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A man accused of murdering his pregnant wife by pushing her off Arthur’s Seat was eager to visit the Edinburgh landmark during his time in the Scottish capital, a court has heard.

A pregnant woman whom prosecutors say was murdered by her husband fell between 40 and 50ft from an Edinburgh hill, a court has heard. Kashif Anwar, 29, is accused of murdering Fawziyah Javed, 31, in September 2021 by pushing her from Arthur's Seat, Holyrood Park, causing her multiple blunt force injuries and ultimately her death, and that of her unborn child.

A police officer accused of raping and assaulting a woman and a young child "abused his position" a prosecutor has told jury members.

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.A motorist killed a lorry driver while still over the limit from watching football the night before.Michael Hall was driving at almost 90mph when he lost control of his BMW on the rain-lashed M74 near Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire.Hall struck the HGV driven by Malcolm Easton, 42, who never survived the horror crash on May 2 2019.A judge heard today how Hall was more than twice the legal drink drive limit at the time.His QC Ian Duguid told the High Court in Glasgow: "The alcohol was from the night before in celebration of a particular football match."The 38 year-old car sales manager is now behind bars after he today pled guilty to causing death by dangerous