Tom Burgess BBC News, North East and Cumbria Rayhan Demytrie Caucasus correspondent Reporting fromTbilisi, Georgia Bella Culley Bella Culley’s family is being supported by the Foreign Office A British teenager held in prison in Georgia was “tortured” into smuggling drugs, she told a pre-trial hearing as she was refused bail. Bella Culley, 19, from Billingham,...
Lisa Young BBC News, South West Devon and Cornwall Police The portable devices identify lethal synthetic substances within seconds, the team said Police across the South West have started to use technology that acts as an early warning system for dangerous drugs. Devon and Cornwall Police worked with a team of chemists to develop the...
Getty Images Two breakthrough Alzheimer’s drugs have been deemed far too expensive, for too little benefit, to be offered on the NHS. The medicines are the first to slow the disease, which may give people extra time living independently. The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) concluded they were a poor use of...
George Thorpe BBC News, Devon Plymouth City Council Blue pills sold illegally as Valium in Plymouth have been linked to the three deaths The deaths of three men in Plymouth are a “stark reminder” of the dangers of illegal street drugs, charity workers have warned. Devon and Cornwall Police said the deaths of two men...
The deaths of three men in Plymouth are believed to be linked and drugs-related, police have said. Devon and Cornwall Police said officers were called to a property on Welbeck Avenue in the city at about 14:50 BST on Saturday where two men aged in their 20s and 30s were pronounced dead. The force added...
Nick Triggle and Philippa Roxby BBC News Getty Women using weight-loss jabs have been warned that they must use effective contraception because of fears the medicines could harm an unborn baby. Wegovy and Mounjaro jabs are currently only available on the NHS through specialist weight management clinics, but they can also be bought privately. The...
PA Media Cdr Julian Bennett was initially dismissed in October 2023 The Metropolitan Police says Londoners “will be as outraged as we are at the utter waste of public funds” after a disciplinary process for one of its senior officers took almost five years. Cdr Julian Bennett has been dismissed from the force for a...
A 27-year-old motorcyclist has been arrested for failing to stop for police after breaching a road closure and alleged weapon and drugs offences. Devon and Cornwall Police said the man from Cornwall drove along a road near Vue Cinema that had been closed during the English Riviera Airshow at Paignton on Saturday. The force said:...
Royal Navy The 210 men and women in HMS Lancaster’s crew found 80 packages A Royal Navy warship has swooped in on a vessel which was carrying £30m worth of illegal drugs. HMS Lancaster, which is based in Portsmouth when not on active service, seized the one and a half tonne load of narcotics while...
Lewis Adams BBC News, Essex NCA Jay Emmanuel-Thomas is awaiting sentence for importing cannabis into the UK As a footballer, Jay Emmanuel-Thomas seemed destined for greatness. But a drug-smuggling conviction has left his career and reputation in tatters. How did things unravel so dramatically for a player once tipped for the top? Hailed by legendary...
Officers at Pococi Penitentiary in Costa Rica have caught a cat carrying two packages of drugs attached to its body. According to a statement on Facebook from the country’s Ministry of Justice, guards spotted the animal in a green area of the prison on 6 May, before capturing it. The cat was carrying packages containing...
BBC Brian Smyth said Belfast City Council workers are lifting hundreds of used needles each month A proposed trial to install a waste needle bin in Belfast city centre is not a “silver bullet” but one step to dealing with drugs issues in the city, a councillor has said. Brian Smyth was speaking ahead of...
Warrington Wolves winger Josh Lynch has been banned for 16 months for use of a prohibited substance. The 21-year-old was tested by UK Anti-Doping (Ukad) in December 2023 during a training session with the sample returning a ‘adverse analytical finding’ (AAF) for the growth hormone ibutamoren, which is prohibited in sport. Lynch has been out...
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