Drug-related deaths in Scotland rise to a record high
1,339 drug-related deaths were registered in 2020, an increase of 5% from 2019, according to statistics published by National Records of Scotland.
1,339 drug-related deaths were registered in 2020, an increase of 5% from 2019, according to statistics published by National Records of Scotland.
A petition started by a Borders campaigner who lost his wife to cervical cancer has been debated in parliament after reaching over 100,000 signatures.
Health officials in Dumfries and Galloway say that the coronavirus cases in the region are still 'stubbornly high.'