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Ministers ‘save face’ over drinking laws

A plan to target binge drinking by imposing new rules on the alcohol industry is simply a ‘damage limitation’ exercise after the failure of 24-hour licensing, critics say.

Methadone queues block prison places

Scottish prisons won’t have room for any more prisoners without more staff to supply inmates with methadone, says the head of the Scottish Prison Service (SPS).