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Europe's drug death capital: Is decriminalisation Scotland’s answer?
Europe's drug death capital: Is decriminalisation Scotland’s answer?

Scotland has the highest drug-related death rate in Europe – and last week approved plans for its first drug consumption room to try and reduce death…

2 years, 7 months ago

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The reinvention of Rishi: Can he save the Tories?
The reinvention of Rishi: Can he save the Tories?

From A-levels to net zero, the prime minister has new plans to bite into Labour’s poll lead. No 10 wants voters to meet the ‘real Rish’ – a decisive …

2 years, 8 months ago

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The untold story of the woman who escaped the Yorkshire Ripper
The untold story of the woman who escaped the Yorkshire Ripper

In the summer of 1979, Ruth Shaw was a student in Bradford, walking alone one night when she encountered Peter Sutcliffe – the serial killer the pape…

2 years, 8 months ago

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On the frontline: One night in Ukraine
On the frontline: One night in Ukraine

We bring you the story of one Ukrainian command post as a patrol runs into chaos on the eastern bank of the Dnipro river, with Anthony Loyd who retur…

2 years, 8 months ago

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Jeffrey Epstein’s ‘hell' island and the woman who exposed its secrets
Jeffrey Epstein’s ‘hell' island and the woman who exposed its secrets

For the past four years, the former Attorney General of the US Virgin Islands has been entrenched in a battle with the estate of the financier, paedo…

2 years, 8 months ago

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Can a ‘miracle’ weight loss drug end Britain's obesity epidemic?
Can a ‘miracle’ weight loss drug end Britain's obesity epidemic?

It’s a diabetic drug that recently became a weight loss diet fad for the rich because of its ability to suppress hunger. Now, Wegovy, a drug similar …

2 years, 8 months ago

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How the rich and powerful try to intimidate the press
How the rich and powerful try to intimidate the press

This week the editors of The Times and The Sunday Times wrote to the justice secretary, calling for a crackdown on the misuse of libel laws by the su…

2 years, 8 months ago

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How HS2 went off the rails
How HS2 went off the rails

The high speed railway HS2 has been quietly graded ‘red’ by the government’s infrastructure watchdog, meaning successful delivery appears unachievabl…

2 years, 8 months ago

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Russell Brand investigation: What happened next
Russell Brand investigation: What happened next

Last weekend The Times and The Sunday Times – together with Channel 4's Dispatches – broke the news of allegations against Russell Brand including ra…

2 years, 8 months ago

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Death in the blood: The most shocking scandal in NHS history
Death in the blood: The most shocking scandal in NHS history

From the 1970s onwards, an estimated 5,000 NHS patients were given contaminated blood products, which contained deadly diseases like hepatitis and HI…

2 years, 8 months ago

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