Figures show that drug deaths rose sharply in England and Wales to reach record numbers last year. There were 2,917 deaths from illicit drugs in 2018, the Office of National Statistics said, a rise of 17%. Most deaths were due to opiates such as heroin, but cocaine deaths doubled in three years and MDMA deaths…
Today A-Level students get to find out their results. This year’s results show the amount of students achieving top grades in A-levels has fallen to its lowest for over a decade. This year 25.2% of A-level students got an A grade or higher. This is the lowest percentage since 2007. The overall pass rate remains…
A teenager was found dead in Malaysia after a 10 day search after going missing on a family holiday. Nora Quoirin was found beside a stream 1.6 miles away from the jungle resort her family were staying at. A post mortem has revealed the vulnerable 15-year-old had died from internal bleeding most likely caused by…
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The family of Nora Quoirin said their “hearts are broken” after her body has been found in the search in Malaysia. Nora suffered from a brain defect holoprosencephaly, this made her a vulnerable child. The 15-year-old went missing whilst on a family holiday at the jungle resort of Dasun, near Seremban. On the morning of…
Over half of UK adults aged 65 and over are now shopping online, 54% of over 64’s are now choosing to shop online according to the Office For National Statistics (ONS). This is the first time it has reached over 50%. Across all adults more than four in five (82%) have bought goods or services…
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