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Here’s what has been making the news across the country on Sunday.
Shop owners hunt brazen thief after alleged theft caught on CCTV
A shop owner in Musselburgh is appealing for help to identify a man accused of stealing items from a convenience store in broad daylight.
CCTV footage from the Premier store on Musselburgh High Street shows a man arriving on a bike before entering the shop, filling a basket with goods and leaving without paying at around 5.45pm on Saturday.
Another camera captured him cycling away while carrying the basket.
The store owners shared the footage online and urged anyone who recognises the man to come forward.
READ MORE: Brazen thief leaves shop with full unpaid basket of goods before cycling away
Man, 21, seriously injured in Perth city centre stabbing as police launch probe
A 21-year-old man has been taken to hospital with serious injuries after a stabbing in Perth city centre late on Saturday night.
Emergency services were called to the Kinnoull Street area at around 10.45pm on May 23 following reports of an assault. The victim was taken to Ninewells Hospital in Dundee for treatment.
A large police presence remained at the scene on Sunday morning.
READ MORE: Man seriously injured in late-night ‘stabbing’ in Perth city centre
South Queensferry man named locally after alleged fatal stabbing
A man who died following an alleged stabbing in South Queensferry has been named locally as Leigh McDonald.
Emergency services were called to Morison Gardens at around 6.10am on Friday following reports of an assault, but the 54-year-old was pronounced dead at the scene.
Police Scotland said the death is being treated as suspicious and confirmed a 58-year-old man has been arrested and charged in connection with the incident. He is due to appear at Edinburgh Sheriff Court on Monday, May 25.
READ MORE: First picture of South Queensferry ‘stabbing’ victim as man charged
Drink-spiking victim demands action after shock figures reveal zero convictions last year
Drink-spiking victim Jess Insall has called for urgent action after new figures revealed there were no convictions for the offence in Scotland in 2024 or 2025 despite hundreds of reported incidents.
The 23-year-old from Edinburgh was left seriously ill after being spiked on a night out in Glasgow in March 2022.
Jess said she waited 11 months for test results after delays in taking samples, and claimed police procedures around suspected spiking incidents were inadequate.
Police Scotland recorded 760 reports of drink spiking since 2020, while Freedom of Information figures showed only four convictions between 2021 and 2023.
READ MORE: Drink-spiking victim demands action after no convictions for the offence last year
Parents warned they could face prosecution over children riding e-scooters illegally
Parents have been warned they could face prosecution amid a sharp rise in children being seriously injured in e-scooter and e-bike crashes across Scotland.
Police Scotland urged parents and carers to think carefully before buying e-scooters for youngsters, warning privately-owned scooters cannot legally be used on public roads, pavements or cycle lanes.
Officers said enforcement action could be taken against both riders and those who purchase the machines.
The warning comes after Glasgow’s Royal Hospital for Children revealed e-scooters and e-bikes are now among the leading causes of major trauma admissions, with cases rising by more than 600 per cent last year.
READ MORE: Parents ‘could face prosecution’ amid a surge in kids hurt in e-scooter crashes
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