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The government will repeal the Vagrancy Act on Monday 29 June 2026, ending nearly two centuries of legislation that has criminalised rough sleeping and begging.

Principal Supervisor: Professor Toby Seddon (UCL) Co-Supervisor: Professor Alex Mold (LSHTM) Project Description Background Described as the oldest independent drugs charity in the world, Release w…

Principal Supervisor: Professor Toby Seddon (UCL) Co-Supervisor: Professor Alex Mold (LSHTM) Project Description Background Described as the oldest independent drugs charity in the world, Release w…

Why British Parties Can't Make Peace with Their Actual Voters

The error - affecting England and Wales - raises concerns about the impact on the government's approach to drug deaths.

While Ana Luiza Cabral Gouveia and Hugo Barbosa can remain, letter says sons, 11 and eight, must go back to Brazil

Today's cup final between Clapton CFC Women's First Team and Dulwich Hamlet Reserves at Maidstone United's Gallagher Stadium was abandoned with Clapton leading 2-0.

Justice secretary expected to back radical sentencing reforms, including use of libido-suppressing drugs in England and Wales

The narrative of ancient tribes around the world regularly using ayahuasca and magic mushrooms in healing practices is a popular one. Is it true?

Senior doctor who saw bodies says men appeared to have been ‘executed’, adding to evidence of potential war crime

Much of the federal government's efforts to buoy lagging childhood vaccination rates have been run through the Office of Infectious Disease and HIV/AIDS Policy.

Joe was a gifted musician who struggled with addiction and poor mental health. When he got a place at an award-winning ‘sanctuary’ in London, it sounded perfect. The reality was shockingly different

Liberal reformers have been too hesitant to spell out the negative consequences for others

Exclusive: Timpson says government plans to reverse rise in female inmates and use alternative forms of punishment

Former heroin addict Peter Krykant set up a safe consumption van during Covid, at great personal cost. But his sacrifice paved the way for real change This week, the city of Glasgow opened the first legal drug consumption room in the UK. Users at the…

It is hoped The Thistle - based in Glasgow's east end - will help addicts access wider support to improve their lives, as well as reduce the risk of blood-borne viruses such as HIV.

The cocaine trade is far bigger and more geographically diverse than at any point in history as Albanian traffickers expand the market in Europe for the drug.