The United Nations special rapporteur on violence against women and girls has called for all member states to ban surrogacy.

Tens of thousands of offenders, including sex offenders, shoplifters, drug dealers and violent criminals, will avoid prison ...

A federal judge has ordered the closure of Donald Trump’s “Alligator Alcatraz” immigration detention camp in Florida, ruling ...

Health experts have called for new regulations after a family-friendly restaurant accidentally served cannabis-infused pizza ...

Lord Advocate Dorothy Bain KC has dramatically increased the number of appeals against sentences judged to be too soft.

The Sheriff Appeal Court has refused an appeal against a sheriff’s decision to grant summary decree in an action for repossession of residential premises in Dundee after determining that the appellant ...

The government is planning a major shake-up of the asylum appeals system in a bid to reduce the number of migrants being housed in hotels while they await rulings. Home Secretary Yvette Cooper said sh ...

Yesterday marked four years since the Protection of Workers (Retail and Age-restricted Goods and Services) (Scotland) Act 2021 came into force. The legislation, brought forward by Labour MSP Daniel ...

The Crown Office has lodged a first notice to begin the court process for a fatal accident inquiry (FAI) into the death of 57-year-old Francis Docherty. He died on 23 January 2022 within HMP Perth.

UK hospitality businesses could be unwittingly landed in hot water by guests when the Employment Rights Bill comes into force ...

With the Scottish government’s Housing Bill moving through Holyrood, one question keeps coming up in conversations with ...

An assassination is pre-eminently a political murder; a killing, in itself a crime, has been sanctioned by someone with an ...