Two others hospitalised, prompting health department to warn ‘heroin and other opioids can be found in cocaine, methamphetamine and MDMA’. Two people recently died of heroin overdoses after using what they thought was cocaine at a house party at Glebe in Sydney’s inner west, while another two people were hospitalised, New South Wales auth
Bill to ban England and Wales landlords from rental bidding wars
Renters’ rights bill goes further than expected to ensure tenants pay no more than advertised price Landlords in England and Wales will be banned from renting out their properties for more than the advertised price under reforms set out by the government on Wednesday, as ministers seek to stop expensive bidding wars. The renters’ rights b
UK datacentres to be designated critical infrastructure
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Former DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson pleads not guilty to sex offences
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What cancer treatment has the Princess of Wales had – and what lies ahead?
After completing preventive chemotherapy, Catherine would appear to be free of the disease though will probably need future check-ups The Princess of Wales has announced that she has completed the preventive chemotherapy she began when her doctors discovered she had cancer after major abdominal surgery in January. We take a look at what t
Back-to-school shopping drives up grocery spending in Great Britain
Sales of fromage frais, cereal and fruit bars rise 14% over last week of August compared with a year ago Households stocking up on lunchbox essentials helped drive an increase in grocery spending last month, while supermarket inflation in Great Britain dipped. Grocery price inflation fell to 1.7% in the four weeks to 1 September […]
Deluge of abuse sent on X to prominent UK politicians in election period
Rishi Sunak, Keir Starmer, Diane Abbott, Suella Braverman and Sadiq Khan received between them 85,000 abusive messages, study finds. The UK’s most prominent politicians were subjected to a deluge of abuse on X during the general election period, one of the most comprehensive studies of online abuse in politics has found. Five politicians
Prison early release scheme to include some serious offenders, MoJ admits
Prisoners serving time for lesser crime following serious one will be eligible under plan to free up jail space, officials confirm. Some serious offenders will be eligible for early release under a scheme to free up prison space in England and Wales, the Ministry of Justice has admitted, despite saying previously they would not qualify. T
Part of brain network much bigger in people with depression, scientists find
Research suggests expanded frontostriatal salience network could be risk factor for developing condition Researchers have gained new insight into how and why some people experience depression after finding a particular brain network is far bigger in people living with the condition. The surface of the brain is a communication junction box at which
Race hate crimes in Northern Ireland up by a third, police say
Provisional PSNI figures show 409 additional incidents in last 12 months compared with year before Race hate crimes in Northern Ireland have risen by a third in the last 12 months, according to provisional police figures. The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) operational statistics show 409 additional incidents were repo