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The victim, who has not been named, was seen near the tracks before being hit by a passing train.

The broadcaster was giving evidence to the Scottish Child Abuse Inquiry about Edinburgh Academy where he was a pupil from age five to 17.

Elena Whitham has sent a message to those living in fear of something happening to their loved ones battling drug addiction.

The Springwatch presenter welcomed a consultation by the Scottish Government on banning the use of the devices.

Mr Justice Hayden heard the man, 26, did not ‘accept’ that he had ‘chronic kidney disease’, nor see the need for dialysis.

National Records of Scotland data showed 1,051 people died a drug-related death in Scotland in 2022.

Around one in three 18 to 34-year-olds said they had been propositioned romantically or sexually after giving their details to a business.

The Government is under mounting pressure to upgrade the public probe, which it ordered last week on a non-statutory basis.

The radio DJ said specialists refer to it as ‘stage zero’ or ‘pre-cancer’.

Shane Andrew Loughlin was not driving the vehicle at the time of the collision in which three people died.

The ASA received 30 complaints that Eliza Rose Watson’s posters featured sexual adult content and were inappropriate to be seen by children.

Conservative former minister Ms Dorries said in June she would leave her parliamentary seat.

Julie Hambleton said the attack that killed her sister and 20 others was ‘off-limits’ for prosecution.

Sir Keir Starmer said he would not be able to afford to go to university today, but the Labour leader dropped a pledge to scrap tuition fees.

Professor Richard Smith, from Imperial College London, said ‘currently, there is not technical feasibility’.

Transport for London (TfL) told the PA news agency it can use its “discretion” to issue warning letters instead of penalty charge notices (PCNs).

Glasgow Caledonian University will open an archive of memories to mark the much-loved STV programme’s 40th birthday.

The killers of Olivia Pratt-Korbel, Zara Aleena and Sabina Nessa have also not attended sentencing hearings.

Jolene Crawford has campaigned for change with the group Anyone’s Child following the death of her cousin Alan 15 years ago.

More than 600 people made the journey on Monday, figures show.