Corrie fans call out blunder as doctors leave morphine out next to drug addict Abi Franklin

Eagle-eyed Coronation Street fans call out blunder as doctors leave morphine out next to drug addict Abi Franklin in hospital after she injures herself By Amelia Wynne For Mailonline Published: 19:21 BST, 22 August 2020 | Updated: 19:27 BST, 22 August 2020 Coronation Street fans were left confused during Friday night’s episode after doctors left … Read more

Drug addict village gunman’s lived at garage on Hampshire road where he shot neighbour, 42, in head

A parish councillor who was gunned down by his ‘paranoid’ motorcyclist neighbour was involved in disputes with other residents on the road. ‘Troubled’ Alex Sartain, 34, shot James Nash, 42, with a ‘handmade gun’ in the front garden of the councillor’s £600,000 thatched cottage in the pretty Hampshire hamlet of Upper Enham, near Andover.  Locals … Read more

Street Cat Named Bob died after being hit by a car, says ex-heroin addict owner of ginger tom

The last time James Bowen saw his beloved cat Bob was at 11pm last Saturday night in the kitchen of his Surrey home when he gave him dinner as usual. Half an hour later when it was time for bed — the ginger tom usually slept on a blue fleecy blanket on top of his … Read more

Recovering drug addict shares before and after photos

‘I’m finally alive’: Recovering drug addict whose habit made him ‘look dead all the time’ shares photos of his incredible transformation as he celebrates 745 days of sobriety Travis Robinson battled addiction to opiates and benzodiazepines  He celebrated his 745th day sober on May 13 by tweeting before-and-after photos of himself At his worst, he … Read more

Street Cat Named Bob, who turned heroin addict James Bowen into a best-selling author, dies aged 14

Street Cat Named Bob, whose exploits were turned into a best-selling book that helped turn his heroin-addict owner James Bowen’s life around, dies aged 14 A famous cat who has starred in books and been portrayed in films has died 14-year-old Bob transformed the fortunes of friend and owner James Bowen Mr Bowen was a … Read more

Author recalls growing up with alcoholic dad and drug addict sister in a sink estate in the Nineties

An author has shared a candid account of growing up on a Scottish sink estate in the Nineties. Fashion journalist Lynne Coleman, who has written three books and now lives in Edinburgh, moved to an ex-council house in Auchenback, a few miles outside of Glasgow, when she was six. She told how arson, vandalism and violent … Read more

Drug addict, 34, is jailed for seven years after tricking elderly into letting her into their homes

Drug addict, 34, is jailed for seven years after befriending elderly victims and tricking them into letting her into their homes where she carried out violent robberies Kurline Scott, 34, preyed on trusting pensioners to steal cash in Birmingham On other occasions she turned violent and once kicked down a woman’s door She pleaded guilty … Read more

MPs’ fury as betting giant dodges £3.5million fine for death of addict

Furious MPs have lambasted gambling giant Playtech for using a ‘blatant’ legal loophole to dodge a £3.5million fine for their role in the suicide of a young addict. Chris Bruney, 25, took his own life hours after being plied with £400 of bonuses by staff at online casino Winner.co.uk, owned by Playtech. The successful electrical … Read more

MPs’ fury as betting giant dodges £3.5million fine for death of addict

Furious MPs have lambasted gambling giant Playtech for using a ‘blatant’ legal loophole to dodge a £3.5million fine for their role in the suicide of a young addict. Chris Bruney, 25, took his own life hours after being plied with £400 of bonuses by staff at online casino Winner.co.uk, owned by Playtech. The successful electrical … Read more

James Argent reveals he is a cocaine addict and has suffered two near-fatal overdoses

‘I locked myself in my house and took drugs for three days straight’: TOWIE star James Argent reveals he is a cocaine addict and has suffered two near-fatal overdoses By Joanna Crawley For Mailonline Published: 22:57 BST, 24 May 2020 | Updated: 23:15 BST, 24 May 2020 TOWIE star James ‘Arg’ Argent has admitted he … Read more