MSPs demand £20million to tackle drug deaths crisis in Scotland

Patrick Harvie “pathetic” and a “national embarrassment”. The petulant comments came on the eve of a Scottish Parliament vote into the former president’s finances.

Captain Tom Moore was unable to get coronavirus jab due to pneumonia treatmentThe UK Government has ordered an extra 40 million doses of the Valneva covid-vaccine which is being manufactured in Scotland.The move means 100 million doses of Valneva have now been put on order, enough for every adult in the UK, with the latest batch earmarked for delivery in 2022.It comes as Scotland’s vaccination programme gathers pace with the opening of major hubs in Edinburgh and Aberdeen from today.READ MORE:

Covid vaccination programme.Furious relatives want to know why residents in care homes for the elderly with learning disabilities are being treated differently from those in regular care homes.In care homes for the elderly all residents, regardless of age, are being vaccinated and 95 per cent of them have already received the jab.But in at least one care home for the elderly learning disabled the residents will only receive their jabs in line with the community vaccination programme.A relative

Derek McInnes admitted his team needed a new target man with Sam Cosgrove heading for the exit door.Aberdeen have agreed a deal with French side Stade de Reims.The former Everton youngster is currently travelling across from France to Scotland to complete the move.Hornby pushed for the move to join up with his Scotland Under-21 team-mates Lewis Ferguson, Ross McCrorie and Connor McLennan.Reims see Hornby as one for the future and believes he would benefit from this loan.He will return to France

dementia who went missing while walking her dog. Lorna Ferguson was last seen leaving the Pilrig Park in Edinburgh about 11am this morning.

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.More than £3,600 is going to a dementia charity in Paisley after people paid their respects to a well-known plumber from the town.The money flowed in following the funeral last May of Gerry Woods, who died aged 90.Many years earlier, his wife Anne received great care from the Alzheimer Scotland centre in Riccartsbar Avenue.Anne had been diagnosed aged just 58 and staff at the base gave support to her and

Lawrence Chaney was jubilant after winning the latest challenge on Drag Race UK and pointed out how little money Scottish drag queens are paid.During the show, which saw Glasgow born Lawrence team up with fellow Scot Ellie Diamond, Rupaul asked her about the Scottish drag scene .Lawrence said: "It's a whole different ballgame because in Scotland there is no money.

coronavirus deaths have been recorded in Scotland over the last 24 hours. The First Minister also announced that 1,201 new cases of COVID-19 were reported overnight, taking the total figure to 176,533.

60th wedding anniversary. Agnes Dey was treated by mercy crew members Joe Fallon and Grant Mortimer at her Bishopbriggs home on January 11 after she fell ill with Covid-19.

Government announced. Details of the huge testing centre were released in November.

Scott Wright the subject of a backlash from Aberdeen fans over his move to Rangers. The exciting wingers has agreed a 3-year pre-contract with the Ibrox club and will join up with his new teammates at the end of the season.

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Get the stories that interest you straight to your inbox every day with our personalised newsletterThere have been another 1,307 cases of Covid confirmed in Scotland as the nation's virus death toll endured another substantial rise today.Figures have been published by the Scottish Government this afternoon as part of its national COVID-19 daily briefing.A further 76 patients, including six from the NHS Ayrshire & Arran health board region, have died after contracting Covid which means 5,704

Covid deaths. The BBC reports the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service's dedicated Covid-19 Death Investigation Team (CDIT) is probing the circumstances of coronavirus-related deaths in care homes across the country.

RuPaul's Drag Race UK contestant Lawrence Chaney broke down in tears during the latest episode of the hit reality show as the queen suffered a meltdown amid fears of failing. The Glaswegian joined Dundee's Ellie Diamond as the first ever Scottish contestants on the show as the pair dazzled the judges with runway look inspired by their hometowns last week.

burst into flames on the M8 leading to traffic delays of up to 95 minutes this afternoon. Emergency services raced to the scene on the westbound section of the motorway between Junction 5 at Shotts and Junction 6 at Newhouse, to the west of Glasgow.

law firm has vowed to tackle the crippling cost of death. Friends Legal says its new unit, named By Your Side, will lead the way on transparency and provide value for families.

Glasgow MSP confirmed late on Saturday he would be standing to become the next leader of Scottish Labour following Richard Leonard's sudden resignation last week. He tweeted to say the country “needs political leadership that will bring people together” and that he wants “to rebuild Scottish Labour, and then rebuild Scotland”.Sarwar lost out to Leonard at the last leadership election in 2017 but is considered the favourite to win this time around.

Scott Wright 's situation resolved as soon as possible as he opened up on a "horrible afternoon" for his side in Dingwall. The forward is close to agreeing a pre-contract move to Rangers but could move this month if the two clubs can work out a deal.

Scottish contestants on Ru Paul's Drag Race UK dazzled fans with their incredible patriotic costumes. Lawrence Chaney and Ellie Diamond took part in the challenge of creating costumes inspired by their hometowns.