Tag: Surveillance

24-hour surveillance programme to protect peregrines

A 24-HOUR surveillance programme has kicked off as peregrine season gets underway. The falcons, which are under constant threat from poachers, egg collectors and thieves, will...

Scotrail staff to trial body-worn cameras

SCOTRAIL today (Tuesday) announced that it will trial the use of body-worn cameras on Scotland’s busiest routes and stations, starting from mid-March. The train operator...

How Scots police “snoop” on us 53 times a day

SCOTTISH police snoop on an average of 53 phone calls and emails every day, according to a senior politician. The head of the Scottish Parliament's...

Covert break-ins by Scots police on the rise

By Oliver Farrimond THE NUMBER of undercover break-ins by Scotland’s police forces has increased dramatically over the past year. Covert entries to homes and offices, as...

Police slate “abhorrent” coke-dealing cop Chris McGinn

By Michael MacLeod A SCOTS police officer was exposed by his own colleagues as being a cocaine dealer with a £520 per month drug habit. Christopher...

Big Brother is Watching You…More and More

 By Alexander Lawrie   SCOTLAND’S major cities are among the most watched in the UK – with the country’s capital having tripled its CCTV coverage over...

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