10 h. ago Besotted prison officer who was jailed after being caught sneaking into cupboard with convicted drug dealer says minimum age for guards should be raised

Morgan Farr Varney was sentenced to ten months after 'falling in love' with a convicted drug dealer serving more than five years at HMP Lindholme in South Yorkshire.

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33 h. ago Harry Enfield defends controversial Nelson Mandela sketch but admits ‘I wouldn’t do it now’

Comedian portrayed inspiring political figure as a drug dealer in 2007

Politics

36 h. ago Nissan Leaf third generation: We review new version of the first mass

The Nissan Leaf started EV uptake. But it got left behind - until now that is. It's back for a third-generation and we test drove it on its launch to find out if its back to being a leading EV.

Politics

39 h. ago Could ‘trash fashion’ save this Nairobi neighbourhood from drowning in discarded western clothes?

A runway show in Gikomba, east Africa’s largest secondhand clothing market, has attempted to highlight the impact of mass clothing imports – and offer a solutionAntony Njoroge paces back and forth, camera in hand, as people bombard him with questions. “What do we do with this? Where should I put it? The light’s better over here! Tony, one second please.” The film-maker and his co-producer Sally Ngoiri are putting the final touches to an event that they never imagined would actually come to life when they first thought up the idea back in May: the first fashion show to be staged in Gikomba, Nairobi, east Africa’s largest secondhand clothing market.Show and documentary producers Antony Njoroge, left, and Sally Ngoiri Continue reading...

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46 h. ago The 'mass marketing' drug dealer who thought he could escape through a bedroom window

Diontai Simpson advertised Class A and B drugs to customers across Manchester and Derbyshire

Economics

57 h. ago 'I drove new version of car that started EV revolution in UK and there's a big change'

The Nissan Leaf was the first mass-market EV to be launched in the UK back in 2011 and now there's a new one

Politics

3 d. ago Drug dealer who had £140,000 a year job turned to heroin after marriage ended

Richard Skelly, 40, was found to be involved in selling heroin, crack cocaine and cocaine

Economics

5 d. ago Liam Payne's 'intimate' encounter with male waiter whose bombshell account now raises troubling questions about star's tragic death

Most prisoners spend just a few weeks in this hideous Argentinian holding facility. Braian Paiz has been here more than eight months after being charged with supplying Liam Payne with drugs.

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5 d. ago Liam Payne's 'intimate' encounter with male drug dealer whose bombshell account now raises troubling questions about star's tragic death

Most prisoners spend just a few weeks in this hideous Argentinian holding facility. Braian Paiz has been here more than eight months after being charged with supplying Liam Payne with drugs.

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5 d. ago Bath mats, candles and underpants: would Basquiat have loved or hated all the merch?

New book The Making of an Icon examines artist whose works have become almost ubiquitousIt seems like a new Jean-Michel Basquiat fashion collaboration drops online most weeks, from a £20 Uniqlo crew neck T-shirt to a kimono or a sports bra. But more than 35 years since his death in 1988, would the New York artist have been flattered or horrified by the mass marketing of his art?Basquiat’s premature death at 27 means that questions will remain as to whether he would have signed off on things like bathmats on Redbubble or Ligne Bath’s Trumpet candle. How would he, for example, have felt about a Basquiat collaboration with MeUndies underpants – with the tagline: “Jean-Michel Basquiat taught us all to look inward and find our authentic self. MeUndies always strives for authenticity.” Continue reading...

Politics

6 d. ago Moment teenage driver crashes car after bragging about being high on laughing gas balloons

Daniel Ross, 19, spent two and a half hours high on nitrous oxide - also known as laughing gas - and phoned a drug dealer for more a short while before his collision.

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8 d. ago Emmerdale teen sold for sex in harrowing grooming ordeal as drugs storyline takes dark turn

EMMERDALE is to feature one of its most disturbing storylines yet as a teenager is sold for sex. The ITV soap is set to have teen April Windsor suffer a horrendous ordeal at the hands of drug dealer Ray and his gangster boss Celia. Viewers know that April and Dylan are being groomed by Ray...

Economics

8 d. ago 'Not the brightest' drug dealer posed with sword and cocaine

Videos found on his phone left no doubt

Economics

1 week ago Drug dealer with links to Scotland on the run after Encrochat bust

Kasam Hussain was convicted with the involvement in multi-kilo supply of cocaine but did not turn up to the trial at Leeds Crown Court.

Economics

1 week ago Drug dealer pushed and shoved ex and called her a 'rat' as she tried to call for help

A judge told 29-year-old Ashley Cann he has come before the courts 'time and time again' over the years and that he needed to decide whether he was going to continue being a 'nuisance' for the rest of his life

Economics

2 w. ago 'He wasn't the brightest': The dopey drug dealer who posed with 'his toys' in his bedroom

He's now behind bars

Economics

2 w. ago Emmerdale Eli Dingle's return 'sealed' after 15 years in April Windsor twist

Emmerdale fans are convinced that a former resident could be making a return to the village to take down Ray Walters and save April Windsor from the drug dealer

Politics

2 w. ago Labour councillor denies knowing his drug dealer brother was a fugitive from justice in the UK

Birmingham City councillor Saqib Khan was pictured in the village of Dadyal in Pakistan-administered Kashmir on the day of his brother Fahan Khan's wedding.

Economics

2 w. ago Drug dealer boasted to customers he could do 'drops anywhere'

Kyle Dixon was sending bulk text messages to 80 customers at a time

Economics

2 w. ago Violent mugger, 'disgusting' predator and cocky drug dealer among those jailed this week in Greater Manchester

The Manchester Evening News has looked back on those starting lengthy terms behind bars this week

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