Search results for ‘war on drugs’
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'Extreme Animal Rescue'
The calls began in early October with panicked sounding ‘pet’ owners begging Dr ‘Ning’ Natarika to do something. Millions of Thais were evacuating their homes, taking only what they could carry. Everything else was left behind – and ‘everything else’ happens to include snakes, monkeys (including an endangered capuchin), wild boar, hundreds of deer, a couple of black panthers, Siberian tigers, black bears, a pride of lions and so on.
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NHS data could be shared with private companies
Private health firms could be given access to anonymous NHS data under plans being unveiled by David Cameron but privacy campaigners tell Channel 4 News they have concerns.
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Tijuana to San Diego drug tunnel discovered
US police uncover a sophisticated tunnel for smuggling drugs from Mexico to the US, equipped with lighting, transport carts – and $65m worth of marijuana.
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Should swearing at the police remain illegal?
As a judge rules that swearing at the police is so common it’s unlikely to cause offence, the Police Federation tells Channel 4 News that decriminalising it would be a “slippery slope”.
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Can just telling a man he has cancer kill him?
Most people have heard of the placebo effect – but how about the nocebo effect? Penny Sarchet, winner of the professional scientist category in the 2011 Wellcome Trust Science Writing Prize, explains.
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Breast screening risks may outweigh benefits
A review into NHS breast screening has been set up to investigate whether women are being “misinformed” and not made aware of the risks.
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Cancer treatment: cost versus benefit
Should dying cancer patients be spared “futile” and expensive treatment which can offer “false hope”? Channel 4 News hears from cancer experts, a charity and a patient.
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UK to blame for agents’ deaths in Colombia, says ex-agent
EXCLUSIVE: The British government is responsible for the deaths of six Colombian informants, claims a customs officer who previously worked in Bogota. Home Affairs Correspondent Andy Davies reports.
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FactCheck: Cameron gets his police figures back to front
“We can only assume this was a slip of the tongue, rather than an attempt to mislead the House…”
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Jailed rioters targeted by existing inmates
Jailed rioters are being targeted by existing inmates because prison conditions have been made worse by the influx of prisoners following last month’s civil unrest, Channel 4 News has learned.
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Criminal underworld exposed on the ‘hidden internet’
Channel 4 News exposes the “hidden web”, a shady network of websites trading in illegal goods, including drugs and paedophile material, apparently beyond the grasp of the authorities.
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No illegal substances in Amy Winehouse’s body
The family of Amy Winehouse say toxicology tests have shown alcohol was present in the singer’s body, but no illegal drugs.
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Ecstasy could treat cancer
The clubbing drug ecstasy could be used to treat some forms of cancer, new research suggests.
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Breivik returns to shooting island
Norwegian gunman Anders Behring Breivik shows “no remorse” as he returns with police to the island of Utoya, where he shot and killed 69 people last month.
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FactCheck: Can councils ‘convict and evict’ rioters?
There was tough talk from the Government today, with Housing Minister Grant Shapps backing councils that want to ‘convict and evict’ rioters from social housing. But is the Government’s bark worse than its bite? FactCheck investigates.
