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A newly-approved cancer drug called Vitrakvi (larotrectinib) offers hope to patients, including Ashton Leeds, a 9-year-old boy with stage 4 thyroid cancer, by targeting specific genetic mutations

Jamie Joseph, 32, has been put behind bars for 18 years for his role in supplying at least 17kg of cocaine - he thought he would slip under the 'radar' by using the username 'monstermunchman'

Crystal meth use is on the rise in Manchester - and since the coronavirus pandemic, the drug's price has also dropped to around £40-60 a gram, down from around £100-120 two to three years ago

Police have urged anyone trying to "help" them search for more drugs after cocaine washed up in Ireland should restrain from interfering

YouTube shark expert Mr Hird worked with University of Florida environmental scientist Tracy Fanara to see how sharks would respond to packages that looked like bales of cocaine dropped into the sea

People in the Kensington neighbourhood of Philadelphia were recorded on a chilling video swaying in the street amid a crisis involving the 'zombie drug' also known as 'tranq'

Around a quarter of children at risk of serious violence and criminal exploitation are girls but they do not receive the same level of attention as young boys at risk, according to a damning report

Lancashire Police caught a gang of drug dealers after an investigation into the use of the encrypted EncroChat network - two people were jailed and officers are still looking for two more

The mum of the teenager in question claims her child was paid more than £35,000 for sexually explicit photos from a well-known BBC presenter, who did not keep his identity a secret from the youngster

Simon from Stoke-on-Trent has told how he is now living in a tent after losing "everything" including his home and job after becoming addicted to a dangerous new drug

The suspicious, white, powdery substance that caused a White House evacuation on Sunday was preliminarily determined to be cocaine, according to dispatch calls

After decades of failed romances, cheating allegations and younger loves, Danniella Westbrook has her heart set on marrying 'the one' this year - once he's released from jail

Urban Explorer Enrique R, 18, from Washington township, US, captured eerie images of the abandoned home left to rot after the owners had to vacate around ten-years ago

Glastonbury Festival has seen some iconic moments over the years, but sadly it has seen its fair share of tragedy too. Following the passing of two men at this year's festival, we take a look back at some of the event's darkest moments...

WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT Tracey McCann started taking opiods on perscription after a nearly fatal car crash - but it led to a xylazine addiction which she said turned her skin black and rotted her flesh

James Welch, 46, played a 'significant role' in a £428,000 drugs conspiracy along with Marianne McGuinness, 41, who allowed her flat in Cardiff to be used as a safe house

Legal marijuana has failed to make a real impact on tax revenues for New Yorkers, a report claims. The state hopes to make over $1.2billion from the industry in the next five years

Scientists have discovered a strain of disease-causing fungus Aspergillus fumigatus in a remote region of China that appears to have become resistant to common drugs

Earlier this week, nine crested macaques escaped from a zoo in Czechia after a man, allegedly high on cannabis, damaged their electric fence and two remain uncaptured

Heroin kingpin Sean McGovern reportedly fled prison near Dundee, Scotland, on Sunday evening after being told by police that somebody was plotting to kill him

A man and a woman have died in Essex as police issue an urgent warning over the highly toxic batch of Etonitazene, also known as 'Pyro', which is similar to fentanyl

Little Solaine Thornton, 11, was cruelly shot dead and her parents Adrian and Rachael Thornton were seriously injured when their neighbour, a local recluse called Dirk Raats, opened fire in Brittany, France

Dirk Raats, 71, allegedly used both a rifle and revolver as his aim fell on Solaine Thornton, 11, and her parents Adrian and Rachael Thornton, 52 and 49, who were seriously injured in the attack

Kouri Richins is accused of serving her husband a cocktail laced with fentanyl after he was found dead at the bottom of the couple's bed in Kamas, Utah, in March 2022

A tip-off led to a police raid on a hotel room where officers found 50 batches of cocaine plus ecstasy and cannabis at a Dhermi resort in Albania - and four Brits have been arrested