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Who is Nicholas Rossi?

11/4/2025
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The convicted rapist Nicholas Rossi is being sent to jail in Utah. His case became headline news when details of a faked death and claims of mistaken identity emerged after he was arrested on a Glasgow hospital ward.

The BBC’s Steven Godden, who was dispatched to follow the story, tells us how he feels about the man who lied to him.

And the chancellor Rachel Reeves took to the Downing Street podium this morning following speculation around her UK Budget, but what could what she said mean for Scotland and the Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar ahead of the Holyrood election?

Scotcast is the BBC’s Scottish news podcast, with Martin Geissler, Laura Miller and Natalie Higgins.

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