'Catastrophic' rise in Scotland's drug deaths as 900 die in just nine months

Page Six on Friday in a joint statement. “Our mutual respect for one another remains. We wish each other the best and will always appreciate our time together.

Scots have been urged to seek support if they are struggling with their energy bills - ahead of a new price hike coming into force on New Year's Day.

Hundreds of youngsters in war-torn Ukraine enjoyed surprise Christmas boxes sent from Scotland.

South of Scotland Enterprise is set to have its budget slashed by more than £7 million next year.

Over 27,000 properties have been hit by power cuts in the north of Scotland as Storm Gerrit continues to cause chaos across the country.

Every year, children in Scotland and across the world try to catch a glimpse of Santa as he comes to deliver their Christmas presents.

Brits have been advised to check their lottery tickets after one lucky player scooped a £15million jackpot just before Christmas. The winner matched the six main numbers in Saturday’s National Lottery draw.

on Sept. 8, 2022, at age 96.But in the days leading up to her death, Her Late Majesty had several conversations with her family about her place of death and needed to be persuaded to do what felt right.“I think there was a moment when she felt that it would be more difficult if she died at Balmoral,” The Princess Royal said in “Charles III: The Coronation Year” documentary, set to air on Dec.

One in 24 people in Scotland are likely to have tested positive for Covid-19 since mid-December, new figures suggest.

A senior Scottish Green MSP has said the Government would have been better using the cash for a council tax freeze on anti-poverty projects.

A pioneering approach to substance misuse has won Dumfries and Galloway’s Specialist Drug and Alcohol Service a top national award.

Taylor Swift, Beyoncé and Harry Styles to pay a levy to help the nation’s small and medium-sized live music spaces.Angus Robertson, SNP Culture Secretary, has said he would consider the tax amid concerns over the future of arts funding in Scotland.It came after he was questioned in Holyrood by Green MSP Mark Ruskell, who suggested that the introduction of just a £1 levy on each ticket could help raise over a million pounds per year.Robertson went on to say that “new thinking” was needed in terms of arts funding in the country.He explained: “We have gone through a pivot point during the pandemic; there has been a change in social behaviours and there has been extreme distress in the arts and cultural sector.“We acknowledge that and we have tried to support the sector through that difficult period.”Robertson added: “The levy proposal is worthy of further consideration.”The Music Venue Trust (MVT) said 120 grassroots venues have closed across Britain in 2023 alone, and that Scotland is “disproportionately” affected (via The Times).Those in favour of the levy have suggested that the additional £1 would go unnoticed by most concertgoers as tickets for these huge shows usually have high prices to begin with.However, critics have claimed that the tax could further price out those on lower incomes because these concerts are already expensive and come with additional fees.Tickets for Taylor Swift‘s upcoming ‘Eras Tour’ dates at the Murrayfield Stadium in Edinburgh, for example, cost £109.40 for general standing access.

Brooklyn Nine-Nine star Andre Braugher sadly passed away at the age of 61 this week, and his cause of death has been confirmed.

People in Scotland may wake up to snow on Christmas morning and the run-up to the big day, according to data from weather forecasters.

Nine people have died in Scotland in the last six months due to a deadly new street drug believed to be 100 times stronger than heroin.

Humza Yousaf will be advised by senior SNP allies to reject any appeal of the Government’s humiliating court defeat on his gender reform law. Top party figures who supported the new law believe the game is up and will urge the First Minister to blow no more public cash on the case. The SNP Government suffered a humbling defeat in the Court of Session after a judge ruled Westminster had acted lawfully by blocking Holyrood’s Gender Recognition Reform (GRR) Act. SNP ministers have already racked up a legal bill of around £230,000 fighting the case and costs could spiral if they appeal.

Humza Yousaf has been dealt a fresh blow by the Court of Session after a judge ruled the UK Government did have the power to block controversial gender reforms.

Boris Johnson has claimed he "got on very well" with Nicola Sturgeon when they worked together.

Lewis Capaldi has delighted fans with a surprise performance in a local Glasgow bar over the weekend, five months on from his decision to take a break in his career to focus on his mental health.

Julia Roberts spoke out after the death of Matthew Perry at the young age of 54.