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Yaba’s grip: how cheap methamphetamine is fuelling Thailand’s addiction crisis
Yaba, a cheap and potent methamphetamine-caffeine pill often dubbed “crazy medicine”, has become one of Thailand’s most pressing public health crises. Easy to produce and widely available, yaba is used by everyone from factory workers seeking stamina to partygoers chasing a high. With its low price, intense effects and highlyContinue Reading
Strange ancient burial of dozens with hands tied behind backs unearthed in Peru
Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email Archaeologists have unearthed the remains of over a dozen humans in Peru dated to around 400BC, buried face down with theirContinue Reading
Irish Central Bank to no longer approve Israeli bonds
For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails The Central Bank in Ireland has not been used for the latest bond prospectus issuedContinue Reading
Avengers: Doomsday trailer ‘leak’ rocks internet after Marvel D23 sizzle reel
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Transfer news LIVE: Isak Liverpool medical, Man Utd done deal, Martinez latest
Manchester United are trying to get a deadline day deal done for a goalkeeper with Aston Villa’s Emi Martinez and Royal Antwerp’s Senne Lammens their two main options. Martinez did not play in Villa’s 3-0 loss to Crystal Palace last night with the Argentina international keen to make the moveContinue Reading
Breakthrough blood pressure treatment found to work even when others fail
Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email A new drug has been found to significantly lower blood pressure in people with dangerously high levels despite taking several existingContinue Reading
Business news live: UK house prices fall with market ‘struggling to find its feet’ after stamp duty change
Some reaction now to bring you from a range property and finance experts. Let’s start with Alice Haine – personal finance analyst at Bestinvest, who points out the stamp duty change has had a major impact on the market this year. “UK house prices fell 0.1% in August, while annualContinue Reading
Lewes Pound, UK’s last local currency, comes to an end after 17 years
Seventeen years after its launch amid the global financial crisis, the Lewes Pound, the UK’s last surviving local currency, has ceased circulation. First issued in 2008 in the East Sussex town of Lewes, the currency became a symbol of independence and community resilience, created to support small businesses and keepContinue Reading
Ingesting onion could give your cat deadly anaemia, scientists warn
Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email Researchers have documented the severe health effects of onion ingestion by a house cat, shedding more light on the precarious natureContinue Reading
Baby dies of whooping cough after pregnant woman was not vaccinated
Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email A baby whose mother had not been vaccinated against whooping cough has died after contracting the infection, health officials have confirmed.Continue Reading