内容摘要：Mr Garrett said he had a telephone mediation through the court where Excel Parking Ltd offered to remove £100 from the charge, which he declined.

Mr Garrett said he had a telephone mediation through the court where Excel Parking Ltd offered to remove £100 from the charge, which he declined.

He said: "These awful statistics highlight yet again the urgent need for John Swinney and the SNP government to finally give their backing to the Right to Recovery Bill."Scottish Liberal Democrats leader Alex Cole-Hamilton said the "devastating news" should prompt the Scottish government to strengthen frontline services and introduce new drug checking facilities, while Gillian Mackay of the Scottish Greens said the "root causes" of drug addiction needed to be targeted.

The Scottish government's health secretary Neil Gray told BBC Scotland News that the amount of drug deaths was "unacceptable" and there was a "recognition" in government that more needed to be done.He said: "It’s a very complex picture. There is no escaping the fact that the drug death pictures are profoundly worse here than in other parts of the UK, and indeed in other parts of Europe."I take responsibility for that. We can also see from other countries that have embarked on a public health journey, like Portugal, that where there is investment in the likes of safer consumption rooms then you can make a difference."

in parts of the country and more drug-testing facilities as being part of the Scottish government's plans to improve the situation.James McMillan grew up next door to Lisa McCuish in a neat cul-de-sac on a hillside above Oban Bay. Now they lie side by side in Pennyfuir Cemetery.

The newest headstones on the freshly-dug fringes of the graveyard tell an alarming story of a lost generation in this pretty tourist town on Scotland's west coast.

Oban is home to just 8,000 people and at least eight recent confirmed or suspected victims of drug misuse were buried here. The youngest was 26, the oldest was 48.Meanwhile Film Hub Wales has compiled a database of films with a Welsh link being released this year, with the aim of promoting the films both to distributors and the audience and highlighting different areas of Wales in the process.

Its Made in Wales online guide signposts all film releases in 2025 with a star, location, or production team from Wales.Project manager Toki Allison says: "We're all about amplifying Welsh-connected films. So once a film has reached that point where it's going out for distribution or heading into festivals we like to pick it up and make sure that it's getting into cinemas.

"There's a couple of heavy hitters coming out this year. Mr Burton which is coming from Severn Screen and is obviously the story of Richard Burton, and about his childhood life, school life and the mentor that he had."He took on the name of Philip Burton, so we're really excited to see that one coming out. That's got Welsh director Marc Evans attached to it as well and Aneurin Barnard's in it and Aimee-Ffion Edwards.