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James CookScotland editor Getty ImagesScotland has seen high numbers of people dying from drug misuse for the last seven years Official figures suggest that Scotland remains the drugs death capital of Europe for the seventh year in a row despite a 13% fall in fatalities.There were 1,017 drug misuse deaths in 2024, down 155 from the previous year.National Records of Scotland said the latest figure was the lowest annual number since 2017. It brings the total in a decade to 10,884.After adjusting for age, there were 191 drug misuse deaths per million people in Scotland in 2024.According to the most…

Since their summit with United States President Donald Trump in the White House on August 18, Kyiv’s European and regional allies have begun to nail down commitments to a peacekeeping force that would enter Ukraine after a ceasefire is reached in the war that Russia began three and a half years ago.They aim to collect those commitments by the end of the week.Europe is also pushing for further sanctions against Russia.But the US is not on the same page on either issue.Here’s what you should know:What have countries promised?So far, Estonia has said it was prepared to contribute at least…

I want to be clear from the outset. I’ve never been a car enthusiast. My driving history includes a hand-me-down Volvo with a hole in the floorboards and a series of aggressively practical vehicles, including a VW Golf and a Mazda SUV in which I hauled my family around for 12 years. Then I leased a BMW i4 electric car. What drew me to the i4? Unlike other electric vehicles, BMWs don’t look like something out of the Jetsons; I like that they’re understated cars that happen to be electric. I liked that they’re far less common than other EVs…

new video loaded: Ukrainian Students Start New School Year in Underground ClassroomsBy Jiawei Wang•September 2, 2025With Russian attacks ongoing and peace talks stalled, some students in Ukraine are attending classes underground. For some, it is their first in-person learning in more than three years of war.Recent episodes in Ukraine CrisisShow more videos from Ukraine Crisis

Disney’s “The Roses” opened in first place at the U.K. and Ireland box office, grossing £2.1 million ($2.9 million) in its debut frame, according to Comscore. The film was the clear market leader in a weekend where several new entries helped shake up the chart. Universal’s 50th anniversary re-release of Steven Spielberg’s “Jaws” made a strong showing at No. 2, pulling in $1.4 million across its first weekend. The classic thriller outpaced the fourth-week run of Warner Bros.’ “Weapons,” which moved to No. 3 with $1.1 million, bringing its cumulative total to $14 million. Universal’s animated sequel “The Bad Guys…

The two leaders’ meeting comes the day before a military parade marking Japan’s surrender in World War II.Published On 2 Sep 20252 Sep 2025Chinese President Xi Jinping has welcomed his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin as an “old friend” while the latter said their countries’ ties were at an “unprecedented level”, as the two began a series of meetings in Beijing seen as sending a message of defiance and strength to Western powers.The two allies have sharp differences with the United States amid disputes over the Ukraine war and President Donald Trump’s ramping up of tariffs.Putin addressed Xi as a “dear…

247 The Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA) has denied allegations made by former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, that the federal security apparatus coordinates payments and inducements to bandits. In a statement signed on Monday by Zakari Mijinyawa on behalf of ONSA, the agency described the claims as false and contrary to verifiable facts. It stressed that neither ONSA nor any arm of government under the current administration has ever engaged in ransom payments or inducements to criminal groups. El-Rufai, speaking during an interview on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Sunday, accused the Federal Government of adopting a…

Wolves have completed the £24m signing of Genk striker Tolu Arokodare. The 6ft 6in Nigeria international has signed a four-year deal at Molineux.Wolves are currently bottom of the Premier League having lost their opening three games.Arokodare, who scored 21 goals in the Belgian Pro League to win the Golden Boot last season, will offer support in attack for Jorgen Strand Larsen.The Norway forward was a target for Newcastle, but Wolves rejected bids of £50m and £55m for him last week. Arokodare, 24, scored 41 goals in 113 appearances for Genk after joining from Latvian side Valmiera in 2023 and has…

The City of Joburg is yet to make its “dark buildings” safe Two years after the Usindiso Building burned down, claiming 76 lives, people living in Joburg’s “dark buildings” still live in fire prone structures. Residents say despite inspections following the Usindiso Fire Commission of Enquiry, they still live in dangerous and unhygienic conditions. The Gauteng Premier has received the Commission’s report with recommendations on how to make the buildings safe, but he has yet to make it public. Two years after 76 lives were lost when the Usindiso Building on Davies Street, Johannesburg, burned down on 31 August 2023,…

A landslide has killed at least 1,000 people in the remote Marra Mountains in western Sudan, according to the armed group the Sudan Liberation Movement/Army.Days of heavy rain triggered the landslide on Sunday, which left just one survivor and “levelled” much of the village of Tarasin, the group said in a statement.The movement has appealed for humanitarian assistance from the United Nations and other regional and international organisations.Many residents from North Darfur state had sought refuge in the Marra Mountains region, after war between the Sudanese army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) forced them from their homes. Darfur’s…