Media coverage of worthless individuals like social media influencer Andrew Tate and crime gang members risks glamorising them in the...

Al Capone, the violent Chicago gang boss, was brought to book for tax evasion in 1931, but similar tactics has not been tried in...

My newest book The Bombing of Edinburgh & Leith will be available to buy from 1 May 2025 and I will be hosting a launch event on 24th May...

My latest column, published in The Scotsman on 18th March 2025. I know all the arguments around the abolition of the death penalty but...

I am absolutely delighted to have Ruxton: The First Modern Murder, be Ringwood Publishing's best seller, for the fourth year in a row!...

The row between nurse Sandie Peggie and transgender woman Dr Beth Upton over the latter’s use of the female changing room should have...

This is the subject of my latest column, published in today's Scotsman (18th February 2025). A last-minute attempt to change the remit...

Southport killer Axel Rudakubana’s descent into hate and the rapes of Gisèle Pelicot were facilitated by some horrific parts of the...

The murders of three soldiers near Glencorse Reservoir, Midlothian, were initially thought to have been a terrorist attack.... This is...

This is my latest article, just published in 1919 Magazine - where forty years on, I recount the inside story of triple murderer Andrew...

On Thursday 3rd April, I will be the guest speaker for the ‘Killers & Coffee’ session at Airdrie Library between 5:30pm and 6:30pm. ...

A great article in today's Edinburgh Reporter (7th January) about three unexploded bombs dropped during a German raid in 1940 remain...

The ease of communication provided by social media, the sale of large-scale pyrotechnics and a lack of police boots on the ground means...

This is my latest column, published in the Scotsman on 24th December 2024. Merry Christmas to you all... Scotland’s justice system should...

This is my latest column, published in today's Scotsman (10th December 2024).... With previous funding levels for public services like...

This is my latest article, which I penned for 1919 Magazine, appearing in the November issue.

Further to my blog post yesterday - my interviews relating to the news story about the search that's been launched for the families of...

I've written this article for the Scotsman (online) and it will appear in the paper tomorrow (20th November). The use of cutting-edge...

Last week I was interviewed and filmed by BBC News, for a piece they've run online (and will broadcast on our national TV news,...

This is my latest Scotsman column, published today (12th November 2024). There’s no doubt that our national and local government services...