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More drug consumption rooms needed to 'really make a difference', MPs told

MORE drug consumption rooms are needed in Glasgow to “really make a difference” to the number of deaths in the city, a UK Government committee…

The National (Scotland)

Make it easier to open drug consumption rooms as first has saved lives, MPs told

The Thistle, which opened in Glasgow’s east end earlier this year, has had more than 1,000 visits by drug users.

The Independent UK

Needles ‘hotspot’ not new, council chief says

A “HOTSPOT” for discarded needles near a Glasgow Morrisons is not new — and is partly why the UK’s first drug consumption room opened in the…

The National (Scotland)

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Reform councillor 'deliberately peddling misinformation' on safe consumption room

A Reform UK councillor has been accused of “deliberately peddling misinformation” about the newly opened safe consumption room in Glasgow.

The National (Scotland)

Union suspends planned strike by Glasgow teachers

It came after the council said it will look to increase teacher numbers in the city.

Evening Standard

Glasgow teachers announce strike date in dispute over cuts

The Educational Institute of Scotland said schools across the city will likely close when staff walk out on February 20.

Evening Standard

Glasgow’s new drug facility welcomes more than 100 visitors in first week

A DRUG consumption facility in Glasgow has welcomed over 100 people during its first week of operation...

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It is morally wrong not to open safer drug consumption room, says councillor

Allan Casey said ‘all eyes are on Glasgow’ as the UK’s first safer drug consumption room opens its doors.

Evening Standard

UK’s first safer drug consumption facility offers hope to people – councillor

Scotland has the highest rate of drugs deaths in Europe, with fatalities rising by 12% in a year to 1,172 drug-related deaths in 2023.

Evening Standard

UK’s first drug consumption room to open later this month

The facility in Glasgow will allow users to take illegal substances under medical supervision.

Evening Standard

Council considers empty offices and tenements for homeless accommodation

Empty offices and a number of Glasgow’s pre 1919 tenement blocks could be converted into homeless accommodation in a bid to hep tackle the growing…

The National (Scotland)

Opening of Glasgow's drug consumption room could be delayed until early 2025

THE UK’s first drug consumption room may not now open until early next year after delays...

The National (Scotland)

Opening of UK’s first drug consumption room could be delayed until early 2025

The facility in Glasgow is currently undergoing final checks to the water and ventilation systems.

The Independent UK

'Nonsense': Anas Sarwar panned for 'UK cuts not related to Scottish cuts' claim

ANAS Sarwar has been panned after he claimed that UK Government cuts are “not related” to cuts in Scotland ...

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UK Government pledges not to 'interfere' in Scotland's drugs consumption room pilot

THE UK Government "will not interfere" with plans to set up a drug consumption room in Scotland, a Tory minister has said.

The Guardian - UK

Number of homeless refugees in Glasgow doubles amid asylum backlog

Camps also springing up in London and other cities as Liverpool council warns of housing emergency

The National (Scotland)

Glasgow set to declare a 'housing emergency' amid growing homeless crisis

Homelessness in Glasgow has reached a point where it must be declared an emergency, according to the councillor in charge of the services.

Evening Standard

'Little has changed since Stephen Lawrence': Ricardo dos Santos speaks out after Met officers sacked

The Olympic sprinter says he and his partner Bianca Williams were subject to 'racist stereotypes'

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Two Met officers committed gross misconduct in stop and search of black athletes

Two officers have been fired by the Met after a disciplinary panel found they committed gross misconduct

The Independent UK

Two Met officers sacked over ‘racist’ stop and search of Black athletes Bianca Williams and Ricardo Dos Santos

Olympic sprinter Dos Santos accused officers of handcuffing and searching the pair for ‘driving while Black’

The Independent UK

Met Police officer denies following athlete’s car because driver was black

Ricardo Dos Santos and his partner and Team GB athlete Bianca Williams believe they were racially profiled during an encounter with officers in 2020.

The Independent UK

Officer denies racially profiling athlete after insisting he smelled cannabis

Pc Allan Casey denied racially profiling sprinter Ricardo Dos Santos when it was suggested by Karon Monaghan KC, for the IOPC.

Evening Standard

Met officer ‘thought he could smell cannabis’ in police stop of athletes

Pc Allan Casey ‘thought he could smell cannabis’ after Ricardo Dos Santos and Bianca Williams’ car was stopped, a misconduct hearing was told

Evening Standard

Bianca Williams: Footage released of moment police handcuffed athlete as officers face misconduct probe

Five Metropolitan officers are facing misconduct probe over stop of athlete Bianca Williams and her partner

The Guardian - UK

Glasgow gets go-ahead to open UK’s first drug consumption room

Cities across Scotland considering similar addiction schemes as plans approved for Hunter Street facility

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