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Town’s scheme to help drug addicts hailed as ‘a chance in a lifetime’
The programme in Middlesbrough giving medical grade heroin to users has cut reoffending, according to Cleveland’s police and crime commissioner.
Amazing photos show gorillas deep in jungle home – for first time in over decade
The hidden camera images are part of a wildlife project spearheaded by Bristol Zoo
LSE union votes to ban beef on campus
LSE joins Goldsmiths and the University of Cambridge in replacing beef with vegan options.
Deaths of homeless people sleeping in bins soars in past five years
From April to December 2019, Biffa employees recorded 109 “near-misses” or encounters with people either sleeping in or near its bins.
Businesses urge Boris Johnson to minimise post-Brexit red tape
A CBI report is calling on the Prime Minister to ensure a deal with Brussels minimises bureaucracy.
Taxpayers foot £346m bill for insolvency payouts to former staff in 2019
Payouts to staff affected by firms which have collapsed or closed stores jumped by 16% last year.
Man punched woman in face after racially abusing her friend over coronavirus
West Midlands Police confirmed it was investigating the incident.
The Sun records £68m loss as cost of phone-hacking claims hits
Rupert Murdoch’s News Group Newspapers spent an enormous £54 million on legal fees and damages related to the illegal interception of voicemails.
David Dimbleby says move to scrap BBC licence fee is ‘dangerous’
Downing Street is considering replacing the TV licence fee with a subscription model.