New Scots drugs minister Angela Constance vows 'I'll cut deaths or carry the can'

Debt Arrangement Scheme (DAS) in Scotland will now enable those struggling with their finances due to the coronavirus pandemic to make minimum or token payments.Christians Against Poverty (CAP) have welcomed the new ‘low and grow debt payment plan’, which will provide a unique opportunity for many Scots to take back control of personal finances.The scheme enables people to pay back debts, which may have been spiralling, in a manageable way and then increase repayments as their circumstances

link.“All political parties should be willing to work together to end the stigma, save lives and to help Scotland’s recovery community thrive.”Former public health minister Joe FitzPatrick has since been sacked by the Scottish Government and a new minister for drugs policy, Angela Constance, has been appointed in the role.

Glasgow’s first baby of the year, at 1.58am.But shortly after delivery the tot was whisked away to neonatal intensive care after being born with pneumonia.And instead of being able to take him home to meet his big brother Logan at the family’s Drumchapel home little Finn spent the next three days on CPAP (continuous positive airway pressure).Little Finn was born in the Queen Elizabeth Maternity Unit weighing 8lb 3oz - the exact same birth weight as Logan, 21 months.Lauren said: “We knew straight

Nicola Sturgeon is to meet Scotland’s Lord ­Advocate to discuss a possible ­turnaround on controversial drug laws.The First Minister made the pledge to activist Peter Krykant, whose mobile ­Overdose Prevention Centre, run from a converted minibus, is testing the resolve of police and prosecutors.After online talks with ­Sturgeon and new drugs policy minister Angela Constance last night, Krykant told the Record: “If you asked me a few weeks ago I’d have said I had zero hope of Scotland’s drug

Prince Charles and Diana.Aberdeen taxi driver George Murdoch, 58, who was described as 'kind and gentle', was found brutally beaten and strangled outside his car in the leafy city suburb of Pitfodels having just picked up a fare.His family have been searching for answers for 37 years since the horrific murder in September, 1983.Now Aberdeen man Paul Murray has revealed conversations he had with a senior officer in the then Grampian Police.Paul said his friend, former Inspector Colin Clark, had

TUI has cancelled all holidays due to fly out of Scotland in January amid the new coronavirus lockdown. The airline firm said that it came to the decision in line with “international travel restrictions”.Travel in and out of Scotland is currently banned under new lockdown restrictions imposed from midnight today.Scots will only be able to fly in and out of Scotland if it is for an essential purpose - such as providing care or attending a funeral.

set off the alarm when he tried to get inside the B&M store in Linwood at around 6am on New Year’s Day.

Prisoners across Scotland will be treated to a special first meal of 2021 on New Year's Day. Bosses at Scots prisons have published details of the treats in store on January 1, with the majority of inmates being served a traditional steak pie dinner with all the usual suspects on the side.

Hogmanay in Scotland will be a timid affair this year compared to most. Thanks to the current coronavirus lockdown restrictions facing most of us, first footing and toasting the bells with a wee dram and your pals won't be happening the way it usually would.

coronavirus cases has been linked to a rule-bending Christmas party at a Scots nightclub, health chiefs have confirmed. Footage sent to the Daily Record shows festive revellers downing cocktails and shots at Word Up in Greenock last week.

Nicola Sturgeon revealed the number as she confirmed a second vaccine, which could be the key to restoring relative normality to people's lives, will be rolled out from Monday.

cat starved to death after she was abandoned in an empty house by her cruel owner. Stephen Smith claimed pet Molly had gone missing, but the cat's emaciated body was found under a bed in the rubbish-strewn, stinking property in Newarthill, Lanarkshire.

mum who took drugs since she was 13 has ditched substances and transformed her entire life. Julie McAddock, from Erskine, struggled with a crippling heroin addiction at the age of 18 leaving her life spiralling out of control.

receiving their bonus from February 2021 and payments to social care staff will start in March 2021. Payments will be made to health and social care staff through their normal payroll system.

coronavirus being detected. It comes as the whole of the UK faces tighter restrictions over the festive period and in the weeks that follow.

Jason Leitch said further research was required on the latest mutation of the virus but added experts were so far confident it would not be able to resist the jabs currently being rolled out to health workers and care home residents. It comes as UK health secretary Matt Hancock warned today the country faced an “enormous challenge” controlling the new strain after scientists found it was able to spread more rapidly.

Christmas present he was given 10 years ago – a kidney.That selfless gift from someone he had never met changed his life and has given him the chance to watch his children grow up.And Ross, 48, hopes in the future another two strangers will give the same magical gift to his sons Euan, 16, and Blair, 13.Since Ross’s transplant in 2010, both his boys have been diagnosed with the same hereditary condition – polycystic kidney disease (PKD) – which means one day they too could need a transplant.Ross,

Police have confirmed that they will not carry out routine stops on vehicles as the rules on festive gathering tighten in Scotland. Nicola Sturgeon announced today that rules of Christmas bubbles will only apply on Christmas Day amid concerns over a new strain of coronavirus.

Scots salon text the owner after her appointment and told her she had already tested positive for coronavirus. The Covidiot went for a laser hair removal session at Angel Aesthetics and Laser Hair Removal in Kilmarnock on Thursday.