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No jail for £20,000 fraud nursery teacher

Deadline News Journalist - February 3, 2010

By Michael MacLeod A NURSERY nurse who swindled over £20,000 from a council by faking head teachers’ signatures on time sheets has avoided a jail...

Benefits boss in £70,000 scam escapes jail term

Deadline News Journalist - February 3, 2010

By Michael MacLeod A SCHEMING council benefits boss who pocketed almost £70,000 from her employers has dodged a prison sentence. Sally Birnie, 42, submitted benefit claims...

“Stressed” postman hoarded 1,600 letters

Deadline News Journalist - January 29, 2010

By Michael MacLeod A POSTMAN stashed over 1,500 letters and parcels in his house and car because he was “stressed” and “mentally exhausted” by...

Man admits OAP knife attacks

Deadline News Journalist - May 12, 2009

By Paul Thornton A MAN has admitted the unprovoked knife attacks of two pensioners during broad daylight in a busy street in Edinburgh. The random assaults...