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In a dimly lit room in Manchester, a social media investigator is showing me just how easy it is to buy ketamine online. He is one of two officers at Greater Manchester Police who have been specially trained to find the platforms, forums and sites being used by criminals to sell drugs. “It’s effectively run

A woman has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a man was found unresponsive in a park in Suffolk. Police said they were called to Sparrow’s Nest Gardens in Lowestoft at 10.13pm on Friday, where they discovered a man in his 50s. Emergency services later pronounced him dead, and his family have been informed,

Parts of the UK enjoyed breathtaking views of the Northern Lights overnight – and more is forecast for Saturday. The natural light show, known as the aurora borealis, is one of nature’s “most spectacular displays”, according to the Met Office. Pictures from Friday night featured waves of mostly green and purple light at Bamburgh in

A police officer has died in the line of duty after his vehicle was in a collision with another car in Kent. PC Bradley Corke, 27, died on Saturday, after he was critically injured in Farningham on Thursday evening. He and a colleague, who remains critically ill in hospital, were responding to an “immediate” call

The number of meningitis cases in the UK’s outbreak has risen to 34, the UK Health Security Agency has said. The numbers include two – a 21-year-old student at the University of Kent and a sixth form pupil at Queen Elizabeth’s Grammar School in Faversham – who died from the virus in Kent last weekend.

The number of meningitis cases following the outbreak in Kent has risen to 34, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has said. The total has risen from 29 on Thursday. It includes two – a 21-year-old student at the University of Kent and a sixth form pupil at Queen Elizabeth’s Grammar School in Faversham –

Britain will return to colder weather with a chance of snow for some – only days after much of the UK saw a week of sunshine. Warmer weather brought the hottest day of the year so far on Wednesday, with temperatures peaking at 20C (68F) in some parts of the country. But temperatures across the