdryer to appeal six-year jail term

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Police hunt hit and run driver after man killed in Scottish town

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Why was drug driver who killed Scott allowed to stay on roads?

Police Scotland has been told to make a series of improvements to its custody arrangements. Picture: PAplaceholder image

Police Scotland must improve custody services 'at pace'

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The case for a crackdown on the evils of social media is overwhelming Ian Johnston

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Dealer jailed for exploiting schoolboy into selling drugs

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SNP under fire over 'disgraceful' rise in rape and domestic abuse

In Australia, legislation known as ‘Fagin’s Law’, after the Charles Dickens' character as portrayed here by Rowan Atkinson, targets adults who recruit, groom, coerce or encourage children to commit crimes on their behalf (Picture: Dan Kitwood)placeholder image

Scotland failing to catch 'Fagins' behind balaclava-clad ebike gangs Karyn McCluskey

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Police investigating Glasgow double murder seize 4000 hours of CCTV

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Exclusive Victims of sexual offences face 'increased risk' amid prison plan

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Pensioner had more than two million child abuse images

Victims and witness involved in serious court cases will have to wait longer for cases to conclude, it has been warned. Picture: PAplaceholder image

Longer delays for justice without 'significant' reform

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Unseen by Heather Critchlow review: 'enjoyable twists and turns'

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Deportation of foreign prisoners must be 'urgently explored' amid rise

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Mother who killed baby daughter with hairdryer jailed for six years

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Cause for concern over claim officers discouraged from making arrests Scotsman comment

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Backlash as police officers 'encouraged not to arrest people'

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Taxi driver from Afghanistan jailed after raping teenage passenger

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Video shows predator who sexually assaulted women before attacks

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Abused women 'need more protection' as man jailed for partner's murder

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Sturgeon: I will not visit Peter Murrell in jail or speak to him again

Mother-of-three Samantha Lee was attacked at a property in Aberdeen and suffered “catastrophic” head injuriesplaceholder image

Man who murdered his partner with a hammer is jailed for 22 years

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Findlay: My attacker would have been out years earlier under SNP plans

Mr Findlay was the victim of a doorstep acid attack while working as an investigative journalist in 2015

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Death of Edinburgh woman in Athens 'devastating', say locals

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Increase in High Courts to tackle spike in trials

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Suspect in Athens killing of Edinburgh aid worker to appear in court

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Exclusive SNP urged to follow Burnham and exempt rapists from early release

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North Bridge vandalised less than 24 hours after reopening

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Why Scotland must treat violence against women as a form of terrorism Scotsman comment

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Man who stole Maserati and killed pensioner in crash faces jail

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What we know so far as woman found dead inside suitcase in Greece

Alan Greer, a police constable with Police Scotland, has been linked to multiple violent sex offences and attempted murder against multiple women. He took his own life in May this year.placeholder image

Police Scotland officer exposed as rapist linked to string of crimes

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Man charged in connection with death of 44-year-old Edinburgh woman

Kayden Moy was murdered at Irvine Beach in May last year. Three teenagers have now been sentenced o lengthy jail terms at the High Court in Glasgow placeholder image

Kayden Moy: CCTV shows killers congratulating each other after murder

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How 'care in the community' has gone too far, with deadly consequences Tom Wood

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Glasgow is lawless? Thomas Kerr misses the true spirit of the city Catriona Stewart

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Gang feud eased following 'resolution of differences' between groups

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