Stop saying 'junkie' and 'crackhead' to end drug stigma, say world leaders
Perceptions around those who use drugs must change, say former heads of state in Global Commission on Drug Policy report.
Police hunt driver who refused to let ambulance pass and abused paramedics attending emergency
Police seek road-rage driver accused of blocking ambulance on way to emergency call in south-west London.
Brit spent Christmas in Dubai jail over angry WhatsApp message to 'rip-off' car dealer
Yaseen Killick spent three weeks in prison for venting frustration in message after a second-hand car broke down in Dubai.
Bank theft suspect applies to join police and gets arrested at job interview
Arizona Police detain Alberto Saavedra Lopez after evading arrest for more than a year when he applied for dispatch job.
Human trafficking raids see 9 men arrested across Sheffield and Cleveland
Nine men in Sheffield and Cleveland arrested in morning raids during investigation into claims multiple women trafficked and raped.
Murder suspect 'strangled teen in violent sex act' then searched for snuff films online
Ashley Foster accused of murdering 17-year-old Megan Bills before hiding her clingfilm-wrapped body in a wardrobe.
Japanese canoeist spiked rival's drink in attempt to get him banned from Olympics
Yasuhiro Suzuki banned from all competition for eight years after putting muscle-enhancing substance in fellow canoeist's drink.
Toby Young quits university regulator role over 'distracting' outcry about controversial comments
Many called for the right-wing journalist turned educationalist to be sacked over sexists tweets, and remarks about working-class students.
Victim who lost 90% of his face in acid attack still needs a decade of reconstructive surgery
Andreas Christopheros lost 90% of his face in mistaken identity attack but is still years off completing recovery.
Saudi women allowed to attend football matches for very first time
Women allowed to attend match between Al-Ahli and Al-Batin on 12 January as part of latest 2030 Vision reforms.
Navy intercept Russian ships sailing through English Channel following Christmas 'intimidation'
HMS Westminster to escort Russian vessels as they pass by British coast following "upsurge" of military presence over Christmas.
El Chapo 'growing paranoid and losing memory' in prison isolation awaiting trial
Lawyers for Mexican drug lord Joaquin Guzman condemn conditions in New York cell as affecting his mental health.
Porn is searched by someone in UK parliament every 9 minutes, but it's not 'deliberate'
Figures show more than 24,000 attempts to access pornography on Parliament network were made in the months after the general election.
Murderer who beat ex-girlfriend to death with hammer after killing two previous partners jailed
Theodore Johnson jailed for killing Angela Best who he met on day release for strangling previous girlfriend.
Women find men 2 points more attractive out of 10 if their salary increases by this amount
Study from University of Aberdeen finds economic status does have an effect on attractive of men, but not the same for women.
Live Nation executive and 'despicable' voyeur spared jail for taking 50,000 upskirt photos
Andrew Macrae handed suspended sentence for 'sophisticated and organised' campaign of voyeurism while travelling into London.
John Worboys: MPs demand answers as Black Cab Rapist's victims not told of decision
Parole Board urged to explain why London Black Cab Rapist freed as chair expresses 'concerns' victims were not told.
Black cab rapist who attacked 'more than 100 women' to be released from jail after just 10 years
Parole Board grant serial sex attacker John Worboys release from prison after spending a total of 10 years behind bars.
Ukip deletes tweet boasting that leader Henry Bolton left his wife for glamour model
Party's youth wing Young Independence investigating how tweet praising Bolton for starting relationship with 29-year-old Jo Marney got posted.
Teachers praise sale ban on Red Bull, Monster and other energy drinks to under-16s
Waitrose will no longer sell high-caffeinated drinks to children from March as teachers blame them for poor pupil behaviour.
Homeless people to get £135m from dormant bank accounts
Government announces plans to unlock £330m from accounts not used for 15 years as part of plan to 'build fairer society'
Russian jets suspected of killing at least 20, including children, in Syrian airstrikes
Monitoring group Syrian Observatory for Human Rights warns children among dead following bombings in rebel-held towns.
Aldi stabbing victim named as 'one of a kind' mother Jodie Willsher
Tributes paid to 30-year-old woman who was murdered during frenzied stabbing at supermarket in Skipton.
Bristol Airport: All flights cancelled after plane careers off runway, causing Christmas travel chaos
Passengers advised to check with airlines after runway closed following incident on inbound flight from Frankfurt.
Phoenix baby fighting for life after being 'bent in half' by father
Robert Anthony Resendiz held on suspicion of child abuse after pressing boy's legs to chest to try stop him crying.
Professor gets harassed by right-wingers following 'misreported' Jingle Bells racism row
Boston University's Kyna Hamill receives backlash after academic paper detailing 'blackface' origins of Christmas carol.
Government's Brexit department 'in chaos' as more than 140 job roles still unfilled
David Davis accused of running "disorganised and underpowered" department as figures reveal how understaffed it is.
Tory MP Mark Garnier keeps job despite calling aide 'sugar t**s' and telling her to buy sex toys
MP for Wyre Forest found not to have breached ministerial code following allegations of sexual misconduct.
Indian man burns both his wives to death 'because his mother didn't like them'
Deepa Ram admits to killing wives by setting fire to car they were in following "differences" with his family
Pensioner who sold so many weapons to UK gangs he single-handedly drove up gun crime jailed
Pensioner Paul Edmunds linked to more than 100 shootings after making bullets from home used in weapons imported from US.
