Drugs, violence and racism: A week in Glasgow city centre

Videos of brutal beatings, blatant drug deals, and racial violence in the centre of Scotland's biggest city have become a common sight on social media.

Posts claim that parts of Glasgow's city centre are a "no-go zone" where it's not safe for unsuspecting members of the public, especially women, to enter.

Angry protests have spilled on to the streets - but is it as bad as some say?

For a week in June, BBC Disclosure filmed in the city centre to see for ourselves.

We captured people openly dealing and taking drugs, as well as thefts, arrests, and even a brawl involving young men throwing traffic cones at a man with a dog.

A taxi driver who regularly drives into the area told us so many people were off their head on drugs and that it was sometimes like the "zombie apocalypse".

And a convenience store manager said he was racially abused at least 20 times a day and his shop was under constant attack from drug addicts.

This all played out just a stone's throw away from the famous Central Station, where many tourists are first welcomed to Glasgow.

Disclosure investigates claims that parts of Scotland’s biggest city have become a no-go zone because of crime, homelessness and antisocial behaviour.

Crime and anti-social behaviour in the city centre have become such an issue that earlier this year police were given special powers to temporarily ban people from the hotspot area around St Enoch Square and the infamous Four Corners.

More than 1,500 notices have been issued since the introduction of the "dispersal zone" in March but the problems in the city centre persist.

Most evenings as we were filming there was a visible police presence - but one night, when there were few officers around, we saw a group of young men throwing traffic cones at a man who responded by chasing them with his dog.

Later, our film crew were verbally abused and threatened by a group of young men hanging around near the shopping centre.

It was an intimidating atmosphere and it made us consider what it must be like for someone vulnerable walking on their own.