44 h. ago Bodies of two hillwalkers found on the same day as death toll on Scotland's peaks rises to four in a week

The bodies of another two hillwalkers have been found in the Highlands as the number of people who have died in Scotland's mountains this week rose to four.

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44 h. ago Free needles to help prisoners take Class A drugs behind bars? The latest solution to Scotland's drug death crisis from taxpayer

Free needles and vapes should be handed out to prisoners so they can take Class A drugs in a safer way behind bars, a majority taxpayer-funded group has claimed.

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3 d. ago Death probe closed after body of suspect found in Clydebank flat

Hayley Campbell, 48, was found dead at the property on Burgh Hall Street in the Partick area of Glasgow on February 24.

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6 d. ago Deaths on Scots roads rise to 160 in last year, new figures reveal

New data has been published by Transport Scotland.

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6 d. ago Russia threatens UK with nuclear apocalypse after Keir Starmer's defence warning

Kremlin propagandists Vladdimir Solovyov threatened Brits with "painful" radiation deaths and urged Welsh and Scottish people to declare independence from London before it was too late

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8 d. ago Scots gangsters Ross Monaghan and Eddie Lyons Jnr shot to death in Spain

The Glasgow hoods were shot dead in cold blood outside Monaghan's pub in Fuengirola in the Costa Del Sol as horrified ex pats and holidaymakers looked on.

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9 d. ago Probe into death of newborn Scots baby calls for change at flagship hospital

An inquiry took place at Glasgow Sheriff Court.

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1 week ago Family of mum bludgeoned to death in brutal attack say lives 'will never be the same'

Kiesha Donaghy, 32, died after she was brutally murdered by Owen Grant, 43, at her home in Elgin in November 2023.

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1 week ago Deaths on Britain's roads INCREASED last year with a 9% rise in motorcyclist fatalities

The total number of people killed on Britain's roads last year was 1,633. This is a 1 per cent increase on the 1,624 who lost their lives in 2023.

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1 week ago Killer who knifed pal to death and poured bleach into his mouth jailed for 22 years

Christopher McMahon was discovered after emergency services were called to a property on Braxfield Terrace in the town at around 10pm on October 4, 2023.

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1 week ago Man charged over murder of British businessman 'found in sack of pineapples' in Kenya

Alex Mutua, a Kenyan national, pleaded not guilty to killing Campbell Scott earlier this

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1 week ago Schoolgirl who nearly choked to death stuck on NHS waiting list as parents live in fear

Lauren Crome has been suffering from debilitating condition since she was three years old

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1 week ago Hero Scots vet saves dog choking to death on favourite toy in dramatic footage

“He was standing still, really oddly, and when I put my hand on his neck, I could feel the swelling of the bulge of the ball."

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1 week ago Tragic tot's death after rare epilepsy syndrome diagnosis remembered by family a decade on

"I could not believe she would not wake up - we still tried to look for a positive. You do not believe the worst will happen until it does."

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1 week ago John Swinney turns to teenage son for advice after knife death epidemic

EXCLUSIVE: The First Minister spoke to his 14 year old son Matthew in the wake of knife crime deaths that shocked Scotland.

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2 w. ago Killer who knifed Scots teen to death then hid murder weapon jailed for life

Lord Matthews said Lewis McCartney was 'robbed' of the future that lay ahead of him after Bailey Dowling's fatal attack on him.

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2 w. ago Four men in court over death of prisoner 'pushed from balcony' at HMP Addiewell

Kyle Byrne, 33, Kadil Huseen, 34, Craig Munro, 38 and Dylan Rigby, 23, appeared at Livingston Sheriff Court on Friday.

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2 w. ago The 7 recommendations made after death of young prisoner Jack McKenzie

Seven recommendations have been made in the wake of Jack McKenzie’s death at Polmont YOI.

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2 w. ago The 7 recommendations made after death of young offender Jack McKenzie

Seven recommendations have been made in the wake of Jack McKenzie’s death at Polmont YOI.

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2 w. ago Hundreds of lives could be lost each year due to ‘first aid fear’, charity warns

Many are hesitant to provide assistance during emergencies, new research shows

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