15/05/2013
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UK Drug Company Stops Selling Drug To US State
Hikma, a UK-based pharmaceutical company, has stopped selling drug phenobarbital to the US state of Arkansas after learning it was planned to be used to execute prisoners on death row.
The London based drug company said the drug is prescribed to prevent convulsions, adding that the company did not condone its use on death row.
It acted to withdraw the drug on information from the legal rights charity Reprieve.
QPR Striker Held In Connection With Rape
Loic Remy, a striker with Queens Park Ranger, has been arrested on suspicion of rape.
Scotland Yard’s sex crime squad is holding the 26-year-old French international along with two other men who were arrested in Fulham, west London.
They are being questioned over allegations that a 34-year-old woman was raped on 6 May by three men.
More Jobs At Risk At HSBC
Some 14,000 more jobs at HSBC are now at risk as efforts to reduce costs, boost profitability and pay bigger dividends to shareholders continue.
According to the Guardian by 2016 the bank expect to reduce its worldwide staffing level to 240,000.
This is some 60,000 less that the number employed at the time the banks new chief executive, Stuart Gulliver, was promoted in 2011.
The reforms at the bank were prompted by a record-breaking £1.2bn fine from the US authorities for helping Mexican drug barons launder money, according to the Guardian.
(MH/CD)
Hikma, a UK-based pharmaceutical company, has stopped selling drug phenobarbital to the US state of Arkansas after learning it was planned to be used to execute prisoners on death row.
The London based drug company said the drug is prescribed to prevent convulsions, adding that the company did not condone its use on death row.
It acted to withdraw the drug on information from the legal rights charity Reprieve.
QPR Striker Held In Connection With Rape
Loic Remy, a striker with Queens Park Ranger, has been arrested on suspicion of rape.
Scotland Yard’s sex crime squad is holding the 26-year-old French international along with two other men who were arrested in Fulham, west London.
They are being questioned over allegations that a 34-year-old woman was raped on 6 May by three men.
More Jobs At Risk At HSBC
Some 14,000 more jobs at HSBC are now at risk as efforts to reduce costs, boost profitability and pay bigger dividends to shareholders continue.
According to the Guardian by 2016 the bank expect to reduce its worldwide staffing level to 240,000.
This is some 60,000 less that the number employed at the time the banks new chief executive, Stuart Gulliver, was promoted in 2011.
The reforms at the bank were prompted by a record-breaking £1.2bn fine from the US authorities for helping Mexican drug barons launder money, according to the Guardian.
(MH/CD)
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Further Six Arrested In No Deal Operation In Birmingham
A further six people have been arrested as part of an ongoing operation targeting suspected drug dealers in Birmingham. Police carried out a series of dawn raids on Thursday 24 September, arresting a 17-year-old man, two 19-year-olds and three men aged 21, 26 and 47.
Further Six Arrested In No Deal Operation In Birmingham
A further six people have been arrested as part of an ongoing operation targeting suspected drug dealers in Birmingham. Police carried out a series of dawn raids on Thursday 24 September, arresting a 17-year-old man, two 19-year-olds and three men aged 21, 26 and 47.
17 October 2003
54 arrested in swoop on suspected drug dealers
Sellers of the Big Issue were among 54 people arrested by Merseyside Police today in a crackdown on drug dealing in Liverpool city centre. Operation Manton targeted suspected drug dealers and drug users and 50 men and four women were arrested following a 15-month long investigation by Merseyside Police into drug dealing on the city's streets.
54 arrested in swoop on suspected drug dealers
Sellers of the Big Issue were among 54 people arrested by Merseyside Police today in a crackdown on drug dealing in Liverpool city centre. Operation Manton targeted suspected drug dealers and drug users and 50 men and four women were arrested following a 15-month long investigation by Merseyside Police into drug dealing on the city's streets.
13 December 2005
‘Drug courts’ pilot launched
The government has launched a pilot scheme of dedicated ‘drug courts’ as part of a drive to reduce drug-related crime. The new framework will deal with offenders who carry out crimes such as shoplifting or vehicle crime, which are often associated with drug abusers.
‘Drug courts’ pilot launched
The government has launched a pilot scheme of dedicated ‘drug courts’ as part of a drive to reduce drug-related crime. The new framework will deal with offenders who carry out crimes such as shoplifting or vehicle crime, which are often associated with drug abusers.
20 August 2007
Doherty Arrested For Suspected Drug Possession
Babyshambles frontman Pete Doherty has been arrested for suspected drug possession. He was arrested in the Tower Hamlets area of east London at around 2am on Monday morning just hours after performing at the V festival. The 28-year-old singer is currently being held at an east London police station.
Doherty Arrested For Suspected Drug Possession
Babyshambles frontman Pete Doherty has been arrested for suspected drug possession. He was arrested in the Tower Hamlets area of east London at around 2am on Monday morning just hours after performing at the V festival. The 28-year-old singer is currently being held at an east London police station.
23 January 2008
Gel 'Could Lead To Scar-Free Wound Healing'
Scientists in the UK are developing a gel, which could help to heal wounds faster and reduce scarring. The gel, which is the product of research by a team at the University of Bristol, works by suppressing one of the genes that normally switches on in wound cells.
Gel 'Could Lead To Scar-Free Wound Healing'
Scientists in the UK are developing a gel, which could help to heal wounds faster and reduce scarring. The gel, which is the product of research by a team at the University of Bristol, works by suppressing one of the genes that normally switches on in wound cells.
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