4+ day, 7+ hour ago   (1028+ words) By RUTH CHARTERIS, LORD ADVOCATE As Lord Advocate, leading Scotland’s prosecution system, I am deeply concerned about the prevalence of domestic abuse. Figures this week showed that 34,586 domestic abuse charges were reported to the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (826+ words) A caregiver had her ailing 75-year-old patient sign his South Carolina home over to her, and within days of his death she completely redecorated the space, according to the man's outraged daughter. Robert Rowland, who suffered from Parkinson's and a…...

3+ week, 2+ hour ago   (1135+ words) A New York City mother has revealed how she fought for her life after a convicted felon allegedly slashed her throat and tried to drag her away during a birthday hike in Arizona. Alexis Rowan, 27, was nearing the end of…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (629+ words) This is the moment a woman staged a 'weird' protest against noisy overnight roadworks by lying in the road in front of machinery before she was arrested. The unnamed woman was seen lying spread out on a torn-up road surface…...

4+ week, 22+ hour ago   (683+ words) By CAITLIN POWELL - NEWS REPORTER and LUCY MANLY, SENIOR NEWS REPORTER, AUSTRALIA The principal of Scots College has issued a warning to 'Old Boys' to avoid speculation on social media after three students were charged over the alleged rape of…...