Shetland Space Centre satellite launch plan gets £2m boost

• Leonne International, a private equity firm, has invested more than £2m in Shetland Space Centre (SSC).

• The cash boost will be used to develop a launch site and ground station at Saxa Vord, Unst.

• The space centre aims to be up and running by late 2021.

Report highlights health needs of those in criminal justice system

• People in criminal justice system are of poorer health than others, an NHS report has shown.

• Report examined issues such as death rates as a result of substance misuse as well as poor mental health

• It calls ‘much wider network’ of agencies to support a public health approach to dealing with the causes and effects of crime

Ex-cop admits attempting to destroy assault evidence

• Former police officer  admits perverting the course of justice.

• He pleads guilty minutes before Aberdeen trial was due to begin.

• Woman also in court and admits assault.

Bakka van granted street trading licence on appeal

• Bakka knitwear van granted a street trading licence to trade from two sites in Lerwick’s town centre.
• Confusion reigned at the meeting with some councillors, and Dr MacGregor, unsure of what they were being asked to consider.
• Objectors “jealous of my success”, she said.