An overwhelming amount of drugs being smuggled into prisons in England and Wales is "destabilising" the system and hindering efforts to stop re-offending, a watchdog has warned.Prisons are being ...

Jeremy BallSocial affairs correspondent, BBC East MidlandsSuppliedThe court was shown Godpraise Bouwen and Sipho Ncube boasting about their wealth in drill videosTwelve drug dealers have been jailed for running ...

Tom BurgessBBC News, North East and CumbriaRayhan DemytrieCaucasus correspondentReporting fromTbilisi, GeorgiaBella CulleyBella Culley's family is being supported by the Foreign OfficeA British teenager has been arrested in Tbilisi, Georgia, ...

Jenny ReesHealth correspondent, BBC newsGetty ImagesA report found criminal behaviour among staff, including drugs and theft, went unchallenged Criminal behaviour by staff, including theft and illegal drugs, went unchallenged ...

'We're in the middle of a drug crisis'A proposed trial to install a waste needle bin in Belfast city centre is not a "silver bullet" but one step to ...

Lisa Summers and Claire McAllisterBBC Scotland newsAngela ChesworthAngela Chesworth says that returning to her previous weight is her biggest fearVery few people are currently being prescribed drugs for weight ...

Nick Triggle and Philippa RoxbyBBC NewsGettyWeight-loss drugs will be offered to millions of people on the NHS, to help them manage their health.One jab, Wegovy, is already available to ...

BBCWe are now in the era of weight-loss drugs.Decisions on how these drugs will be used look likely to shape our future health and even what our society might ...

A man in Scotland has been arrested on suspicion of attempting to import £600,000 of cannabis from Thailand through Stansted Airport.The 33-year-old was arrested by National Crime Agency (NCA) ...

The first drug shown to slow the destruction of the brain in Alzheimer’s disease will not be available on the NHS after a decision by the medicine's regulator.The decision ...

Vicky BoydPeter and Vicky Boyd say her symptoms after taking fake semaglutide were terrifyingFor those with severe weight issues, semaglutide – the active ingredient in slimming drugs – can ...

Parc prison has seen four deaths linked to substance misuse in recent months, the Commons hears. Source link