3 h. ago Drugs and alcohol minister's family struggles fuel her fight against overdose deaths

Maree Todd's parents both battled alcohol and she believes they offered proof that recovery is possible. She pledges a key focus on benzos and admits that local Alcohol and Drug Partnerships need more support

Politics

49 h. ago Princess of Wales calls for end to ‘stigma’ around addiction

Forward Trust patron says ‘compassion and love’ is needed to end fear and shame felt by those affectedThe Princess of Wales has called for an end to the “stigma” surrounding addictions, saying the experiences of those dependent on drugs, alcohol or gambling are “shaped by fear, shame and judgment”.Catherine, who is a patron of the charity Forward Trust supporting recovering addicts, said more open conversations were needed to bring the issue “out of the shadows” and for society to show “compassion and love” to those affected. Continue reading...

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66 h. ago Married teacher who paid students for sex and plied them with drugs jailed

Carissa Jane Smith, 30, was sentenced to 10 years in prison following 19 charges of sex-related crimes - after she paid students for sex and supplied them with drugs and alcohol

Events

4 d. ago Millie Mackintosh and Professor David Nutt on sobriety and the true cost of drinking alcohol

Influencer Millie Mackintosh hit our TV screens in the early 2010s on hit reality show Made In Chelsea. Since then, she’s made the life changing decision to quit drinking. Now, she loves her sober lifestyle and supports a huge sober curious community online. In the latest episode of the Well Enough podcast, she shares her alcohol-free journey with world-leading authority on alcohol and drug science, Professor David Nutt. Together with podcast host Emilie Lavinia, they discuss the normalisation of binge drinking culture, why Gen Z is rejecting alcohol and bust a common myths about alcohol. Mackintosh shares the moment she decided to go sober and shares strategies from her book Bad Drunk – co-authored with NHS GP Dr Ellie Cannon. Professor Nutt also explains how to make informed decisions about your own alcohol consumption with an evidence-based look at how alcohol affects the body and brain.

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4 d. ago BRYONY GORDON: My daughter's burning skin condition and my shock at the everyday bathroom item that caused it

Running upstairs and bursting through her bedroom door, I found my 12-year-old with her hands over her lovely face, a mirror of Edvard Munch's The Scream, writes BRYONY GORDON.

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4 d. ago Christmas party season sparks fresh warning as workplace hangovers cost UK £1.4 billion

With Christmas parties underway, employers are warned of rising alcohol- and drug-related risks, as new findings show one in three workers has witnessed substance use on the job

Economics

5 d. ago BRYONY GORDON: I warned my daughter about sex, drugs and alcohol... I never thought to warn her about the pernicious danger lurking in our own home

Running upstairs and bursting through her bedroom door, I found my 12-year-old with her hands over her lovely face, a mirror of Edvard Munch's The Scream, writes BRYONY GORDON.

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8 d. ago Fat jab users warned not to overdo the booze this Christmas to avoid passing out

The weight-loss drugs slow the rate at which alcohol enters the bloodstream, meaning it can take longer to feel the effects of drinking

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8 d. ago Labour's migrant crackdown descends into farce as Left's mutiny on jewellery seizures forces ministers to deny they want to take 'family heirlooms'

An asylum overhaul described by Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood as the biggest for a generation is at risk of unravelling even before she has formally unveiled it.

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9 d. ago Search for missing UK Navy crew member ends in sadness as family ask for privacy

The search for a missing UK Navy crew member off the north-west coast of Ireland has ended and they have not been found, the Ministry of Defence has said. Their family has asked for privacy

Events

1 week ago South Carolina executes man by firing squad, in state’s third such killing in year

Stephen Bryant, 44, convicted over 2004 murder, was shot dead despite growing backlash against ‘barbaric’ methodSouth Carolina executed a man by firing squad on Friday, marking the third time the state has used gunfire to kill a person on death row despite growing backlash against the method.Stephen Bryant, 44, had been sentenced to death for the October 2004 killing of Willard “TJ” Tietjen and pleaded guilty to two other murders. Bryant’s lawyers had argued in final appeals that the sentencing judge had been unable to consider his brain damage from his mother’s alcohol and drug use during pregnancy, but South Carolina’s supreme court declined to halt the execution on Monday. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Driver who rammed car into crowd on French island was fisherman with ‘history of offending and alcohol problems’

Locals said the suspect, named in French media as Jean G, was isolated and struggled with drugs and alcohol

Transport

3 w. ago Stephen Flynn talks down chances of becoming First Minister due to family life balance

EXCLUSIVE: The SNP Westminster leader said he has a "higher responsibility" to his kids, adding that being away from them puts "strain" on his wife.

Politics

4 w. ago Ringleader of Romanian grooming gang filmed smirking and winking to 50 Cent song 'PIMP'

Mircea Marian Cumpanasoiu, 37, Christian Urlateanu, 41, Alexandra Bugonea, 35, Remus Stan, 35, and Cataline Dobre, 45, gave victims drugs and alcohol at brothels in Dundee.

Politics

4 w. ago More than 50 airline pilots referred to drug and alcohol clinics amid flight safety concerns

More than 50 airline pilots have been referred to a drug and alcohol clinic in the past five years over concerns they may pose a safety risk on flights.

Events

last month Aimee Lou Wood's father opens up about destroying her childhood with his drug and alcohol addiction: How cocaine binges left dad fearing he was HIV positive before ending up in a psychiatric ward

Mike Wood (left), 66, admitted he caused 'a lot of mayhem' when Aimee-Lou (right) and her sister Emily were young and said his drinking and cocaine binges nearly killed him several times.

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