Bellshill

Jordan Linden, who stood down as leader of North Lanarkshire Council in 2022 after the allegations emerged, was convicted of 10 charges.

Jordan Linden is on trial accused of multiple offences, including sexual assault, sexual communication and stalking.

A councillor has told a trial that Jordan Linden climbed into his bed and "caressed" him during an SNP youth trip in 2016.

Jordan Linden, 30, denies the alleged offences against eight boys and five young men between 2011 and 2022.

Graeme Macrae Burnet and Damian Barr are on the list of potential winners of the £25,000 Walter Scott Prize.

The largest haul, more than £8m of cocaine, was discovered during a warrant in Bellshill on 11 December.

Police Scotland said three men had been charged after what it described as a "significant" operation in North Lanarkshire.