Shock number of Scots soldiers caught taking drugs revealed as experts warn of escalating ‘combat stress’

THE Royal Regiment of Scotland has caught more than 60 soldiers taking drugs in the last two years, news figures have revealed. Squaddies serving in the infantry regiment tested positive for illegal substances in random tests. 1 Some of the soldiers who tested positive have been thrown out of the armyCredit: Getty There were a … Read more

Scottish skipper arrested in middle of Atlantic as cocaine worth £100million seized international drug blitz

A SCOTS skipper is behind bars after cocaine worth almost £100million was seized in a drug trafficking blitz. The captain, originally from Stornoway in the Western Isles, was nicked when cops swooped on a boat in the middle of the Atlantic. 3 Officers with the huge haul of cocaine recovered in the raidCredit: NCA 3 … Read more

WATCH: IDF strikes Syrian military after rockets land in Israel

The IDF targeted a Syrian military position in response to launches toward Israeli territory, the IDF said on Monday evening. Earlier, Israeli media reported that three rockets fell in the Golan Heights after being fired from Syria. The IDF statement confirmed the media reports, noting that the rockets fell in open area, triggering an … Read more

Illumina to divest cancer test maker Grail

Illumina said on Sunday that it would divest cancer diagnostic test maker Grail after the companies battled both US and European antitrust enforcers for more than two years and faced fierce opposition from activist investor Carl Icahn. The divestiture will be executed through a third-party sale or capital markets transaction, San Diego-based Illumina said in … Read more

Moment commuter ‘smokes crack cocaine’ on packed Tube in front of shocked travellers

THIS is the shocking moment a commuter appears to smoke crack cocaine on a packed Tube in front of shocked travellers. Cops are investigating after a video appeared to show the man lighting a crack pipe on a moving London Underground carriage. 1 A man appeared to smoke crack on a rush-hour TubeCredit: TikTok/@alexyates62 In … Read more

Nigeria’s executive, legislature, judiciary highly corrupt

The Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission (ICPC) says there is a high level of corruption across various sectors in the three arms of government and private sector. The Provost of the Anti-Corruption Academy of Nigeria, Tunde Babawale, a professor, said this at the validation meeting of the Nigeria Corruption Index (NCI) Survey … Read more

UK’s ‘Pablo Escobar’ Curtis Warren appears in court after arrest at home of prison warden lover

A NOTORIOUS gangster dubbed the UK’s Pablo Escobar has appeared in court to face new charges just months after his jail release. Curtis Warren, 59, walked free in November last year after serving 12 years for his role in a plot to flood Jersey with cannabis. 2 Curtis Warren appeared in court todayCredit: Rex 2 The … Read more

Singaporean who ran Seoul-based drug trafficking ring jailed in South Korea

SINGAPORE: A Singaporean man wanted for drug trafficking in the country has been arrested and jailed in South Korea where he was involved in a multinational syndicate selling narcotics on Telegram. Singapore’s Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB) said on Thursday (Dec 14) that the 37-year-old man was arrested in Seoul on Apr 9. The bureau told CNA … Read more

1,500% increase in poison center calls related to Ozempic, Wegovy – Daily News

By Brenda Goodman | CNN Poison control centers across the US say they are seeing a steep increase in calls related to semaglutide, an injected medication used for diabetes and weight loss, with some people reporting symptoms related to accidental overdoses. Some have even needed to be hospitalized for severe nausea, vomiting and stomach pain, … Read more