The lord advocate expresses concern over the pace of the investigation into disgraced brain surgeon Sam Eljamel.

Vital’ to address Lord Advocate’s concerns on length of Eljamel probe – Swinney - Scotland’s top prosecutor Dorothy Bain KC said the seven-year investigation into the neurosurgeon had gone on for ‘far too long’.

Police have so far failed to bring any charges in the investigation into Eljamel despite a probe - codenamed Operation Stringent - having dragged on for the best part of a decade.