SCOTLAND’S drug deaths have surged by almost 20 per cent – despite the launch of controversial consumption rooms earlier this ...

SCOTLAND is in the grip of the deadliest flu outbreak in nearly 50 years — but half of vulnerable Scots are still ...

Labour warned the "brutal reality is that John Swinney’s approach is failing both victims and communities" when it comes to ...

Scotland's drug deaths remain the highest in Europe despite repeated government pledges to tackle the issue, new figures have shown. Last year there was a 12% rise in the number of drug misuse-related ...

Latest figures showed alcohol deaths in Scotland last year fell to their lowest level since before the Covid pandemic. But Scotland continues to have the highest rate of alcohol specific deaths of any ...

The family of a man who died from cancer caused by asbestos exposure can claim damages from his former employer Scottish ...

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The chair of Scotland's Drug Deaths Taskforce has called for reform of UK drugs legislation to switch the balance from criminalising addicts in favour of a public health approach to reducing ...

National Records of Scotland reveal that for the fifth week running Covid-19 linked deaths are down The latest data shows that up until 31 May there was a total of 3,911 fatalities where coronavirus ...

Police Scotland has now confirmed that detectives did not seek any independent evidence or interview any witnesses following a report of potential criminality at NHS Ayrshire and Arran. Former nurse ...

Scotland is close to becoming one of the first countries in the world to eliminate Hepatitis C which is a virus that causes ...

The Scottish government has dropped plans to reduce the national speed limit on single carriageway roads. Proposals included ...