4+ hour, 8+ min ago   (610+ words) Jay Reid was jailed in February for embezzling cash from a Women's Aid branch(Image: Police Scotland) Victims of an embezzlement scandal at a Scots Women’s Aid branch have slammed a jailed manager’s £18,000 legal aid bill - saying they can’t afford…...

2+ hour, 46+ min ago   (752+ words) A grieving family conned by Scotland’s most persistent ­fantasist have warned potential victims to avoid him at all costs. The family of motorbiker Josh ­Crawford, who died in a horror crash, were convinced by Anthony Adams that he was his…...

7+ hour, 7+ min ago   (140+ words) Police are appealing to trace Saul Sangster, who was last seen in Perth. A search has been launched to trace a missing man who was captured on CCTV before vanishing in Perth. Saul Sangster was last seen in the Muirhall…...

7+ hour, 55+ min ago   (934+ words) The probe into the death of Elisabeth-Jane Ross in Athens continues(Image: Facebook) Every day on Criminal Record we will be bringing you a round-up of the biggest crime stories of the day. Whether it's the an update on the…...

7+ hour, 56+ min ago   (281+ words) A man is fighting for his life after the incident on Park Road on Saturday(Image: Danny Gutmann/ Liverpool Echo) A man is fighting for life after being assaulted by a group of six men outside a takeaway. Police were…...

11+ hour, 35+ min ago   (581+ words) Amanda Knox(Image: AFP via Getty Images) Amanda Knox's ex-boyfriend has blasted her decision to perform a "puzzling" one-woman Edinburgh Fringe show around the murder. Raffaele Sollecito, 42, and Knox were convicted in 2009 of the murder and sexual assault of British…...

12+ hour, 49+ min ago   (390+ words) The family of a tragic schoolgirl allegedly murdered in Arbroath have said they are "overwhelmed" after the local football team paid a touching tribute in her memory. Minnie Merriman, from West Yorkshire, died at Ninewells Hospital in Dundee after she…...

13+ hour, 40+ min ago   (150+ words) Police have launched a search for Liam Paterson An "urgent" search has been launched for a man last seen in an Edinburgh street on Saturday. Police say "concern is growing" for Liam Paterson, 28, who was reported missing after last being…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago   (675+ words) The Emma Caldwell public inquiry could be expanded amid fears an official cover-up which allowed her killer to walk free for over a decade will not be scrutinised. Active discussions over the terms of reference of the probe are under…...

20+ hour, 2+ min ago   (541+ words) A man has been accused of posing as a doctor, conning dozens of patients out of ­thousands of pounds at bogus clinics. Robert Becker, 34, is alleged to have duped almost 40 victims including children out of more than £40,000 from consultations while…...