19 h. ago Manchester United confirm Diego Leon as second summer signing to follow Matheus Cunha

Teenage left-back joins from Cerro Porteno in deal that could be worth up to £7million

Events

5 d. ago Man Utd transfer news: Andre Onana decision made as £85m deal hangs in balance

Manchester United are the only club to have contacted Eintracht Frankfurt in regards to Hugo Ekitike, while a promising teenage star is set to sign a scholarship deal

Economics

7 d. ago This teenager was dealing heroin and cocaine and 'living off the misery of others'

Morgan Mason was caught after a foot chase with police officers through Swansea Marina

Economics

8 d. ago ‘I don’t think my brain should have gone through that’: five young people on their experience of smartphones as teens

What do people who got – and one who didn’t get – internet-connected phones in their adolescence actually think about the impact they had on them?Debate and anxiety about teen and preteen access to smartphones and social media is raging. One paper has likened smartphones to a “parasite” on our brains, while another study suggests moderate use of social media does not have a harmful effect on young people. In the US more than 100,000 parents have joined an online pledge to delay giving children smartphones until at least the eighth grade and in Australia a ban on under-16s using social media will come into effect in December. Despite all this, OECD figures released in May show 70% of 10-year-olds and 98% of 15-year-olds have internet-connected smartphones.So is giving teenagers smartphones that big a deal? Continue reading...

Politics

1 week ago Cocaine and heroin worth £150k seized during dawn raids in north Manchester

All four remain in custody for questioning

Economics

1 week ago Boy, 14, was used as a slave by criminal who thought 'only of himself'

The teenage drug dealer was "only thinking of himself and his drug profits"

Events

1 week ago Drug dealer caught after CCTV showed him topping up drugs line phone in shop

Leigh Bishop, 23, was found in possession of heroin and crack cocaine, while his co-defendant Callum Mayer, 18, was found in possession of cannabis

Economics

2 w. ago Drug dealer found to be selling heroin and cocaine ordered to pay back £3,000

Kaci Payne, 25, was found with a phone connected to a drugs line and claimed to be working under direction

Economics

2 w. ago Trio of drug dealers busted on motorway after cops open secret compartment

The gang shipped huge quantities or heroin and cocaine across the country using names such as 'TupacDon' and 'Simonsays', before their operation came crashing down.

Economics

2 w. ago Teenage dealer found with heroin and crack cocaine after grandmother called police

Ethan Boddy was 19 years old when he was detained by police and found in possession of class A substances

Economics

2 w. ago Cops found £70k of cocaine, heroin and cannabis during raid on house

Officers also found messages relating to drug dealing on phones.

Economics

3 w. ago Married couple's secret life as heroin and cocaine dealers exposed after arrest with kids

Curtis Price, 29, and Sarah Price, 25, were both arrested by police at an industrial estate unit in Merthyr Tydfil, with their children present when they were detained

Economics

3 w. ago The true cost of Glasgow's gang wars: How city is fighting drugs crisis after kingpins flood streets with heroin and cocaine leading to addicts shooting up in parks and dropping needles with impunity

EXCLUSIVE: Locals living in the shadow of a new Glasgow drugs usage centre say since it opened they can't leave their house for fear of encountering addicts who 'shoot up in the parks'.

Events

3 w. ago Husband and wife's secret life as heroin and cocaine dealers

Curtis Price, 29, and Sarah Price, 25, were found with various amount of heroin, crack cocaine and cocaine after police searched their unit at an industrial estate

Economics

3 w. ago Man City swoop in to beat Arsenal to wonderkid transfer despite Gunners visit

Arsenal were among the Premier League clubs pursuing a deal for Sverre Nypan but the talented Rosenborg teenager is now on course to finalise a move to Manchester City

Sport

3 w. ago Jobe Bellingham to play at Club World Cup after completing Dortmund move

Teenager moves from Sunderland in deal worth up to £32mBellingham ready ‘to fight for titles with this great club’Jobe Bellingham has completed his big-money move to Borussia Dortmund from Sunderland in time to feature at the Club World Cup.The Bundesliga club have confirmed the 19-year-old midfielder has signed a five-year deal after they agreed a deal with the Black Cats which it is understood could eventually amount to almost £32m. Continue reading...

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