Campaigners demand new strategy to help exploited women quit prostitution in Scotland

Outlander fans will be delighted with the news Graham McTavish is to be joined on the set of the new Game of Thrones prequel by another Outlander favourite.

changes to drug laws will lead to consumption rooms being introduced in Scotland. The Crown Office will quickly establish a legal framework that will accommodate people taking drugs in safe locations supervised by NHS staff, it’s understood.

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Manhattan themed Scots restaurant 63rd and 1st has a special 'Billionaire Row' drinks menu for high rollers who want to live it up. The flagship UK restaurant in Glasgow's Bothwell Street is the first to come to the UK, and it is being opened by the company behind TGI Fridays.

cases also reported overnight. The latest Scottish Government figures brings the death toll since last March – of people who first tested positive for the virus within the previous 28 days – to 8,464.

Scottish Government are putting women seeking abortions at risk of harassment and intimidation with a ‘postcode lottery’ on protection, say campaigners. Opposition parties and campaigners are calling for the SNP to commit to protest-free ‘buffer zones’ around abortion facilities to protect women from harassment.It comes as American-based anti-choice group 40 Days for Life began carrying-out ‘prayer vigils’ at facilities across Scotland yesterday, which will run until the end of October.

supermarket sweep' competition is back and shoppers in Scotland can now apply. The supermarket giant's popular competition has returned and customers can show off their shopping skills in an Edinburgh store.

the lowest figure in at least six years. Opposition parties branded the figures as "shocking and reprehensible" and accused health secretary Humza Yousaf of failing to get to grips with the issue.

SNP 's party conference, according to a new opinion poll. Conducted by Redfield and Wilton Strategies, on behalf of Politico, the poll asked 1,000 Scottish voters about a number of issues regarding independence.

universities have been ranked from best to worst in a new league table for 2021.The Times and The Sunday Times Good University Guide 2022 has released the new table for each institution as thousands of students head back to lectures.St Andrews came first in the UK, beating Oxford and Cambridge - something which no other university has ever achieved.The Fife uni came top out of 135 institutions, scoring the best marks on student satisfaction despite moving to online teaching during the

album. The Scots singer, who came to fame with Our Version of Events in 2012, has been working away on her new music over the last two years.

Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) is the latest big name on the high street to offer cash incentives to motivate new and existing customers to stay with them, fending off fierce competition from HSBC, Nationwide, Santander, LLoyds and Virgin Money. RBS is offering £150 to new and existing customers who switch and stay by 5pm on November 18, 2021.

Labour party, said he will be “making the case” for urgent action to deal with the global emergency. World leaders including President Biden are expected to visit Scotland's biggest city later this year for what has been described as a last chance to reach an international deal on climate change.

iOS - Android Fearless.org is the youth programme of independent charity Crimestoppers.Nine out of 10 of those caught with offensive weapons in Scotland are on average under 30 years old and male.Lyndsay McDade, National Youth Projects Coordinator for the charity Crimestoppers Scotland, said: “In our experience, young people want to do the right thing and speak up, but they’re often worried about being labelled a grass or physical reprisals.“We’re urging young people to continue to tell our

St Helens have finalised a deal to sign Leigh Centurions forward James Bell.

died from drugs in the first six months of 2021, which represents a decrease of just nine from the same period in 2020. Over two-thirds (69%) of suspected drug deaths were of people aged between 35 and 54, while 72% of victims were male.SNP ministers have decided to publish the drug deaths figures every three months from now on instead of once a year.

dementia in the next five years. It could be useful to help you make lifestyle changes now to slow down progression of the syndrome - which affects 90,000 people in Scotland, according to government figures.Dementia is an umbrella term to describe loss of cognitive functioning - thinking, remembering, and reasoning - to such an extent that it interferes with a person's life.

book lovers by revealing it's actually from New Zealand. For decades we have assumed the book was Scottish - a belief so widely held that it has been taught in schools and is even found in the Scottish section in bookstores and online.The book, which was published in 1983, tells the story of dog Hairy and his adventures with his animal pals.