Police chiefs to hold emergency summit amid fears over attacks on officers
Police chiefs are to gather for an urgent summit to see what can be done to protect officers, it has been announced.
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Car catches fire after collision on A90 at Bullionfield
A car caught fire near a filling station on the A90 outside Dundee on Saturday morning.
Organisers say 20,000 could join All Under One Banner independence march in Perth
As many as 20,000 pro-independence demonstrators will bring Perth centre to a standstill as they march miles through the city.
Former policeman broke ex-wife’s elbow and choked child in Dundee
A former policeman has been found guilty of breaking his ex-wife's elbow and choking a child.
Shoppers left ‘terrified’ as man smashes shop window with bike
Shoppers were left “terrified” when a bare-chested man smashed a supermarket window with a bicycle after a fracas with a security guard.
Two people dead after car crashes into tree in Essex
Two people have died and another two are in a life-threatening condition after a car crashed into a tree in Loughton, Essex.
Traffic at a standstill after car flips onto roof in Highland Perthshire crash
Police are en route to a collision in Highland Perthshire which has left a car on its roof. The Scottish Ambulance Service are at the scene of the incident on the A826 on the approach to Moness Country Club. The road is blocked and there traffic is at a standstill. More to follow.
Navy bomb disposal team retrieves ‘old hand grenade’ at Isle of Wight resort
A Royal Navy bomb disposal team has retrieved an “old hand grenade” that was found in a holiday resort on the Isle of Wight.
Jailing addicts and dealers ‘not winning the war on drugs’ in Dundee, claims councillor
Small-time drug dealers and addicts should be treated as victims and kept out of jail, a Dundee councillor has said.
Police say rise in sex offences in Perthshire ‘may be to do with high profile cases in the media’
A jump in sexual crimes in Perth and Kinross has been attributed to more people coming forward to report crimes.