4 d. ago 'I was addicted to food, alcohol and drugs but one thing stopped it all'

Rachel set out to lose weight after topping 19stone, but also found the answer to her vodka and cocaine addiction

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6 d. ago Moment ‘dangerous’ man caught with knife and drugs in Trafalgar Square in routine stop and search

Ali Al-Hindawi, 29, was initially seen acting suspiciously on his e-bike in central London

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7 d. ago Prison nurse caught smuggling drugs and SIM cards into jail in hollowed out shoes as part of 'sophisticated' gang plot is locked up for 20 months

Kiera Burton, 33, was rumbled after being found with drugs and SIM cards during a stop and search on her way to work at HMP Preston.

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2 w. ago Cocaine mum so 'out of it' on school run stranger had to take keys and walk kids to class

Hayley Berry, 36, had 'worst example of drug driving' after being arrested after stopping her Ford in the middle of the road with cocaine and GHB in her system

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2 w. ago Scientists make major breakthrough in understanding cause of Parkinson’s

It could pave the way for developing drugs that stop or slow the disease’s progression

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3 w. ago Charity’s plea to help stop the spread of deadly synthetic drugs across Renfrewshire

First reported in circulation in Renfrewshire at the end of 2023, the availability of items like nitazenes, bromazolam and xylazine is rising all over Scotland.

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3 w. ago US aid cuts could create untreatable TB bug ‘resistant to everything we have’

Projects to detect, treat and research new ways to fight TB among those disrupted by sudden funding freeze Dangerous new forms of tuberculosis (TB) for which there is no treatment could emerge as a result of US aid cuts, a top doctor has warned.Dr Lucica Ditiu, who heads the Stop TB Partnership, said she feared that interruptions to people’s treatment would allow the airborne bug to mutate into a new, untreatable form. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago USAid cuts could create untreatable TB bug ‘resistant to everything we have’

Projects to detect, treat and research new ways to fight TB among those disrupted by sudden funding freeze Dangerous new forms of tuberculosis (TB) for which there is no treatment could emerge as a result of US aid cuts, a top doctor has warned.Dr Lucica Ditiu, who heads the Stop TB Partnership, said she feared that interruptions to people’s treatment would allow the airborne bug to mutate into a new, untreatable form. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago ‘Eureka’ moment as scientists discover common drug stops some cancers spreading

Research suggests aspirin supports a boost in the immune system to help catch deadly cancer cells

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