Original title: Scotland’s drug deaths expected to remain worst in Europe Scotland’s drug deaths expected to remain worst in Europe 3 hours ago Share Save James Cook Scotland editor Share Save Getty Images Scotland has seen high numbers of people dying from drug misuse for the last seven years Figures to be published on Tuesday are expected to show that Scotland remains the drugs death capital of Europe for the seventh year in a row. In 2023, there were 1,172 drug misuse deaths in Scotland, bringing the total in a decade to 10,481, according to official figures. Although experts expect that number to have dropped slightly for 2024, they are warning that any fall will almost certainly be a blip. Kirsten Horsburgh, chief executive of the Scottish Drugs Forum says the arrival of deadly synthetic opioids known as nitazenes in the country is “a crisis on top of a crisis.” Suspected deaths early this year “are already higher than they were last year” she said. How did we get here? This is a crisis with deep roots in the social and economic changes which swept thro ...

Original title: ‘Lost in the Jungle’ Review: ‘Free Solo’ Directors Capably Tackle a Remarkable Tale of Survival in the Amazon for Nat Geo Real-life drama doesn’t get much more harrowing, or much more inspiring, than the story at the heart of Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi, Jimmy Chin and Juan Camilo Cruz’s new documentary Lost in the Jungle, which showed at Telluride ahead of its September premiere on National Geographic. In 2023, Indigenous Colombian Lesly Jacobombaire Mucutuy (aged 13 at the time) and siblings Soleiny (9 at the time), Tien (5) and Cristin (under a year) were on a plane headed to Bogota. It crashed somewhere in the Amazon, killing their mother and two other passengers, but the kids were OK. Relatively. Lost in the Jungle The Bottom Line The story is more compelling than the way it’s told. Venue: Telluride Film Festival Airdate: 9 p.m. Friday, September 12 (National Geographic) Directors: Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi, Jimmy Chin and Juan Camilo Cruz 1 hour 36 minutes The Colombian military sent a unit of commandos into the jungle, while regional tribes sent their own search party, all certain that even if the ch ...

Original title: Morgan Stanley’s Wilson Says US Stock Rally Has Further to Run US stocks will continue rallying after four months of gains as Federal Reserve interest rate cuts coincide with robust corporate earnings, according to Morgan Stanley’s Michael Wilson . The strategist, who correctly predicted a rebound from April’s selloff, said the economy was heading into an “early cycle backdrop,” where nominal earnings continue to pick up alongside a drop in borrowing costs. Moreover, rate-sensitive stocks such as small caps have underperformed this year, suggesting room for catch up, he added. ...

Original title: 30-Year Gilt Yields Climb to Highest Level Since 1998 00:00 I think the situation in the UK is quite dangerous at the moment because of the return of the bond vigilantes. I would say what is striking is the fact that it took so long to factor in this return of inflation into the Guild. Now the situation is indeed that I think forward guidance on the fiscal side will be needed. I think that I hope that the Bank of England will also make sure that they communicate well the policies that is the long past that is about to come. But to be fair, I think it needs a bit more than this. So what I am looking for right now is a way to reassure the markets of the fact that the situation, especially on the headroom on the fiscal side, the so-called 10 billion of missed fiscal space, is something that can be circumvented. So I hope that Rachel Reeves actually communicates a message on this. And if you got that message, Ludovic, from from the Chancellor come that October budget. What would this level look attractive to you? 5.6% or above 5.6%. Does that ...

Original title: UK 30-Year Bond Yields Climb to Highest Level Since 1998 The yield on long-dated UK bonds rose to the highest since 1998, putting pressure on Prime Minister Keir Starmer ’s government to regain the confidence of investors who remain concerned over the fiscal outlook. The rate on 30-year gilts rose five basis points to 5.69% on Tuesday amid a global decline in government bonds. The pound also tumbled in London trading, falling 1.1% to $1.3395. ...

Original title: Goldman’s Mechain Says France M&A to Pick Up Despite Turmoil Goldman Sachs Group Inc Paris Co-Head Celine-Marie Mechain expects deal activity in France to accelerate despite the country’s current political turmoil. “France remains an attractive investment area for a variety of reasons despite the political turmoil,” Mechain said Tuesday in a Bloomberg TV interview. “We see a pick-up in activity in the M&A market” in the second half of the year. ...

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Original title: Silksong is only $19.99 Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Hollow Knight: Silksong, Team Cherry’s sequel to Hollow Knight that has been in development for seven years, is releasing later this week for just $19.99. Silksong’s highly-anticipated launch on September 4th comes with a modest $5 bump over Hollow Knight’s original $14.99 price tag. While Team Cherry could have charged more for Silksong, it’s essentially pricing it the same as the original when you factor in inflation over the past eight years. The team revealed seven years ago that it kept the Hollow Knight pricing low to ensure as many people played it as possible. “$15 US is actually quite a bit of money for many people, especially in other countries than the US,” explained Team Cherry cofounder Ari Gibson in a 2018 Reddit post. “Ultimately, our main interest is that as many people as possible play our games, and we want to price them such that players can do so.” The considerate choice on the p ...

Original title: Power and a touch of paranoia as China prepares to host grand military parade Power and a touch of paranoia as China prepares to host grand military parade 39 minutes ago Share Save Laura Bicker China correspondent Share Save Getty Images Beijing is hosting a huge military parade - a show of strength from President Xi Jinping The stage is set in the heart of Beijing for a grand display of power and military might that has been choreographed by President Xi Jinping. Eight huge Chinese flags flutter and flank the portrait of Mao Zedong, the founder of Communist China, which sits on top of the Gate of Heavenly Peace overlooking Tiananmen Square, one of the largest public squares in the world. Below are rows of seats reserved for 26 foreign heads of state, including Russia’s Vladimir Putin and North Korea’s Kim Jong Un, whose attendance is a diplomatic win for Xi. Across the road, near the Great Hall of the People, two huge floral arrangements commemorating the end of World War II rise up alongside seating for around 50,000 invitees. On the last day of preparations ...

Original title: Russia’s Putin hails ‘unprecedented’ ties with China as talks begin Russia’s Putin hails ‘unprecedented’ ties with China as talks begin Russian state media shared photos of Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin meeting for bilateral talks in Beijing on Tuesday Chinese President Xi Jinping and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin have kicked off bilateral talks in Beijing, on the eve of a massive military parade in the Chinese capital. Putin hailed relations between the countries, saying they were at an “unprecedented level”. “Dear friend, both I and the entire Russian delegation are pleased to meet once again with our Chinese friends and colleagues,” Putin told Xi, according to a video published on the Kremlin’s official Telegram messaging app. “Our close communication reflects the strategic nature of Russia-China relations, which are at an unprecedentedly high level,” he added. “We were always together then, and we remain together now.” Xi told Putin that “China-Russia relations have withstood the test of international changes” - adding that Beijing was wil ...