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Farmers are getting renewable Standalone Power Systems as Western Australia's regional power grid is dismantled

An ambitious project to take thousands of West Australian properties off-grid is taking shape. Here's how farmers are finding their new solar power systems.

ABC News

Mining in Karnataka: Rejection of CEC recommendation by SC welcomed

Hiremath demands Karnataka-like mining restrictions in Andhra Pradesh

The Hindu

Bommai’s statement on scrapping ACB welcomed

Samaj Parivarthan Samudaya says government should strengthen the Lokayukta

The Hindu

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Barlinnie to be replaced by HMP Glasgow in 2026 as contract awarded for new prison

Plans for the new jail to be built on a 54-acre site in Provanmill to the south of Royston Road, near Provan Gas Works, were approved by the council in September of 2020.

Glasgow Live

Barlinnie jail boss says keeping drugs out of prisons is 'impossible' due to massive demand from inmates

Sean McFedries made the comments during a Fatal Accident Inquiry following the death of James McCulloch, who was found unresponsive in his cell in March 2020.

Daily Record

Edinburgh man dies in prison while serving a sentence for gun crime

Liam McCaig was found in possession of an illegal firearm as well as £33,000 worth of cocaine. He was sentenced at Edinburgh High Court to five years imprisonment in 2019.

Edinburgh Live

EU outlines series of steps in response to controversial NI Protocol Bill

As well as fresh legal action the bloc has fleshed out proposals it says would smooth implementation of post-Brexit trading arrangements.

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Scottish Prison Service ‘can weed out potential gender reform abusers’

A SENIOR prisons official has said the service will be able to weed out people seeking to abuse reforms to gender recognition laws.

The National (Scotland)

Dundee woman almost beaten to death with dumbbell in woods by killer launches campaign for justice

Maniac Robbie McIntosh was on jail leave when he attacked defenceless dog walker Linda McDonald with a dumbbell

Daily Record

Shock as 25 inmates at Scots prisons die by suicide as victim's family lawyer demands bosses face criminal sanctions

The Sunday Mail can reveal a massive project was looked at in 2019 to implement suicide prevention measures in all cells in our publicly run jails at a cost of £155million.

Daily Record

Killer now identifies as an infant who wears nappies and demands baby food in prison

Sophie Eastwood, who was named Daniel at the time of their sentencing, is serving a life term at Polmont prison in Brightons, Scotland for using shoelaces to strangle a cell-mate to death in 2004

Daily Mirror

Trans Scots killer now identifying as infant demands nappies and baby food in jail

Sophie Eastwood, formerly Daniel, is demanding nappies to wear and food to be blended like a baby's and has already been supplied with a dummy at Polmont prison.

Daily Record

Eight Scots prisoners serving life sentences allowed to leave jail due to computer glitch

The glitch was discovered by a member of SPS staff in January, but was only announced last week.

Daily Record

Big drop in drug-soaked prison post after jails start photocopying letters

Prison officials have recorded a 72% reduction in letters testing positive for illicit substances.

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Big drop in drug-soaked prison mail after jails start photocopying letters

Prison officials have recorded a 72% reduction in letters testing positive for illicit substances.

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