Cocaine dealer asked drug users to pay off debts with Pokémon cards

Officers seized two mobile phones, nearly 110g of cannabis and more than 25g of cocaine, as well as scales and empty deal bags during the raid. They also uncovered around £2,000 in cash and a box of rare collectible…

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Ex-prisoner admits killing 'beloved grandad' in hit-and-run crash

The High Court in Glasgow heard that Gallacher - who had convictions for kidnap and dangerous driving - told passengers he could not stop his hired Mercedes as he was "on the run" from police. Father-of-three Craig died…

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Presley Gerber said he was 'absolutely terrified' when he underwent controversial addiction treatment six months before his death as he was praised by his family for 'facing what I had been running from'

Earlier this year, he posted about having a ‘Pre-ibogaine flood dose’ at a Mexican treatment clinic – a single, high-dose administration of the naturally occurring psychoactive substance ibogaine. Ibogaine is derived…

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Dealer hysterically screams during arrest as police bust multi-million-pound drugs line

Police found the drug line to be so busy that the group would each work shifts across 22 hours, seven days a week. Footage shows Mcintosh, 21, of Foley Street, Wednesbury, screaming as officers arrest him while he is…

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Ed Sheeran is accused of 'bowing to the mob' after addressing the Israel-Palestine controversy amid tour row

The British pop star, 35, has faced fierce backlash for dropping his Loop tour's opening act, Macklemore, over pro-Palestine comments the rapper made at Sheeran's New Jersey shows earlier this month. After Macklemore was…

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Teen drowned in river trying to save friends - inquest

The inquest at Oxford Coroner's Court heard that Baltazar, who could not swim, died at the scene. He had been with a group of friends playing with a ball in the river when it landed in deeper water, the court heard. Two…

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Southport killer accused of throwing boiling water mixed with sugar at prison officer

The 20-year-old is charged with the attempted grievous bodily harm of a prison officer at HMP Belmarsh, over allegedly throwing the boiling mix through the hatch in his cell door on 8 May last year. He is also charged…

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Google hit with €403m fine by Irish data watchdog over GDPR violations

The penalty - one of the largest of its kind imposed by the Irish watchdog authority - followed an inquiry launched into the tech giant six years ago, following complaints from several European consumer rights…

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Three held over woman's murder as South Africa police investigate eight other body finds

Under pressure to solve the spate of murders which has involved victims' bodies being dumped on a roadside, police have described the arrests of the three – a man and two women - as a "breakthrough". Referring to all…

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British Museum bans visitors from photographing Bayeux Tapestry

Curators had initially allowed photos to be taken but reversed that decision after long queues delayed ticket-holders from accessing the exhibition. The medieval embroidery, which is on display in Britain for the first…

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