Deadly drugs violence in Colombia linked to trade on Scotland's streets

An urgent warning has been issued against the deadly craze of 'tombstoning'.

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violent protests after weeks of disruption in the city centre.Police Scotland officers have been enabled with powers to stop and search anyone or any vehicle in the area today.It comes after 'shameful' mobs clashed with pro asylum seeker activists in the city centre recently in 'disgraceful' scenes.Chaos erupted after a 'protect the Cenotaph' event was held by the National Defence League just before a planned No Evictions Glasgow group demonstration.A small gathering is being reported in the

J Balvin co-manager Fabio Acosta, has signed Colombian Yeison Jimenez to its roster for global representation. Jiménez, who is signed to Sony Colombia, is one of the leaders in the country's burgeoning "Música popular," or popular music movement, the name given locally to Colombia's take on regional Mexican music."Colombia is a trend-setter in music, and música popular, as they call the genre in Colombia, has seen huge growth there in the past year," says Acosta.

Kilmarnock streets have been sealed off this morning as the emergency services deal with what looks like a very serious incident.

mountain on her staircase has finally finished her challenge. Margaret Payne finished her 282nd climb of her staircase at her home in Sutherland, raising more than £347,000.

Lin-Manuel Miranda and Disney are cooking up a new animated project set in Colombia, the Hamilton creator revealed on Monday. Miranda teased on Good Morning America that he has spent his time in quarantine working with Disney to create a new animated musical.

Greg Evans Associate Editor/Broadway CriticLin-Manuel Miranda and Disney Animation are at work on an animated musical set in Colombia, the Hamilton creator teased in an interview on ABC’s Good Morning America today.“I’m actually writing a new animated musical with Disney Animation,” Miranda said. “I’m collaborating with the Zootopia guys and Jared Bush, who wrote Moana with me.

criminal enterprises going during lockdown.Dealers are posting price lists on social media and shipping their gear from post offices around the UK.

Almost 14,000 jobs have been furloughed in East Ayrshire as a consequence of the coronavirus pandemic.Figures made available reveal the impact of COVID-19 on the back of the country being locked down on Monday, March 23 in a bid to combat the deadly disease – with Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s programmes preventing jobs being axed.A total of 13,700 employments have been furloughed as part of the job retention scheme (JRS) in East Ayrshire.Meanwhile, 3500 claims have been made through the

Anna Marie de la Fuente As most cinemas remain closed across most of Latin America due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Colombian indie distributor Cineplex, run by Elba McAllister, has set a July 1 launch for the region’s first virtual theatrical exhibition initiative, CineplayMAX.Inspired by similar schemes in the U.S., led by Kino Lorber, and Spain’s A Contracorriente Films, CineplayMAX has entered pacts with a host of independent exhibitors in the region to play their first-run and repertory

Anna Marie de la Fuente Already offering some of the most robust, and popular, cash rebates for foreign movie shoots, Colombia has just upped its game, expanding the incentives to take in series and music videos and introducing tax breaks for international shoots.Colombia’s government has also confirmed that its cash rebates, issued by the Colombian Film Fund (FFC), will run until 2032.The new tax break scheme, based around a Certificado de Inversion Audiovisual (CINA), is a transferable tax

buildings and monuments were built off the back of the slave trade more than 300 years ago.In the 18 century, a handful of wealthy merchants, known as the ‘Tobacco Lords’ pumped money made from exploiting black salves on plantations into Glasgow and Edinburgh.Scots owned more slaves, plantations and shares of trade in goods such as tobacco and sugar than England or most other European countries.A global anti-racism movement has since drawn attention to the Scottish streets that celebrate these

mountain on her staircase is nearing the end of her mammoth challenge. Margaret Payne, from Drumbeg, Sutherland, wanted to pay thanks to NHS heroes who helped care for her late husband prior to his death last year.

medic is among the first in the country to test the Covid-19 vaccine in a desperate bid for some hope with the 'world in a sad place' due to the deadly virus. Kate Pirie, 28, signed up to the Oxford University trial to help the frantic search for a cure to the coronavirus pandemic.

Ayrshire is continuing to slow down, new figures show.

Police have vowed to continue their fight against callous criminals who exploit Scotland’s most vulnerable in a bid to flood communities with drugs.Officers have seen a rise in ‘County Lines’ activity where children and vulnerable adults are recruited by dealers to distribute their drugs across the country.The heartless criminals often set up a temporary base by conning their way into a person’s home - known as ‘cuckooing’ - before moving onto their next victim a short time later.They set up a

A new report is predicting a bleak future for almost a third of West Lothian’s workforce.