Andrew Neil has delivered ... "It’s now a week since Scotland’s new Hate Crime Act became law and 8,000 hate complaints have been logged with the police — about one a minute.

"Freedom of speech and belief are at an end in Scotland if the accurate description ... on the eve of the act coming into force. Dr Andrew Tickell, a law lecturer at Glasgow Caledonian University ...

The family of a young mother who died four years ago are hopeful that Scotland's top law officer will order ... physical abuse by her partner Andrew Brown. Police Scotland concluded the mum ...

But Police Scotland boss Jo Farrell said she ... Last week, a complete reinvestigation of the case was ordered by Scotland’s top law officer, the Lord Advocate Dorothy Bain KC.

Earlier this week, Scotland’s top law officer Lord Advocate Dorothy ... near his home 10 days after his murder. Andrew Wilson has criticised police (Jane Barlow/PA) PA Archive Mr Wilson ...