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Right to food ‘should be enshrined in Scots Law’

April 15, 2019 World Justice News 0

The human right to food should be put into Scots Law to protect people from rising insecurity, a report to the Scottish government suggests. The Scottish Human Rights Commission believes the move “would help tackle […]

Ex-Scottish first minister Alex Salmond charged with attempted rape

January 24, 2019 World Justice News 0

Former Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond has appeared in court charged with attempted rape and sexual assault. He faced a total of 14 charges at Edinburgh Sheriff Court, also including breach of the peace and […]

Former Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond arrested

January 24, 2019 World Justice News 0

Former Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond has been arrested by police. Police Scotland confirmed that a 64-year-old man had been charged and said a report would be sent to prosecutors. It is not yet known […]

Woman wins £80,000 in damages from man cleared of raping her

October 7, 2018 World Justice News 0

A woman has won £80,000 in damages from a man who had been cleared of raping her after a night out in Fife. The woman, who cannot be named, had sued Stephen Coxen, who is […]

European Court to rule on whether UK can halt Brexit

September 22, 2018 World Justice News 0

Anti-Brexit campaigners have been given permission to take their case to Europe’s highest court as they seek a ruling on whether it can be halted. The cross-party group of politicians argue that Article 50 can […]

Alex Salmond denies sexual misconduct allegations

August 24, 2018 World Justice News 0

Two people have made sexual harassment complaints against Scotland’s former first minister Alex Salmond, his successor Nicola Sturgeon has confirmed. Ms Sturgeon said the complaints were made in January and were investigated through a process […]

Baby decapitated due to doctor’s actions

June 4, 2018 World Justice News 0

An unborn baby was decapitated after a Dundee doctor chose the wrong method of delivery, a tribunal has ruled. Dr Vishnavy Vilvanathan Laxman was a consultant gynaecologist at Ninewells Hospital in March 2014 when the […]

‘Assassination list’ A&E doctor jailed for 12 years

April 5, 2018 World Justice News 0

A former A&E consultant has been jailed for 12 years for possessing firearms with intent to endanger life. Dr Martin Watt, who worked at Monklands Hospital in Airdrie from 1994, was sacked in 2012 following […]

Two found guilty of fraud after UK’s longest criminal trial

May 16, 2017 zoshinuk 0

A husband and wife have been found guilty of fraud after the longest trial in UK criminal history. Edwin McLaren, from Quarriers Village in Renfrewshire, was found guilty of property fraud totalling about £1.6m. The […]

Woman loses Trump golf course urination privacy case

April 6, 2017 World Justice News 0

A woman who claimed damages after a worker photographed her urinating at an Aberdeenshire golf course founded by Donald Trump has lost her case. Rohan Beyts sought £3,000 in damages from Trump International, saying staff […]

Human Rights

Nigerian court orders UK to pay £420m over 1949 killing of miners

February 8, 2026 0

A Nigerian court has ordered the British government to pay $27m (£20m) to each of the families of 21 coal miners killed in 1949 by the colonial administration in the south-east of the country. The […]

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Rape trial puts Norway’s royal family in unwelcome glare of public

February 1, 2026 0

When Marius Borg Høiby stands up in room 250 at Oslo district court on Tuesday, at the start of Norway’s biggest trial in years, he will have no moral support from his closest relatives. His […]

Human Rights

France moves to abolish concept of marital duty to have sex

February 1, 2026 0

France is to enshrine in law the end of so-called “conjugal rights” – the notion that marriage means a duty to have sex. A bill approved on Wednesday in the National Assembly adds a clause […]