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In January, Public Health Scotland issued a warning about the increase of opioids found on the streets and in prisons (Picture: Eric Baradat/AFP/Getty Images)

We cannot sit back and wait for opioids to destroy a generation of lost boys and...

Zander Clark is preparing to make his Hearts European debut in Norway. Pic: SNS

Clark set for Rosenborg return aiming to right some wrongs

Passengers flying out of London Heathrow airport are more likely to have their flights cancelled than in any other UK airport. (Photo by Daniel LEAL / AFP)

Heathrow airport’s ‘most cancelled flights’ badge of shame

Tens of thousands of children are being taken on holiday during term time as parents look to save money

More parents opt to take children out of school for holidays

International students who come to the UK will no longer be able to bring family with them except under specific circumstances in a government bid to bring migration down.

Many international students to lose right to bring family to UK

UK unemployment rate increase - ONS

Plenty of Easter eggs will get eaten this weekend

Nearly 50% of children will have chocolate egg for breakfast on Easter

The attendance per capita in Scotland is 65 per cent higher than the second-placed country the Netherlands, which has 12.9 attendees per 1,000 people.

Hearts and Hibs average attendance figures compared to rivals

Dan Walker says he’s ‘glad to be alive’ after collision

How to make your New Year’s resolutions last into 2023

UK unemployment rate rises to 3.7% amid cost of living crisis according to ONS

Unemployment rate rises to 3.7% according to ONS

Smart metres have become a familiar sight in many homes

Citizens Advice call for ban on forced switch to prepaid meters

Gillian Martin MSP

Scotland's gender pay gap lower than rest of UK

Lothian Labour MSP Sarah Boyack says latest figures showing soaring foodbank use are 'appalling'.

Call for legal 'right to food' as foodbank use soars

Hearts are changing their kit

Hearts agree kit change to support charity's winter appeal

Christmas baby: Most popular elf names of 2022 revealed by Baby Bella

Baby Bella has revealed the popular Elves character names for Christmas babies

Lothian Tory MSP Sue Webber says cancer waiting ties should be a source of shame to Health Secretary Humza Yousaf.

One in five miss cancer treatment target

The number of deaths from dementia and other age-related conditions fell 5% in Scotland last year
Pic: Getty

Number of deaths from dementia fall by 5% in Scotland

Cancer sufferers are waiting longer than ever for treatment

Cancer treatment waiting time performance falls to record new low

A registered nurse works with a Covid-19 positive patient. Picture: Dan Busey/The TimesDaily via AP

Number of patients in hospital hits record high for fifth successive day

Assisted dying remains a divisive issue in Scotland.

What will assisted dying look like in Scotland? - Shona Elliott

A doctor prepares syringes that contain the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine against Covid-19. Picture: Jens Schlueter/Getty Images

More than 4,400 Covid vaccine doses wasted in one week

Margaret Rothery in her Fairmilehead home on her 98th birthday.

Edinburgh woman, 98, waited 16 hours on floor for ambulance

Nurse Eleanor Pinkerton prepares a coronavirus vaccine. Picture: PA

Coronavirus in Scotland: Four deaths reported as 2317 new cases confirmed

Best fitness watches 2021 Fitbit, Polar, Garmin - our expert reviews the most popular fitness trackers

Best fitness trackers 2021: from Fitbit to Garmin

Scotland records lowest number of annual births since records began.

Scotland records lowest number of annual births since records began

Campaigners have long called for action to tackle poverty but it is needed now more than ever (Picture: Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images)

Constant pressure of poverty can grind the soul – Ewan Aitken
Two statistics I have used previously in this column are the fact that 21 per cent of children in Edinburgh live below the official poverty line, but 70 per cent of those children live in families with a working adult.

(Pic: Andrew Milligan - WPA Pool/Getty Images)

Coronavirus in Scotland: Two new deaths reported as cases rise by 572

As Scotland’s vaccination rollout continues, today’s figures show that 1,570,153 people have now received their first dose. (Photo by Andrew Milligan - WPA Pool/Getty Images)

18 new Covid-19 deaths reported in Scotland as cases rise by 525

Coronavirus in Edinburgh.

The Edinburgh neighbourhoods where Covid rates have fallen by 100%

Callum Davidson is preparing his side to face Hibs on Saturday in the Betfred Cup semi final. Picture: SNS

Why Saints boss stopped training ahead of Hibs clash

Lothian Labour MSP Sarah Boyack

Boyack warns of 'cost of living crisis'

The jab, developed by US-based company Moderna, has been shown to have a 94 per cent effectiveness against Covid-19.

Moderna: Third coronavirus vaccine approved for use in the UK

Hibs left back Sean Mackie made his first Scottish Premiership start of the season against Celtic at Easter Road, on November 21, 2020. (Photo by Craig Foy / SNS Group)

Hibs player named in SPFL Team of the Week

The condition of UK roads are putting lives at risk - the shocking statistics in full
(Photo: Shutterstock)

The condition of UK roads is putting lives at risk - the shocking statistics in ...

How students can combat anxiety - advice from a therapist

Ian Murray’s baby daughter Zola was born on 20 August

My new baby just taught me a lesson – Ian Murray

The flu jab uptake has dropped compared to five years ago

Flu vaccine uptake down across Scotland

A further 22 hospital patients who had tested positive for coronavirus have died, the latest Scottish Government figures show. (Photo by Jane Barlow-WPA Pool/Getty Images)

Coronavirus in Scotland: death toll reaches 2,353

Testing for coronavirus

Coronavirus in the UK: What jobs have the highest potential exposure to Covid-19...

Confirmed cases of Covid-19 in the Lothians at 2,665

Confirmed cases of Covid-19 in the Lothians at 2,665

Hibs players celebrate in front of the away fans at full-time of the Boxing Day victory over Hearts at Tynecastle.

Hibs players ranked by win percentage

Edinburgh's famous Victoria Street deserted during lockdown

Latest Google tracking data shows drastic changes in Edinburgh's habits during l...

Pothole Pete visits Minto Street

Council in 'utter denial' over state of Edinburgh's roads as less than a third o...

A man from Heriot Watt has tested negative for coronavirus.

Man from Heriot Watt University tests negative for coronavirus after advice sent...

Number of police off on long-term sickness rises

Leaders: ‘Statistics show we cannot be complacent’

Why don’t more women make it big in business?

Attack on accidents

Fresh calls for A1 upgrade

Equal pay ‘timebomb’

Dementia patients fear

Edinburgh has more parking attendants here than anywhere else outside London

City enjoys office boost

Ambulances blame booze in 11,000 calls

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