Stirling drug deaths half in two years as debate rages over actions to reverse tragic epidemic

The top senior royals stepped out to mark the anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II‘s passing, one year after her death in 2022.

Bionic supermum Morag MacRae’s kids think she’s even cooler than Iron Man after doctors gave her a new 3D printed skull.

Cancer specialists at Crosshouse Hospital failed to spot an ‘abnormality’ in a woman’s breast scan that developed into stage three cancer two years later.

The number of people in Dumfries and Galloway losing their life to alcohol has reached record levels.

A new weight loss drug in the form of an injection has just been made available on the NHS for the first time.

A third man has been arrested and charged over the death of Falkirk woman Amy Rose Wilson.

Two men have been arrested and charged in connection with the death of Falkirk woman Amy Rose Wilson.

Campaigners have reacted with anger after annual deaths from alcohol in Scotland reached their highest level in 14 years.

A drug and alcohol abuse organisation said they were working to ensure help was available to those in need, as it emerged that the number of drug deaths in West Lothian had remained unchanged for the third year in a row.

A prisoner died from an overdose after jail staff failed to notice he had been stockpiling the antipsychotic medication in his cell, an inquiry heard. Robert Allen, who passed away in May 2019, was in the segregation and reintegration unit at HMP Shotts in Lanarkshire, due to two incidents involving serious violence.

The mother of a young Scots overdose victim made a drug deal on one of Scotland’s busiest shopping streets.

Local calls have returned urging the decriminalisation of personal drug use after the number of drug-related deaths in Perth and Kinross increased – despite a nationwide decrease.

The SNP candidate in a crunch by-election has blasted Labour after the full impact of the two-child cap on benefits on the local constituency was revealed.

A play that aims to depict the impact of gang culture and knife crime in Scotland is set to take to the stage amid a youth violence epidemic.

Two men have been arrested on suspicion of arson after the historic Crooked House pub went up in flames earlier this month.

Animal experts and campaigners have warned SNP ministers not to “sideline” the welfare of farmed salmon after 16.5million fish died last year.

A coked-up driver was caught behind the wheel of his car at sixteen times the legal drug limit.

A young Ayrshire bus driver involved in a horror crash on the A77 has died.

It’s the big night for Stirling Albion as they host Premiership cracks Aberdeen in the last 16 of the Viaplay Cup – and Binos boss Darren Young is confident his players won’t freeze on the occasion.

Police investigating the deaths of two teenagers who both attended an event at a Glasgow nightclub have confirmed they are not connected but suspected to be drug related. Two 18-year-old males died after DJ Ben Hemsley headlined a rave at a SWG3, on Eastvale Place in the West End, on Saturday.