<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="no"?><rss xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" version="2.0">
  <channel>
    <title>The Herald | Crime &amp; Courts</title>
    <link>https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/crime_courts/</link>
    <description>The Herald Crime &amp; Courts</description>
    <language>en-gb</language>
    <pubDate>Fri, 11 Oct 2024 10:12:49 +0100</pubDate>
    <lastBuildDate>Fri, 11 Oct 2024 10:12:49 +0100</lastBuildDate>
    <docs>https://www.heraldscotland.com/rss/terms/</docs>
    <generator>M6</generator>
    <managingEditor>toby.granville@newsquest.co.uk (Toby Granville)</managingEditor>
    <webMaster>webmaster@digitalmedia.newsquest.co.uk (Tim Joy)</webMaster>
    <image>
        <url>https://www.heraldscotland.com/resources/images/sitelogoalt/?type=rsslogo</url>
        <title>The Herald | Crime &amp; Courts</title>
        <link>https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/crime_courts/</link>
    </image>

    <atom:link href="https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/crime_courts/rss/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/>
<itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit><itunes:subtitle>The Herald Crime &amp; Courts</itunes:subtitle><itunes:owner><itunes:email>toby.granville@newsquest.co.uk</itunes:email></itunes:owner><item>
        <title>Man arrested in connection with death of Gary Nicol in Livingston</title>
        <link>https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/24645127.man-arrested-connection-death-gary-nicol-livingston/?ref=rss</link>

        <description><![CDATA[A 25-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the death of Gary Nicol in Livingston.]]></description>
        <media:description><![CDATA[A 25-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the death of Gary Nicol in Livingston.]]></media:description>

    
        <media:thumbnail height="240" url="https://www.heraldscotland.com/resources/images/13207048/?type=app&amp;htype=0" width="360"/>
        <media:content alt="Police enquiries are ongoing. &lt;i&gt;(Image: Police Scotland)&lt;/i&gt;" type="image/jpeg" url="https://www.heraldscotland.com/resources/images/13207048/"/>
    

        <pubDate>Fri, 11 Oct 2024 08:41:54 +0100</pubDate>
        <guid isPermaLink="false">07a156a3a0ea95d00955958a6de91fa5</guid>
    </item>


    <item>
        <title>Roofer survived 15 ft fall from cherry picker after bus crashed into it</title>
        <link>https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/24644603.roofer-survived-15-ft-fall-cherry-picker-bus-crash/?ref=rss</link>

        <description><![CDATA[The roofer suffered a string of "life changing" injuries after falling and landing on a car roof before he hit the pavement in Glasgow's Castlemilk.]]></description>
        <media:description><![CDATA[The roofer suffered a string of "life changing" injuries after falling and landing on a car roof before he hit the pavement in Glasgow's Castlemilk.]]></media:description>

    
        <media:thumbnail height="240" url="https://www.heraldscotland.com/resources/images/17420310/?type=app&amp;htype=0" width="360"/>
        <media:content alt="A First Bus crashed into the cherry picker &lt;i&gt;(Image: A First Bus crashed into the cherry picker)&lt;/i&gt;" type="image/jpeg" url="https://www.heraldscotland.com/resources/images/17420310/"/>
    

        <pubDate>Thu, 10 Oct 2024 17:07:36 +0100</pubDate>
        <guid isPermaLink="false">5301f8f9f7c3268a69a880cb16235642</guid>
    </item>


    <item>
        <title>How new DNA techniques helped convict man who sold wild peregrine falcon chicks</title>
        <link>https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/24643655.new-dna-techniques-helped-convict-man-sold-peregrine-falcon-chicks/?ref=rss</link>

        <description><![CDATA[A man has been told they must pay back £27,000 after being convicted of selling peregrine chicks]]></description>
        <media:description><![CDATA[A man has been told they must pay back £27,000 after being convicted of selling peregrine chicks]]></media:description>

    
        <media:thumbnail height="240" url="https://www.heraldscotland.com/resources/images/17493820/?type=app&amp;htype=0" width="360"/>
        <media:content alt="A peregrine falcon was found dead in an illegal trap near Edinburgh &lt;i&gt;(Image: Pixabay)&lt;/i&gt;" type="image/jpeg" url="https://www.heraldscotland.com/resources/images/17493820/"/>
    

        <pubDate>Thu, 10 Oct 2024 14:03:34 +0100</pubDate>
        <guid isPermaLink="false">1d21fd6000779174450620a7e306f7d7</guid>
    </item>


    <item>
        <title>Former policeman jailed for attempting to murder ex-partner and her mother</title>
        <link>https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/24642643.man-jailed-attempting-murder-ex-partner-mother/?ref=rss</link>

        <description><![CDATA[A former police officer who attempted to murder his ex-girlfriend and her mother by driving a car into the funeral home where she worked has been jailed for 11 years.]]></description>
        <media:description><![CDATA[A former police officer who attempted to murder his ex-girlfriend and her mother by driving a car into the funeral home where she worked has been jailed for 11 years.]]></media:description>

    
        <media:thumbnail height="240" url="https://www.heraldscotland.com/resources/images/18632297/?type=app&amp;htype=0" width="360"/>
        <media:content alt="William McBurnie, 57, previously admitted attempting to murder the pair &lt;i&gt;(Image: Police Scotland)&lt;/i&gt;" type="image/jpeg" url="https://www.heraldscotland.com/resources/images/18632297/"/>
    

        <pubDate>Thu, 10 Oct 2024 10:17:54 +0100</pubDate>
        <guid isPermaLink="false">505c9b4dbdc455640ab9be264a47c460</guid>
    </item>


    <item>
        <title>Man convicted of murder of Allan Doris in Glasgow last year</title>
        <link>https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/24643584.man-convicted-murder-allan-doris-glasgow-last-year/?ref=rss</link>

        <description><![CDATA[Alan Robertson, 33, was found guilty of murder at the High Court in Glasgow on Wednesday.]]></description>
        <media:description><![CDATA[Alan Robertson, 33, was found guilty of murder at the High Court in Glasgow on Wednesday.]]></media:description>

    
        <media:thumbnail height="240" url="https://www.heraldscotland.com/resources/images/18633666/?type=app&amp;htype=0" width="360"/>
        <media:content alt="Alan Robertson, 33, was found guilty of murder at the High Court in Glasgow on Wednesday &lt;i&gt;(Image: Police Scotland)&lt;/i&gt;" type="image/jpeg" url="https://www.heraldscotland.com/resources/images/18633666/"/>
    

        <pubDate>Thu, 10 Oct 2024 13:43:39 +0100</pubDate>
        <guid isPermaLink="false">6a62adc40a24f524eb1f1be51058f512</guid>
    </item>


    <item>
        <title>Further 65 women tell BBC of abuse by Mohamed Al Fayed</title>
        <link>https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/24642475.65-women-tell-bbc-abuse-mohamed-al-fayed/?ref=rss</link>

        <description><![CDATA[Mr Al Fayed is accused of multiple sexual assaults after a BBC investigation was published last month.]]></description>
        <media:description><![CDATA[Mr Al Fayed is accused of multiple sexual assaults after a BBC investigation was published last month.]]></media:description>

    
        <media:thumbnail height="240" url="https://www.heraldscotland.com/resources/images/18566747/?type=app&amp;htype=0" width="360"/>
        <media:content alt="Mohamed Al Fayed in 2006 (Andrew Parsons/PA)" type="image/jpeg" url="https://www.heraldscotland.com/resources/images/18566747/"/>
    

        <pubDate>Thu, 10 Oct 2024 09:31:55 +0100</pubDate>
        <guid isPermaLink="false">ae2851c3889470a4bd8558f2455200ae</guid>
    </item>


    <item>
        <title>Human trafficking charges against Stagecoach tycoon dropped</title>
        <link>https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/24642238.human-trafficking-charges-stagecoach-tycoon-dropped/?ref=rss</link>

        <description><![CDATA[No further action will be taken against a bus company tycoon who was charged with human trafficking offences, the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal (COPFS) has said.]]></description>
        <media:description><![CDATA[No further action will be taken against a bus company tycoon who was charged with human trafficking offences, the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal (COPFS) has said.]]></media:description>

    
        <media:thumbnail height="240" url="https://www.heraldscotland.com/resources/images/16378189/?type=app&amp;htype=0" width="360"/>
        <media:content alt="Dame Ann Gloag &lt;i&gt;(Image: PA)&lt;/i&gt;" type="image/jpeg" url="https://www.heraldscotland.com/resources/images/16378189/"/>
    

        <pubDate>Thu, 10 Oct 2024 07:25:46 +0100</pubDate>
        <guid isPermaLink="false">d71a3817ea81f4b04afb7c7ef7dacd91</guid>
    </item>


    <item>
        <title>Questions over police use of warnings after Lord Advocate u-turns on secret guidance</title>
        <link>https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/24642047.police-scotland-issued-warnings-sexual-crimes-housebreaking/?ref=rss</link>

        <description><![CDATA[Police Scotland may have ignored the advice of the country’s top law officer and let serious criminals off with a warning, The Herald can reveal.]]></description>
        <media:description><![CDATA[Police Scotland may have ignored the advice of the country’s top law officer and let serious criminals off with a warning, The Herald can reveal.]]></media:description>

    
        <media:thumbnail height="240" url="https://www.heraldscotland.com/resources/images/3831676/?type=app&amp;htype=0" width="360"/>
        <media:content alt="Questions over police use of warnings after Lord Advocate u-turns on secret guidance" type="image/jpeg" url="https://www.heraldscotland.com/resources/images/3831676/"/>
    

        <pubDate>Thu, 10 Oct 2024 05:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
        <guid isPermaLink="false">e9405e813269445a3cc3154f27c291e3</guid>
    </item>


    <item>
        <title>Police arrest 26-year-old man after stopping car on M74 to find £350k drug stash</title>
        <link>https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/24640964.police-seize-350k-drugs-car-m74-lanarkshire/?ref=rss</link>

        <description><![CDATA[A 26-year-old man is due in court today after police seized £350k of class A drugs from his car.]]></description>
        <media:description><![CDATA[A 26-year-old man is due in court today after police seized £350k of class A drugs from his car.]]></media:description>

    
        <media:thumbnail height="240" url="https://www.heraldscotland.com/resources/images/17877809/?type=app&amp;htype=0" width="360"/>
        <media:content alt="Police arrest 26-year-old man after stopping car on M74 to find £350k drug stash &lt;i&gt;(Image: Getty Images)&lt;/i&gt;" type="image/jpeg" url="https://www.heraldscotland.com/resources/images/17877809/"/>
    

        <pubDate>Wed, 09 Oct 2024 14:12:30 +0100</pubDate>
        <guid isPermaLink="false">7f0d0e773b1229eb1304ef0d80942c2b</guid>
    </item>


    <item>
        <title>Fatal Accident Inquiry into death of serial killer Peter Tobin concludes</title>
        <link>https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/24640837.peter-tobin-fai-concludes-following-death-custody/?ref=rss</link>

        <description><![CDATA[A Fatal Accident Inquiry into the death of serial killer Peter Tobin has concluded]]></description>
        <media:description><![CDATA[A Fatal Accident Inquiry into the death of serial killer Peter Tobin has concluded]]></media:description>

    
        <media:thumbnail height="240" url="https://www.heraldscotland.com/resources/images/17952223/?type=app&amp;htype=0" width="360"/>
        <media:content alt="Peter Tobin died in custody &lt;i&gt;(Image: PA)&lt;/i&gt;" type="image/jpeg" url="https://www.heraldscotland.com/resources/images/17952223/"/>
    

        <pubDate>Wed, 09 Oct 2024 13:44:17 +0100</pubDate>
        <guid isPermaLink="false">57afeda857757bd0d3f81ec4b7bbd5b1</guid>
    </item>


    <item>
        <title>Ex-Celtic youth team coach jailed for child sex abuse died from heart disease</title>
        <link>https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/24639746.celtic-youth-coach-jailed-child-sex-abuse-died-heart-disease/?ref=rss</link>

        <description><![CDATA[James McCafferty was jailed in 2019 and died in prison three years later]]></description>
        <media:description><![CDATA[James McCafferty was jailed in 2019 and died in prison three years later]]></media:description>

    
        <media:thumbnail height="240" url="https://www.heraldscotland.com/resources/images/18628015/?type=app&amp;htype=0" width="360"/>
        <media:content alt="Jim McCafferty was jailed in 2019 and died in 2022 &lt;i&gt;(Image: Handout)&lt;/i&gt;" type="image/jpeg" url="https://www.heraldscotland.com/resources/images/18628015/"/>
    

        <pubDate>Wed, 09 Oct 2024 09:56:26 +0100</pubDate>
        <guid isPermaLink="false">35ce7c7e9cdb506e8b3f07fa1bf5f088</guid>
    </item>


    <item>
        <title>Brian Wilson: Fifty years on, the Special Unit still has much to teach us</title>
        <link>https://www.heraldscotland.com/politics/viewpoint/24641376.fifty-years-special-unit-still-much-teach-us/?ref=rss</link>

        <description><![CDATA[Sometimes, anniversaries remind us of how much has changed. Other times, they serve notice of how little has changed. The current flurry of interest in the 50th anniversary of the Barlinnie Special Unit serves both purposes, in ways which should lead to honest re-evaluation of Scotland’s penal system, its aims and outcomes.]]></description>
        <media:description><![CDATA[Sometimes, anniversaries remind us of how much has changed. Other times, they serve notice of how little has changed. The current flurry of interest in the 50th anniversary of the Barlinnie Special Unit serves both purposes, in ways which should lead to honest re-evaluation of Scotland’s penal system, its aims and outcomes.]]></media:description>

    
        <media:thumbnail height="240" url="https://www.heraldscotland.com/resources/images/18584799/?type=app&amp;htype=0" width="360"/>
        <media:content alt="Murals in the Barlinnie Special Unit in 1981 &lt;i&gt;(Image: Ian Hossack)&lt;/i&gt;" type="image/jpeg" url="https://www.heraldscotland.com/resources/images/18584799/"/>
    

        <pubDate>Thu, 10 Oct 2024 06:30:00 +0100</pubDate>
        <guid isPermaLink="false">28f4490ab5ef76fe3ac6674ef9964610</guid>
    </item>


    <item>
        <title>Arrest made in connection with death of man in Uddingston</title>
        <link>https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/24639530.arrest-made-connection-death-man-uddingston/?ref=rss</link>

        <description><![CDATA[A man has been arrested following the death of a 38-year-old at the weekend.]]></description>
        <media:description><![CDATA[A man has been arrested following the death of a 38-year-old at the weekend.]]></media:description>

    
        <media:thumbnail height="240" url="https://www.heraldscotland.com/resources/images/13207048/?type=app&amp;htype=0" width="360"/>
        <media:content alt="Police enquiries continue &lt;i&gt;(Image: Police Scotland)&lt;/i&gt;" type="image/jpeg" url="https://www.heraldscotland.com/resources/images/13207048/"/>
    

        <pubDate>Wed, 09 Oct 2024 08:54:44 +0100</pubDate>
        <guid isPermaLink="false">177a48ef45280efb7d5cd6b3bb08e180</guid>
    </item>


    <item>
        <title>Former MP Joanna Cherry resumes legal career with leading Edinburgh  advocates' set</title>
        <link>https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/24638931.former-snp-mp-joanna-cherry-resumes-legal-career/?ref=rss</link>

        <description><![CDATA[Joanna Cherry is set to return to legal practice, with the KC joining Edinburgh’s Ampersand Advocates.]]></description>
        <media:description><![CDATA[Joanna Cherry is set to return to legal practice, with the KC joining Edinburgh’s Ampersand Advocates.]]></media:description>

    
        <media:thumbnail height="240" url="https://www.heraldscotland.com/resources/images/12252251/?type=app&amp;htype=0" width="360"/>
        <media:content alt="Former SNP MP Joanna Cherry resumes legal career with leading Edinburgh firm &lt;i&gt;(Image: Newsquest)&lt;/i&gt;" type="image/jpeg" url="https://www.heraldscotland.com/resources/images/12252251/"/>
    

        <pubDate>Wed, 09 Oct 2024 00:01:00 +0100</pubDate>
        <guid isPermaLink="false">7056e64f730447f35994028c1f39dc95</guid>
    </item>


    <item>
        <title>Woman jailed after fraudulently taking cancer charity cash worth £95,000</title>
        <link>https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/24638888.woman-jailed-fraudulently-taking-95-000-cancer-charity-cash/?ref=rss</link>

        <description><![CDATA[A woman who fraudulently obtained more than £95,000 from cancer charity foundations and channeled the cash into family banks has been jailed for three years.]]></description>
        <media:description><![CDATA[A woman who fraudulently obtained more than £95,000 from cancer charity foundations and channeled the cash into family banks has been jailed for three years.]]></media:description>

    
        <media:thumbnail height="240" url="https://www.heraldscotland.com/resources/images/18626640/?type=app&amp;htype=0" width="360"/>
        <media:content alt="Lindsay MacCallum (right) with Angela MacVicar who set up the charity &lt;i&gt;(Image: Police Scotland)&lt;/i&gt;" type="image/jpeg" url="https://www.heraldscotland.com/resources/images/18626640/"/>
    

        <pubDate>Tue, 08 Oct 2024 16:54:47 +0100</pubDate>
        <guid isPermaLink="false">36266f654832cf8933cb1bfee2c082b4</guid>
    </item>


    <item>
        <title>'Gifts, stones and a sparkly octopus' — Tobermory hit by shoplifting spree</title>
        <link>https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/24638842.isle-mull-shopkeepers-warn-shoplifting-spree/?ref=rss</link>

        <description><![CDATA[With its cheerful coloured houses and postcard-perfect harbour it is one of Scotland’s most recognisable tourist hotspots.  ]]></description>
        <media:description><![CDATA[With its cheerful coloured houses and postcard-perfect harbour it is one of Scotland’s most recognisable tourist hotspots.  ]]></media:description>

    
        <media:thumbnail height="240" url="https://www.heraldscotland.com/resources/images/16874377/?type=app&amp;htype=0" width="360"/>
        <media:content alt="Tobermory is one of Scotland's most recognisable tourist spots &lt;i&gt;(Image: NQ)&lt;/i&gt;" type="image/jpeg" url="https://www.heraldscotland.com/resources/images/16874377/"/>
    

        <pubDate>Tue, 08 Oct 2024 16:42:52 +0100</pubDate>
        <guid isPermaLink="false">aa0043a7ce0e69973892bf10bdeaa365</guid>
    </item>


    <item>
        <title>Murder probe launched after man found dead in Livingston street</title>
        <link>https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/24637589.murder-probe-launched-man-found-dead-livingston-street/?ref=rss</link>

        <description><![CDATA[Police have launched an investigation after a man was found dead in Livingston]]></description>
        <media:description><![CDATA[Police have launched an investigation after a man was found dead in Livingston]]></media:description>

    
        <media:thumbnail height="240" url="https://www.heraldscotland.com/resources/images/18624329/?type=app&amp;htype=0" width="360"/>
        <media:content alt="Gary Nicol was found dead on Thursday &lt;i&gt;(Image: Police Scotland)&lt;/i&gt;" type="image/jpeg" url="https://www.heraldscotland.com/resources/images/18624329/"/>
    

        <pubDate>Tue, 08 Oct 2024 15:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
        <guid isPermaLink="false">ed9fbc2be447e7cd1b02dfafd9e4e562</guid>
    </item>


    <item>
        <title>Murder probe launched after man attacked on Uddingston street</title>
        <link>https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/24636418.murder-probe-launched-man-attacked-walking/?ref=rss</link>

        <description><![CDATA[Police Scotland has launched a murder probe after the death of a 38-year-old man.]]></description>
        <media:description><![CDATA[Police Scotland has launched a murder probe after the death of a 38-year-old man.]]></media:description>

    
        <media:thumbnail height="240" url="https://www.heraldscotland.com/resources/images/13207048/?type=app&amp;htype=0" width="360"/>
        <media:content alt="Police have launched a murder probe &lt;i&gt;(Image: Police Scotland)&lt;/i&gt;" type="image/jpeg" url="https://www.heraldscotland.com/resources/images/13207048/"/>
    

        <pubDate>Tue, 08 Oct 2024 07:20:38 +0100</pubDate>
        <guid isPermaLink="false">1e775b95b39dbb300f0486133a79ee5e</guid>
    </item>


    <item>
        <title>The regulations on e-bikes must be enforced</title>
        <link>https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/transport/24636943.regulations-e-bikes-must-enforced/?ref=rss</link>

        <description><![CDATA[Last autumn my wife was hit by a bike when walking in an Edinburgh park. She suffered a broken shoulder and needed an emergency operation, followed by several weeks of physiotherapy.]]></description>
        <media:description><![CDATA[Last autumn my wife was hit by a bike when walking in an Edinburgh park. She suffered a broken shoulder and needed an emergency operation, followed by several weeks of physiotherapy.]]></media:description>

    
        <media:thumbnail height="240" url="https://www.heraldscotland.com/resources/images/18623411/?type=app&amp;htype=0" width="360"/>
        <media:content alt="Mike Lewis &lt;i&gt;(Image: Contributed)&lt;/i&gt;" type="image/jpeg" url="https://www.heraldscotland.com/resources/images/18623411/"/>
    

        <pubDate>Thu, 10 Oct 2024 11:30:00 +0100</pubDate>
        <guid isPermaLink="false">3a875b9bde5a086e1203fa228e14bfda</guid>
    </item>


    <item>
        <title>Four officers injured and arrests made following violent incidents after SPFL match</title>
        <link>https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/24635695.four-police-officers-injured-st-andrews-square-violence/?ref=rss</link>

        <description><![CDATA[Four police officers have been injured in violent incidents after an SPFL match between Hibernian and Motherwell at the weekend.]]></description>
        <media:description><![CDATA[Four police officers have been injured in violent incidents after an SPFL match between Hibernian and Motherwell at the weekend.]]></media:description>

    
        <media:thumbnail height="240" url="https://www.heraldscotland.com/resources/images/5873025/?type=app&amp;htype=0" width="360"/>
        <media:content alt="Four officers injured and arrests made following violent incidents after SPFL match" type="image/jpeg" url="https://www.heraldscotland.com/resources/images/5873025/"/>
    

        <pubDate>Mon, 07 Oct 2024 16:05:18 +0100</pubDate>
        <guid isPermaLink="false">09783e1a1fe5cc0187e79a6cfbf04144</guid>
    </item>


    <item>
        <title>Man sought in connection with Old Firm disturbance</title>
        <link>https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/24634070.man-sought-connection-old-firm-disturbance/?ref=rss</link>

        <description><![CDATA[Police hunting a man in connection with a disturbance at an Old Firm match have released a picture captured on CCTV.  ]]></description>
        <media:description><![CDATA[Police hunting a man in connection with a disturbance at an Old Firm match have released a picture captured on CCTV.  ]]></media:description>

    
        <media:thumbnail height="240" url="https://www.heraldscotland.com/resources/images/18618831/?type=app&amp;htype=0" width="360"/>
        <media:content alt="Police have released an image of the man &lt;i&gt;(Image: PA)&lt;/i&gt;" type="image/jpeg" url="https://www.heraldscotland.com/resources/images/18618831/"/>
    

        <pubDate>Mon, 07 Oct 2024 10:28:48 +0100</pubDate>
        <guid isPermaLink="false">a55f689c231574968c2e690dca16ad8e</guid>
    </item>


    <item>
        <title>Mark Smith: We should all be worried about Scotland’s use of facial recognition</title>
        <link>https://www.heraldscotland.com/politics/viewpoint/24633307.mark-smith-worried-facial-recognition/?ref=rss</link>

        <description><![CDATA[The fact the police could do something in the name of solving crime doesn’t mean they should. The police could, if we allowed them to, fingerprint every single one of us after a murder. They could check all our bank accounts for stolen money. They could look at all our internet histories for illegal content. Doing these things would help catch criminals and reduce crime. But the right to prevent the police going too far matters just as much as the duty of the police to investigate crime. More.]]></description>
        <media:description><![CDATA[The fact the police could do something in the name of solving crime doesn’t mean they should. The police could, if we allowed them to, fingerprint every single one of us after a murder. They could check all our bank accounts for stolen money. They could look at all our internet histories for illegal content. Doing these things would help catch criminals and reduce crime. But the right to prevent the police going too far matters just as much as the duty of the police to investigate crime. More.]]></media:description>

    
        <media:thumbnail height="240" url="https://www.heraldscotland.com/resources/images/18617625/?type=app&amp;htype=0" width="360"/>
        <media:content alt="Chief Constable Jo Farrell" type="image/jpeg" url="https://www.heraldscotland.com/resources/images/18617625/"/>
    

        <pubDate>Mon, 07 Oct 2024 06:57:00 +0100</pubDate>
        <guid isPermaLink="false">b7c9d9682d3b49936d7de2d8f33ab3d5</guid>
    </item>


    <item>
        <title>Police searching for Glasgow man connected to robbery on Edinburgh's Princes Street</title>
        <link>https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/24629820.police-search-glasgow-man-connected-edinburgh-robbery/?ref=rss</link>

        <description><![CDATA[Police in Edinburgh have released images of a man connected to a robbery that happened in the city centre earlier this year.]]></description>
        <media:description><![CDATA[Police in Edinburgh have released images of a man connected to a robbery that happened in the city centre earlier this year.]]></media:description>

    
        <media:thumbnail height="240" url="https://www.heraldscotland.com/resources/images/18612014/?type=app&amp;htype=0" width="360"/>
        <media:content alt="Police searching for Glasgow man connected to robbery on Edinburgh's Princes Street &lt;i&gt;(Image: Police Scotland)&lt;/i&gt;" type="image/jpeg" url="https://www.heraldscotland.com/resources/images/18612014/"/>
    

        <pubDate>Fri, 04 Oct 2024 11:04:00 +0100</pubDate>
        <guid isPermaLink="false">921eca7e1e8b92bef941e6097d7be042</guid>
    </item>


    <item>
        <title>Lennie Pennie: True crime like Netflix's Menendez Brothers is a dangerous obsession</title>
        <link>https://www.heraldscotland.com/politics/viewpoint/24630677.true-crime-like-netflixs-menendez-brothers-dangerous-obsession/?ref=rss</link>

        <description><![CDATA[For his series on Jeffrey Dahmer, writer and producer Ryan Murphy said he contacted the surviving family of Dahmer’s victims, and when none responded to him he decided to go ahead with a series dramatising the brutal torture, murder and dismemberment of their loved ones.]]></description>
        <media:description><![CDATA[For his series on Jeffrey Dahmer, writer and producer Ryan Murphy said he contacted the surviving family of Dahmer’s victims, and when none responded to him he decided to go ahead with a series dramatising the brutal torture, murder and dismemberment of their loved ones.]]></media:description>

    
        <media:thumbnail height="240" url="https://www.heraldscotland.com/resources/images/18613638/?type=app&amp;htype=0" width="360"/>
        <media:content alt="The Menendez Brothers is on Netflix &lt;i&gt;(Image: free)&lt;/i&gt;" type="image/jpeg" url="https://www.heraldscotland.com/resources/images/18613638/"/>
    

        <pubDate>Fri, 04 Oct 2024 14:06:19 +0100</pubDate>
        <guid isPermaLink="false">02f62f34d431fda6200cdd91fafdc3a1</guid>
    </item>


    <item>
        <title>Letters: We need to decide what we want from our prison system and fund it properly</title>
        <link>https://www.heraldscotland.com/opinion/24631879.decide-want-prison-system-fund-properly/?ref=rss</link>

        <description><![CDATA[We expect bad news about prisoners yet we also expect them to be rehabilitated and live in society once released.]]></description>
        <media:description><![CDATA[We expect bad news about prisoners yet we also expect them to be rehabilitated and live in society once released.]]></media:description>

    
        <media:thumbnail height="240" url="https://www.heraldscotland.com/resources/images/18615157/?type=app&amp;htype=0" width="360"/>
        <media:content alt="A prison officer walks through A hall at Barlinnie prison, Glasgow &lt;i&gt;(Image: Colin Mearns)&lt;/i&gt;" type="image/jpeg" url="https://www.heraldscotland.com/resources/images/18615157/"/>
    

        <pubDate>Mon, 07 Oct 2024 11:30:00 +0100</pubDate>
        <guid isPermaLink="false">8048a9ff1b33f08a7c028db2e4868f8e</guid>
    </item>


    <item>
        <title>Ten arrested over alleged historical abuse at residential school in Ayrshire</title>
        <link>https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/24631715.ten-arrested-alleged-historical-abuse-scots-residential-school/?ref=rss</link>

        <description><![CDATA[Prosecutors are examining reports into 10 people arrested in connection with alleged abuse at a residential school.]]></description>
        <media:description><![CDATA[Prosecutors are examining reports into 10 people arrested in connection with alleged abuse at a residential school.]]></media:description>

    
        <media:thumbnail height="240" url="https://www.heraldscotland.com/resources/images/17954337/?type=app&amp;htype=0" width="360"/>
        <media:content alt="Kerelaw Residential School in Stevenston was a secure establishment for vulnerable or troubled youngsters until 2004. &lt;i&gt;(Image: Newsquest)&lt;/i&gt;" type="image/jpeg" url="https://www.heraldscotland.com/resources/images/17954337/"/>
    

        <pubDate>Fri, 04 Oct 2024 17:16:56 +0100</pubDate>
        <guid isPermaLink="false">7642c71cbcbee91a88cfdadc7ac20156</guid>
    </item>


    <item>
        <title>Glasgow public warned of scammers impersonating police after spate of crimes</title>
        <link>https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/24628109.financial-scammers-glasgow-impersonating-police-officers/?ref=rss</link>

        <description><![CDATA[The scams see people receive a call from someone claiming to be a police officer alerting them to fraudulent activity on their account.]]></description>
        <media:description><![CDATA[The scams see people receive a call from someone claiming to be a police officer alerting them to fraudulent activity on their account.]]></media:description>

    
        <media:thumbnail height="240" url="https://www.heraldscotland.com/resources/images/12687695/?type=app&amp;htype=0" width="360"/>
        <media:content alt="Glasgow public warned of scammers impersonating police after spate of crimes &lt;i&gt;(Image: Newsquest)&lt;/i&gt;" type="image/jpeg" url="https://www.heraldscotland.com/resources/images/12687695/"/>
    

        <pubDate>Thu, 03 Oct 2024 15:16:13 +0100</pubDate>
        <guid isPermaLink="false">38140ae9a75daf9fba42cf756fb4399c</guid>
    </item>


    <item>
        <title>Police Scotland considered recording Isla Bryson as woman on sex offenders' register</title>
        <link>https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/24626902.police-serious-questions-answer-isla-bryson-id-claims/?ref=rss</link>

        <description><![CDATA[The Scottish Tories have criticised Police Scotland after it emerged it had been considered that Isla Bryson would be registered as a female]]></description>
        <media:description><![CDATA[The Scottish Tories have criticised Police Scotland after it emerged it had been considered that Isla Bryson would be registered as a female]]></media:description>

    
        <media:thumbnail height="240" url="https://www.heraldscotland.com/resources/images/16390358/?type=app&amp;htype=0" width="360"/>
        <media:content alt="Isla Bryson" type="image/jpeg" url="https://www.heraldscotland.com/resources/images/16390358/"/>
    

        <pubDate>Thu, 03 Oct 2024 10:52:14 +0100</pubDate>
        <guid isPermaLink="false">f7c58febdd28f89299b84c87e0168e6f</guid>
    </item>


    <item>
        <title>Police Scotland's missing persons work praised as foreign forces look to adopt ideas</title>
        <link>https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/24625275.foreign-forces-aim-follow-police-scotlands-missing-person-lead/?ref=rss</link>

        <description><![CDATA[Police Scotland’s response to missing persons has been praised as ‘robust and effective’ after a review of the force with others from around the world now adopting their practices.]]></description>
        <media:description><![CDATA[Police Scotland’s response to missing persons has been praised as ‘robust and effective’ after a review of the force with others from around the world now adopting their practices.]]></media:description>

    
        <media:thumbnail height="240" url="https://www.heraldscotland.com/resources/images/17886531/?type=app&amp;htype=0" width="360"/>
        <media:content alt="Police officer &lt;i&gt;(Image: Wiltshire Police)&lt;/i&gt;" type="image/jpeg" url="https://www.heraldscotland.com/resources/images/17886531/"/>
    

        <pubDate>Thu, 03 Oct 2024 00:01:00 +0100</pubDate>
        <guid isPermaLink="false">8bed35afd696ede43920f171be9fd0b1</guid>
    </item>


    <item>
        <title>Dozens of prisoners returned to jail after being released early</title>
        <link>https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/24624794.dozens-prisoners-returned-jail-released-early/?ref=rss</link>

        <description><![CDATA[A Scottish Prison Service (SPS) report shows 57 of the 477 people released in the summer as part of the Government-backed early release scheme have returned to prison.]]></description>
        <media:description><![CDATA[A Scottish Prison Service (SPS) report shows 57 of the 477 people released in the summer as part of the Government-backed early release scheme have returned to prison.]]></media:description>

    
        <media:thumbnail height="240" url="https://www.heraldscotland.com/resources/images/17022389/?type=app&amp;htype=0" width="360"/>
        <media:content alt="The figure includes those charged and re-convicted of a crime, remanded and awaiting trial, and those who have been released from remand after being charged &lt;i&gt;(Image: PA)&lt;/i&gt;" type="image/jpeg" url="https://www.heraldscotland.com/resources/images/17022389/"/>
    

        <pubDate>Wed, 02 Oct 2024 13:18:42 +0100</pubDate>
        <guid isPermaLink="false">0a1ddbef17a58d618eb765f5b5cb2047</guid>
    </item>


    <item>
        <title>Scot jailed for plot to smuggle £76m of cocaine into UK hidden in bananas</title>
        <link>https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/24624765.scot-jailed-plot-smuggle-cocaine-uk-hidden-bananas/?ref=rss</link>

        <description><![CDATA[A man who plotted to smuggle £76 million of cocaine into the UK from Ecuador in consignments of bananas has been jailed for 20 years.]]></description>
        <media:description><![CDATA[A man who plotted to smuggle £76 million of cocaine into the UK from Ecuador in consignments of bananas has been jailed for 20 years.]]></media:description>

    
        <media:thumbnail height="240" url="https://www.heraldscotland.com/resources/images/13444241/?type=app&amp;htype=0" width="360"/>
        <media:content alt="James Stevenson, 59, known as “The Iceman”, has been jailed for 20 years &lt;i&gt;(Image: Jamie Stevenson)&lt;/i&gt;" type="image/jpeg" url="https://www.heraldscotland.com/resources/images/13444241/"/>
    

        <pubDate>Wed, 02 Oct 2024 13:10:05 +0100</pubDate>
        <guid isPermaLink="false">610dca1250ab04eb372f376cae9adf9e</guid>
    </item>


    <item>
        <title>Former nurse sentenced for embezzlement from children’s charity</title>
        <link>https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/24626042.former-nurse-sentenced-embezzlement-childrens-charity/?ref=rss</link>

        <description><![CDATA[A former hospice nurse who embezzled more than £17,000 from a disabled children’s charity to fund his gambling habit has been given a community payback order.]]></description>
        <media:description><![CDATA[A former hospice nurse who embezzled more than £17,000 from a disabled children’s charity to fund his gambling habit has been given a community payback order.]]></media:description>

    
        <media:thumbnail height="240" url="https://www.heraldscotland.com/resources/images/12847035/?type=app&amp;htype=0" width="360"/>
        <media:content alt="Edinburgh Sheriff Court" type="image/jpeg" url="https://www.heraldscotland.com/resources/images/12847035/"/>
    

        <pubDate>Wed, 02 Oct 2024 17:25:56 +0100</pubDate>
        <guid isPermaLink="false">a33d78d5622707538e212f4173cc10eb</guid>
    </item>


    <item>
        <title>'Nothing can disguise the smell of death' - Slow Horses and a killer hoarder</title>
        <link>https://www.heraldscotland.com/politics/viewpoint/24614038.slow-horses-killer-hoarder-disguisting-smell-death/?ref=rss</link>

        <description><![CDATA[I’m on tour at the moment with the novelist Marcel Theroux, who surprised and delighted me the other day by commenting in our shared dressing room “oh, you smell nice” and then asking “what’s your cologne?” Let’s leave aside the cultural changes that have occurred over time to allow one man to ask another about what aftershave they might be using and instead think about smell more generally, and how it might specifically relate to crime.]]></description>
        <media:description><![CDATA[I’m on tour at the moment with the novelist Marcel Theroux, who surprised and delighted me the other day by commenting in our shared dressing room “oh, you smell nice” and then asking “what’s your cologne?” Let’s leave aside the cultural changes that have occurred over time to allow one man to ask another about what aftershave they might be using and instead think about smell more generally, and how it might specifically relate to crime.]]></media:description>

    
        <media:thumbnail height="240" url="https://www.heraldscotland.com/resources/images/18547396/?type=app&amp;htype=0" width="360"/>
        <media:content alt="Jackson Lamb, played by Gary Oldman, is rude, messy and unkempt &lt;i&gt;(Image: free)&lt;/i&gt;" type="image/jpeg" url="https://www.heraldscotland.com/resources/images/18547396/"/>
    

        <pubDate>Tue, 01 Oct 2024 15:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
        <guid isPermaLink="false">7aec81141a05ef94994be1c9a51f67dd</guid>
    </item>


    <item>
        <title>Police officers being 'treated with contempt' as pay negotiations drag on</title>
        <link>https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/24619584.police-officers-treated-contempt-pay-neogitations/?ref=rss</link>

        <description><![CDATA[A senior member of the Scottish Police Federation insists officers are being ‘treated with contempt’ by the Scottish Government and chief constable over a pay deal.]]></description>
        <media:description><![CDATA[A senior member of the Scottish Police Federation insists officers are being ‘treated with contempt’ by the Scottish Government and chief constable over a pay deal.]]></media:description>

    
        <media:thumbnail height="240" url="https://www.heraldscotland.com/resources/images/18596025/?type=app&amp;htype=0" width="360"/>
        <media:content alt="David Kennedy &lt;i&gt;(Image: Andrew Milligan/PA Wire)&lt;/i&gt;" type="image/jpeg" url="https://www.heraldscotland.com/resources/images/18596025/"/>
    

        <pubDate>Tue, 01 Oct 2024 00:01:00 +0100</pubDate>
        <guid isPermaLink="false">5f678db78f69384dc573c85f3297bbf5</guid>
    </item>


    <item>
        <title>Calum Steele: Police Scotland chief is not accountable to public. That must change</title>
        <link>https://www.heraldscotland.com/politics/viewpoint/24621546.oversight-police-shouldnt-left-undemocratic-quango/?ref=rss</link>

        <description><![CDATA[One of the biggest weaknesses with the Scottish Police Authority is the absence of any democratically elected representation holding the police to account. This is not some fluffy ideal but strikes at the very heart of police legitimacy in the context of a police by consent model.]]></description>
        <media:description><![CDATA[One of the biggest weaknesses with the Scottish Police Authority is the absence of any democratically elected representation holding the police to account. This is not some fluffy ideal but strikes at the very heart of police legitimacy in the context of a police by consent model.]]></media:description>

    
        <media:thumbnail height="240" url="https://www.heraldscotland.com/resources/images/18097576/?type=app&amp;htype=0" width="360"/>
        <media:content alt="Chief Constable Jo Farrell gave a carefully choreographed delivery of pre-prepared lines &lt;i&gt;(Image: PA)&lt;/i&gt;" type="image/jpeg" url="https://www.heraldscotland.com/resources/images/18097576/"/>
    

        <pubDate>Wed, 02 Oct 2024 06:30:00 +0100</pubDate>
        <guid isPermaLink="false">d82d969c265fbcfc325ce3c861d3e011</guid>
    </item>


    <item>
        <title>Man and woman to appear in Glasgow Sheriff Court on human trafficking charges</title>
        <link>https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/24617269.two-appear-glasgow-court-human-trafficking-charges/?ref=rss</link>

        <description><![CDATA[Police Scotland said a 28-year-old man and a 50-year-old woman were arrested and charged in connection with alleged offences in Glasgow.]]></description>
        <media:description><![CDATA[Police Scotland said a 28-year-old man and a 50-year-old woman were arrested and charged in connection with alleged offences in Glasgow.]]></media:description>

    
        <media:thumbnail height="240" url="https://www.heraldscotland.com/resources/images/17553090/?type=app&amp;htype=0" width="360"/>
        <media:content alt="Glasgow Sheriff Court &lt;i&gt;(Image: Newsquest)&lt;/i&gt;" type="image/jpeg" url="https://www.heraldscotland.com/resources/images/17553090/"/>
    

        <pubDate>Sun, 29 Sep 2024 15:23:52 +0100</pubDate>
        <guid isPermaLink="false">81c2506bc328982cae82f6dedc4fb050</guid>
    </item>


    <item>
        <title>As a good Catholic, I'll inform Police Scotland who is praying at abortion clinics</title>
        <link>https://www.heraldscotland.com/politics/viewpoint/24616989.inform-police-scotland-praying-outside-abortion-clinics/?ref=rss</link>

        <description><![CDATA[The new abortion buffer zone law is in the finest traditions of Scotland’s enlightened approach to freedom of belief. Everybody says so. The bill basically prevents those who believe that all human life is sacred from gathering to pray outside clinics where the procedure is carried out.]]></description>
        <media:description><![CDATA[The new abortion buffer zone law is in the finest traditions of Scotland’s enlightened approach to freedom of belief. Everybody says so. The bill basically prevents those who believe that all human life is sacred from gathering to pray outside clinics where the procedure is carried out.]]></media:description>

    
        <media:thumbnail height="240" url="https://www.heraldscotland.com/resources/images/18591664/?type=app&amp;htype=0" width="360"/>
        <media:content alt="People outside the Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh as new laws come into force across Scotland, preventing anti-abortion protesters from gathering within 200 metres of facilities where abortions are carried out &lt;i&gt;(Image: PA)&lt;/i&gt;" type="image/jpeg" url="https://www.heraldscotland.com/resources/images/18591664/"/>
    

        <pubDate>Sun, 29 Sep 2024 11:24:50 +0100</pubDate>
        <guid isPermaLink="false">2a4cca495dcc6eb6b372baa52a4df828</guid>
    </item>


    <item>
        <title>Mohamed Al Fayed's legacy casts a long shadow over Scotland</title>
        <link>https://www.heraldscotland.com/life_style/24614958.mohamed-al-fayed-scotland-links-disgraced-billionaire/?ref=rss</link>

        <description><![CDATA[Mohamed Al-Fayed, who has been accused of hundreds of sexual assaults and at least five rapes, owned a Highland estate and feuded with Alex Salmond]]></description>
        <media:description><![CDATA[Mohamed Al-Fayed, who has been accused of hundreds of sexual assaults and at least five rapes, owned a Highland estate and feuded with Alex Salmond]]></media:description>

    
        <media:thumbnail height="240" url="https://www.heraldscotland.com/resources/images/18566747/?type=app&amp;htype=0" width="360"/>
        <media:content alt="Mohamed Al Fayed on Tottenham Court Road in 2006 (Andrew Parsons/PA)" type="image/jpeg" url="https://www.heraldscotland.com/resources/images/18566747/"/>
    

        <pubDate>Sun, 29 Sep 2024 06:30:00 +0100</pubDate>
        <guid isPermaLink="false">17b5b02f46779045dd28195fb6ec944d</guid>
    </item>


    <item>
        <title>What the Barlinnie Special Unit can teach us about Scotland's approach to prisons</title>
        <link>https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/24609301.barlinnie-special-unit-can-teach-us-today/?ref=rss</link>

        <description><![CDATA[A new book will present the most in-depth history of the Barlinnie Special Unit - and share some of the lessons which could be applied to today's prison system]]></description>
        <media:description><![CDATA[A new book will present the most in-depth history of the Barlinnie Special Unit - and share some of the lessons which could be applied to today's prison system]]></media:description>

    
        <media:thumbnail height="240" url="https://www.heraldscotland.com/resources/images/18584799/?type=app&amp;htype=0" width="360"/>
        <media:content alt="Barlinnie special unit - colourful murals cover the walls outside the cells .Staff pic taken by ian hossack 28/9/1981 &lt;i&gt;(Image: Ian Hossack)&lt;/i&gt;" type="image/jpeg" url="https://www.heraldscotland.com/resources/images/18584799/"/>
    

        <pubDate>Sun, 29 Sep 2024 06:30:00 +0100</pubDate>
        <guid isPermaLink="false">bc2d51b0baf0dfb3ccc2b4794a6f6b65</guid>
    </item>


    <item>
        <title>Letters: Time to do away with the myths of housing associations</title>
        <link>https://www.heraldscotland.com/opinion/24611631.time-away-myths-housing-associations/?ref=rss</link>

        <description><![CDATA[Housing associations are private companies. They have been used since the 1980s to pass the burden of debt from the taxpayer to the tenant, with a built-in profit for the "investors". It was a Tory idea, it has suited SNP housebuilding, and neither the Greens, Labour nor Shelter have a problem with it]]></description>
        <media:description><![CDATA[Housing associations are private companies. They have been used since the 1980s to pass the burden of debt from the taxpayer to the tenant, with a built-in profit for the "investors". It was a Tory idea, it has suited SNP housebuilding, and neither the Greens, Labour nor Shelter have a problem with it]]></media:description>

    
        <media:thumbnail height="240" url="https://www.heraldscotland.com/resources/images/3868823/?type=app&amp;htype=0" width="360"/>
        <media:content alt="How can we solve Scotland's housing crisis? &lt;i&gt;(Image: Newsquest)&lt;/i&gt;" type="image/jpeg" url="https://www.heraldscotland.com/resources/images/3868823/"/>
    

        <pubDate>Sun, 29 Sep 2024 06:30:00 +0100</pubDate>
        <guid isPermaLink="false">2b975fd85c7a1dd3dca5725b57913eb7</guid>
    </item>


    <item>
        <title>The Harrods boss, his Scottish castle, and those shocking rape revelations</title>
        <link>https://www.heraldscotland.com/politics/viewpoint/24614718.harrods-boss-scottish-castle-shocking-rapes/?ref=rss</link>

        <description><![CDATA[it has become apparent that the shop owner’s predilection for young female employees was an open secret. One media commentator has since written that he first heard about Al Fayed’s activities 25 years ago. Since 2005, the Met has received 19 accusations, from rape and sexual assault to trafficking, relating to events between 1979 and 2013. These dates indicate that the tycoon was a sex offender before and after he owned Harrods (1985- 2010).]]></description>
        <media:description><![CDATA[it has become apparent that the shop owner’s predilection for young female employees was an open secret. One media commentator has since written that he first heard about Al Fayed’s activities 25 years ago. Since 2005, the Met has received 19 accusations, from rape and sexual assault to trafficking, relating to events between 1979 and 2013. These dates indicate that the tycoon was a sex offender before and after he owned Harrods (1985- 2010).]]></media:description>

    
        <media:thumbnail height="240" url="https://www.heraldscotland.com/resources/images/18588360/?type=app&amp;htype=0" width="360"/>
        <media:content alt="Harrods chairman Mohamed Al Fayed is accompanied by pipers Scott McNab, right, and Tony Whelan after accepting a Freedom of the Highlands certificate from The Highlands of Scotland Tourist Board &lt;i&gt;(Image: PA)&lt;/i&gt;" type="image/jpeg" url="https://www.heraldscotland.com/resources/images/18588360/"/>
    

        <pubDate>Fri, 27 Sep 2024 14:25:57 +0100</pubDate>
        <guid isPermaLink="false">ca33eb9fcf99ef30817233bcffb8d940</guid>
    </item>


    <item>
        <title>Chemical smell forces Glasgow buildings to be evacuated</title>
        <link>https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/24613546.chemical-smell-forces-glasgow-buildings-evacuated/?ref=rss</link>

        <description><![CDATA[Reports of a chemical smell at a block of flats in Glasgow led to the area being evacuated.]]></description>
        <media:description><![CDATA[Reports of a chemical smell at a block of flats in Glasgow led to the area being evacuated.]]></media:description>

    
        <media:thumbnail height="240" url="https://www.heraldscotland.com/resources/images/16813770/?type=app&amp;htype=0" width="360"/>
        <media:content alt="A chemical smell forced an evacuation &lt;i&gt;(Image: PA)&lt;/i&gt;" type="image/jpeg" url="https://www.heraldscotland.com/resources/images/16813770/"/>
    

        <pubDate>Fri, 27 Sep 2024 10:10:20 +0100</pubDate>
        <guid isPermaLink="false">e9d4cd59bc654537df2432280a0bf642</guid>
    </item>


    <item>
        <title>Two women arrested for human trafficking and brothel keeping in Paisley</title>
        <link>https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/24613267.police-make-arrests-paisley-human-trafficking/?ref=rss</link>

        <description><![CDATA[Two women will appear in court next month after being arrested in connection with human trafficking, brothel keeping and serious and organised crime offences.]]></description>
        <media:description><![CDATA[Two women will appear in court next month after being arrested in connection with human trafficking, brothel keeping and serious and organised crime offences.]]></media:description>

    
        <media:thumbnail height="240" url="https://www.heraldscotland.com/resources/images/12978081/?type=app&amp;htype=0" width="360"/>
        <media:content alt="Two women arrested for human trafficking and brothel keeping in Paisley" type="image/jpeg" url="https://www.heraldscotland.com/resources/images/12978081/"/>
    

        <pubDate>Fri, 27 Sep 2024 08:45:25 +0100</pubDate>
        <guid isPermaLink="false">ce4dbf6b71a64c22b1f7c9f02c0fad2f</guid>
    </item>


    <item>
        <title>Alistair Wilson's family brand police chief 'callous' as they hit out at treatment</title>
        <link>https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/24612050.murdered-banker-alistair-wilsons-family-brand-police-chief-callous/?ref=rss</link>

        <description><![CDATA[The family of murdered Alistair Wilson say they are being ‘kept in the dark’ by Police Scotland as they hit out at their treatment by the force.]]></description>
        <media:description><![CDATA[The family of murdered Alistair Wilson say they are being ‘kept in the dark’ by Police Scotland as they hit out at their treatment by the force.]]></media:description>

    
        <media:thumbnail height="240" url="https://www.heraldscotland.com/resources/images/4502048/?type=app&amp;htype=0" width="360"/>
        <media:content alt="Alistair Wilson was shot dead in 2004" type="image/jpeg" url="https://www.heraldscotland.com/resources/images/4502048/"/>
    

        <pubDate>Thu, 26 Sep 2024 14:53:07 +0100</pubDate>
        <guid isPermaLink="false">d3f553be1f10cfb9089cc81484953a79</guid>
    </item>


    <item>
        <title>'Significant' breakthrough in George Murdoch murder probe as 200 DNA matches found</title>
        <link>https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/24611463.george-murdoch-murder-probe-finds-new-dna-evidence/?ref=rss</link>

        <description><![CDATA[Police have announced a 'significant development' in the investigation of a murder which took place 41 years ago]]></description>
        <media:description><![CDATA[Police have announced a 'significant development' in the investigation of a murder which took place 41 years ago]]></media:description>

    
        <media:thumbnail height="240" url="https://www.heraldscotland.com/resources/images/17278253/?type=app&amp;htype=0" width="360"/>
        <media:content alt="George Murdoch (inset) &lt;i&gt;(Image: PA/Police Scotland)&lt;/i&gt;" type="image/jpeg" url="https://www.heraldscotland.com/resources/images/17278253/"/>
    

        <pubDate>Thu, 26 Sep 2024 12:47:07 +0100</pubDate>
        <guid isPermaLink="false">ed2f39a765dc581308258ff3a3203e95</guid>
    </item>


    <item>
        <title>Co-op outpaces convenience market in return to profitability</title>
        <link>https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/24609782.co-op-outpaces-convenience-market-returns-profit/?ref=rss</link>

        <description><![CDATA[The Co-op has returned to profitability despite a surging wage bill and higher losses to shoplifting]]></description>
        <media:description><![CDATA[The Co-op has returned to profitability despite a surging wage bill and higher losses to shoplifting]]></media:description>

    
        <media:thumbnail height="240" url="https://www.heraldscotland.com/resources/images/17952931/?type=app&amp;htype=0" width="360"/>
        <media:content alt="Co-op outpaces convenience market in return to profitability &lt;i&gt;(Image: PA)&lt;/i&gt;" type="image/jpeg" url="https://www.heraldscotland.com/resources/images/17952931/"/>
    

        <pubDate>Thu, 26 Sep 2024 04:30:00 +0100</pubDate>
        <guid isPermaLink="false">77a7faa69e1aeb85d2c72a7ce4b8147c</guid>
    </item>


    <item>
        <title>‘Challenging weather was a really hot day on the Tube’</title>
        <link>https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/24611447.less-crime-highlands-faces-big-challenge-says-former-met-cop/?ref=rss</link>

        <description><![CDATA[Police in the Scottish Highlands have dealt with more adverse weather-related alerts than the rest of the country over the past two years.]]></description>
        <media:description><![CDATA[Police in the Scottish Highlands have dealt with more adverse weather-related alerts than the rest of the country over the past two years.]]></media:description>

    
        <media:thumbnail height="240" url="https://www.heraldscotland.com/resources/images/18590112/?type=app&amp;htype=0" width="360"/>
        <media:content alt="Chief Superintendent Rob Shepherd says extreme weather is a challenge in his new beat &lt;i&gt;(Image: Police Scotland)&lt;/i&gt;" type="image/jpeg" url="https://www.heraldscotland.com/resources/images/18590112/"/>
    

        <pubDate>Sat, 28 Sep 2024 05:30:00 +0100</pubDate>
        <guid isPermaLink="false">a7208a368fbef171d48b637045bfb215</guid>
    </item>


    <item>
        <title>Letters: Why on earth is Anas Sarwar given such an easy ride?</title>
        <link>https://www.heraldscotland.com/opinion/24612883.earth-anas-sarwar-given-easy-ride/?ref=rss</link>

        <description><![CDATA[Anas Sarwar can unfailingly be seen across the UK’s news channels whenever there is a perceived criticism of the SNP Government (whether that criticism is legitimate or not), but he only very selectively appears, if at all, when further stories reveal the Labour Government’s betrayal of many of the poorest and most vulnerable in our unequal and fragile society.]]></description>
        <media:description><![CDATA[Anas Sarwar can unfailingly be seen across the UK’s news channels whenever there is a perceived criticism of the SNP Government (whether that criticism is legitimate or not), but he only very selectively appears, if at all, when further stories reveal the Labour Government’s betrayal of many of the poorest and most vulnerable in our unequal and fragile society.]]></media:description>

    
        <media:thumbnail height="240" url="https://www.heraldscotland.com/resources/images/18585283/?type=app&amp;htype=0" width="360"/>
        <media:content alt="Anas Sarwar speaking at the Labour conference on Monday &lt;i&gt;(Image: PA)&lt;/i&gt;" type="image/jpeg" url="https://www.heraldscotland.com/resources/images/18585283/"/>
    

        <pubDate>Fri, 27 Sep 2024 06:30:00 +0100</pubDate>
        <guid isPermaLink="false">55e3fd940e19974f7b7344269e1ab511</guid>
    </item>


    <item>
        <title>Police Scotland to review trans policies after outcry over sex crime self-ID</title>
        <link>https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/24612068.police-scotland-review-trans-recording-policies-outcry/?ref=rss</link>

        <description><![CDATA[Police Scotland has committed to working with women’s groups and seeking external advice on how to deal with trans offenders, after a U-turn on a policy which allowed rapists to identify as female.]]></description>
        <media:description><![CDATA[Police Scotland has committed to working with women’s groups and seeking external advice on how to deal with trans offenders, after a U-turn on a policy which allowed rapists to identify as female.]]></media:description>

    
        <media:thumbnail height="240" url="https://www.heraldscotland.com/resources/images/18584028/?type=app&amp;htype=0" width="360"/>
        <media:content alt="Police Scotland Chief Constable Jo Farrell &lt;i&gt;(Image: Andrew Milligan/PA)&lt;/i&gt;" type="image/jpeg" url="https://www.heraldscotland.com/resources/images/18584028/"/>
    

        <pubDate>Thu, 26 Sep 2024 14:57:09 +0100</pubDate>
        <guid isPermaLink="false">7e61a404c74767754c217a6a33ac8654</guid>
    </item>


    <item>
        <title>'Outside our risk appetite:’ Police warn of unclear funding for 2026 Games security</title>
        <link>https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/24611420.police-scotland-funding-fears-commonwealth-games/?ref=rss</link>

        <description><![CDATA[There is no funding for the policing of the Commonwealth Games in 2026, the chair of the Scottish Police Authority has warned.]]></description>
        <media:description><![CDATA[There is no funding for the policing of the Commonwealth Games in 2026, the chair of the Scottish Police Authority has warned.]]></media:description>

    
        <media:thumbnail height="240" url="https://www.heraldscotland.com/resources/images/18549602/?type=app&amp;htype=0" width="360"/>
        <media:content alt="Athletics at Hampden park. Women's 3000m steeplechase. &lt;i&gt;(Image: Colin Mearns/NQ)&lt;/i&gt;" type="image/jpeg" url="https://www.heraldscotland.com/resources/images/18549602/"/>
    

        <pubDate>Thu, 26 Sep 2024 12:37:49 +0100</pubDate>
        <guid isPermaLink="false">8b9b51d69fb0824b32899bb0c806d212</guid>
    </item>

  </channel>
</rss>