Crime & Courts

  • 8 February 2012

    A MAN has been jailed for five-and-a-half years after he subjected an 84-year-old woman to a "truly appalling" attack in her home before escaping with £80.

  • 7 February 2012

    THE prosecution case at Harry Redknapp's tax evasion trial is "repugnant to all our basic instincts of fairness", a court heard.

  • 6 February 2012

    THE head of Scotland's prosecution service has warned victims of sexual offences may not be getting justice because of recent legal changes.

  • 5 February 2012

    POLICE are appealing for witnesses after a man had his ear bitten off in a "totally unprovoked" attack in a Glasgow KFC outlet.