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Hanging by a rope moved out of the cable car before being carried away by a helicopter. a second child was rescued by using a zip wire. sami can be seen descending from the cable car in the dark. he makes a safe journey to the ground. some other stories now. fewer people are dying in scotland from misusing drugs. official figures show 1051 people died of drug misuse last year, a big drop from previous years. but scotland still continues to have the worst rate for drug deaths in the uk. and kids should be spending more time doing pe at school. that s according to the youth sport trust. data shows 4000 fewer hours of pe were provided by state schools in the last academic year. and when i say graveyard, i m sure a sombre picture comes to mind. ....
Above a riverbed in pakistan. this was how the first rescue unfolded. you can see a person hanging by a rope moved out of the cable car before being carried away by a helicopter. a second child was rescued by using a zip wire. sami can be seen descending from the cable car in the dark. he makes a safe journey to the ground. some other stories now. fewer people are dying in scotland from misusing drugs. official figures show 1051 people died of drug misuse last year, a big drop from previous years. but scotland still continues to have the worst rate for drug deaths in the uk. and kids should be spending more time doing pe at school. that s according to the youth sport trust. data shows 4000 fewer hours of pe were provided by state schools in the last academic year. and when i say graveyard, i m sure a sombre picture comes to mind. ....
New figures released in the last hour or so reveal there s been a marked decrease in the number of people dying as a result of drug misuse in scotland. scottish ministers will view it as a vindication of their policies to reduce the harms caused by drugs. live now to james shaw in glasgow. james, a decrease in drugs deaths in scotland, just talk us through the figures. it scotland, “ust talk us through the fi . ures. . , , scotland, “ust talk us through the fiaures. . , , , , ~ figures. it really is very striking, what we can figures. it really is very striking, what we can see figures. it really is very striking, what we can see is figures. it really is very striking, what we can see is that - figures. it really is very striking, what we can see is that the - figures. it really is very striking, | what we can see is that the total number of people who died as a result of drug misuse last year was 1051 and that compares to 1330 the year before. a drop of 279. that is a big dr ....
Will speak to bryn hughes injust a moment. more of your calls to come as well. at 9a7, we willjust bring you this news. a number of people dying as a result of drug misuse in scotland has fallen. in 2021, scotland has fallen. in 2021, scotland saw the worst death toll from drug use per capita in europe. we can speak to our scotland correspondent james we can speak to our scotland correspondentjames sharp. hello to you james. what are we looking at in terms of the fall here? what is the actual number? terms of the fall here? what is the actual number? what we are talking about is a figure actual number? what we are talking about is a figure of actual number? what we are talking about is a figure of 1330 actual number? what we are talking about is a figure of 1330 in - actual number? what we are talking about is a figure of 1330 in 2021 - about is a figure of 1330 in 2021 and it is down to 1051 last year. that is a drop of 279 deaths, clearly a very significant drop and in fact a ....
Eight white men so there is a real need for a targeted approach here. fergus walsh, thank you. new figures show there has been a marked decrease in the number of people dying as a result of drug misuse in scotland. scottish ministers will view it as a vindication of their policies to reduce the harms caused by drugs, but in 2021, the latest year for which figures can be compared, the death rate in scotland was still 2.7 times the uk average. our correspondentjames shaw has more on the figures on drug use in scotland. it really is very striking, frankie. what we can see is that the total number of people who died as a result of drug misuse last year was 1,051. that compares to 1,330 the year before, 2021, a drop of 279. now that is a big drop. ....