"when we know so much of Scotland's economic growth has come from international students that have chosen to be based in Scotland".
Steve Instance, RNLI Water Safety Lead for the south west said: "We are expecting the half-term holiday to be incredibly busy at the coast and across open water in the UK."We want everyone to enjoy being around the water but we also want to make sure people stay safe and know what to do in an emergency."
He added: "It is important that anyone visiting open water understands the risks of the environment."We want to make sure people know what to do if they find themselves in the water unexpectedly."RNLI said there were 226 deaths in the UK from accidental drownings in 2022, across inland and coastal locations.
Of the people who died, 40 per cent had no intention of entering the water.These included walkers who might slip or fall, people being cut off by the tide, or those swept in by waves.
A ride-out of motorbikes, e-bikes and pushbikes is being planned to mark five years since a local man took his own life.
Morgan McGlynn was 19 when he died in May 2020, and his mother Alison Watson said she was hoping to raise awareness of mental health issues and suicide prevention."He knew numbers; he knew facts and figures, and he wanted to be responsible for the most number of casualties ever killed within a school."
In August 2023, Prosper made a booking at a shooting range, but did not attend.However, his online history gives a fuller insight into what drove him.
"There's a general theme of extreme violence; content which you can't believe is readily available on the internet," said Det Ch Insp Khanna."There's pretty much not a mass shooting event that he hadn't researched in detail.