86 m. ago Dealer with cocaine told police 'I’m an addict and this is why I does what I does'

Keiron David, 41, was found with cocaine after small bags of white powder fell from his underwear.

Economics

6 h. ago Woman who only ate crisp sandwiches for 23 years diagnosed with serious illness

For a whopping 23 years, Zoe Sadler only ate cheese and onion crisp sandwiches, but it wasn't until a major health scare with a serious diagnosis that she finally got her addiction under control

Science

8 h. ago Eddie Marsan: ‘You are never gonna satisfy racists – it’s their hobby, they’re addicted to it’

The prolific actor plays an American forensic expert in the BBC’s new drama ‘The Bombing of Pan Am 103’. Eddie Marsan talks to Hannah Ewens about how he escaped typecasting, where Keir Starmer is failing, how to deal with racists, and his future as a director

Events

16 h. ago Barry Keoghan says 'I’m not in denial anymore' as he admits addiction struggles

Saltburn star Barry Keoghan has opened up like never before, offering a raw and deeply personal account of his struggles with addiction

Politics

17 h. ago Trump signs executive orders to spur US ‘nuclear energy renaissance’

President aims to construct new nuclear reactors as he implements his own energy policies and undoes Joe Biden’sDonald Trump signed a series of executive orders on Friday intended to spur a “nuclear energy renaissance” through the construction of new reactors he said would satisfy the electricity demands of data centers for artificial intelligence and other emerging industries.The orders represented the president’s latest foray into the policy underlying America’s electricity supply. Trump declared a national energy emergency on his first day in office over and moved to undo a ban implemented by Joe Biden on new natural gas export terminals and expand oil and gas drilling in Alaska. Continue reading...

Politics

18 h. ago Mountainhead review – tech bros face off in Jesse Armstrong’s post

Weapons-grade zingers come thick and fast in this chamber piece about four plutocrats on a weekend in a lodge that goes awry when the planet descends into chaosJesse Armstrong has returned with what feels like a horribly addictive feature-length spin-off episode from the extended Succession Cinematic Universe – though without Succession cast members. It is set in a luxurious Utah megalodge which winds up resembling the Dr Strangelove war room, mixed with the apartment from Hitchcock’s Rope. Mountainhead is a super-satirical chamber piece about the deranged, cynical and facetious mindset of the uber-wealthy, the kind of people who think about ancient Rome every day, though not about Nero and his violin. It may not have the dramatic richness of Armstrong’s TV meisterwerk while the pure testosterone of this all-male main cast (minus any Shiv figure) is oppressive – though that is kind of the point. The pure density of weapons-grade zingers in the script is a marvel.Our heroes are four ...

Politics

19 h. ago Barry Keoghan makes honest confession about addiction as he talks about mom’s heroin struggles

Keoghan revealed his mother died when he was 12 years old

Politics

21 h. ago Sarwar: Reform voters are not racist, they are ‘scunnered’ and ‘frustrated’

Scottish Labour leader says Scotland is diverse and “welcoming” country

Politics

21 h. ago Brazilian tribe sues New York Times for allegedly portraying members as porn addicts

Defamation suit claims Marubo people were depicted as tech-addled and porn-obsessed after introduction of internetAn Indigenous tribe from the Brazilian Amazon has sued the New York Times, saying the newspaper’s reporting on the tribe’s first exposure to the internet led to its members being widely portrayed as technology-addled and addicted to pornography.The Marubo tribe of the remote Javari valley, a community of about 2,000 people, filed the defamation lawsuit seeking hundreds of millions of dollars in damages this week in a court in Los Angeles. Continue reading...

Politics

22 h. ago Eddie Howe gives Alexander Isak update with hint on Newcastle's summer transfer plans

Newcastle's season has gone down to the final day as they need a result at home to Everton to seal Champions League football - and may have to do so without talisman Alexander Isak

Events

26 h. ago ‘None of this should have worked’: David Adjmi on how Led Zeppelin sparked Broadway smash Stereophonic

The playwright was about to quit theatre but hearing Babe I’m Gonna Leave You led to a sensational, Tony-winning collaboration with Arcade Fire’s Will ButlerIn 2013, I was desperately looking for a way to quit writing plays. I’d had a terrible, scarring artistic collaboration a couple of years prior, and it broke me. And on top of that, I was actually broke, financially. So I decided to give up playwriting, move to Los Angeles and make some money writing for film and television. But just as I’d made that decision, I received a three-year grant from the Mellon Foundation. It came with a significant chunk of money, so I was thrilled. Only it also came with conditions: one of which was that I needed to write a new play. “Fine,” I thought. “I’ll write a very short one-act to fulfil the requirements of the grant and then be done with theatre for ever.”Months later, I was on an aeroplane listening to in-flight radio when Led Zeppelin’s cover of Babe I’m Gonna Leave You came on. I knew the...

Politics

26 h. ago Newcastle boss Eddie Howe hopes ‘electric’ Alexander Isak is fit to face Everton

The Magpies head into Sunday’s final-day Premier League clash knowing victory at St James’ Park would book them a Champions League spot

Events

27 h. ago Scotland’s first charting podcast for small business owners Launches from Ayrshire spare room

I’m Amanda Hughes, an Ayrshire-based entrepreneur and mentor, and in February last year—on my 40th birthday—I launched The Growth Addicts Podcast from my spare room in Stevenston, Ayrshire. It recently reached the Top 30 on Apple’s Entrepreneurial Charts—and is the first Scottish podcast of its kind to do so.

Politics

28 h. ago Alexander Isak injury: Eddie Howe issues worrying update ahead of Newcastle season

The striker remains a doubt to face Everton as Newcastle look to qualify for the Champions League

Events

30 h. ago Skunk Anansie’s Skin: ‘We got slated when we were booked to headline Glastonbury’

Pioneering rock artist was the subject of a racist, homophobic and misogynistic backlash when her band were booked to top the Pyramid Stage, but says they used it as fuel for their fire when they performed in 1999

Politics

30 h. ago Man, 57, arrested over vile racist graffiti after police investigate 'multiple reports'

Police have issued an update

Events

31 h. ago 'My girl is addicted to adult videos and it's all my fault – she's become cold and hard'

JUST JANE: Today our agony aunt Jane O'Gorman is dealing with a new issue from a Daily Star reader who regrets introducing his girlfriend to porn

Politics

32 h. ago The people trying to help cocaine users give up in a new way

A new generation is challenging the methods of traditional 12-step programmes, with their old-fashioned emphasis on shame and self-flagellation, and younger drug users are listening. Oliver Keens talks to some emerging online personalities to find out why they wanted to do things differently

Politics

36 h. ago Indigenous Amazon tribe says New York Times story led to its members being smeared as porn addicts

An Indigenous tribe from the Brazilian Amazon has sued the New York Times over the newspaper's reporting on the community's introduction to the internet

Politics

38 h. ago Premier League: 10 things to look out for on the final day of the season

Chelsea braced for City Ground cauldron, Rodri back on the scene and party vibes all round at Anfield• Golden Boot: how the leading scorers standBournemouth’s hopes of European football were vanquished after defeat to Manchester City on Tuesday but the Cherries, 11th on 53 points, could still achieve ninth spot and match their best finish in the Premier League (under Eddie Howe in 2016-17, although that was achieved with only 46 points). A home game against relegated Leicester looks to offer the perfect opportunity but the closing stretch has been tough for Andoni Iraola’s side, with the past 12 league games producing only two victories. Remarkably, a three-game league form table puts Leicester in fourth after home wins over Southampton and Ipswich either side of a 2-2 draw at Nottingham Forest. Perhaps this won’t be the walkover most are expecting, and there could be a wistful feeling in the air at the Vitality on Sunday afternoon. No one can deny it has been a strong season but wh...

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