Data from 22 police forces across the UK, put together by Sky News, reveal that fewer than 78 arrests were made for nitrous oxide possession in the first three months of the ban. Drug policy experts say use of nitrous...
Nitrous oxide: Has the ban on the recreational use of laughing gas worked?
Nitrous oxide is used legitimately by the catering industry to whip up cream and as pain relief by doctors and dentists. It is also widely touted as a party drug on the streets outside clubs and bars. In this setting...
Powerful Typhoon Shanshan makes landfall in southern Japan | DW News
People in Japan are hunkering down in the face of the strongest typhoon to hit the country this year. Typhoon Shanshan has torn into Japan’s southern Kyushu island and is expected to head north over the coming...
Paralympics : the african athletes to watch out for in Paris games • FRANCE 24 English
Africa’s paralympic journey takes it up a notch here in paris as the Games kick off in style… with every cycle the continent’s athletes rise to greater heights and prominence in adaptive sports. Read...
Sky News Breakfast live: Keir Starmer is in Paris for the stunning Paralympics opening ceremony
Join the Sky News Breakfast team live from 7am-10am, covering news from around the world and Westminster as well as featuring the morning’s biggest interviews. Our top story this morning, the Paralympic Games are...
Britain’s rarest ghost orchid rediscovered for first time in 15 years | BBC News
One of Britain’s rarest plants has been discovered in the wild for the first time since 2009. The plant is a ghost orchid – a rare flower with no leaves or chlorophyll – the green pigment that absorbs...
Telegram founder arrest: Fake Al Jazeera video claims France lost $17bn in arms deal with UAE
Though he was only in French police custody for a few days before his released under judicial supervision, disinformation surrounding the Russian-born Telegram founder Pavel Durov has hit the internet. A doctored social...