A jailed killer ordered a revenge gun attack on a prison officer he believed left him to die, a court has heard. Robert ...

Robert Paterson concocted his revenge plot against a guard at HMP Saughton and directed men to supply drugs into HMP ...

Darren Cornelius said he was "going through a hard time" before pleading guilty to two charges at Edinburgh Sheriff Court, ...

Robert Paterson, serving a life sentence for shooting a man dead, claimed he had taken an overdose at HMP Edinburgh on November 15, 2022 after he had swallowed bags of cocaine. Paterson had ...

Paterson today admitted directing co-accused Sean McGregor, 44, and Donald Stone, 40, and “others” to supply drugs into HMP Edinburgh. He also admitted directing “others” to assault the ...

The number of people dying in prison in Scotland surged to a record number of 64 in 2024, a 60 per cent increase on the ...

In 2008 he was jailed for murder alongside Anton Puddepha after the pair had been told their victim was a paedophile. Dougie ...

Police detained McCourt, 59, on the city's London Road on Friday morning after receiving a tip off from members of the public ...

A convicted killer who escaped from a prison near Dundee has been found in Edinburgh. Raymond McCourt, a prisoner at HMP ...

A convicted murderer with links to Edinburgh is being hunted by police after he escaped from prison. Members of the public ...