Family, friends and hereditary chiefs gathered to witness the historical repatriation of the Nuxalk Nation totem pole, carved by the late Louie Snow, after years of effort to release the pole back to the nation from the Royal BC Museum during a ceremony in Victoria, B.C., on Feb. 13, 2023. …
Read More »Royal Mail employees help uncover drug dealer after smelling parcel addressed to him
A drug dealer was caught after Royal Mail employees smelt a parcel at their depot and informed police. The package was addressed to Daniel Lloyd Taylor, 25, and passed through a sorting office on its way to his home. However, when postal workers raised the alarm, officers raided his house …
Read More »Raith farce shows misogyny still rife – Jane Hamilton
The furore over Raith Rovers’ signing of a man legally called a rapist could have been avoided if there had been clearer rules on what they can and can’t do. Men in high-profile positions accused of serious crimes should effectively be banned from having such influential careers. When Clyde signed …
Read More »Scot dad’s home raided by cops after he bought stun gun torch on Wish app
A scaffolder was caught by border agents buying a stun gun which was shipped to his home from China. Sean Crozier admitted the offence under the Firearms Act and faced a prison sentence for obtaining the device. A court heard the dad-of-two was unaware the purchase made over a shopping …
Read More »Scots student bought stun gun online without knowing it could deliver 1 million volts
A foolish student who bought a stun gun online had it intercepted by Royal Mail security staff before it emerged it was capable of discharging one million volts. Siobhan Patrick, 22, purchased the “multi-functional” torch on the internet from Singapore. It had a number of features on it and was …
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