Black and brown dog laying on a blue blanket with a green cast on her leg.
Bailey was at park earlier w/ my sister and she tried to jump up onto a bench and broke her leg. Complicated with it being two breaks in her right front leg and that she’s 16. Surgery on Monday! She’s home with a stookie and lots of pain killers.
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Bar chart titled “Voting intention in a referendum on Scottish independence in March 2025, by age,” showing four horizontal grouped bars for age groups 16–24, 25–49, 50–64 and 65+. Each bar is split into “Yes” (bright blue, left) and “No” (dark blue, right) with percentages: 16–24 shows 59% Yes and 41% No; 25–49 shows 54% Yes and 46% No; 50–64 shows 43% Yes and 57% No; 65+ shows 33% Yes and 67% No. X‑axis is “Share of respondents” from 0% to 100%; legend at bottom indicates colours for Yes and No, and small text credits YouGov, March 17–21 2025 Scotland online survey of 1,043 adults, with Statista branding in the bottom right.
Something I’d gently remind Labour and others is that so immediately and wholly discounting the views of swathes of young people will come at a significant and lasting electoral cost.
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There are continued reports of increased drug harms in Edinburgh and the Lothians, including near fatal and some fatal overdoses. This includes benzos and heroin, sometimes with heroin reported as looking unusual, potentially contaminated with synthetic opioids. Info on getting help in Edinburgh with Drugs: https://www.edinburghadp.co.uk/ ARC-Edinburgh App: https://arcapp.co.uk/ Bereavement support from SFAD: Call 0808 010 1011 https://www.sfad.org.uk/support-services/bereavement Support for people who have provided CPR - Chest Heart + Stroke Scotland Freephone: 0808 801 0899 Report harms related to drugs anonymously: https://publichealthscotland.scot/population-health/improving-scotlands-health/drugs/surveillance/rapid-action-drug-alerts-and-response-radar/what-is-radar/
Signs of an opioid overdose include: Unconsciousness – won't wake with a shout or a shake Severe nausea and vomiting Seizures/fitting Difficulty breathing/snoring/raspy breathing Blue/pale tingeing of knees, hands and lips Slow or erratic pulse (heartbeat) Pale, cold and clammy skin Pin-point pupils
When to give naloxone and how to get it: Naloxone should be given to anyone who is non-responsive and displaying signs of an overdose. If you are unsure if the person has taken opioids, always use naloxone as this will not cause any harm. If they do have opioids in their system amongst other drugs, reversing the effects may be enough to bring that person round. Get naloxone: In Scotland, you can get FREE training in how to give someone who has overdosed nasal naloxone (if you’re aged 14+) or injectable naloxone (if you’re aged 16+) and get a FREE kit from: Your local drug service, including the Crew Drop-in (in person) Scottish Families Affected by Alcohol and Drugs (by post)
What to do if you witness overdose: 📱Call 999, say you suspect an overdose ✨Follow the call handler’s instructions 💗Administer naloxone 💓Stay with the person
There are continued reports of increased drug harms in Edinburgh and the Lothians, including near fatal and some fatal overdoses. This includes benzos and heroin, sometimes with heroin reported as looking unusual, potentially contaminated with synthetic opioids.
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A very colourful wallpaper with ringtailed lemurs, vibrant flowers and hummingbirds.
A very colourful wallpaper with ringtailed lemurs, vibrant flowers and hummingbirds.
Thanks to my sister’s handiwork, I have the wallpaper I’ve always wanted in the bedroom. Yes it is loud but it’s only on one wall. Bought the sun mirror about 14 years ago and it’s still looking great.
Yeah I can’t understand how someone would think that would be funny let alone actually standing up and saying it. It is just nasty.
What a truly vile individual.
We publish the homophobic joke Reform UK Scotland leader Malcolm Offord told.
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A medium sized black and brown dog laying asleep on a blue throw on a bed. Small black terrier type dog laying down beside her. Tv and mirror in background.
Wind o’clock with these two 😷
Anyone who’s watched a loved one refuse food and water to hasten death knows how unbearably painful that is. You don’t have to choose an assisted death for yourself, but everyone (who meets the criteria) within the #AssistedDyingBill should have the choice to do so.
I really do hope that MSPs vote to pass Liam McArthur’s Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill tonight #DignityInDying @dignityindying.org.uk 🩷 💙
It’s really sad. All those years of supposed friendship and she couldn’t make it to Miss J’s side or at least speak them. Very sad.
Did Tyra Banks believe she came off well from that documentary? It is bizarre just how little emotion is displayed for enabling and engaging in what was a televised experiment braced by the bullying, emotional torture and exploitation of, in the main, young people.
Florida suddenly cuts off 12,000 people from receiving their HIV meds.
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We hope the UK Government will make it crystal clear that, where the primary purpose of this type of arrangement is to place a tenancy outside the scope of the RRA and the protections it affords, legal action will follow.
Renters deserve better.
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Government needs to be willing to act quickly to protect tenants and make clear that this scheme runs contrary to the spirit and purpose of the law. We ask @mtpennycook to confirm that this issue is on the UK Government’s radar and that swift action will be taken.
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These practices expose renters to further risk and predatory behaviour. If you encounter this kind of conduct, please report it to your local authority’s landlord registration or housing enforcement team, and consider alerting @Shelter, who are likely monitoring this situation closely.
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Deposits are not protected in the way standard consumer lets are, and many existing protections – and those being brought in via the RRA – do not apply. This is yet another way some rogue agents and landlords seek to side‑step the RRA regime.
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Instead of a standard residential tenancy, the lease is between the letting agents/landlords and the prospective tenants’ companies. This can mean the tenancy is easier to end (see Protection from Eviction Act 1977) and the legal tenant (the company) is not protected from no‑fault eviction.
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These reports clearly illustrate that unscrupulous letting agents and landlords are already attempting to fetter tenants’ enhanced rights under the RRA. In these scenarios, tenants are being pushed into entering a commercial lease via their own companies.
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This appears to be a deliberate attempt to circumvent the protections afforded by the Renters’ Rights Act 2025 (RRA), which comes into effect in England from 1 May 2026.
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While @welfarescotland works primarily in Scotland, we are immensely concerned by increasing reports from England of letting agents and landlords requiring prospective tenants to set up limited companies and use them as a vehicle to rent or lease a residential property.
Exactly. I immensely dislike this assertion some make about it like we are lazy.
People sneering when disabled and/or chronically ill people share their shopping basket etc. Yes, pre-cut fruit and veg are more expensive and yes you can get more ‘rustic’ produce for less but when you are exhausted from just making it through the day, it’s the little things.
Do love an election. Worried that there will be a swing to Reform. I just hope people are sensible and won’t buy their nonsense.
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All told, the strikes by US forces have killed at least 133 people in the Caribbean Sea and the eastern Pacific Ocean.
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I can smell my neighbours smoking, car exhaust and cooking smells wafting around but I don’t and certainly wouldn’t tell them to stop smoking, stop driving their vehicle or stop cooking food because I can smell it. If someone lives in a flat/apartment then we have to learn to coexist.