39 h. ago Urgent warning after synthetic opioids linked to 38 deaths in Scotland over just three months

Between January and March 2025, nitazenes were detected in 38 deaths

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3 d. ago Scotland's prisons need £8m taxpayer cash to combat drone drug smugglers

The eye-watering cost of tackling the drugs trade was laid bare by the chief executive of the Scottish Prison Service in a letter to Holyrood’s ­criminal justice committee.

Economics

4 d. ago Heroin dealers fined just £499 as punishment for Scotland's mounting drug deaths

The Sunday Mail can reveal the shockingly lenient punishments being handed out despite 1065 fatalities last year - the highest of any European country.

Economics

6 d. ago Meghan Markle's new vintage of wine fails to sell out as it's revealed customers are paying the SAME for less alcohol this time

The blush-pink wine was still available for purchase on As Ever's website - three days after the launch - at the time of writing, after its predecessor sold out within an hour of it being released last month.

Economics

1 week ago Scotland's drugs minister Maree Todd opens up about her parents' alcoholism and time with AA

Maree Todd MSP has opened up about her parents’ struggle with alcohol in the hope that their sobriety can help others.

Politics

3 w. ago Scots babies to get ‘suit of armour’ jab to fight deadly winter virus

NHS Scotland will offer the new drug to protect babies born before 32 weeks against respiratory syncytial virus.

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