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Urgent warning issued to Scots by crime experts over 'dangerous' hacking gang who stole thousands of customers' personal data - Scottish Daily Express

3 weeks ago | scottishdailyexpress.co.uk | Sally Hind

Experts have voiced concerns over the incorporation of hackers into serious organised crime gangs following the 'dangerous' attack on major retailers
I'm not pro-Kneecap but if we're to have free speech we must have it across the board

1 month ago | scottishdailyexpress.co.uk | Alan Grant

Two ASBOs and their hen-pecked dad-alike Irish rap trio Kneecap are likely to be among the last people Scottish Daily Express readers will want to see defended, but stay with me, this is important! The three track-suited nyaffs from West Belfast have created a significant amount of interest lately, mostly negative, as well as invaluable notoriety after the stuff they’ve been saying for years finally caught a viral moment.
Shoplifters have free rein in SNP's soft-touch Scotland as tens of thousands of incidents go unpunished

1 month ago | scottishdailyexpress.co.uk | Douglas Dickie

Shoplifters have free rein in SNP’s soft-touch Scotland as shock new figures show just a tiny proportion of incidents result in a prosecution. According to official Scottish Government figures, out of 183,486 shoplifting crimes recorded by Police Scotland, less than 80,000 were reported to the procurator fiscal between 2019 and 2024. And only 37,299 charges were proceeded to Scottish courts - just 20%.
Former RAF pilot, 78, named as man killed in Aberdeenshire car crash

1 month ago | scottishdailyexpress.co.uk | Douglas Dickie

A man who died in a crash near Huntly on Wednesday has been named as a former RAF pilot. Keith Looseley, 78, from Aberdeenshire, was driving a black Skoda Kamiq when it was involved in a collision with a white Iveco truck on the A96 Aberdeen to Elgin road on Wednesday, April 23. In a statement, his family said: “He was an active and valued member of the local community who volunteered with Gordon Rural Action and Morayvia aviation museum.
Bus driver's killer will get SNP free bus pass when he is released

1 month ago | scottishdailyexpress.co.uk | Douglas Dickie

A violent teenager who killed a bus driver is to have his SNP-backed free travel pass reinstated when he is released from prison, to the fury of the victim's family. Keith Rollinson, 58, died after being attacked by a drunk 15-year-old at a bus station in Elgin, Moray in February 2024. After initially being charged with murder, the killer admitted a charge of culpable homicide and, due to SNP sentencing guidelines that means lenient sentences for under 25s, will be around 21 when he is released.
Rangers post-takeover picture emerges as Steven Gerrard 'returns' and Ibrox extension explored

1 month ago | scottishdailyexpress.co.uk | Douglas Dickie

Rangers fans could only watch this weekend as Celtic matched the club's achievement of winning 55 Scottish league titles. While the championship had been all but wrapped up months ago, it will still have stung with the Light Blues faithful who have had little to cheer over the past 14 years. When Rangers won their 54th title in May 2011, they were 12 titles ahead of Celtic and also held a healthy lead in terms of trophies won.
Green MSP wants to ban greyhound racing... but Scots sports fans once watched CHEETAHS race

1 month ago | scottishdailyexpress.co.uk | Ben Borland

Green MSP Mark Ruskell this week hailed a "milestone moment" as he lodged his private member's bill to ban greyhound racing in Scotland. The animal lover – who has a former racing greyhound as a pet – insisted: "Greyhound racing is a cruel sport that causes a huge amount of harm to dogs.
Nicola Sturgeon breaks silence on gender decision - but there's no apology

1 month ago | scottishdailyexpress.co.uk | Douglas Dickie

Nicola Sturgeon has finally broken her silence after this month's Supreme Court decision on gender - but has refused to apologise to the women of Scotland. The former first minister was the driving force behind controversial gender reforms. But she had not reacted after judges drove a bus through her ideology that 'trans women are women'. The court confirmed the terms 'women' and 'sex' in the Equality Act are based on biology, to the delight of feminist campaigners.
Prince Andrew 'road to redemption' opens up through Princess Eugenie after Virginia Giuffre tragedy

1 month ago | scottishdailyexpress.co.uk | Douglas Dickie

The death of Virgina Giuffre "changes nothing" for Prince Andrew - but he could still find a route to some redemption, according to royal insiders. Sex-trafficking victim Giuffre, 41, died by suicide on her Australian farm this week. The mum-of-three had publically exposed the crimes of paedophile financer Jeffrey Epstein, as well as his associate Ghislaine Maxwell, who flew her round to world to cater to the sexualk whims of powerful men when she was just a teenager.
JK Rowling 'heartbroken' at tragic death as she fears 'world doesn't see trauma'

1 month ago | scottishdailyexpress.co.uk | Douglas Dickie

JK Rowling has said she has been left heartbroken by the death of Virginia Giuffre. The 41-year-old, who accused Prince Andrew of sexual assault, died from suicide earlier this week. Her passing was confirmed in the early hours of Saturday after her body was found on the farm she owned in Western Australia. Giuffre became an advocate for sex trafficking survivors after emerging as a central figure in the prolonged downfall of disgraced paedophile financier Epstein.