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An Aberdeen lawyer who embezzled £120,000 from a pensioner with dementia has been jailed for two years. John Sinclair, 69, stole the money from the woman after being made her power of attorney in 2014. The woman, who was in her 90s, was living in a nursing home. Aberdeen Sheriff Court heard that colleagues at

Ryan Giggs’ retrial later this month over domestic violence allegations has been abandoned. The former Manchester United and Wales footballer was accused of attacking and controlling his ex-girlfriend Kate Greville, and assaulting her younger sister, Emma. It was to be the second time the 49-year-old was to be tried over the claims. However, the charges

A pensioner involved in a two car crash in North Lanarkshire has died in hospital. Margaret Allan, was taken to hospital after the red Peugeot 108 she was driving was involved in a collision with a Ford Mondeo Titanium on Condorrat Ring Road in Cumbernauld on 15 June. The 77-year-old died on 6 July. A

A four-year-old girl has died after being found “unresponsive” in Dumfries and Galloway. Police Scotland has launched a probe into the “unexplained” death after being called to a house in Eastwood Avenue, Stranraer, on Sunday morning. The girl was taken to hospital, where she was pronounced dead a short time later. A spokesperson said: “Around

Radio presenter Jeremy Vine says he has reached an agreement with a Twitter user who falsely identified him as the BBC star facing allegations of inappropriate behaviour. Vine, who hosts an afternoon programme on Radio 2, was one of several BBC presenters who spoke out to deny their involvement, days before News At Ten anchor

A hospital ward has been put on lockdown following a COVID outbreak. It comes as doctors in Scotland have warned the decision to remove face mask guidance in healthcare settings is “playing Russian roulette” with staff and patients’ welfare. Medical Ward 1 within Western Isles Hospital in Stornoway has been closed to new admissions to

Police bodycam footage has been released showing a dog attack – taken moments before the animal was tasered and put into a wheelie bin by officers. The footage, taken during the incident in Coventry on Tuesday, shows the dog attacking other dogs while people nervously attempt to separate the animals. It was released by West

No criminal offences were committed in relation to the deaths of two young swimmers off Bournemouth beach, police have concluded. Joe Abbess, 17, and Sunnah Khan, 12, drowned and eight other people were treated by paramedics after they were suspected to have been caught in a riptide next to the pier at the Dorset seaside

Self-driving vehicles could be used to bridge the gaps in the UK’s public transport network, according to the results of a new government-led study. The study, the first of its kind in the country, found up to 72% of people believed the vehicles could be used to improve transport links – particularly in rural areas.

Young adults and renters are some of the groups of people worst hit by rising prices as official figures show around 1 in 20 said they’d run out of food in the past 2 weeks and couldn’t afford more. Those aged 25 to 34 were at greater risk of financial vulnerability than those over the

With Huw Edwards in hospital with “serious mental health issues” and facing no further action by police, the newspaper that broke the story is now under the spotlight. The Sun is facing questions over its coverage of allegations against the 61-year-old newsreader – with some asking whether the claims should have been reported at all.

The government has “no strategy” to tackle the threat from China and has left the UK “severely handicapped” due to its “short-termist approach”, a new report has claimed. The Intelligence and Security Committee has published its work on the threat the country poses, saying China has managed to “successfully penetrate every sector of the UK’s

The UK’s national debt could hit 300% of GDP by the 2070s because of the string of major challenges still facing national governments after a “rapid succession of shocks”, according to a report for the Treasury. The independent Office for Budget Responsibility laid out how climate change, defence and the fact people were living longer

Millions of UK public sector workers, including teachers and doctors, will get pay rises of about 6% after Rishi Sunak decided to accept the recommendations of independent pay review bodies. The bodies had suggested pay rises of between 6% and 6.5% for 2023-24, at a potential cost of £5bn. Mr Sunak met Jeremy Hunt, the

Four police officers who smashed ice with their hands and elbows to try to reach young boys trapped beneath a frozen lake are among the nominees in this year’s Police Bravery Awards. The officers, who ignored safety guidelines, were the first to answer calls to the lake in Solihull where four boys had vanished after

The Sun has said it has a dossier “containing serious and wide-ranigng allegations” it has received about Huw Edwards – “including some from BBC personnel”. However the newspaper said it has “no plans” to publish further allegations about the BBC star. It first reported claims against an unnamed presenter, saying he had paid a teenager

Police investigating Stagecoach founder Dame Ann Gloag and others in connection with a probe into human trafficking allegations have submitted a report to prosecutors. Four people were charged in January by Police Scotland. At the time, a spokesperson for Dame Ann said she “strongly disputes the malicious allegations” made against her, her foundation and members

Teachers at the NASUWT union have voted in favour of industrial action in a dispute over pay. Almost 90% of union members who voted backed strike action. Nearly 95% supported action short of strike, with a turnout of 51.9% – passing the 50% ballot turnout required by law. NASUWT said it will consider dates for

Two police forces have said they are not pursuing action against Huw Edwards over claims he paid a teenager for explicit pictures. The Metropolitan Police and South Wales Police investigated allegations against the BBC presenter and both said there was no information to indicate criminal offences had been committed. Edwards has been named by his

A second person has come forward with a complaint about a BBC presenter accused of paying a young person thousands of pounds for sexually explicit photos. The person told BBC News they felt threatened by the unnamed star at the centre of a row over alleged payments for sexually explicit photos. The individual in their