3 h. ago Significant progress in tackling drug and alcohol issues across North Lanarkshire

Launched in 2024, the Crisis Outreach Team has supported almost 300 people experiencing high-risk events, including non-fatal overdoses, providing crucial harm reduction and welfare support.

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7 h. ago Oil tanker on fire in North Sea was carrying jet fuel as ship company issue statement

An oil tanker collided with a cargo vessel off the coast of Hull this morning

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11 h. ago SNP minister undergoing cancer treatment is 23rd MSP to stand down at election

Drug and alcohol minister Christina McKelvie is stepping down from her Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse seat.

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12 h. ago North Korea issues chilling war threat to US and South Korea as missiles launched

North Korea unleashes deadly ballistic missile salvo into the sea as it makes chilling threats of conflict and US - South Korean troops go on high-alert during military drills

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15 h. ago Met Office fog warning issued as 'flight delays and travel chaos' on the cards

The yellow fog warning was issued for parts of the North East, North Yorkshire and East Yorkshire today with the Met Office adding there could be 'delays or cancellations' to flights

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57 h. ago The most explosive moments from celebrity memoirs: Stars who made first time confessions about affairs, alcohol and drug abuse and even murder in shocking in tell

Over the years many celebrities have divulged their deepest and darkest secrets through the release of shocking tell-all memoirs for the first time.

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5 d. ago Carolina wildfires latest: One arrested and another cited with illegal burning as fire danger warning issued

'Increased fire danger' warnings have been issued across North and South Carolina, with winds in the region expected to pick up

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6 d. ago Hundreds of wildfires raging across US states as largest forest blaze swells to 3 square miles

Warnings of 'increased fire danger' have been issued in North and South Carolina with a state of emergency declared in one state.

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6 d. ago Carolina wildfires latest: ‘Fire danger’ warning issued to North and South Carolina as largest blaze swells to 2,000 acres

Hundreds of firefighters are battling the Carolina Forest fire that has engulfed more than 2,000 near South Carolina’s Myrtle Beach

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1 week ago Police issue facial reconstruction of mystery skull pulled from North Sea

The woman’s death is being treated as unexplained.

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1 week ago Newsom threatens to pull funds unless California cities crack down on homelessness

‘We’re not going to fund failure,’ says governor, who warned local authorities they could lose out on millions of dollarsCalifornia’s governor warned cities and counties that they could lose out on hundreds of millions of dollars in state funding if they do not make progress in clearing out encampments and tackling homelessness.Gavin Newsom’s comments on Monday, while announcing $920m in funding to address the crisis, come as he escalates efforts to push local governments to take greater action. Last summer, Newsom told counties he could withhold state support if they failed to do more homeless encampment sweeps. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago 'No wonder' verdict as NHS in Wales faces recruitment crisis

Audit Wales warned that progress to tackle the problems are "hampered by the absence of a national workforce plan, gaps in data and uncertainty over the future shape of healthcare services"

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2 w. ago LIV Golf star Anthony Kim shares battle with addiction after drug use during tournaments

Anthony Kim has opened up on his battle with drug and alcohol addiction, admitting he was 'barely physically able to walk' as he marked two years of sobriety

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2 w. ago Lanarkshire MSP warns drug deaths will rise unless funding reaches the frontline

Monica Lennon MSP who has been campaigning on drug and alcohol issues in the Scottish Parliament since 2016 has welcomed an Evaluation of the National Drug Deaths Mission.

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2 w. ago The key global issue is not the clash of north and south: it’s who supports international law and who doesn’t | Jean

We say the defining question is this: do nations work for peace and order or embrace the notion of power by force?Jean-Noël Barrot is the foreign minister of FranceWe are being told that the world is divided between a “global north” and a “global south”. But what exactly is meant by that? An economic difference? Of the 20 leading global economies, several are in the south. In the south, some countries are many, many times richer than their neighbours. A climate difference? The climate crisis affects every country in the world, and especially small island states and the poorest countries. The 10 greatest emitters, if we go by CO2 emissions per inhabitant, are split between countries in the north and south.Are we talking about a migration difference? A huge number of migrations are between countries in the south. A political divide? In both the north and the south, there are those who support collective solutions, and conversely, those who support efforts to withdraw from global affai...

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3 w. ago I was a former marine sacked by WWE for drug and alcohol abuse

Controversial former superstar Road Dogg has made some big moves in recent days

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