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...profile to speak of. Even in the few days between the announcement and her speech, various unflattering stories emerged that threatened to make her toxic before she’d even been formally nominated. But when she spoke only days later, she silenced her critics (albeit briefly) with a remarkably assured and powerful performance for such a newcomer. Transcript Watching it...

...profile cases. Julie Hogg’s mother was a leading campaigner for the law to be changed, and calls for reform were given fresh impetus following the Stephen Lawrence murder in 1993. The original police investigation of this racist killing was seriously flawed and did not result in criminal charges. When the family brought a private prosecution of three suspects, all three...

...profile cases such as the trial of Auld have led to many viewing it sceptically, with some suggesting the not proven verdict allows guilty individuals an extra chance of acquittal. These claims have put pressure on the Scottish government to consider abolishing the verdict, with Holyrood’s justice committee warning that the “bastard verdict” (as Sir Walter Scott...