16 m. ago Private security at ICE jail in Texas accused of choking a handcuffed detainee

Criminal complaint states officer put enough force on detainee’s throat that he ‘tucked his chin down to his chest because he was gasping for air’

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30 h. ago UK government urged to introduce GCSE in Ukrainian for child refugees

Children’s commissioner joins Kyiv in asking DfE to create new qualification to cope with ‘immense upheaval’ of fleeing warThe children’s commissioner has joined Kyiv in lobbying the UK government to introduce a new GCSE in Ukrainian to help child refugees cope with the “immense upheaval” of fleeing war in their country.In December, the Guardian revealed that Ukraine was “deeply concerned” to discover many Ukrainian teenagers are being pressed into learning Russian in British schools because no GSCE in Ukrainian is available. Continue reading...

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38 h. ago British teen 'drug mule' locked up in a horror Georgia jail 'is finally reunited with her father' after he jetted to the ex

Bella Culley, 18, was arrested after she allegedly tried to smuggle 14kg of cannabis into the country earlier this month.

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48 h. ago Footballer thought he was ‘importing gold not cannabis’ in drug smuggling plot

Border Force officers detected the drugs in two suitcases at an airport

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50 h. ago Former Arsenal striker thought he was ‘importing gold not cannabis’ in smuggling plot

The striker was arrested after the NCA seized an estimated £600,000 of the class B drug

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50 h. ago Former Arsenal footballer admits trying to smuggle £600k of cannabis into Britain after 60kg found in suitcases at London airport

Jay Emmanuel-Thomas, 34, was arrested after 60kg of cannabis was found after he arrived at Stanstead Airport in Essex on September 2.

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50 h. ago Thailand to crack down on cannabis after tourists allegedly caught smuggling drugs

Tourism in Thailand bloomed after it became the first Asian country to decriminalise cannabis

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54 h. ago Jay Slater inquest begins as coroner investigates death of British teenager who went missing in Tenerife last year

The 19-year-old from Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, died in June last year in Tenerife from traumatic head injuries, consistent with a fall from height, according to a post-mortem.

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3 d. ago Harvey Weinstein speaks out from jail about his accusers Gwyneth Paltrow and Rose McGowan

Harvey Weinstein has finally shed light on allegations made by Gwyneth Paltrow and Rose McGowan, admitting one detail he didn't want his wife to know.

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3 d. ago 7 things we know as Bella May Culley struggles in Georgia jail hell on drugs charges

Bella May Culley, 18, from Teesside faces life in prison after she was detained in Georgia on drugs charges after she was reported as missing in Thailand by her family

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3 d. ago Bella May Culley: Pregnant British teenager’s lawyer in warning over Georgia prison conditions

Bella May Culley is accused of smuggling dozens of bags of cannabis into Georgia

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3 d. ago Bella May Culley ‘not getting needed medical care’ in Georgian prison despite pregnancy

Bella May Culley is accused of smuggling dozens of bags of cannabis into Georgia

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3 d. ago Young British woman held on drug charges in Sri Lanka could be linked to Culley case

Charlotte May Lee, 21, from south London, flew from the same Bangkok airport as Bella May Culley, who was arrested a day earlierWithin a day of Bella May Culley being arrested at a Georgian airport for allegedly trying to smuggle 14kg of cannabis, the same fate met another Briton 3,000 miles away.As Charlotte May Lee stepped off her flight at Bandaranaike International airport in Colombo, Sri Lanka last Monday, the 21-year-old former cabin attendant was arrested for an alleged attempt to bring in £1.2m worth of a synthetic cannabis strain known as kush in her two suitcases. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Pregnant drugs mule, 19, who was caught trying to smuggle 22kg of cannabis into Britain from Canada is spared jail after telling court she needed cash for a house deposit

Daniella KanKam-Adu, 19, was offered £250 in return for smuggling £225,000 worth of cannabis from Canada to Newcastle Airport on March 3 this year.

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4 d. ago Pregnant drugs mule, 19, who was caught trying to smuggle 22kg of cannabis into Britain from Canada is spared jail after telling court she need cash for house deposit

Daniella KanKam-Adu, 19, was offered £250 in return for smuggling £225,000 worth of cannabis from Canada to Newcastle Airport on March 3 this year.

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4 d. ago Pregnant teen drug mule caught trying to smuggle £225k worth of cannabis into UK

Daniella KanKam-Adu, accused of smuggling £225k-worth of cannabis from Canada to the UK, has narrowly avoided jail time after prosecutors accepted her plea basis

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4 d. ago Bella May Culley LIVE: Legal expert 'concerned' over arrest saying probe was 'stopped too early'

Bella May Culley, 18, is alleged to have smuggled dozens of bags of cannabis and hashish into the former Soviet Union country of Georgia and is currently being held in prison

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5 d. ago Foreign office supporting British woman after reports of drug

Former cabin crew member Charlotte May Lee, 21, reportedly accused of trying to bring 46kg of cannabis strain kush into countryUK officials have said they are supporting a British woman arrested in Sri Lanka amid reports a former cabin crew member has been accused of smuggling cannabis into the South Asian country.MailOnline and the Sun reported that Charlotte May Lee, 21, from Coulsdon, south London, was detained at the main airport in the country’s capital Colombo on Monday after arriving on a flight from Bangkok. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago American basketball player could face firing squad in Indonesia after allegedly trying to smuggle cannabis candy

Police raided the former college basketball star’s apartment after package from Thailand addressed to him was flagged at airport

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6 d. ago Bella May Culley could raise baby in Georgia prison after drug charges

British teenager Bella May Culley could be forced to raise a baby inside a Georgian prison after being arrested on suspicion of importing cannabis into the country

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