"I’m trapped in a job I shouldn’t be in, and my mental health has suffered badly as a result.”
Dozens of serving police officers in Scotland are being blocked from retiring due to a bureaucratic loophole.
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PC Colin Harris was left with permanent scarring after being confronted by a man armed with two knives during a drug raid in East Kilbride
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“I felt a connection to the race”: read more about how over 100 runners recently braved the freezing Kirkintilloch weather for a half marathon in memory of an officer killed on duty
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Could wealthy offenders face higher fines for antisocial behaviour while elderly inmates are freed early?
A major report warns Scotland’s justice system risks becoming “neither sustainable nor effective” without radical reform.
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New figures reveal more than half a million working days have been lost to mental health absences in Police Scotland over the past six years.
The Scottish Police Federation warns that frontline cops are dangerously overstretched.
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Chief Constable Jo Farrell said dealing with mental health incidents was ‘not a justice issue’
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"It’s going to take somebody to be killed before they actually stand up and take notice."
The Scottish Police Federation has hit out at the “lukewarm” political response to calls for a wider rollout of Tasers for frontline officers.
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Former sports writer Gary Ralston says awareness raised by Sir Chris Hoy stopped him ignoring early prostate cancer symptoms.
Now he’s taking on Hyrox mid-treatment to raise £20,000 for the Eilidh Brown Memorial Fund.
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Policing the upcoming Commonwealth Games will cost in the region of £1.6 million, a new report has revealed.
Read about this and more in this month's Notebook.
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An internal audit has exposed "systemic failings" in how Police Scotland manages short-term recuperative duties.
Over a quarter of officers currently on these adjustments have been on them for more than a year, with one unreviewed since 2022.
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"We cannot continue."
Chief Constable Jo Farrell has issued a stark warning that Police Scotland must step back from mental health callouts to focus on solving crime.
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Up to 90 Scottish officers are ‘trapped’ and unable to retire due to a pension loophole, despite winning a court fight over 2015 changes.
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A dash to the toilet led Gary Ralston to a prostate cancer diagnosis. Now he’s taking on Hyrox with a retired counter-terror chief to raise funds for young cancer patients.
Scottish police officers are hand-delivering over 400 court citations every day, wasting an estimated 280,000 hours a year.
Read our full report on the push to finally bring the system into the digital age.
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Police Scotland spent £5m settling employment disputes in the past decade, plus £3m on 'gagging orders'.
A 35-year-old man has been jailed for 32 months after stabbing a police officer during a drugs raid in East Kilbride.
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Sixteen years after his tragic death on duty, Superintendent Neil McCover is still inspiring his community.
Over 100 runners recently braved the freezing Kirkintilloch weather for a half marathon in his name, paying tribute to a much-loved officer.
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More than 500,000 working days have been lost to mental health absences in Police Scotland over the past six years.
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Behind the stunning scenery of Argyll and Bute, criminals are exploiting the rural geography to hide drugs, launder money, and engage in 'cuckooing'.
Read our story on how Police Scotland and Crimestoppers are teaming up to drive out organised crime.
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Our new research shows the number of wildfires in Scotland has quadrupled year-on-year, with crews spending more than 2,500 hours protecting communities and wildlife.
In a special feature for 1919, former crime reporter Jane Hamilton looks back at the case that exposed a serial killer.
The number of people caught using a blue badge belonging to a dead person has hit a five-year high.
New figures show incidents have doubled in the last 12 months, with Glasgow recording the highest number of cases.
It has been described as one of the biggest cover-ups in the history of devolution.
For years, families and whistleblowers have fought against a culture of denial at the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital.

An officer needed a Hepatitis B booster and weeks off work after being attacked and bitten by Kyle Clark, who was under the influence of alcohol and cocaine.
ICYMI: The February edition of 1919 is out now.
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New data reveals that 22 prisoners have been granted compassionate release from Scottish jails since 2016. While the majority have died, four are still alive, including one individual released almost a decade ago.
