Barnaby Papadopulos

Nov 4, 2024 | itv.com | Barnaby Papadopulos

Every day, of every month, for the past three years, an ambulance has been dispatched somewhere in largely rural southern Scotland to deal with a suspected overdose. Exclusive data obtained by ITV News Border showed that there were an average of 2.2 ambulance call-outs to a suspected overdose across Dumfries and Galloway and the Scottish Borders in 2023, with a total of 821 recorded during the year.

Sep 30, 2024 | itv.com | Barnaby Papadopulos

More than nine hundred speeding offences were recorded on one of the region's busiest roads last year, data obtained by ITV News Border shows. A top speed of 111 mph was recorded on the road last year, almost double the national speed limit for single carriageways. There are no average speed cameras on the road. The number of speeding offences has increased each year since 2021, according to the data obtained via a Freedom of Information request.

Jul 30, 2024 | itv.com | Barnaby Papadopulos

"You can see how happy I was," said Panayiotis Hadjipantelis. "This happiness was lost in 1974," his voice broke. Spread out on the table at his large home in Cyprus's capital, Nicosia, are several black and white photos. One shows Panyiotis's father, Savvas, carrying him on his shoulders. Others show Savvas sitting at a table with friends, or leaning back, relaxed, at his desk in the bank where he worked. In August 1974, Savvas vanished.

Jul 17, 2024 | itv.com | Barnaby Papadopulos

Philip Hoole has been in mourning for eight long years. His flat in Carlisle is filled with documents and files, so many that they cover his kitchen table and fill boxes on his floor. In 2016 his son, Joshua, a 26-year-old army corporal from Ecclefechan in Dumfries died whilst taking part in a fitness test in the Breacon Beacons. On Wednesday, Philip is heading to Downing Street, to submit a petition and letter addressed to the Prime Minister.

Jun 19, 2024 | itv.com | Barnaby Papadopulos

Barnaby Papadopulos spoke to pupils at schools in the south of Scotland ahead of the vote. Pupils at schools in the south of Scotland have spoken about their views on the General Election 2024 in a series of wide-ranging interviews with ITV News Border. Twelve students at St Joseph's College in Dumfries and Stranraer Academy spoke about political leadership, the state of the campaign, and the policies being offered that could affect their futures.