Cut prison drugs, ministers urged
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Senior police officers are urging ministers to do more to cut the amount of illegal drugs smuggled into prisons.
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New measures to fight crime, terror and drugs are at the heart of the UK Government's plans for the next year.
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Laws covering cannabis may be toughened up as part of review of the UK's drugs strategy, Gordon Brown says.
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Doctors are calling for stricter alcohol laws in a bid to reduce the number of alcohol-related deaths.
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More must be done to curb the soaring NHS spending on prescription drugs, MPs say.
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Heroin and cocaine addicts on a government scheme who stay "clean" are given drugs as a reward, the BBC learns.
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As ministers from the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries meet in Cairo, there are calls for cuts in output to prevent the slide in oil prices accelerating with the seasonal decline in demand in the spring.
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New measures to fight crime and drugs are expected to be at the heart of the Queen's Speech on Tuesday.
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A "radical" change in prison regimes is needed if inmates are to be ready for life after release, says a report.
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Parents want radical action to stop drugs and weapons getting into schools, a survey suggests.
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The drugmaker said it is weighing cost cuts that could eliminate 10 percent of its work force over a three-year period.
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Police officers are urging ministers to come up with a blueprint for the future direction of policing.
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A crackdown on dealers and users of drugs including cocaine and heroin is launched by English and Welsh police.
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Researchers should do more to tailor drugs specifically for children, the government is set to say on Tuesday.
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New data suggests that the prisoners affected by recent changes to drug sentencing laws are very different from the general prison population.
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Home Office figures show drug offences have risen by 14% in the last year, despite overall decline.
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TORONTO (CP) - The alarming increase of HIV and hepatitis C in Canadian prisons must be combatted through government-led needle exchange programs, medical and legal groups said Wednesday.