内容摘要：The Scottish government said the level of drug misuse deaths in the country remained “hugely concerning”.

The Scottish government said the level of drug misuse deaths in the country remained “hugely concerning”.

The PSNI has also said that the cost of policing street violence and racially motivated attacks in the last month has been £3.5m on top of normal operations.Assistant Chief Constable Bobby Singleton said an investigation team was working through more than 3,500 hours of footage from CCTV and cameras worn by police officers.

There have been 45 arrests linked to incidents, seven of them children.Additional neighbourhood police officers are on duty around schools to provide reassurance to minority communities as term time begins.Police said they accept there is a fear factor around reporting race hate crime and helping identify suspects within communities.

The clearance rate for race hate crime is low, just over 10%.A hospital boss has admitted there were "lessons to learn" over a lack of consultation on plans that could see hospital wards shut.

Several wards are due to be repurposed or closed as part of a restructuring of beds at Furness General Hospital in Barrow, Cumbria.

Concerns were raised by Westmorland and Furness Council's health scrutiny committee and MP Michelle Scrogham over a lack of consultation on the plans.He added that young people needed to be given more responsibility and take an active role in their community, which could reduce crime on the estates.

On Wednesday, Mayor of London Sir Sadiq Khan said: "My thoughts are with the family, friends and wider community in Stockwell following the shocking fatal shooting of a 16-year-old boy."This abhorrent violence has absolutely no place in our city. I am in close contact with police leaders – an investigation is under way to find those responsible, and local residents will see increased patrols in the local area."

The period for communities to express their views on plans for the rollout of lower speed limits in residential areas is set to be extended.Infrastructure Minister Michelle Haywood said local authorities would be given six weeks for each region, rather than the statutory two.