29 h. ago Brave mums fighting scandal 'bigger than thalidomide' land Pride of Britain nomination

The Mirror spoke to the two mums at the heart of a campaign for compensation for victims of an epilepsy drug that caused up to 20,000 children to be born with birth defects

Politics

5 d. ago Mum of two in tears as 'TikTok addiction' sends her to prison

Katherine Greenall, 29, spent a whopping £300,000 on TikTok tokens which she went on to gift to her favourite creators after she stole it from a St Helens business

Events

7 d. ago Drug dealer who benefited by £125,000 ordered to pay back just £42,000

Christopher Heaney, 48, was a member of an organised crime gang which was brought down by the arrest of Steven Creasey, 67, from Cardiff, who was stopped by police in Scotland

Economics

9 d. ago Ozempic raises risk of 'silent cancer' that is surging in young people, study finds

The findings come as part of the world's largest study of weight-loss drug users, which looked at 86,000 obese or overweight patients tracked for up to ten years.

Events

1 week ago Brit, 79, 'caught with 5kg of meth' in Chile is bowls fan from sleepy Dorset village

William ‘Billy Boy' Eastment faces dying behind prison bars if found guilty after the 79-year-old was arrested at Santiago Airport with a suitcase allegedly containing £200,000 worth of the class A drug

Events

1 week ago Brit, 79, 'caught with 5kg of meth' in Chile is bowls fan from sleepy Somerset village

William ‘Billy Boy' Eastment faces dying behind prison bars if found guilty after the 79-year-old was arrested at Santiago Airport with a suitcase allegedly containing £200,000 worth of the class A drug

Events

1 week ago Cancer patients unable to get key drug in 'worst shortage ever'

The drug is used by more than 60,000 people with cancer, cystic fibrosis and other chronic conditions

Science

2 w. ago Hundreds of women ready to sue over contraceptive jab linked to brain tumours

Every month about 10,000 prescriptions are handed out in England for the drug. But a study has shown those who used it for more than a year were 5 times more likely to develop a brain tumour.

Politics

2 w. ago Ketamine is everywhere. Here's how to spot the signs someone is a functioning addict: DR MAX PEMBERTON

I had no idea. This is the response I hear time and time again from family when they are told that a relative or partner is taking ketamine. Here are some of the signs of an addiction.

Politics

3 w. 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

Events

4 w. ago Teenage drug dealer found with £12,000 worth of amphetamines to pay back £8,000

Joseph Tucker, 19, was raided by police at his home and was also found in possession of 27g of cannabis, £2,000 in cash and a fake Rolex watch

Economics

4 w. ago US overdose deaths fell 27% last year but remain above prepandemic levels

There were 30,000 fewer U.S. drug overdose deaths in 2024 than the year before — the largest one-year decline ever recorded

Events

4 w. ago Ketamine addict who spent £300,000 on drug 'has to pee every minute' and 'wakes up soaked'

Oliver Westall says he was first introduced to the drug, which made him feel 'warm and numb inside', as a child - but his addiction quickly spiralled out of control

Economics