James Cook
Scotland Editor at BBC
Scotland Editor for @BBCNews. Formerly North America Correspondent in Los Angeles and Chief News Correspondent for @BBCScotNine.
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2 months ago |
bbc.com | James Cook
New graves mark a lost generation in tourist town ravaged by drugsJames CookBBCJames McMillan and Lisa McCuish grew up next to each other and now they lie side by side in Pennyfuir CemeteryJames 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.
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2 months ago |
bbc.com | James Cook |Paul Ward
Early release of hundreds of prisoners to beginJames Cook & Paul WardPA MediaThe first of up to 390 prisoners are being released early in the latest attempt to ease overcrowding in Scotland's jails. Emergency legislation was passed last year which allows eligible inmates sentenced to less than four years to be freed after 40% of their term, rather than 50%. Justice Secretary Angela Constance said the prison population was "too high".
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Nov 13, 2024 |
selondoner.co.uk | James Cook
News A large but unofficial firework display was held in Mountsfield Park, Catford in Lewisham on Guy Fawkes Night. While the event passed without incident, some residents in the area were concerned with the display. Anna Ginty, 33, said the fireworks, which she heard from inside her home, went on for four hours. She said: “It seemed professional as it was so big, but it was so close to my house that it felt a bit unsafe.
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Oct 14, 2024 |
russell-cooke.co.uk | James Cook |Kate Hamilton |Hannah Field |Andrew Godfrey
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Aug 28, 2024 |
bbc.co.uk | James Cook
Power is flowing from the Shetland Isles to mainland Britain for the first time as the UK's most productive onshore windfarm comes on stream. SSE says its 103-turbine project, known as Viking, can generate 443 megawatts (MW) of electricity, enough to power nearly 500,000 homes. Shetland is the windiest part of the UK, which means it will be rare for the turbines not to be spinning.
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FACTS — 10,481 recorded drugs deaths in Scotland in 10 years. Details of the “trend” (up, up, up, up, up, up, up, fractionally down, down, up) are included in my piece. (He blocked me hence screenshot). https://t.co/y2Skn9sPsk
RT @NetworkRailSCOT: 🔴 ⚠️ #StormÉowyn. The Ayr-Stranraer line won't reopen today, as we continue to deal with many fallen trees, with 30 do…
RT @BBCScotWeather: It's the coldest night of the winter so far. Kinbrace in Sutherland has dipped to -17.6C https://t.co/qvx7WdWgcZ
