Try GOLD - Free

Domestic abuse trials to go virtual

Scottish Daily Express

|

May 14, 2025

VIRTUAL domestic abuse trials are to be held at a Scottish court to help cut the “huge backlog” of cases due to coronavirus.

- By Laura Paterson

Sheriff Principal Derek Pyle, of Grampian, Highland and Islands Sheriffdom, said the majority of domestic abuse summary trials - decided by a sheriff without a juryat Aberdeen Sheriff Court will take place virtually from May.

Imaginative

MORE STORIES FROM Scottish Daily Express

Scottish Daily Express

Hiding in plain sight or hidden? How grooming gangs scandal went from 'no reported cases in London' to 9,000 needing urgent review

EVENTUALLY, Susan Hall snapped. The Conservative London Assembly leader had repeatedly asked Sadiq Khan about the number of rape gangs in the capital, only for the mayor to demand she be \"more specific\".

time to read

6 mins

November 01, 2025

Scottish Daily Express

An island in the limelight

If you missed the boat this summer, now's the perfect time to head to Menorca, says Samantha Wostear

time to read

4 mins

November 01, 2025

Scottish Daily Express

Scottish Daily Express

ANNE'S ROYAL DUTY IS BEST MEDICINE TO FORGET FAMILY DRAMA

PRINCESS Anne shrugged off her family drama yesterday as she opened a new facility at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh.

time to read

1 min

November 01, 2025

Scottish Daily Express

Scottish Daily Express

Queen central to decision to strip Andrew of titles and focus on the victims of Epstein abuse

IN HISTORIC ROYAL UPHEAVAL

time to read

3 mins

November 01, 2025

Scottish Daily Express

Scottish Daily Express

It's 75 out and 16,000 in as deal with France flops

SOME 75 Channel migrants have now been returned to France under Sir Keir Starmer's one in, one out deal with Emmanuel Macron.

time to read

1 min

November 01, 2025

Scottish Daily Express

STUNNED SKIPPER DIDN'T SEE CHANGE COMING BUT IS POSITIVE ABOUT FUTURE

CALLUM MCGREGOR admits he was stunned by Brendan Rodgers’ shock departure - and is gutted his old boss didn't get a fairytale finale at Celtic.

time to read

1 mins

November 01, 2025

Scottish Daily Express

Josh on mission to Mahs

JOSH ALLEN'S career would probably include a couple of Super Bowl rings by now if Patrick Mahomes had decided to play baseball rather than American football.

time to read

1 min

November 01, 2025

Scottish Daily Express

Xi backs free trade after Trump's snub

XI Jinping told Asia-Pacific leaders yesterday that China would help to defend global free trade, at an economic regional forum spurned by Donald Trump.

time to read

1 min

November 01, 2025

Scottish Daily Express

GENERATION GAME

MARTIN O'NEILL insists he won't be in the frame to become permanent Celtic boss again - even if they leave Hampden tomorrow with a cup final in the diary.

time to read

2 mins

November 01, 2025

Scottish Daily Express

READY FOR BIG SHO

SHOAIB BASHIR is raring to go for the Ashes and make up for the anguish of his summer ending prematurely.

time to read

1 min

November 01, 2025

Listen

Translate

Share

-
+

Change font size