Drug factory bust halts flood of deadly 'Blue Plague' pills on Scottish streets

lockdown, a new study has found. More than 35 per cent of women in the UK say they have experience at least one sexist demand while working from home since March this year.

Covid-19 deaths and their location but also looks at how many excess deaths have occurred overall. Excess deaths are those recorded over and above the five-year average for that week.

NHS Tayside is currently the best performing health sector in the country for gaining the highest number of successful quit attempts made through its stop smoking service, ‘Quit Your Way’. The national target for NHS Tayside in 2019-20 is to achieve at least 486 successful 12-week quits for people living in the most deprived areas.

dolphins rise gracefully above the waves is one of life's great pleasures and thankfully Scotland is more than blessed when it comes to places to spot these intelligent creatures.In fact, according to the Scottish Natural Heritage site, nearly a quarter of all the world’s cetaceans - dolphins, porpoises and whales - are found in Scottish coastal waters.And it's not just dolphins and porpoises, lucky wildlife spotters can see everything from otters and seals to rarer sights like basking sharks

Dundee this morning to give a fairytale send-off for a youngster who drowned after getting into difficulty at a Perthshire beauty spot.Freya Skene passed away following a devastating freak accident by Ossian's Cave in Dunkeld on Monday, July 6.

although figures reported by the National Records of Scotland (NRS) on Wednesday reported 4,187 deaths linked to the illness have been registered up to Sunday, July 12.

SNP works best 'under pressure' as the minority leader in Scotland. Harvie told the PA news agency that the ruling party could 'get lazy' if it formed a majority administration.

cooked batter, the taste of delicious cod mixed with salt and vinegar (or sauce) hitting your tongue, it's enough to get your mouth watering just thinking about it.

although figures reported by the National Records of Scotland (NRS) on Wednesday reported 4,187 deaths linked to the illness have been registered up to Sunday, July 12.

ITV is reportedly considering moving production of I’m a Celebrity...

Sam Cosgrove and is hoping Aberdeen can keep all their top stars this summer.The Dons top scorer Cosgrove knocked back a £2 million move to French side Guingamp last week, even though he was given permission to open talks.Cosgrove has netted an impressive 44 goals in two seasons and McInnes is well aware of the size of the void that would be left if his team had lost that impressive firepower.He is also hopeful his team can keep Scotland star Scott McKenna and young player of the year Lewis

The internet is filled with stories of Bill Murray popping up in random places.

MDMA, LSD, cannabis and crystal meth that cops have ever seen has been jailed for more than 10 years. Patrick Scotland was rumbled after Border Force officers intercepted packages addressed to him from the Netherlands that contained 6kg of ecstasy hidden inside children’s toys.

housing market was given a shot in the arm today as Kate Forbes announced a tax break in a bid to get the economy moving. Holyrood's finance secretary announced a package of measures in response to the mini-Budget announcement by UK Chancellor Rishi Sunak on Wednesday.

Tributes paid to seven-year-old girl who died in freak accident at beauty spotGlasgow-based London & Scottish said the project would create 50 long-term retail jobs, as well as 30 construction jobs in the process of the initial vision becoming a reality.Work is expected to commence in late October and be completed in June next year.The location is close to both Duchlage Road and Broich Road, near to where the town’s Aldi store is situated.Strathearn ward independent councillor Rhona Brock said:

care homes in Scotland soared during the first three months of the deadly pandemic.The number nearly hit 700 between March and May - up 34% on the previous year.Figures also show that a higher proportion of complaints were made last year about privately-run homes, fuelling calls for a national care service.Get all the top Scottish politics news sent straight to your Inbox by signing up to our Politics newsletter.We cover Holyrood, Westminster and local councils, with a current focus on how our

TopFilmTip brings you the best films on TV for Sunday, 5 July.Some films may require a Sky subscription.Contented man realises his life's a sham in Peter Weir's prophetic Philip K Dick-esque indictment of vicarious reality TV  Sony MoviesSent to remote celtic town to negotiate oil billionaire's interests, company man begins to see mystical wonder of Scotland in heartfelt drama  Film4Spy satellite seeking submariners survive sabotage before battling communist commandos in icy Cold War

Perth and Kinross will be offering an upgraded screening experience for customers when facilities reopen across the country this month.