Police Scotland slammed after blocking release of new drug deaths data

coronavirus in Scotland in the past 24 hours, the Scottish Government has confirmed. The latest figures show there were 758 new coronavirus cases recorded overnight, bringing the total number of positive cases to 32,209 since the pandemic began.

Cops have locked down a busy Grangemouth street while they deal with a “serious incident”. Emergency services raced to the town's Abbott’s Road, just after 8am on Friday, October 2.

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.Police Scotland is appealing for witnesses after a man was assaulted in Wishaw.Around 10pm, on Sunday, September 27, a 20-year-old man was standing outside Ross’s Bar in Stewarton Street when he was assaulted by another man with a bottle.Officers are keen to trace a man described as being in his early 30s, with short dark hair and was wearing light coloured clothing.Detective Constable Lindsey McIntyre, from

Harry Potter fans have been slammed as 'idiotic' after scores of people crammed onto a railway platform to watch a train from the iconic film franchise pass by. The steam train, made famous by the blockbuster movie series, travelled from its winter base in Carnforth in Lancashire on Monday.

cheating the benefits agency by running 5Ks dressed as Santa when she claimed she could "barely walk" has been cleared after a 13-month trial.A sheriff found Beverley Dott not guilty and told her he was clearing her because of the highly visible nature of the regular runs she had been doing.Dott's solicitor described her as "hiding in plain sight" when she completed two 5K Santa Runs in Perth, alongside hundreds of other fun runners.And Sheriff Keith O'Mahoney ruled that Dott would not have

Scots beauty spot have been blasted for delaying two ambulances after abandoning their cars on the narrow roadway. Rescue crews were scrambled into action after a walker began falling in and out of consciousness at Ben Lomond on Saturday morning.

Kelpie statues near Falkirk. Emergency services raced to the scene at Helix Park shortly after 6.30pm amid reports of two men standing on top of one of the horse heads.

deadly infections after being born 10 weeks early.April’s mum ­Bernadette McGhee-Jackson ­developed e-coli in the womb and blood poisoning two days after her waters broke.The 25-year-old’s organs began to shut down and the deadly bugs were passed on to April, whose heart rate fell so low in it failed to register on the monitor.She was born weighing just 3lb and 24 hours later, doctors at Glasgow’s Queen Elizabeth University Hospital confirmed April also had meningitis.But after a remarkable

Trafalgar Square in London. An army of Metropolitan Police officers moved in on demonstrators defying coronavirus laws against mass gatherings as they set up a protest camp beside Nelson’s column.

cocaine bragged about his champagne lifestyle after jumping bail and fleeing Scotland.Security consultant ­Christopher Lawson posted photos of his jet-setting around the world as he spent three years on the run from justice.Lawson, who was shot in the line of duty in Afghanistan, regularly updated his social media with pictures from countries including Tanzania, Cambodia, the Netherlands and the United Arab Emirates.But he was arrested at an airport when he returned to the UK from Dubai in June

Police Scotland needs at least £178m to fund a programme of maintenance to fix its crumbling estate over the next five years, MSPs have been told. The cash-strapped national constabulary has been forced to cut costs - while protecting the number of officers on the beat - but still faces a budget deficit of £44m this financial year.

CCTV appeal on the anniversary of 'frightening' robbery at a Scots store. The thug who threatened staff before robbing them at Camelon Perk shop in Camelon near Falkirk remains at large a year after the incident.

fire in Glasgow sparking a major police probe.Emergency services raced to Culross Street in the Shettleston area of the city at around 12.30pm on Sunday, after reports of a fire.One woman was injured as a result of the blaze.She was rushed to hospital for treatment.The nature of the woman's injuries is unknown.The cause of the fire is yet to be confirmed.Police officers probing the blaze say enquiries are ongoing.A Police Scotland spokesman told the Record: "Emergency services attended at

care homes.Professor Jason Leitch was speaking on a live radio interview today about the rising number of positive tests for coronavirus north of the border and the potential impact on the social care sector.Appearing on BBC Good Morning Scotland, the national clinical director was asked if he was concerned by the situation in Scotland's care homes."Concerned in the sense I want to protect them as much as I can from this virus," he said."We've learned both in Scotland and around the world, the

online has been branded “a danger to women” after he returned to a dating app following his release from jail.Pervert Steven McGinley joined Tinder just weeks after he was let out of jail for attacking a woman on their first date.They had arranged the meeting on an online dating app but after tricking his victim into a flat, he sexually assaulted and spat on her.The victim had to flee to a nearby chip shop to get help after escaping his clutches.McGinley, 35, was sentenced to 15 months inside –

NHS Fife has confirmed seven people linked to the Police Scotland training college at Tulliallan have tested positive for Covid-19. The number of confirmed cases includes household contacts of people associated with the Alloa facility.

hereEarlier today, the First Minister uged Scots to download a new 'Protect Scotland' contact tracing app - the latest tool in the fight to stop the spread of coronavirus.The symptoms of coronavirus are:But these symptoms do not necessarily mean you have the illness.The symptoms are similar to other illnesses that are much more common, such as cold and flu.always wash your hands when you get home or into workuse hand sanitiser gel if soap and water are not availablecover your mouth and nose with

sex trafficking gang luring vulnerable women to Scotland has been busted in a series of raids across Europe.Guns, knives, luxury cars and cash were seized by officers and 24 traffickers were arrested in raids in Scotland, England and Romania yesterday.Trafficking victims who had been snared by the violent gang were also rescued in the UK and Romania.The operation spearheaded by Police Scotland saw four properties in Glasgow and Aberdeen targeted as part of a series of co-ordinated dawn raids.Ten