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In a dimly lit room in Manchester, a social media investigator is showing me just how easy it is to buy ketamine online. He is one of two officers at Greater Manchester Police who have been specially trained to find the platforms, forums and sites being used by criminals to sell drugs. “It’s effectively run…
The number of meningitis cases following the outbreak in Kent has risen to 34, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has said. The total has risen from 29 on Thursday. It includes two – a 21-year-old student at the University of Kent and a sixth form pupil at Queen Elizabeth’s Grammar School in Faversham –…
A woman has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a man was found unresponsive in a park in Suffolk. Police said they were called to Sparrow’s Nest Gardens in Lowestoft at 10.13pm on Friday, where they discovered a man in his 50s. Emergency services later pronounced him dead, and his family have been informed,…
Parts of the UK enjoyed breathtaking views of the Northern Lights overnight – and more is forecast for Saturday. The natural light show, known as the aurora borealis, is one of nature’s “most spectacular displays”, according to the Met Office. Pictures from Friday night featured waves of mostly green and purple light at Bamburgh in…
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Tributes have been paid to journalist and broadcaster Dame Jenni Murray, who has died at the age of 75. Dame Jenni hosted the BBC’s Woman’s Hour for more than 30 years, stepping down in 2020. She received her damehood in recognition of her contribution to broadcasting in 2011, having been awarded an OBE in 1999….
Police in Scotland have charged two people over allegations they tried to enter a UK nuclear submarine base. The 34-year-old Iranian man and 31-year-old Romanian woman were arrested after reports that people were trying to enter Faslane naval base, on the west coast of Scotland. Police Scotland said it was told of the attempt at…
Students in Kent could “incubate” meningitis and spread it to other parts of the UK, a health official has speculated as his “most likely” scenario. The number of cases in the county’s outbreak rose on Friday from 27 to 29, with 18 defined as confirmed and another 11 probable, according to the UK Health Security…
The murder of Agnes Wanjiru hangs over the British Army Training Unit in Kenya (BATUK). The long-time training post is headquartered in the hometown of the 21-year-old single mother who was dumped in a hotel septic tank after being brutally murdered in 2012. The man accused of killing her, Robert Purkiss, was stationed in Nanyuki…
