{"schema":"hottub-news/story/v1","story":"st_46mjxxlz4ljc4arlqeqa","title":"Scots council worker caught holding fundraisers in support of UVF terrorists avoids jail","title_en":null,"outlets":3,"brief":null,"page":"https://hottub.news/stories/scots-council-worker-caught-holding-fundraisers-in-support-of-uvf-46mjxxlz4l","count":3,"items":[{"id":"n_x4ipy4lvv2cou7xtnnwq","seq":746684,"kind":"article","title":"Council worker avoids jail over fundraising events supporting the UVF","url":"https://www.eastlothiancourier.com/news/26591267.council-worker-avoids-jail-fundraising-events-supporting-uvf","published":"2026-09-29T16:30:00Z","seen":"2026-09-29T18:40:32Z","lang":"en","source":{"id":"eastlothiancourier.com","name":"eastlothiancourier.com","domain":"eastlothiancourier.com"},"via":"gdelt-gkg-english","topics":["security","economy","crime"],"entities":[{"id":"Q1127576","name":"Ulster Volunteer Force","type":"org"}],"story":"st_46mjxxlz4ljc4arlqeqa","category":"politics","category_p":0.4399999976158142,"sentiment":"positive","tone":0.009999999776482582,"political":0.75},{"id":"n_nwi3wtbb23pmcfrqwflq","seq":687945,"kind":"article","title":"UVF fundraiser employed by local council avoids jail","url":"https://www.deadlinenews.co.uk/2026/09/29/uvf-fundraiser-employed-by-local-council-avoids-jail","summary":"A SCOTS council worker who organised fundraising events in support of the Ulster Volunteer Force terrorist group over a three year period has avoided a jail sentence. Douglas Forsyth promoted the banned loyalist military organisation by using imagery and insignia connected to the group at an Orange Lodge building in Tranent, East Lothian. Forsyth, 59, […] The post UVF fundraiser employed by local council avoids jail appeared first on Deadline News .","published":"2026-09-29T13:26:43Z","seen":"2026-09-29T14:07:51Z","lang":"en","country":"GB","source":{"id":"kite-deadlinenews-co-uk-9a629c","name":"deadlinenews.co.uk","domain":"deadlinenews.co.uk"},"via":"kite-deadlinenews-co-uk-9a629c","topics":["court & crime news","news","top stories","scotland","scottish news","tranent"],"authors":["Alexander Lawrie"],"entities":[{"id":"Q1127576","name":"Ulster Volunteer Force","type":"org"}],"story":"st_46mjxxlz4ljc4arlqeqa","category":"crime-law","category_p":0.5199999809265137,"sentiment":"positive","tone":0.28999999165534973,"political":0.3400000035762787},{"id":"n_46mjxxlz4ljc4arlqeqa","seq":686800,"kind":"article","title":"Scots council worker caught holding fundraisers in support of UVF terrorists avoids jail","url":"https://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/news/16878087/scots-worker-avoids-jail-uvf-terrorists-fundraisers","summary":"A SCOTS council worker who organised fundraising events in support of the Ulster Volunteer Force terrorist group over a three year period has avoided jail. Douglas Forsyth promoted the banned loyalist military organisation by using imagery and insignia connected to the group at the Blair Halls in Tranent, East Lothian. Forsyth, 59, printed tickets and posters...","published":"2026-09-29T13:09:25Z","seen":"2026-09-29T13:53:20Z","lang":"en","country":"GB","source":{"id":"kite-thescottishsun-co-uk-f30112","name":"thescottishsun.co.uk","domain":"thescottishsun.co.uk","outlet":{"wikidata":"Q110863831","name":"The Scottish Sun","type":"newspaper","designations":["daily newspaper","newspaper"]}},"via":"kite-thescottishsun-co-uk-f30112","topics":["scotland"],"entities":[{"id":"Q1127576","name":"Ulster Volunteer Force","type":"org"}],"image":"https://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/wp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F2%2F2026%2F09%2Fff183f57-1399-451a-ba9d-de7c205ec896.jpg?quality%3D90%26","story":"st_46mjxxlz4ljc4arlqeqa","category":"politics","category_p":0.4099999964237213,"category2":"crime-law","sentiment":"negative","tone":-0.3700000047683716,"political":0.9200000166893005}]}