Two men have been cleared of attempting to murder two police officers by running over them in a stolen jeep. David McLean, 31, and Ryan Gilmour, 25, were acquitted after a jury returned not proven verdicts at Edinburgh High Court. The court had heard that PCs Deborah Lawson and Robert [...]

Singer Paolo Nutini has been found not guilty of driving under the influence of alcohol in his home town of Paisley. The 30-year-old had denied driving while more than twice the legal limit on 21 February. The Scottish songwriter had used "the hip flask defence", which suggested he had drunk [...]

Two men have gone on trial accused of attempting to murder two police officers in Glasgow by repeatedly striking them with a car. David McLean, 31, and Ryan Gilmour, 25, deny trying to kill PCs Deborah Lawson and Robert Fitzsimmons in Banner Drive, Drumchapel, on 23 October 2016. A court [...]

A man who carried out four apparently random knife attacks over two days has been found guilty of two attempted murders and two assault charges. Edward Coyle, 50, had denied the stabbings which took place in Glasgow's Merchant City and in the Gorbals. The High Court in Glasgow heard he [...]

A man who stabbed a former Mr Scotland bodybuilding champion to death has been jailed for 14-and-a-half years. Steven Kirkwood, 44, stabbed Michael O'Hanlon four times during an incident at HK Autotek garage in Stevenston, North Ayrshire, on 25 July 2016. The 45-year-old died from blood loss. Kirkwood was originally [...]

A man has appeared in court in connection with an explosives incident in Paisley. A bomb disposal team carried out a controlled explosion at about 06:30 on Saturday. Part of Well street had been closed overnight. Allan Hamilton, 35, from Paisley faced a single charge under the Explosive Substances Act [...]

Former Rangers owner Craig Whyte has been cleared of taking over the Glasgow football club by fraud in May 2011. He was acquitted by a jury following a seven-week trial at the High Court in Glasgow. The 46-year-old was also found not guilty of a second charge under the Companies [...]

Singer Paolo Nutini has made a second appearance in court to deny a charge of drink driving. The 30-year-old is accused of driving under the influence of alcohol while more than twice the legal limit in Paisley on 21 February. He entered a not guilty plea at the city's sheriff [...]

Former TV weatherman Fred Talbot has been found guilty of historical sex offences against boys he took on school trips to Scotland. At Lanark Sheriff Court, he was convicted of seven charges of indecent assault in the 1970s and early 1980s. Talbot was a teacher at a school in the [...]

A 37-year-old man is being treated for facial wounds after being shot in the face while driving his car in Glasgow city centre. The incident happened at about 00:10 on Craighall Road. Medical staff describe the victim's condition as stable. The eastbound slip road to junction 16 of the M8 [...]