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Prisoners to be given Nintendo DS for “brain training”

By Rory Reynolds PRISONERS in Scotland are to be given Nintendo DS consoles to improve their reading and maths skills. A report by the Scottish government...

MacAskill blasted over home-for-Christmas lags

By Cara Sulieman ONE OF Scotland’s prisons is shutting down for Christmas as record numbers of inmates go home for the festive holiday. Noranside – one...

Lockerbie Bomber Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed al-Megrahi Freed

  by SHAUN MILNE BREAKING NEWS: LOCKERBIE bomber Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed al-Megrahi has been freed by the Scottish Justice Secretary Kenny MacAskill. The announcement came at a...

Hawk back behind bars after taking flight from Castle Huntly

By Oliver Farrimond A VIOLENT criminal nicknamed “The Hawk” has turned himself in after being on the run for almost a week. The criminal, whose real...

Rape Accused Dies In Edinburgh Jail

By ALEXANDER LAWRIE A MAN accused of raping a woman in Edinburgh in February was found dead in his cell yesterday. (Sun) Thomas Kryczyk, 26, was...

Killer dies during life sentence

By Paul Thornton ONE of Scotland's most notorious killers has died while serving his life sentence for murder. Bluebell Wood murderer, Brian Wilson, died in hospital on...

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