Drug addicts with Hepatitis C 'more likely' to die from overdoses

World Gin Day on June 12 which means it is the perfect excuse to have a wee Gin and Tonic (or two). This global celebration of gin is held on the second Saturday of June annually, created by top spirits blogger Emma Stokes, AKA Gin Monkey, it's been running since 2009.

domestic abuser has been warned he could be jailed for battering his partner twice in the same day.Scott Coulter attacked Kerry McGeechan while they were about to enter a taxi in the village of Langbank, Renfrewshire, after leaving a restaurant.And he carried out a second attack when the taxi had dropped them off around four miles away, in Port Glasgow, Inverclyde.The details emerged yesterday when Coulter, 34, appeared in the dock at Paisley Sheriff Court over the events of July 24 last year

iOS - Android Leading the musical contribution for this year’s event the Edinburgh-born singer/songwriter topped the UK Christian charts last month with his song; When I Found Jesus.A talented classical guitarist he studied at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama.

Join thousands of others and get the latest Scottish crime and courts news sent straight to your inbox with our daily Criminal Record newsletter.Seven people have lost their lives to drugs in Stirling so far this year say police - and 25 across Forth Valley as a whole.Senior local police officers told councillors the situation for 2021 up to this point mirrors that of last year.But they disputed speculation that “bad batches” of drugs could be to blame for deaths.The figures were revealed at a

drug offences after he flipped his car on a Scots road last night. Police raced to the report of the one vehicle road crash on Park Road in Rosyth, near Dunfermline, at around 8.35pm on Monday, May 31.

medication on the same day they ask for help, the Scottish Government’s drug deaths taskforce has said. The taskforce has published 10 standards for the treatment of drug users, with the Government pledging to implement them by April next year.

exams. As each school is dealing with assessments differently many pupils feel they are at a ­disadvantage.

Paisley train station claimed he didn’t know why he had the weapon. Lewis Rooney, 28, was caught with a black steak knife, with a five-inch serrated-edge blade, on him at Gilmour Street railway station on February 6.

drug dealer's claims he made a fortune trading in Bitcoin as part of a bid by the Crown to claw back £800,000. Dale Pearson is alleged to have made more than three quarters of a million pounds from criminal activity and the cash is at the centre of a Proceeds of Crime battle.

How far she’s come! Nearly 20 years, a wedding, three kids and a total style transformation later, and Duchess Kate returned to St. Andrews University, where she first met Prince William. 

alcohol and cannabis as he failed to negotiate a bend in a park and crashed into a tree in the dark. Police who had been following his Ford Fiesta found his front seat passenger Andrew King, 26, unconscious and unresponsive in the wrecked vehicle.

Where he left a piece of his heart. Prince William shared personal memories about Princess Diana’s death as he explained his deep connection to Scotland.

Prince William has spoken about his "dark days of grief" following his mum Princess Diana's tragic death in a car crash in 1997.The dad-of-three, who recently visited the university he fell in love with Kate Middleton, appeared in Edinburgh on Saturday 22 May and admitted he was in Balmoral when he heard of his mother's passing.The 38 year old said: "In short, Scotland is the source of some of my happiest memories. But, also my saddest.

Lawrence Chaney has revealed that she has a brand new book coming out called 'Drag Queen of Scots'. Back in March, Lawrence became the first Scottish Queen to scoop the crown on the show and now the popular queen has penned her own book.

vulnerable man was spared jail after he was coerced into operating a “safe house” for drug dealers. Richard Millar, 58, was found with a stash of ecstasy tablets and around £3,500 in cash at his home in Johnstone during a police raid.