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Dale Atkinson was just 35 when doctors delivered the news no one wants to hear – his cancer was incurable and inoperable. The father of two from Burghfield Common, near Reading, received his devastating stage IV oesophageal cancer diagnosis on October 31, 2024. The disease had already spread to...

New driving laws proposals, which could see motorists banned and slapped with a hefty fine for drug use behind the wheel, have been axed in a dramatic U-turn across a popular region. Plans to introduce strict drug-driving limits in Jersey were withdrawn by Infrastructure Minister Andy Jehan...

Drivers have been warned of new driving laws currently being proposed in Jersey, which would give police the power to carry out roadside drug tests and set clear legal limits for cannabis in a driver's bloodstream. Jersey's Minister for Infrastructure, Andy Jehan, has put forward changes to the...

A man who was jailed for growing over 200 cannabis plants has avoided being deported after it was ruled his removal would be "harsh" on his partner. Armando Iberhasaj was handed a four-month prison sentence after being discovered at a property in Springfield Crescent, Bolsover, on October 15...

An American basketball player is facing life in prison, and potentially the death penalty, after being arrested in Indonesia for possessing cannabis gummies worth just $400. Jarred Shaw, a 35-year-old former Utah State Aggies player from Dallas, Texas, was detained by undercover officers five...

Professional tennis players competing at the US Open have expressed mounting frustration about marijuana odours wafting onto courts from nearby areas, creating an unwelcome distraction during matches. The issue particularly affects courts situated closest to Flushing Meadows-Corona Park, where...

A fire has broken out at a suspected cannabis factory in Walthamstow in east London. 80 firefighters along with 12 fire engines have been called out to tackle the blaze, which has ripped through the ground floor, first floor and roof in the two-storey property. The Brigade's 999 Control...

A British woman has been arrested in Sri Lanka on suspicion of smuggling 46 kilograms of a deadly synthetic drug reportedly made with human bones. Charlotte May Lee, 21, a former flight attendant from south London, was detained after allegedly carrying suitcases packed full of "kush" through...

Police in South Yorkshire uncovered a sophisticated drugs farm containing approximately £1.4million worth of cannabis, hidden within a former snooker hall in Rotherham. The cultivation of over 1,400 cannabis plants was discovered after officers from Rotherham Central Neighbourhood Policing Team...

South Yorkshire Police discovered more than £500,000 worth of cannabis inside a property during a drug raid in Rotherham. Officers from Rotherham Central Neighbourhood Policing Team and the district's Operation Fortify Team combined to execute a warrant on Doncaster Road on April 15. The...

Aldi has announced it will be selling a CBD-infused pillow to help shoppers achieve a better night's sleep. The Silentnight CBD Infused Pillow will be available in stores from March 9 for just £12.99. The budget-friendly pillow is being introduced as part of Aldi's Specialbuys range. Shoppers...

A groundbreaking study from Manchester Metropolitan University has revealed that vaping could pose greater health risks than smoking, with users facing increased dangers of dementia, heart disease and organ failure. The first-of-its-kind research, released today, found that e-cigarettes may be...

A pair of illegal migrants have been caught tending to cannabis plants inside a former dog grooming parlour in Derbyshire. Mei Yong Chen and Zhigang Jia were both in the UK illegally when police snared them in Bath Street, Ilkeston. Nottingham Crown Court heard how the pair tried to escape...

A cannabis grower who thought he could evade capture by hiding in an attic as police raided his weed farm has been jailed. Locals raised suspicions that the house in Nottingham was being used to cultivate a large amount of the Class B drug. Officers forced their way into the address by cutting...