Scotland Yard commander behind force’s drugs strategy ‘admits using cannabis – saying it is for medical reasons’ Commander Julian Bennett allegedly informed investigators he uses cannabis Said for ‘medical reasons’ and he had done nothing unlawful, it was reported He leads the Metropolitan Police on criminal justice and has served since 1977 Reports say he was taken … Read more
Scotland Yard commander behind force’s drugs strategy ‘admits using cannabis – saying it is for medical reasons’ Commander Julian Bennett allegedly informed investigators he uses cannabis Said it was for ‘medical reasons’ that were not specified, sources have claimed He leads the Metropolitan Police on criminal justice and has served since 1977 Understood he was taken off … Read more
Priti Patel loses deportation fight with Nigerian drugs dealer as Appeal Court judges say he can stay in the UK because of human rights laws The man, now 32, was served with a deportation order after his conviction He was convicted of supplying class A drugs and handed a 4.5 year jail term Argued deportation … Read more
The HIV drug combination of lopinavir and ritonavir does not treat Covid-19, a major study has concluded. One of many experimental treatments being trialled around the world, scientists had hoped the antiviral therapy would be able to stop the coronavirus reproducing in the body, like it does for HIV. But one of the biggest trials … Read more
The HIV drug combination of lopinavir and ritonavir does not treat Covid-19, a major study has concluded. One of many experimental treatments being trialled around the world, scientists had hoped the antiviral therapy would be able to stop the coronavirus reproducing in the body, like it does for HIV. But one of the biggest trials … Read more
Three 18-year-olds and a 21-year-old man die after taking drugs in the northeast during lockdown as police issue urgent warning Two women, 18, and a man died, 21, in Newcastle. Man, 18, died in Tyne and Wear Drugs are believed to have played a part in all four deaths with postmortems due Investigation has been … Read more
Indigestion drugs ‘may raise diabetes risk’: Medication taken by millions could increase chance of type 2 diabetes, new study suggests Those sing proton pump inhibitors 24 per cent more likely to get the condition This rises to 26 per cent for those taking them twice a week for two years The over-the-counter drugs are commonly used for … Read more
NHS England boss blasts drugs giants which are using the cover of coronavirus to try to ‘rip off’ taxpayers Head of the NHS in England claims a company was trying to jack the prices Sir Simon also claimed up to 50,000 patients could be affected by the move Essential Pharma, raised the costs of lithium … Read more
NHS England boss blasts drugs giants which are using the cover of coronavirus to try to ‘rip off’ taxpayers Head of the NHS in England claims a company was trying to jack the prices Sir Simon also claimed up to 50,000 patients could be affected by the move Essential Pharma, raised the costs of lithium … Read more
A county lines drugs lord who used 12 children as slaves in a £2million crack cocaine racket has been jailed for 11 years. Zain Khan, 21, boasted to police, ‘I earn more than you in my sleep’, as detectives cracked down on his gang. Khan and his brother Junaid, 20, forced children as young as … Read more