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The annual drug death statistics released in July by the Scottish records office show that multiple substance abuse is to blame in the vast majority of victims’ cases.(AFP)
GAVIN EVANS

Fear and Lothian in Westminster

Big promises were made to keep Scotland in the union, now it’s time for backpedalling.

  • Gavin Evans
9 min read
Scotland has voted a resounding no to independence from the UK.
REUTERS

Scotland votes ‘no’ to independence, promised new powers

British Prime Minister David Cameron is pledging to hand new powers to Scotland after it voted to remain part of the United Kingdom in a referendum.

  • Staff Reporter
4 min read
The Scottish yes campaign has buoyed Catalonian separatists.
ASHIFA KASSAM

Spain jittery on Scottish secession

Madrid has gone on the defensive as Scots vote in a referendum for independence from the United Kingdom.

  • Ashifa Kassam
3 min read