COPS in Scotland's largest force have dealt with more than 2400 crimes linked to the Old Firm in the last two years.

...

‘popular misconception’ has taken root that cocaine is safe to be snorted at ‘middle-class dinner parties’, the chief drugs adviser says.

Professor Les Iversen, who heads the Advisory Council for the Misuse of Drugs, announced a year-long investigation into the harm caused by the Class-A substance.Prof Iversen said he hoped this would convince the public of the damage cocaine was doing to their health.Party drug: But Government advisers are keen to dispel the idea that cocaine is safeIt follows concerns over a three-fold rise in the...

13,000 cancers in the UK every year are the result of people's drinking habits

13,000 cancers in the UK every year are the result of people's drinking habits, according to one of the largest studies ever carried out into diet and cancer.The research, carried out across eight European countries including the UK, has found that thousands of cancers could be prevented if men had the equivalent of no more than two drinks a day and women had no more than one.Nearly half of the alcohol-related...