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Rizwaan Sabir: "Innocent until proven Muslim" »

Rizwaan Sabir

On 14 May 2008, Rizwaan Sabir was arrested and detained for seven days under the Terrorism Act. The reason: downloading an Al-Qaeda training manual — copies of which can be freely purchased from high street book stores for under £...

Wed 05 Oct 2011 by Olivia Pires | Read more »

Police crack down on alcohol sales to under 18s »

Off Licence

The number of licensed premises charged by police with selling alcohol to under-18s in Edinburgh doubled last year as officers cracked down on illegal sales. A total of 38 offences were recorded in the capital between April 2008 and March last year, c...

Wed 17 Feb 2010 by Matthew Macaulay | Read more »

The right to protest »

David Howarth

Just before 11 pm on the night of 1 April I was speaking by phone about events at the Climate Camp protest at Bishopsgate to the Metropolitan Police officer who was second-in-command at the G20 protests. According to reports I had received from the sce...

Mon 27 Apr 2009 by David Howarth | Read more »

The force is strong...in Strathclyde »

Jedi statue

Eight police officers serving with Strathclyde Police force have listed their official religion as Jedi in an internal survey used to monitor diversity, it has emerged. The fictional religion was created by science fiction filmmaker George Lucas for h...

Mon 27 Apr 2009 | Read more »

G20 demonstrations: Police under scrutiny »

Jenny Jones

Nearly 60 per cent of the British public are opposed to the police's behaviour at this month's G20 protests in London, according to a Guardian/ICM poll published last week. This concern is a welcome change to the silence and complacency of recent years...

Mon 27 Apr 2009 by Jenny Jones | Read more »

Over 1,000 serving police have criminal records »

Police

More than 1,000 serving police officers have criminal convictions according to data obtained by the Liberal Democrats under the Freedom of Information Act. 1,063 police officers hold criminal records – approximately one in every 100 officers. Th...

Mon 23 Mar 2009 by Sarah Clark | Read more »

A slippery slope »

Camera

For those who advocate ever-closer surveillance of ordinary citizens in the UK, a familiar argument has come full circle. We are often told by these figures—such as home secretaries and chief constables—that we have “nothing to fear&...

Mon 23 Feb 2009 by Peter Murray | Read more »

Police celebrate fall in festive crime »

Police Tape

Lothian and Borders police, city authorities and British transport police are celebrating a significant drop in crime rates in Edinburgh city centre during December 2008. The number of reported crimes dropped 16 per cent on average figures for the sam...

Wed 28 Jan 2009 by Jodi Mullen | Read more »

Rave drug Ketamine targeted for reclassification »

Rave

The drug Ketamine, a horse tranquilliser that was used to treat soldiers in Vietnam, is being taken recreationally by more and more young people, according to a recent report. The drug—which can be swallowed or injected—was previously cons...

Wed 28 Jan 2009 by Emma Blinkhorn | Read more »

Remember, remember... »

It’s a cold Wednesday night on Arthur’s Seat, obscured under a dense cloud of fog and smoke sporadically lit up by exploding rockets and fireworks. The shadows of young revellers drinking bottles of beer, smoking cigarettes and bending to s...

Sun 09 Nov 2008 by Demian Hobby | Read more »

Royal Society calls time on under-21 drinks ban »

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Wed 17 Sep 2008 by Paris Gourtsoyannis | Read more »

Search continues for taxi rapist »

Lothian & Borders Police continue to hunt for a private hire taxi driver who sexually assaulted a 26-year-old woman last month.The attack occurred on 17 August at around 2:15AM. The woman, who cannot be named, entered what she thought was a licens...

Wed 17 Sep 2008 by Robyn Keystone | Read more »

Emergency services issue warning to freshers »

After months of patient expectation, freshers' week has finally arrived in Edinburgh and the usual social fêtes are kicking off. But while new students are being encouraged to enjoy the festivities, police, students' unions and the fire services...

Wed 17 Sep 2008 by Robyn Keystone | Read more »

Living on the brutal edge of society »

The difficulties and dangers that our homeless face are the harshest bi-products of our society. Drug addiction, alcoholism, housing problems, violence, unemployment and discrimination are all issues that are concentrated amongst the homeless. Their pl...

Wed 26 Mar 2008 by Sarah Clark | Read more »

Numbers of police 'stop and search' incidents soar »

Police officers failing to meet stop and search quotas are being threatened with the sack, British Transport Police (BTP) revealed last week. Officers report that an unofficial minimum of 30 searches a day must take place in Scotland’s train stat...

Fri 15 Feb 2008 by Graham Mackay | Read more »

SNP finally responds to police crisis »

The Journal

Scottish police forces are to be granted an extra £54m by the Scottish Executive to spend on recruiting 500 new police officers. The funding follows recent criticism of the Scottish government's failure to act upon its manifesto pledge to hire 10...

Sun 18 Nov 2007 | Read more »

Services urge caution over Guy Fawkes Night »

Fireworks over Edinburgh Castle

The Lothian and Borders Fire Department has warned revelers of the dangers of Bonfire Night, yet they have no intention of increasing the number of staff who will be on duty on 5 November.Jimmy Burns, manager of the fire brigade’s Operations Depa...

Mon 05 Nov 2007 by Graham Mackay | Read more »

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