Up to 5,000 Scots living in deprived areas are to be offered Wegovy in a bid to tackle an obesity crisis.

A trial funded by the Labour Government will ensure obese Scots have free access to Wegovy medication that can cost over £100 a month, the Daily Record reports .

Leading the pilot is Scottish Labour Minister Dr Zubir Ahmed, who said he hoped the jabs could be rolled out to the rest of the population and cut the sickness benefits bill.

Around 2.5 million people in Britain are estimated to use medication such as Wegovy and Mounjaro. But critics worry that limited availability on the NHS means there is a two-tier system based on availability to pay.

Ahmed, the Glasgow South West MP who is a Health Minister in the UK Government, has announced an initial £650,000 for a project to

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