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Civil servants 'working until midnight' due to court backlogs

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Emma Caldwell was 27 years old when she was murdered in 2005 by serial rapist Iain Packer

Caldwell family to meet Swinney amid concerns over inquiry

Officers outside the home of Nicola Sturgeon and her husband Peter Murrell in April, 2023

Public 'scratching heads in disbelief at length of SNP police probe'

A CCTV still shows the roofer who was thrown from a cherry picker in the Castlemilk area of Glasgow in February 2022. Picture: Crown Office & Procurator Fiscal Service/PA Wire

Massive £215k fine after worker thrown from cherry picker hit by bus

Isla Bryson, formerly known as Adam Graham, was found guilty of raping two women. Picture: Andrew Milligan/PA

Police criticised for allowing rapists to self-declare gender identity

First Minister John Swinney hosts leaders of all political parties at Bute House. Picture: Peter Summers/Getty Images

Swinney: Social media giants not tackling 'dangerous misinformation'

Officers outside the home of Nicola Sturgeon and Peter Murrell in 2023 as part of Operation Branchform. Picture: Andrew Milligan/Press Association

Police chief constable says SNP finance probe findings 'in matter of weeks'

Analysis John Swinney manages to unite Holyrood - in laughter

It's almost a year since police erected a blue forensics-style tent in front of the home of Nicola Sturgeon and Peter Murrell. Picture: Andrew Milligan / PA.

Former chief constable defends police investigation into SNP finances

Part of the Peebles Hoard, a late Bronze Age hoard found near Peebles in June 2020 by a metal detectorist, who recovered about 21 copper-alloy artefacts before realising that there was still more in the ground. Photo: Crown Office/PA Wire

Review into processing of archaeological discoveries

Tough sentences required for those responsible for Post Office scandal Kenny MacAskill

Scotland must not be slow to clear Post Office scandal’s victims Scotsman comment

Lord Advocate Dorothy Bain KC apologised to victims of the Post Office Horizon scandal during a statement to parliament. Image: Jane Barlow/Press Association.

Top prosecutor apologises to Scots wrongly convicted in Post Office scandal

Stephen Flynn

Flynn: ‘Incumbent’ on Lord Advocate to answer questions on Post Office scandal

Lord Advocate Dorothy Bain is facing calls to face MSPs

Crown Office faces questions over Horizon Post Office scandal

Toby Jones and co-stars in Mr Bates vs the Post Office. Picture: ITV

Crown Office said prosecutors told faulty Horizon system would not impact cases

Pictured: John Hollingworth as James Hartley and Toby Jones as Alan Bates.

UK Government considering a review of Post Office convictions

Milly Main from Lanark, pictured here with her mum Kimberly Darroch, died at the age of 10 in 2017 after contracting an infection at the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow

Mum of Milly Main tells of 'wave of emotions' after NHS board named as suspect

Protesters outside the Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh are asking for a public inquiry into the care given to patients by "disgraced surgeon" Professor Sam Eljamel. Picture: Andrew Milligan/PA Wire

Rogue surgeon Eljamel could be extradited from Libya to face action

Lord Advocate Dorothy Bain KC. Picture: Getty Images.

SNP accused of betraying rape survivors

There is no data on the number of officers who take their own lives

Suicides among police officers should be recorded amid concerns of 'hidden toll'

Lady Lorna Drummond

Beware this odd ruling of the Scottish courts and the floodgates it could open

Nicola Sturgeon with Alex Salmond whilst on the General Election campaign trail in Inverurie in the Gordon constituency in 2015.

Crown Office still investigating Alex Salmond claims of perjury a year on

Recovering addict Peter Krykant famously operated an unofficial mobile safe consumption room in Glasgow, saving several lives. Campaigners now want official sites to be authorised in the city.

Evidence for safe drug consumption rooms is 'irrefutable', says minister

Conservative MSP Murdo Fraser

Only 15 per cent of reported fly-tipping cases result in prosecution

130,900 people in Scotland were estimated to have the virus – about 2.5% of the population, or one in 40.

One in 40 estimated to have Covid in Scotland

Care home deaths from Covid will no longer have to be reported to the Crown Office.

Covid care home deaths will no longer be investigated by prosecutors

The wrecked nose section of the Pan-Am Boeing 747 in Lockerbie

Lockerbie bombing suspect in US custody say Scottish authorities

The Crown Office has committed to being transparent about the result of investigations into Covid-19 deaths.

Crown Office commits to 'transparency' around Covid-19 death investigations

Keith Brown, the justice secretary, is under pressure to secure funding for the justice system ahead of the Scottish budget in December

Courts could be shut and sitting days scaled back amid funding black hole

Expanding wind and solar would require 25 to 50 per cent of the land surface area, says reader.

Scotland on Sunday readers' letters

A care home resident and her carer during Covid. An investigation into Covid-related deaths in Scottish care homes has yet to make a single decision and an inquiry into the way the Scottish Government handled the pandemic has yet to hold a single session. Meanwhile, staff and families continued to live with unanswered questions over individual tragedies. PIC: Getty.

The wait is too long for closure over Covid deaths

Care homes and families are in limbo due to the wait for answers from the Crown Office.

Families and care homes in limbo as Crown Office stall Covid-19 death decisions

John Winton McNab, 86, was found two days after he had been reported missing

Police find man’s body in crashed car two days after he was reported missing

Finance secretary Kate Forbes and First Minister Nicola Sturgeon. Picture: PA

What have we learned from Kate Forbes's spending review?

Sheku Bayoh. The family of a man who died in police custody have said he is "Scotland's George Floyd" as the inquiry into his death gets underway on Tuesday. Bayoh died in May 2015 after he was restrained by officers responding to a call in Kirkcaldy, Fife.

Sheku Bayoh lawyer slams police for 'dishonesty, racism and incompetence'

Alba Party leader and former first minister Alex Salmond gives a speech during the Alba Party conference in Glasgow. Picture: John Devlin

Crown Office to investigate perjury claims over Alex Salmond criminal trial

The new register will bolster transparency around land ownership, but it has several glaring weaknesses. (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

Question of who owns Scotland will not be settled by new register

Salmond accuser tells of death threats and being 'scared to leave the house'

David Grier was involved in Craig Whyte's takeover of Rangers, but was acquitted of any wrongdoing.

David Grier loses fight for damages connected to Rangers malicious prosecution

Liam McArthur has called for reform of the Fatal Accident Inquiry system.

Reform call as some Fatal Accident Inquiries still unresolved after ten years
Some fatal accident inquiries in Scotland are still unresolved after a decade, sparking calls for reform of the system.

The cost of litigation relating to the Rangers wrongful prosecution scandal have reached almost £40 million, Scottish Government accounts have shown.

Bills in Rangers wrongful prosecution case reach almost £40m

An investigation is taking place into the Glasgow care home. Picture: PA

Care home under investigation following claims of unsafe conditions

Thursday 9th of April 2020: A first look inside the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh hospital as they prepare for patients with the Covid-19 Coronavirus.
Doctors and nurses prepare to enter the Covid ward putting on the PPE safety equipment

More than 800 hospital Covid deaths being investigated by Crown Office

William Brown: Family in legal dispute with prison service and NHS over son's suicide

Family in legal dispute with prison service and NHS over son's suicide

Milly Main is pictured with her mother Kimberly Darroch, 35, from Lanark, who has campaigned for answers since her daughter died, aged 10, at Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in 2017.

Police investigate death of three children and woman at Scottish hospital

Rangers: Former administrators of Scottish football club are suing the Crown Office for millions

Former administrators of Scottish football club are suing the Crown Office

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon (left), Dorothy Bain QC lord advocate (right) and Ruth Charteris QC Solicitor General for Scotland, at appointment of law officers at the Scottish Parliament in Holyrood, Edinburgh.

New Lord Advocate should have 'no role' in ongoing Rangers prosecution cases

Nicola Sturgeon was questioned about healthcare staff Covid deaths during First Minister's Questions.

Scottish Labour demand clarity on health and care workers deaths

Review of Crown Office involvement in Fatal Accident Inquiries rejected by MSPs

Nicola Sturgeon has indicated the potential for reform of the role of the Lord Advocate. James Wolffe QC has resigned from the position in recent days.

Nicola Sturgeon: 'There is a case for reform' of Lord Advocate dual role

Lord Advocate James Wolffe giving evidence to the Scottish Parliament committee examining the handling of harassment allegations against former first minister Alex Salmond. (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

It’s time to separate Lord Advocate roles

The Crown Office has published the number of care home deaths it has considered across Scotland since the beginning of lockdown (Photo:John Devlin).

Scots care homes with highest number of Covid deaths

Former first minister Alex Salmond labelled the intervention from the Crown Office 'highly irregular'

Letters on 'irregular' Crown intervention in Salmond affair to stay secret

Legal advice which saw Alex Salmond's submission to the Hamilton inquiry and harassment complaints committee blocked from publication will be kept secret.

'Not in public interest' to release advice to Holyrood on Salmond submission

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