Author name: Simon Crane

For the second time in under a year, the Scottish Government has failed to fill the position of Patient Safety Commissioner, a role created by law in September 2023 to enhance healthcare safety across Scotland. Despite two rounds of interviews—one in April and another in November—no appointment has been made. In the second round, the

An American airline pilot has admitted to carrying a high-voltage stun gun in his luggage at Edinburgh Airport. Ryan Cecil, a captain with United Airlines, initially claimed it was a torch but later admitted it was a stun device, which is legal in most US states. The pilot, a lieutenant colonel in the US military,

A SCOTS TV star who starred in a Sylvester Stallone Netflix show was jailed today after the assault of a woman outside a hotel. David Ferguson chased Lucy Redhead from a Citizen M hotel on October 30 2023, before catching up to her and repeatedly punching her in the face. 34-year-old Ferguson became a TV sensation when

A former SNP equalities officer has been jailed for six years for the sexual assault of six young adults. 24-year-old Cameron Downing was also convicted of assaulting two women. Amongst his crimes were blackmailing a man he had sex with, claiming he would tell the man’s friends and family that he had been raped. Downing