Johnny Depp begged his assistant to get him ‘happy pills’ and ‘whitey stuff’, High Court hears

Hollywood Actor Johnny Depp begged his assistant to get him ‘happy pills’ and ‘whitey stuff’ days before he is alleged to have assaulted ex-wife Amber Heard in a ‘three-day hostage situation’, the High Court has today heard. In the latest twist in his libel battle with British tabloid newspaper, The Sun, lawyers for the paper … Read more

Johnny Depp begged assistant for ‘happy pills’, High Court told

Hollywood Actor Johnny Depp begged his assistant to get him ‘happy pills’ and ‘whitey stuff’ days before he is alleged to have assaulted ex-wife Amber Heard in a ‘three-day hostage situation’, the High Court has today heard. In the latest twist in his libel battle with British tabloid newspaper, The Sun, lawyers for the paper … Read more

Footballers warned of dangers of mixing sleeping pills with alcohol

Footballers are warned they risk DEATH by mixing sleeping pills with alcohol – with one star ‘seeking professional help’ after growing addicted to Premier League players’ ‘new party drug of choice’ Players have been warned of potentially fatal dangers of the combination of sleeping pills and alcohol, which produces a legal high A Premier League … Read more

HENRY DEEDES: Celery? Caffeine pills? Whatever Matt Hancock is on we all could use some!

There’s a fun bit of pop trivia I once read which claims that, at any given point in time, somewhere in the world, at least one radio station is playing the Eagles’ Hotel California. Those with a close ear to news programming during this lockdown might think the same is true of Matt Hancock. The … Read more

Common blood pressure pills DO NOT make coronavirus worse, three studies find

Common blood pressure pills DO NOT make coronavirus worse: Tablets taken by 6.6million Britons make ‘no difference’ to the severity of the illness, three major studies find ACE inhibitors and angiotensin receptor blockers do not lead to worse illness Animal studies last month suggested the pills could warp shape of human cells  US researchers say … Read more

Schoolboy, 13, died from ‘violent reaction’ to super-strong ecstasy pills

Schoolboy, 13, died from ‘violent reaction’ to super-strong ecstasy pills after taking class-A drug in a park with friends, inquest hears Carson Price, 13, died from a ‘violent’ reaction to ecstasy pills in park with friends He collapsed & was found ‘in and out of consciousness’ after friends raised alarm Carson’s mother Tatum appealed for … Read more

SPECIAL REPORT: Forget Donald Trump’s foolish tweets – malaria pills aren’t the magic bullet

Desperate Britons are putting their lives at risk by taking anti-malaria tablets in a ‘misguided’ attempt to fight Covid-19, experts warned last night. They dismissed claims by French researchers that the decades-old drugs could ‘cure’ patients and called a controversial study published last month that appeared to show benefits ‘deeply flawed’ and ‘dangerous’. The pills, chloroquine … Read more

More than half of revellers claim to be high on psychedelics after taking fake pills

Was the drug-fuelled ‘swinging 60s’ a lie? More than half of revellers claim to be high on psychedelics after taking fake pills, scientists find Researchers gave 33 participants a placebo that they said was a psychedelic They then monitored them in a simulated drug party setting for four hours At the end, 61 per cent … Read more

Government relaxes abortion law so women can take termination pills at home

Government relaxes abortion law so women can take termination pills at home during coronavirus lockdown Measures will allow women to use the pills up to the 10th week of a pregnancy They must consult a doctor over the phone or video chat to get a prescription Prior to announcement, abortions in England taken place in … Read more

Online steroid dealer who sold toxic slimming pills to bulimic student is jailed for seven years

An online steroid dealer who sold toxic ‘Russian Roulette’ slimming pills to a bulimic student was jailed for seven years today. Eloise Parry, 21, bought pills containing lethal DNP from Bernard Rebelo, 32, before collapsing dead on 12 April 2015. DNP was first used to manufacture explosives in the First World War and is not … Read more