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Nitrous oxide: How buying laughing gas from corner shops is as ‘easy as buying a loaf of bread’

“I didn’t picture being like this at 20 years old,” says Musa as his doctor wheels him into a room in a West Midlands...

Environment

Search continues for aristocrat’s baby as fears grow for its safety

An urgent search for the baby of aristocrat Constance Marten and her partner Mark Gordon is continuing amid growing fears for the child’s safety....

Politics

Matt Hancock ‘considering all options’ after allegations he ‘rejected COVID testing advice’ for care homes

Matt Hancock is alleged to have rejected COVID-19 testing advice for residents going into England’s care homes while he was health secretary during the...

Business

Pub trade warns of 2,000 closures without budget aid

A further 2,000 pubs are at risk of closure, threatening 25,000 jobs, unless the chancellor comes to the sector’s aid in this month’s budget,...

Business

Energy bills may rise again without government plan to deliver 2035 clean power target, NAO warns

Household bills could rise if the government further delays its plan to rid the power network of polluting fossil fuels by 2035, the National...

Sports

Tatis: Shoulder, wrist ‘100%’ in return to play

9:12 PM ET ESPN News Services Fernando Tatis Jr. on Tuesday played his first game for the San Diego Padres in nearly 17 months....

World

At least 26 people killed after passenger train and freight train collide in Greece

At least 26 people are reported to have been killed and dozens injured after two trains collided in Greece. A passenger train travelling between...

World

Abby Choi: Police search landfill for missing body parts of Hong Kong model whose legs were found in fridge

Police are searching a landfill site as they investigate the murder of a Hong Kong model whose dismembered legs were found inside a fridge....

World

At least 16 people killed after passenger train and freight train collide in Greece

At least 16 people are reported to have been killed and dozens injured after two trains collided in Greece. A passenger train travelling between...

Sports

Kiper’s updated NFL mock draft: Who’s moving up for a QB? Three trades in a chaotic top five

6:35 AM ET Time for a new set of Round 1 predictions for the 2023 NFL draft. My first mock draft, back in January,...

China accuses US of ‘abusing state power’ following TikTok bans on government devices

China has denounced the US over its TikTok bans, saying it has been “abusing state power”. Congress and more than half of US states...

Technology

Samsung is ‘working out’ a roadmap for mixed reality devices as rumors of an Apple headset swirl

Samsung is working out a roadmap for its mixed reality products, according to a senior executive. But Samsung has experimented with virtual technologies before....

Sports

Machado envisions ‘great things’ with Padres

6:33 PM ET Associated Press PEORIA, Ariz. — Having signed All-Star slugger Manny Machado for more than another decade, San Diego Padres chairman Peter...

Environment

Energy bills may rise again without government plan to deliver 2035 clean power target, NAO warns

Household bills could rise if the government further delays its plan to rid the power network of polluting fossil fuels by 2035, the National...

Pub trade warns of 2,000 closures without budget aid

A further 2,000 pubs are at risk of closure, threatening 25,000 jobs, unless the chancellor comes to the sector’s aid in this month’s budget,...

Shooting of Northern Ireland police detective: Four men released but two others face further questioning

Four men arrested in connection with the attempted murder of a Northern Ireland police detective have been released, but officers have been given more...

Pavement defects and dodgy manhole covers costing taxpayer £500 million a year, research shows

People falling over as a result of damaged pavements across the UK is costing the taxpayer up to £500 million a year, new research...

Sports

NHL trade grades: Kane deal to Rangers earns high marks for one side

9:11 PM ET ESPN staff Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email The NHL trade deadline is just three days away. And big deals are...

Sports

Kurt Busch still not cleared from July concussion

3:37 PM ET Associated Press 1 Related Busch is hopeful a new physical therapy program designed to strengthen balance and eye movement will aid...

Sports

NCAA panel eyes shorter football games in 2023

2:33 PM ET College football leaders are meeting this week in Indianapolis to consider three rules changes that could shorten game times and reduce...