Alcohol-related death rates in Lanarkshire have increased by 40 per cent since last year

Orkney beach is thought to have died after becoming entangled in rope.We told how the orca was discovered washed up on Papa Westray on Monday.It was recovered by the Scottish Marine Animals Stranding Scheme (SMASS), who performed a post-mortem to find out its apparent cause of death.They discovered the juvenile whale's most likely cause of death was drowning after becoming entangled in rope which could have came from fishing gear.The male was identified as one which regularly visits Shetland as

Dundee. We told how emergency services raced to Ballindean Terrace in the Douglas area of the city yesterday afternoon and locked down the street.

Bothwell on Friday evening, September 3. Locals raced to his aid with a life-saving defibrillator but despite 40 minutes of CPR he was pronounced dead on route to the hospital.

Perth and Kinross last week. It is the highest weekly figure since the week beginning July 19 after a huge rise in cases.It brings the total number of death certificates to record the coronavirus as a cause of death in the region to 272 since the crisis began last year.

Police Scotland’s Chief Constable has admitted the force “failed” in their duty to a young mother who died in a Stirling car crash in 2015. Iain Livingstone said he “apologises unreservedly” to the families of Lamara Bell, 25, and her partner John Yuill, 28, who died in the crash and has offered to meet with them if “the families agree to do so”.

"materially contributed" to the death of a young mother who lay undiscovered in a crashed car with her partner for three days after the incident was reported to police.The force on Tuesday pleaded guilty to health and safety failings, following the deaths of John Yuill, 28, and Lamara Bell, 25, who died after their car crashed off the M9 near Stirling in July 2015.Despite a call being made to police, it took them three days to respond.When officers finally arrived at the scene, Mr Yuill was

State Pension provides essential financial support every month for around 12.6 million people across the UK, including 981,399 Scots and for some, it is their only source of income during their retirement years. This regular payment is delivered by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) and is available for those who have reached the UK Government’s eligible retirement age, which increased to 66 for both men and women in October 2020.

Edinburgh while on her honeymoon. We told how Fawziyah Javed is understood to have been recently married and visiting the capital when she was involved in the fatal incident at around 9pm on Thursday.

Edinburgh.Emergency services were called to the area in Holyrood Park at around 9pm on Thursday, September 2. The 31-year-old woman was tragically pronounced dead at the scene with officers treating her death as ‘suspicious’.Police Scotland have confirmed that a 27-year-old has been arrested in connection with the incident.

arrested in connection with the death of a Scots woman was found dead in a car. Jane Fitzpatrick from Glenrothes was discovered on Monday, August 9 at around 9am.

Police have pulled a man's body from a Scots river as cops probe the 'sudden death'. Officers tragically discovered the 59-year-old man dead in the River Gryffe near to Torr Road.

Police scrambled to the Esplanade area of Kirkcaldy in Fife after the grim discovery was made.

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Perthshire mental health advocate says the root of alcohol dependence is not being adequately addressed, contributing to a national rise in drink deaths. Development manager at PLUS Perth and Kinross Susan Scott was responding to figures published earlier this month by the National Records of Scotland (NRS) which show a jump in Tayside of people dying from heath problems triggered by alcohol misuse and long-term drinking.

iOS - Android The latest figures contained in a Police Scotland performance report also show the number of reported serious assaults were down by 27 on the previous year.There was one murder during that period, down from seven in the same period the previous year, and an arrest has been made in relation to that incident.There were 34 fewer crimes recorded that involved the carrying of offensive/bladed weapons.Common assaults rose by 95 but assaults on emergency workers dropped by five.

shot to death in the street. The youngster was in the passenger seat of a Transit van which rammed a car shortly before John McGregor was blasted at point-blank range with a shotgun, sources claim.Police confirmed yesterday that McGregor died from his injuries and their investigation is now a murder inquiry.

iOS - Android There are over 90,000 people living with dementia in Scotland, and Fosters want to ensure their team have the knowledge and skills to provide the best possible service to every family or individual who visits their Lanarkshire funeral home. Jackie Wilson from the firm told Lanarkshire Live : “The training was very insightful and engaging.

iOS - Android Police Scotland confirmed they were investigating the incident and have now taken action.That has seen a 30-year-old and a 26-year-old man charged with hate crime towards the Japan internationalist.A spokesman for police said a full report would be sent to the Procurator Fiscal, however, enquiries into the incident were ongoing.Anyone with any information in relation to the matter are asked to call police on 101.Information can be left anonymously with Crimestoppers on 0800 555

missing on August 14th before her body was found in Newton.But before her death, Cat had been planning to run the London marathon in October for Macmillan cancer charity.And since the passing of 'lovely' 29-year-old, wellwishers have raised almost £3k as part of a charity fundraiser set up by Cat herself.Scots have been donating to the page in recent weeks in order for Cat to reach the target, despite the fact she will no longer be able to take part in the race.