The public have been urged to use “two good quality locks” after a mountain bike theft in Forres. …

A 70-year-old man has admitted to downloading images and videos of child abuse. …

A 56-year-old woman has been banned from driving for a year after causing a car collision. …

More than 1,000 authors have launched a boycott of Israeli publishers complicit in the dispossession of the Palestinian people. These writers and authors have pledged to boycott Israeli cultural institutions. The letter (published below) represents the largest commitment to cultural boycott ever made by the global literary community against the Israeli cultural sector: We, as […] Source

PAGES 12, 13 and 14 of Saturday’s National were devoted to Kate Forbes’s visit to Scotland’s newest whisky distillery at Cabrach. The Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Economy attended a ceremony with more than 100 guests, including members of the local community. She is pictured with a glass of the whisky in her hand. Apparently Cabrach is where three legal distilleries thrived following the introduction of legal production in 1823. Source

We still haven’t heard back from the Fringe Society despite our request for comment on the Sumerhall Crisis. But there is possibly better news on the horizon in this message from the Scottish development company AMA. They write: EDINBURGH-BASED DEVELOPER AMA CONFIRMED AS PREFERRED BIDDER FOR SUMMERHALL ARTS HUB Prestigious Scottish development company AMA has […] Source

THE long-term future for a top Edinburgh creative venue could be secured as a developer has been chosen, vowing the “arts will remain a priority” in the building’s future. Source

Readers will be familiar with the terrible egg-related violence from 2014, but, as Labour announce their first budget today (subtitled: ‘Punching Down”) we thought it would be a good moment to write a brief history of punches, fracas and general low-level violence in British politics. The following was of course inspired by Labour’s Mike Amesbury […] Source

UBER has officially launched in Aberdeen amid fierce criticism from the city’s taxi firms … Source

A GLOBAL packaging manufacturer has been slammed for a “sickening” decision pull scores of jobs from a Scottish council area … Source

MORE than 20 pro-Ukraine groups, including MSPs, are calling for tougher sanctions on Russia by banning companies in the UK which are helping the country export gas … Source

A major road has been closed after a collision between two vehicles. …

A 19-year-old left one police officer with a 2cm cut and spat at another in an attack at his home. …