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  • 3 weeks ago | news.stv.tv | Gianni Marini

    The burning of a Koran outside the Turkish consulate in London amounted to a religiously aggravated public order offence, a judge has found. Hamit Coskun, 50, shouted “f*** Islam”, “Islam is religion of terrorism” and “Koran is burning” as he held the flaming Islamic text aloft in Rutland Gardens, Knightsbridge, on February 13, Westminster Magistrates’ Court heard last week. District Judge John McGarva delivered his verdict at the same court on Monday.

  • 4 weeks ago | news.stv.tv | Gianni Marini

    The Japanese ambassador to the UK has given Irn Bru the thumbs up as he visited a whisky distillery near Glasgow, describing it as “just great”. His Excellency Hiroshi Suzuki toured the Auchentoshan Distillery in Clydebank with First Minister John Swinney as the two discussed trade, including Scotland’s national drink. But during his first visit to Scotland he tried the nation’s other national drink.

  • 4 weeks ago | news.stv.tv | Lesley Colquhoun |Gianni Marini

    Electric Vehicle charging points in the North of Scotland will more than double in the next three years. An extra 570 places to top up car batteries are to be installed as part of a £300m deal jointly funded but Highland, Aberdeen City, Aberdeenshire and Moray councils. EV infrastructure company EasyGo will develop the network while also adopting and maintaining the area’s existing charging points as part of a 20-year contract.

  • 4 weeks ago | news.stv.tv | Gianni Marini

    The Russian captain of a container ship from Aberdeen that crashed into a US oil tanker in the North Sea has pleaded not guilty to the manslaughter of a crew member. The Solong’s master, Vladimir Motin, 59, of Primorsky, St Petersburg, is charged over the death of crew member Mark Angelo Pernia, 38. Motin denied the charge during a hearing at the Old Bailey on Friday. Motin faces a provisional trial on January 12, 2026.

  • 4 weeks ago | news.stv.tv | Gianni Marini

    Actor and comedian Russell Brand has pleaded not guilty at Southwark Crown Court to charges of rape and sexual assault. The 49-year-old appeared at Westminster Magistrates’ Court earlier this month where he heard details of allegations against him – including that he raped a woman in a hotel room when she attended a Labour Party conference. He is also accused of grabbing a TV worker’s breasts before dragging her into a toilet and orally raping her.

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Gianni Marini
Gianni Marini @giannilmarini
8 Jan 25

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19 Nov 24

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Gianni Marini @giannilmarini
15 Jul 24

We have two great opportunities available on the digital team in the @STVNews newsroom We're looking for a reporter and a video production journalist to work on their own stories and develop our social media content. Details: https://t.co/jftBdvYEhZ https://t.co/30HUEai3Ww