More than 2,800 addresses have been declared as potential no-go areas for ambulance staff without police protection, according to new figures.

There has been a six-fold increase in ‘red flagged’ addresses across Scotland in 2015, which means they are deemed too dangerous for paramedics to enter without police back-up.

Reported by The Scotsman. You can read the full story here. 

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