Schoolchildren may be unknowingly smoking vapes spiked with the drug spice, an investigation by the University of Bath has found. Spice, a synthetic street drug, can cause a wide range of dangerous side effects, including cardiac arrest. Out of 596 confiscated vapes tested across 38 schools in England, one in...

Pupils unwittingly smoking spiked vapes, study finds

A police force has laid out a plan to tackle a rise in shoplifting offences. Crime data released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show a 14% increase in shoplifting in Wiltshire in the 12 months prior to March 2024. Wiltshire Police said retailers would now receive increased crime...

Police crackdown on shoplifters after rise in theft

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Shoplifting surged by 30% in England and Wales over the last year, a government agency reported Wednesday (July 24). Leaders of a retail trade union and a convenience store trade association attributed the increase in part to insufficient police presence and a too-high threshold for prosecuting shoplifters. There were 443,995...

English, Welsh Retailers Call for Crackdown as Shoplifting Leaps 30%

Eight people have been jailed for their role in a county lines plot which involved children delivering Class A drugs. The group was sentenced after being convicted of conspiring to supply heroin and crack cocaine in Barrow and Manchester, between September 2022 and January 2023. Preston Crown Court heard Jordan...

Eight jailed for county lines drugs plot

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Yesterday was the third time this year that an ad stating Chelsea Clinton lives in a beautiful Virginia home popped up on my laptop. My computer did not warn me this was a dangerous site, so this time, I clicked on the link.

Chelsea Clinton is rumored to be living in Virginia but probably still in NYC

A man who repeatedly attacked his puppy until it had to be put down, then left an RSPCA inspector with life-changing injuries, has been jailed. Storm Williams from Sutton Coldfield blinded the puppy with his attacks, as well as leaving him with broken bones, bruising, and swelling all over his head and body.

Puppy beaten so badly it had to be put down

Two men remain in custody, while a third is bailed while the investigation continues.

Three arrested over 400-plant cannabis farm

The mayor of Jasper said fast-moving flames have "ravaged our small, tight-knit mountain community".

'Monster' wildfire may have destroyed half of Canadian town

A dog owner has been charged over the death of a man fatally mauled by two XL bullies. Ian Price, 52, died in September after being attacked by two dogs outside a property on Main Road, Stonnall, near Walsall. James Trimble-Pettit, 31, of Fradley, Staffordshire, will face two charges before...

Man charged over death of XL bully attack victim

Sgt Richard Heard faces three charges of rape against a female police officer.

Police sergeant raped fellow officer, court told

A 25-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the incident and remains in custody.

Man arrested after woman raped near park

More than 1,000 arrests for drugs and weapon-related offences have been made during a crackdown on major and organised crime in Staffordshire. Called Operation Target, it has been running since May 2023, and has been focused on "high-harm" crimes, said Staffordshire Police. Of the 1029 arrests up until up the...

County drugs & weapons operation sees 1029 arrests

Cocaine and ketamine with a street value of £24.5m was seized in Maresfield, near Uckfield.

Drug gang jailed for £24.5m importation

An estimated 600 plants were found by police at a unit in a rural North Somerset village.

Five arrested after cannabis factory discovered

The victim has lifelong brain damage after being repeatedly punched in the head by Jordan Cattell.

Man jailed for punching baby in the head

A dealer who lived a "luxurious lifestyle" and hired high value vehicles to use in a drug supply operation has been jailed. Dylan Martin, 31, was running the "Doctor" line which supplied heroin and cocaine in Braintree and the surrounding area. Essex Police said he was arrested in the town...

Drug dealer who lived 'luxurious' life jailed

A shoplifting bird dubbed "Steven Seagull" has been banned from a convenience store for flying off with packets of crisps over a six-year stealing spree. Staff at the Lyndale Central store in Wyke Regis, Dorset, have put up posters urging customers to "close the door" behind them in a bid to stop Steven.

Shoplifting 'Steven Seagull' banned from shop

A man who was found dead at an address "might have been pushed over" in a pub beer garden two days earlier, police have said. Lancashire Police said officers responding to a report of a sudden death found Paul Ainscough at a property on Hollinshead Street, Chorley, at about 16:10 BST on Monday.

Man found dead at address 'may have been hurt in beer garden'

Plans to build 92 homes in a village on the border between Leicestershire and Derbyshire have been withdrawn. An application to construct the buildings - about 80% of which were to be affordable housing - off Hepworth Road in Woodville was submitted to North West Leicestershire District Council in May last year.

Plans for 92 new homes withdrawn

Chloe Adams has had thousands of TikTok views since posting video of a dead mouse in her bed.

Student's horror as she finds dead mouse in bed

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Vapes found in loft during counterfeit crackdown

Sniffer dogs help work which has seen about 3,200 vapes and 127,300 cigarettes seized in the...

Vapes found in loft during counterfeit crackdown

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