COURTS

Sentence reduction for Turriff killer

An appeal at the High Court has seen Liam Hay's conviction reduced from 19 years to 16 years for the murder of Anthony McGladrigan

The High Court of Justiciary will hear the appeal case of Liam Hay who was jailed in January for the murder of Anthony McGladrigan.

Alex Salmond has been acquitted of attempted rape and a series of sexual assaults with 12 not guilty and one not proven verdict returned by a jury.

Over a period between 2001 and 2014 Alistair Greig took money which he claimed to have placed in high interest bank accounts

Lloyd Fowlie and Craig Arbuckle were sentenced for the theft of cattle worth nearly £30,000 from Kinellar and Monymusk.

Lady Stacey imposed a life sentence on Liam Hay with a punishment part of 19 years after he pled guilty to the murder of Anthony McGladrigan.

The Major Incident Public Portal (MIPP) is a website that will allow information to be passed much quicker to officers.

Sheriff William Summers has made his determination in the case of the death of William Brown.

A MUM of two was caught with more than £300,000 of drugs in her home.

An Elgin child rapist who photographed his horrific abuse of a two-year-old girl and shared the images was warned he faced a lengthy jail term

A BUCKIE man severely injured another by repeatedly punching him on the face during a drunken altercation.