| Good evening, Prosecuters have succeeded in a bid to increase the prison sentence given to a man jailed for spitting on two police officers during the Covid 19 lockdown. Crown lawyers believed the four month sentence given earlier this year to Iain Lindsay, 48, was too lenient. Lindsay, of Inverness, was jailed at the city’s sheriff court in May 2020 after pleading guilty to a charge of engaging in culpable and reckless conduct and endangering the lives of the officers. The sentence has now been increased to ten months. Read the full story here: https://www.scotsman.com/news/crime/scottish-man-who-spat-police-officers-during-covid-19-lockdown-has-prison-sentence-increased-2886272 Message from the editor While I have your attention, I also have an important request to make of you. With the coronavirus lockdown having a major impact on many of our advertisers - and consequently the revenue we receive - we are more reliant than ever on you taking out a digital subscription. Subscribe to scotsman.com and enjoy unlimited access to Scottish news and information online and on our app. With a digital subscription, you can read more than 5 articles, see fewer ads, enjoy faster load times, and get access to exclusive newsletters and content. Visit https://www.scotsman.com/subscriptions now to sign up. Our journalism costs money and we rely on advertising, print and digital revenues to help to support them. By supporting us, we are able to support you in providing trusted, fact-checked content for this website. Joy Yates
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