9 h. ago Ministers urged not to meet Israeli president during UK visit

Isaac Herzog is understood to be visiting London next week.

Politics

12 h. ago DWP minister issues update over controversial benefit reforms during Greater Manchester visit

The Manchester Evening News has covered at least two suicides in recent years linked to dire DWP benefits system failings, including one woman who had received disability payments

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12 h. ago Annabelle doll handler’s cause of death finally revealed months after ‘haunted’ tour

Dan Rivera died at the age of 54 while on tour in Pennsylvania

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18 h. ago Israel’s president to visit London next Thursday for expected talks with ministers

Exclusive: Isaac Herzog will make trip just weeks before UK is planning to recognise statehood of PalestineIsrael’s president will visit London next Thursday just weeks before the UK is expected to recognise the state of Palestine at the UN general assembly, the Guardian understands.Two sources have confirmed Isaac Herzog is expected to meet UK ministers and senior political figures – the first time a senior Israeli leader has been in Britain since the foreign secretary, David Lammy, met his Israeli counterpart, Gideon Sa’ar, on an unannounced visit in the spring. Continue reading...

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22 h. ago North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will meet with Chinese leader Xi Jinping

China’s Foreign Ministry says that visiting North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will meet with Chinese leader Xi Jinping

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34 h. ago Warning West Lothian drug deaths drop could be reversed by synthetic opioids

The head of West Lothian’s Health and Social Care Partnership Alison White said “one death is too many" after 2024 figures revealed drug deaths had fallen across Scotland.

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41 h. ago Scotland's Drugs Minister visits Livingston project as details of annual deaths is revealed

The Scheme Livi was set up by lifelong friends Aidan Martin and Mark Deans

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42 h. ago Albanian trio ran biggest cannabis farm judge had ever seen from disused shopping centre

Elton Skenderi, 29, Gjovalin Toma, 31, and Eduard Daja, 39 attempted to 'flood' central Scotland with the class B drug, which they were cultivating in the former Irvine Forum shopping centre

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44 h. ago The opioid fuelling Scotland's drugs death epidemic: How powerful narcotic 2,000 times stronger than heroin is behind surge

Scotland has been named the drug death capital of Europe for the seventh successive year - with a dangerous and increasingly popular substance being blamed.

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51 h. ago Addressing drug deaths must remain a top priority despite drop in figures

Record View says Scotland's current national strategy on drugs deaths has failed.

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64 h. ago James Whale's will is revealed after broadcaster's death aged 74 following cancer battle

James Whale's will has been revealed after the Talk TV presenter died at the age of 74 following a battle with kidney cancer. 

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69 h. ago Scotland remains drugs death capital of Europe for the seventh year in a row

There were 1,017 drug misuse deaths in Scotland last year, new figures have shown.

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69 h. ago Drug deaths Scotland: Deaths fall to lowest level in eight years, as opiate and cocaine rates revealed

The latest drug death figures for Scotland have been released.

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69 h. ago Scotland’s drug deaths at lowest level since 2017 but still worst in Europe

Drug deaths in Scotland decreased by 13% in 2024 to 1,017.

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2 d. ago Scotland remains drug deaths capital of Europe but number of fatalities drops to lowest level since 2017

Scots living in the poorest parts of the country are 12 times more likely to be killed by drugs compared to those living in the richest areas.

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3 d. ago Scotland expected to be drug capital of Europe for seventh year in a row

Figures set to be published on Tuesday are expected to place the country at the top of the notorious list.

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3 d. ago Cause of death revealed for US attorney who was found dead months after she quit as Trump was sworn in

Police previously said ‘detectives have found no evidence suggesting that her death was caused by anything other than natural causes’

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3 d. ago Liam Payne's heartbroken family reveal how they spent the star's first birthday since his death

The One Direction singer's sister posted a heartbreaking tribute to her late brother on what would have been his 32nd birthday on Friday.

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5 d. ago Living Nostradamus claims Taylor Swift's wedding could impact the world in wild prediction

Athos Salomé, 38, accurately predicted the coronavirus pandemic, Queen Elizabeth II's death and the Microsoft outage. He's now revealed how the world will be impacted by Taylor Swift's marriage.

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5 d. ago The striking similarity between the death of Princess Diana and Queen Elizabeth II revealed in new Channel 5 documentary, The Day Diana Died

Tomorrow marks 28 years since Brits across the country woke up to the harrowing news that Princess Diana had been killed in a car crash in Paris.

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