New legislation to tighten access to air weapons in Scotland has been announced by the Scottish Government. It is estimated that there are currently around half a million unlicensed air weapons in the country.

Road safety charity Brake has recently turned its attention to the issue of at-work drink and drug driving, after a recent survey found that fewer than half (44%) of employers would dismiss an employee for driving over the legal alcohol limit.

Longer jail sentences for drivers who cause death or serious injury on the roads when they've been banned from driving are to be introduced by the UK Government.

There has been a significant rise in detected and prevented fraud attempts in the second half of 2013, as financial services providers push forward in the fight against credit application fraud.

Using hand-held mobile phones while driving has been illegal for over ten years, and now road safety charity Brake has renewed its call to ban hands-free kits as well. The call comes as a recent survey revealed that almost half (45%) of drivers admit to chatting when driving.

A 25-year-old man has received a suspended prison sentence after allegedly allowing himself to be towed on roller skates by a car at speeds of up to 70mph, reports the Telegraph.

The Justice Committee has recently published a call for evidence, seeking views on Scottish Government proposals to end automatic early release for some categories of prisoner.

Earlier this week a Glasgow man was fined £500 and had a 9 month Football Banning Order (FBO) imposed for an incident at a Premier League match on 29th September 2012 at Fir Park Stadium in Motherwell.

Earlier this week, confiscation orders totalling over £130,000 were made against offenders in three separate cases in one day.

New research, released last week by insurer LV=, has revealed that three ’personal’ thefts occur every minute in Britain.

The number of crimes committed in Scotland has fallen by 22% since 2008-09, according to the latest Scottish Government figures. 

The Scottish Court Service (SCS) has been using its enforcement powers for non-payment of fines, with one Midlothian man jailed for non-payment recently while a Motherwell man was arrested as he attempted to board a flight to Sweden.

A Confiscation Order for £45,000 was granted earlier this week against a Motherwell man who had been convicted of illegal money lending.

Earlier this week, at Kirkcaldy Sheriff Court, a Fife man was fined £400 and had a 18 month Football Banning Order imposed in connection with an incident with rival fans before a match between Raith Rovers and Dunfermline Athletic.

As the debate over the abolition of the requirement for corroboration in criminal trials continues to divide opinion, a senior judge has been appointed to consider what additional safeguards would be required in the event that corroboration is abolished.

The mother of two terminally ill children has pled guilty to defrauding NHS Fife of £38,019, according to the BBC.

A Hamilton man has been banned from driving after being involved in a car crash at a time when he did not hold a full driving licence, reports the BBC.

Police Scotland have announced that despite a small decrease (0.2%) in the number of stop and searches carried out from April to December last year, there has been a marked increase in the number of positive results, up from 13.9% to 19.7%.

Earlier this week a confiscation order for £17,149 was made against a Cambuslang man previously found guilty of growing cannabis.

A Fife man was recently sentenced at Glasgow Sheriff Court following his conviction for assault in October 2013.