Two leading medical journals say the UK's plan to ease coronavirus rules is a "blunder".
The much-delayed figures show 1,264 people in Scotland died of drug misuse last year.
Total deaths in the UK have been 20% above normal in recent weeks, but that figure has now dropped.
Scientists in Japan open the Hayabusa-2 space capsule that landed just over a week ago.
Experts are calling for greater surveillance of wildlife for the virus after the discovery in a wild mink.
Measures designed to contain the coronavirus pandemic will change how millions of people celebrate.
Scientists will send robotic vehicles under the colossal berg drifting in the South Atlantic.
Scientists will keep a close eye on this variant to see if it is a better spreader than others.
Scientists will keep a close eye on this variant to see if it is a better spreader than others.
From cancelled operations to benefit claim rises, how has the pandemic impacted peoples' lives?