A student who was drinking more than a litre of vodka every day has described how his life was turned around after attending a rehab clinic. John Hayward, 30, from Gloucester, began drinking socially when he was a teenager and later started using alcohol as a “coping mechanism” during a period of poor mental health.

'My addiction wanted me dead until I found hope'

Cuan Mhuire has supported around 25,000 people in 40 years through its total abstinence programme.

'Life was in a downward spiral until I got help'

Police believe a "potentially contaminated" batch of zopiclone may be being shared in Stockon-on-Tees.

Man dies and seven ill amid contaminated pills fear

Thousands of homemade flowers have been left on a city centre green space this week by bereaved families calling for drug regulation. Each of the 4,305 paper flowers laid on College Green in Bristol on Tuesday represented a life lost to drugs in the UK. Organised by charities Transform Drug...

Bereaved families call for drug law change

The Standard

A man found dead along with a woman at a house in Staffordshire has been named as a paramedic who starred in a Channel 4 TV show.Police have launched a murder inquiry after the pair were found dead in a house in Alpine Drive in Hednesford, Cannock, around 12.30pm on Tuesday.They have been named by police as 24-year-old Daniel Duffield, from nearby Cannock, and 22-year-old Lauren Evans, from Bridgend in South Wales.Mr Duffield was a paramedic for West Midlands Ambulance Service, and appeared in series 11 Channel 4’s 999: On the Frontline.His friend and colleague Ellie, who appeared alongside him...

Man found dead alongside woman is revealed to be paramedic who starred in Channel 4 show

Communication with teens can be challenging. And receiving any sign of affection can also sometimes feel impossible, particularly after you say “I love you” to them, and you are met with just an aloof “K.”. There’s a new way teens are communicating with their parents and loved...

What Is ‘Pebbling’ and Why Are Teens Doing It?

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Do you know anyone who has dual nature? Such two-faced zodiac signs are friendly but they gossip about others behind their backs. They can lie to you without batting an eyelid. However, detecting a two-faced person isn’t easy for everyone. They often compliment their friends when they achieve a goal or change their wardrobe. But they will make negative remarks about you to someone else. What other traits do two-faced people have?

3 Zodiac Signs Who Are Two-Faced

Los Angeles, CA

RadarOnline

The fatal dose of ketamine that killed Matthew Perry was sent to him via U.S. post from drug dealers whom he was introduced to online, a law enforcement source has told RadarOnline.com.As this outlet previously reported, a multi-pronged investigation into his death involving the Los Angeles Police Department, the U.S. Postal Service, and the Drug Enforcement Agency is expected to conclude soon.Detectives will recommend to the U.S. Attorney's Office multiple people be charged in his Oct. 28 death, the source said.“The investigation has been complex, detailed, and it has unraveled a complex network of drug dealers who operated online and...

Fatal Ketamine Dose That Killed Matthew Perry Was Purchased Online, Sent to 'Friends' Star Through U.S. Post: Police Source

A pharmacist who admitted to selling drugs without a prescription for his own financial gain has received a suspended sentence. In April, Gerard Cullinan, of Hillside Crescent in Belfast, pleaded guilty on behalf of his company Castlereagh Pharmacy Ltd to selling or supplying painkiller co-codamol and opioid fentanyl without a prescription between January 2017 and June 2020.

Pharmacist sold drugs without prescription

Three prisoners have been taken to hospital following disorder at a prison where 10 inmates have died in the last three months. Security firm G4S, which runs HMP Parc in Bridgend, said two "unrelated incidents" occurred at the site on Friday. It said the first involved about 20 prisoners and...

Inmates in hospital following disorder at prison

Face2Face Africa

Get to know Ayobami Akeju; he is a 23-year-old with a portfolio worth £1.2 million ($1.5 million). According to Absolutely Business, he has 11 properties across the UK. The supermarket worker has homes in Hull, East Yorkshire and Carlisle; he has purchased seven properties in the latter. Each home ranges in value from $121,000 to...

This 23-year-old owns 11 homes worth millions of dollars but still works 9 to 5 supermarket job

Four Sri Lankan fishermen have died and another two are critically ill after consuming an unknown liquid from bottles they found while at sea, according to local media reports. The sailors were said to be on a fishing trip when they retrieved the bottles around 320 nautical miles from Tangalle,...

Four die after drinking from bottles found in sea

Houston, TX

Law & Crime

After a man shot allegedly shot three people to death, he told Texas cops he was defending himself during a home invasion. But cops quickly determined that was not true as the victims were family members who were living with him.
The post ‘All executed’: Man allegedly told cops he killed 3 burglars during home invasion, but victims were his mother, sister and brother-in-law first appeared on Law & Crime.

Man allegedly told cops he killed 3 burglars during home invasion, but the victims were his mother, sister and brother-in-law

Two men are arrested and a crime scene is in place after a woman was attacked at the M32 Skatepark.

Woman raped in early hours of morning in skatepark

UPI News

An experimental two-drug therapy has yielded promising results  to treat methamphetamine use disorder, UCLA researchers report.

Two-drug therapy shows promise in treating meth addiction

A video has been shared on social media of a man appearing to take hard drugs on a busy street during the daytime.

Video prompts call for action on city drug abuse

A man is in a critical condition in hospital after sustaining multiple wounds in a stabbing. Essex Police said officers were called to Seymour Street, Chelmsford, close to the entrance of Central Park, at about 18:40 BST on Friday to reports of a man being seriously assaulted. Emergency services, including...

Man in critical condition after stabbing

Delaware State

Daily Mail

Joe Biden and First Lady Jill have been using their homes as an ATM, taking out multiple mortgages and refinancing their Delaware properties an astonishing 35 times, DailyMail.com can reveal.

Report: The Bidens have been using their Delaware house for fast cash

Face mask rules have been reintroduced at acute hospitals in Worcestershire after a rise in the number of patients developing Covid-19. The policy applies to staff, patients and visitors, and covers all clinical areas at Redditch's Alexandra, Kidderminster, and the Worcestershire Royal hospitals. In a statement, Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS...

Covid spike sees masks reintroduced at hospitals

A man found dead at a house was a paramedic working in the West Midlands, the region's ambulance service has confirmed. A murder investigation was launched after the bodies of two people were found at a home on Alpine Drive in Hednesford, Staffordshire, at about 12:30 BST on Tuesday. Police...

Man found dead inside house was paramedic

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'There's no shame in addiction, it is an illness'

A woman has said her life was in a \"downward spiral\" before going to a County Down residential rehab centre for help. Fiona Boyd received treatment...

A woman has said her life was in a "downward spiral" before going to a County Down residential rehab centre for help. Fiona Boyd received treatment...

'There's no shame in addiction, it is an illness'

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