Police Scotland's task is to ensure they get it.... Read what I have to say, in my latest Scotsman column (published 25th October 2021),...

My latest column in The Scotsman (published 11 October 2021) is out! With the exception of a few political despots, it is hard to recall...

Here's my latest column in the Scotsman, published 27th September 2021. It was good to see the charge of ‘hamesucken’ make a comeback a...

We learned last week that some 40 per cent of non-emergency calls to police were abandoned before they were answered. At 71,000, it adds...

It seems obvious. As society becomes more violent and more guns fall into the hands of criminals, we need to arm our police. After all,...

The recent shootings in Plymouth were sickening. Unlike the USA, we are not inured to mass shootings. It was tragic enough that a clearly...

As usual the same excuses have been trotted out – Maggie Thatcher or the years of recession or the fact that drug legislation is reserved...

'How Would You Conceal A Murder?' Join myself and co-host Jane Hamilton, crime writer at The Daily Record for the launch of my true crime...

The Kindle edition of Ruxton - The First Modern Murder, my revelatory true crime book is now available to buy. Here's a short video, to...

The MeToo movement, sparked by Harvey Weinstein’s crimes against women, is continuing to produce a real change in attitudes in Scotland. ...

The identification of sex offender Christian Bruckner as the prime suspect in the abduction of Madeleine McCann could finally bring some...

I am delighted to announce, that my true crime book, Ruxton The First Modern Murder is going to be published this summer, by the...