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A MAN accused of Britain's biggest banking fraud was "a gamble or two away from destroying Switzerland's largest bank for his own gain", a court heard.

A campaign to promote responsible sex and recent changes in the law aims to reduce sexual assaults.

The man known as the Naked Rambler was jailed for five months for a breach of the peace today after he told a court he would not co-operate with social workers tasked with assessing his mental health.

A CASHIER who embezzled £300,000 from the building society she worked at to fund her gambling addiction has been jailed for 15 months.

A KILLER who donned a balaclava to brutally stab to death a partygoer was snared by his distinctive jeans.

An ex-soldier serving life for the murder of a Bangladeshi waiter is seeking a review of the case in a bid to clear his name.

A SCOTTISH gems expert was not the aggressor in a dispute that led to his death, his son told a trial.

The number of Scots signing pre-nuptial agreements has soared over the last five years, with lawyers linking the increase to the recession and a change in views on marriage.

AN American charged with killing his Scots stepmother has avoided jail after a judge ruled he was insane at the time of the slaying.

A MAN has admitted leaving a 73-year-old woman paralysed with fear after stealing her car with her in it.

AN angry father who took the law into his own hands because he thought his young son was being bullied at school has been jailed for four-and-a-half years.

A £5000 reward is being offered for information about the murder of a grandfather found badly injured in a city street.

TEENAGERS who smashed a carriage window on a steam train filled with tourists and young families were being hunted by police last night.

Police investigating the murder of a grandfather found badly injured in Dundee city centre have made a fresh appeal for information about a man they want to trace.