22 h. ago Colombia calls for UN to pull cocaine's main ingredient from its 'harmful substances list' after president said the drug 'is no worse than whiskey'

Colombia has urged the UN to remove cocaine's main ingredient from its list of harmful substances, after its president said the drug is 'no worse than whiskey.'

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25 h. ago Colombia calls for UN to pull cocaine's main ingredient from its 'harmful substances list' after president said the drug 'is no worse than whiskey'

Colombia has urged the UN to remove cocaine's main ingredient from its list of harmful substances, after its president said the drug is 'no worse than whiskey.'

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6 d. ago Dear Suella: I was born in London and raised in Oxfordshire. What do you reckon – can I be English? | Nels Abbey

The former home secretary has joined a debate that serves the right – and leaves Britain’s minorities feeling they don’t belong hereHere’s a thing: Black and brown people can be born and bred in England, can do and become just about anything in and for England (including making the ultimate sacrifice for their country). But for some, we can be of England, we just cannot be English. Capisce? Because, as they see it and say it, the main ingredient of Englishness is whiteness.For wisdom on this, as in all things, we turn to the former home secretary, would-be once-upon-a-time Conservative party leader Suella Braverman. Referring to non-white, largely non-Christian communities in England, of which she appears to disapprove, Braverman said: “Some in these communities may hold British passports and be born here. But does that make them English?” Continue reading...

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7 d. ago ‘New American Dream’: What is Trump going to say in his congressional address tonight?

President is expected to list his administration’s accomplishments and lay out its plans as he promises a ‘big night’

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8 d. ago Man's body found in Scots home after 'harmful substance' discovered

Officers have said that the death of a 81-year man is being treated as "unexplained".

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1 week ago BRIT Awards 2025 best and worst dressed stars from 'drug dealer' to wildest look ever

The Brit Awards 2025 were off to a head-turning start as stars and nominees took to the Mastercard red carpet at London's O2 – but there were some iconic fashion misses

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2 w. ago The main ingredients in Sierra Leone's kush are synthetic opioids and cannabinoids, report finds

A new report released by an anti-transnational crime group has identified the core chemical components of kush, a synthetic drug that has swept through Sierra Leone and the region in the past few years

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3 w. ago X Factor star kidnapped, tortured then murdered in horrific attack after leaving concert

Zair Guette, 25, who appeared on a spin-off of the X Factor called El Factor X in Colombia, was found dead in a remote part of Colombia on February 14

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3 w. ago A ‘great shock’: Julianne Moore’s children’s book under review by Trump administration

The actor’s book Freckleface Strawberry is on a list of library books suspended for a ‘compliance review’ after a presidential executive orderJulianne Moore has said it is a “great shock” to learn that one of her books had been “banned by the Trump Administration” from schools serving the children of US military personnel and civilian defence employees.The Boogie Nights and Mary & George star wrote that she was “truly saddened” by the news in an Instagram post on Sunday. Continue reading...

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