A needle exchange for drug users at Glasgow Central station has been shut after used syringes were discovered in a baby changing area.

They were also found in toilets, according to Network Rail, which said the situation was endangering people using the station.

The needle exchange opened in July last year following a rise in the number of HIV cases in Glasgow.

The Glasgow City Health and Social Care Partnership and the Scottish Drugs Forum have criticised the decision to shut the facility.

Network Rail said finding needles in public areas had become a "daily occurrence".

A spokesman said: "Glasgow Central station is used by over 100,000 visitors each day and we have a responsibility to provide as safe an environment as possible for those passengers and our staff.

"Following a number of incidents we have reviewed the provision of a needle exchange within Glasgow Central and decided to end the station's participation in the scheme.

"There are around 50 alternative needle exchanges which continue to operate in Glasgow."

There are plans to open a "fix room" in Glasgow - a place for addicts to safely take drugs.

A site has been identified in the city centre between Trongate, Saltmarket and the River Clyde.