A man on trial for murder has claimed his problems began when his brother-in-law - his alleged victim - attacked him. The High Court in Edinburgh heard that Finlay MacDonald said he was humiliated ...

Finlay MacDonald, 41, repeatedly stabbed his wife Rowena at their home on the island of Skye before driving 17 minutes to another village, where he shot and killed his brother-in-law John MacKinnon.

A consultant forensic psychiatrist said Finlay MacDonald suffered from post traumatic stress disorder and a depressive disorder. Dr Alastair Morris said during a consultation Mr MacDonald told him ...

Rowena Macdonald was stabbed by Finlay Macdonald in a frenzied attack in front of their four children after he flew into a rage over false allegations about an affair. Macdonald, who was jailed ...

A man accused of murdering his brother-in-law and attempting to murder three others had "a focused plan" to target people he believed were the cause of his difficulties, a court has heard.

A man accused of murdering his brother-in-law in Skye and attempting to murder three others told police "total darkness" had come over him. In a recording of a police interview played to the High ...

The High Court in Edinburgh was also told on Wednesday that weeks before the alleged incident, Finlay MacDonald showed a friend a video on YouTube featuring a model human head being shot with a ...

Labour is considering a crackdown on access to shotguns after a spate of shootings in a move that could hit farmers and rural ...