1 hour ago Woman's body found at Scots property as police probe 'unexplained' death

Police Scotland are investigating the "unexplained" death of a woman in Bellshill.

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54 h. ago Moment police arrest county lines 'gang member' during dawn raid as they shut down 100 drugs networks in a week

This is the moment dozens of police officers smashed their way into the east London home of a suspected county lines criminal as they crackdown on 100 drug networks in a single week. 

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4 d. ago British gang 'threatened to decapitate' teen drug mule who faces jail in ex

Bella Culley is languishing in Women's Penitentiary No. 5 after being caught with the drugs as she entered Tbilisi Airport in the Georgian capital on May 10.

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4 d. ago British gang 'threatened to decapitate teenage drug mule suspect and her family and tortured her with a hot iron to force her to smuggle narcotics into Georgia

Bella Culley is languishing in Women's Penitentiary No. 5 after being caught with the drugs as she entered Tbilisi Airport in the Georgian capital on May 10.

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5 d. ago Pregnant British drug mule suspect Bella Culley, 18, says she was 'forced under torture' to smuggle narcotics into Georgia from Thailand as she breaks down in tears before judge

The British 18-year-old claimed she has a 'scar' that proves she was violently coerced into trafficking the narcotics and has no idea what country she is even in.

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5 d. ago British tourist left stunned by supermarket prices in Switzerland

We've all felt the pinch in our wallets as grocery prices rise - but the sky-high prices in a Swiss supermarket has shocked a British tourist.

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1 week ago Glastonbury Festival fans left shocked after drinks prices rise AGAIN

Furious Glastonbury Festival revellers have had to bear the brunt of drink price hikes again - with some as high as £12.90.

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1 week ago Vigil to retrace Zara Aleena's final steps before she was beaten to death

Relatives of Zara Aleena, Sabina Nessa and Jan Mustafa will join hundreds in a rally this Sunday to highlight the shocking 37 per cent rise in attacks on women in the past five years

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1 week ago Boy, two, 'in a coma after airline passenger throws him to the floor in airport lounge'

The suspect, under the influence of drugs, picked up a boy at Moscow 's Sheremetyevo Airport and then slammed him to the ground with full force, the state news agency TASS reported.

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1 week ago Indonesia arrests 285 in drug crackdown and seizes over half a ton of narcotics

Indonesian authorities say they have arrested 285 people suspected of drug trafficking, including 29 women and seven foreigners, and seized over half a ton of various narcotics during a two-monthlong nationwide crackdown

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1 week ago Man found dead on major motorway as cops probe 'unexplained' tragedy

A man has been found dead on a major motorway in Scotland, with police treating the death as unexplained and launching an investigation into the circumstances

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2 w. ago Demands for cops to investigate deaths of hundreds of babies across Scotland

Campaigners are concerned about the number of newborns dying in maternity units and have called for urgent action.

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2 w. ago Serious injuries suffered after suspected drink and drug driving incident near Tenby

Officers are appealing for information to help with their investigation into the crash which happened on Thursday evening

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2 w. ago MSP demands action as Ayrshire suspected drugs death figures raise

Between January and March this year, 36 deaths were recorded in Ayrshire where drugs are suspected to have been involved.

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2 w. ago FTSE 100 closes near record high, and oil price falls, on reports Iran seeks talks with Israel – as it happened

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial newsMiddle East crisis live: Iran and Israel trade attacks amid reports Tehran could be seeking talksIran and Israel crisis: what does it mean for the price of oil?Over at the Paris Air Show, a row has broken out after four Israeli company stands at the trade fair were shut down.According to Reuters, French authorities ordered that the four stands should be closed for “displaying offensive weapons”, after not complying with an order from a French security agency to remove offensive or kinetic weapons from the stands.“This outrageous and unprecedented decision reeks of policy-driven and commercial considerations.“The French are hiding behind supposedly political considerations to exclude Israeli offensive weapons from an international exhibition - weapons that compete with French industries.” Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Markets stabilise as investors fear ‘adverse shock’ from higher oil prices – business live

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial newsOver at the Paris Air Show, a row has broken out after four Israeli company stands at the trade fair were shut down.According to Reuters, French authorities ordered that the four stands should be closed for “displaying offensive weapons”, after not complying with an order from a French security agency to remove offensive or kinetic weapons from the stands.“This outrageous and unprecedented decision reeks of policy-driven and commercial considerations.“The French are hiding behind supposedly political considerations to exclude Israeli offensive weapons from an international exhibition - weapons that compete with French industries.” Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Oil price rise risks ‘adverse shock’ to global economy – business live

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial newsThe FTSE 250 index of medium-sized companies is also rising this morning, up 38 points (+0.2%) at 21,212 points.Lender Metro Bank are the top riser, up 8.5%, after the Sunday Times reported that it had received a takeover approach from Pollen Street Capital. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Sharp rise in Stirling knife crime sees response from cops and First Minister

The figures - acquired by a Conservative MSP - have revealed a "shocking" rise in the number of incidents involving “bladed or pointed article crimes” from 2022 to 2024.

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3 w. ago Peter Krykant dies suddenly as tributes paid to pioneering Scots drugs reformer

Krykant, who battled addiction issues, was found dead at home in Falkirk. He inspired many to regard addiction as a health issue and paved the way for state-backed safe drug consumption areas

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3 w. ago Falkirk investigation: Police Scotland treating death of young man missing for month as unexplained

"We remain in regular contact with the family to ensure they are kept up to date with all aspects of the investigation.”

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