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High Street mini-marts selling cocaine, cannabis and prescription drugs, BBC secret filming revealsThu 23rd Apr 2026 05:59 BST
High Street mini-marts selling cocaine, cannabis and prescription drugs, BBC secret filming reveals

Across the UK, shopfronts are being exploited by criminal gangs pushing illegal drugs, experts say.

Watch: BBC goes undercover at mini-mart selling drugsThu 23rd Apr 2026 06:02 BST
Watch: BBC goes undercover at mini-mart selling drugs

BBC UK editor Ed Thomas confronts a shopkeeper secretly filmed selling cannabis and cocaine to one of our researchers.

UK and France strike new £662m small boats dealThu 23rd Apr 2026 09:03 BST
UK and France strike new £662m small boats deal

The three-year agreement will see at least 50 riot-trained police officers drafted in to tackle violence and “hostile crowds”.

Ban 'forever chemicals' in uniforms and frying pans, MPs urgeThu 23rd Apr 2026 00:11 BST
Ban 'forever chemicals' in uniforms and frying pans, MPs urge

School uniforms and non-stick pans are some of the everyday products that should stop using chemicals called PFAS, MPs say.

AI is already leading to fewer jobs for young people, says SunakThu 23rd Apr 2026 07:45 BST
AI is already leading to fewer jobs for young people, says Sunak

The former prime minister said graduates' concerns about getting entry-level jobs are justified.

PM's ex-chief of staff to give evidence on Mandelson vettingWed 22nd Apr 2026 22:10 BST
PM's ex-chief of staff to give evidence on Mandelson vetting

The prime minister's former chief of staff will face questions about his role in the appointment of Lord Mandelson.

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