Police Scotland

The SNP's treasurer Colin Beattie, the MSP for Midlothian North and Musselburgh, has been arrested in connection with a police investigation into the party's funding and finances. In a statement issued this morning, Police Scotland said: "The man is in custody and is being questioned by Police Scotl

Police Scotland has been ordered to explain why it concluded that there was no crime committed in the case of a former kirk minister involved in defrauding three brothers out of £1 million. The force has been told to review its lack of action by the Police Investigations & Review Commissio

A significant settlement will see hundreds of thousands of pounds recovered by the Civil Recovery Unit from an East Lothian businessman linked to unpaid tax. Goljar Singh, 44, will relinquish £600,000 under proceeds of crime legislation following an agreement with the Civil Recovery Unit (CRU)

James Wolffe, QC, the Lord Advocate of Scotland, admitted in court this morning that David Whitehouse and Paul Clark, the two administrators of the liquidated Rangers FC, had been the victims of malicious prosecution by the Crown. In the Court of Session, the two administrators from Duff and Phelps

Protest group Extinction Rebellion has targetted Baillie Gifford's Edinburgh office by barricading the entrance to the building.

Two former administrators of Rangers Football Club Plc who are suing the chief constable of Police Scotland and the Lord Advocate for £14 million in damages over their alleged “wrongful arrest, detention and prosecution” have successfully challenged a decision that Scotland’s

Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) announces that businesses looking to develop their use of digital technology and innovation are set to benefit from a new £465,000 support programme. The investment was announced at a digital collaboration event to launch the refreshed #hellodigital facil

The head of forensic accountancy at Police Scotland has called on the service to hire more accountants. In an interview with The Herald, Kenneth Murray warned that organised crime groups, at home and abroad, are purchasing legitimate Scottish businesses to use as "safe houses" for dirty money.

Roger Mullin MP The Scottish National Party yesterday repeated its call for the UK government to end the "anomaly" that sees Scotland's police and fire rescue services paying VAT.