Alcohol minister Maree Todd spoke to reporters today about the latest statistics while in Fife launching a new alcohol care service - indicates the govt will likely start to raise MUP in line with inflation as well as other accessibility measures
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New NRS figures show number of alcohol-specific deaths in Scotland fell by 3% to 1,152 in 2025 - the lowest level since 2019. Minister Maree Todd says "despite this small decrease, the number of deaths remains far too high". A new alcohol harm prevention plan to be published soon
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Alan Ross manager of Jericho House, Dundee told @LBC that the MUP levy should not boost supermarket profits but go to investment in rehab. His service has 12 beds available but only 4 used right now, and he says that’s not unusual across sector and the “logjam” needs fixed.
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@LBC He also says there should be more focus on abstinence as trying to manage an alcohol addiction is “like telling someone with a peanut allergy just to eat fewer peanuts - you wouldn’t do it”
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New NRS figures show number of alcohol-specific deaths in Scotland fell by 3% to 1,152 in 2025 - the lowest level since 2019. Minister Maree Todd says "despite this small decrease, the number of deaths remains far too high". A new alcohol harm prevention plan to be published soon
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Head of vital events statistics for NRS, Phillipa Haxton, says the number of deaths this year is the lowest from 2020 & "well below the peak of 2006. However, the rate of deaths is around 1.7 times as high as 1994 when records for this series began."
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She says the rate of deaths "continues to be highest among people aged 45-64 and 65-74 but the average age at death has increased from 54 to 60 years since 1979. This remains low compared to all causes of death where the average age of death was 77 in 2025.”
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Kate Nevens, Scottish Green MSP, has been released after she & others inc SNP MP Lara Bird, were denied entry to the West Bank.
Claims Israeli govt didn’t want them to “bear witness to atrocities”.
FCDO says it is “urgently establishing the facts”.
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Claims Israeli govt didn’t want them to “bear witness to atrocities”.
FCDO says it is “urgently establishing the facts”.
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@LBC Asked Douglas Alexander about defence spending in Wednesday’s budget “I expect the Chancellor will have something to say”
Burnham vows to increase defence spending to 3% of GDP by 2030 in Budget pledge lbc.co.uk/article/burnha…
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And on the PM’s moves towards more EU integration- would that help with the GDP growth for more defence spending?
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EXCLUSIVE: NHS Fife lawyers admitted controversial Sandie Peggie statement could have derailed employment tribunal thecourier.co.uk/fp/news/560610…
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The answer turned out to be no as the party reaffirmed its opposition to nuclear power.
Energy spox Kristopher Leask MSP said the debate was "important" but "we have reached the right decision" as nuclear is "expensive, wasteful and leaves dangerous radioactive waste."
Energy spox Kristopher Leask MSP said the debate was "important" but "we have reached the right decision" as nuclear is "expensive, wasteful and leaves dangerous radioactive waste."
Are the Scottish Greens getting ready to back new nuclear?
Would put them on the other side of the argument from the SNP.
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And on the PM’s moves towards more EU integration- would that help with the GDP growth for more defence spending?
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Scot Govt Minister for Europe, Stephen Gethins, who has been sanctioned by Russia for his activities against Putin, has doubled down on John Swinney’s comments
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Luke Pollard, UKG minister for defence readiness and industry, was at Navantia in Methil this morning meeting shipyard apprentices - but he accused the SNP of “doing Putin’s dirty work” when asked about John Swinney’s claim that Scottish waters are “dangerously exposed”
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The Minister tells @LBC ‘significant lessons’ may need to be learned from the flooding over the weekend.
Several flooded business and homeowners citing blocked drains and lack of sandbags as poor preparedness from authorities.
Several flooded business and homeowners citing blocked drains and lack of sandbags as poor preparedness from authorities.
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NEW: Scottish Government Minister Stephen Flynn confronted by devastated owner of flooded shop in Largs - @LBC
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Luke Pollard, UKG minister for defence readiness and industry, was at Navantia in Methil this morning meeting shipyard apprentices - but he accused the SNP of “doing Putin’s dirty work” when asked about John Swinney’s claim that Scottish waters are “dangerously exposed”
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@LBC And on govt recommendations to stock up on tinned goods and bottled water - is this scaremongering?
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@LBC SoS for Scotland Douglas Alexander was also at the yard - he says the investment being made is part of the UKG’s “reindustrialisation” project and we should expect to hear more in the Chancellor’s budget on Wednesday re more defence spending
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