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Ketamine swapped for salt as smugglers exploit Europe loophole in booming market

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  • 2025-06-10 12:06 event
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Ketamine swapped for salt as smugglers exploit Europe loophole in booming market
Crime gangs are using increasingly elaborate routes to traffic the drug across Europe to the UK, the BBC is told.

763. Russian strikes in Ukraine hit Kyiv and kill two in Odesa

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Russia launched 315 drones across the country, including "one of the largest strikes on Kyiv," Zelensky said.

764. Four crew members missing as Singapore-flagged cargo ship burns off India coast

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Two of the missing crew in the Singapore-flagged ship are from Taiwan, one from Myanmar and one from Indonesia.

765. UK firms hold off on hiring as job vacancies fall

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The employment market is "weakening" official figures suggest, as cautious businesses delay recruitment.

766. Madrid makes debut as Imola dropped from 2026

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The new Madrid Grand Prix will be held as the final race of an uninterrupted European section of the Formula 1 season next year.

767. Man made 'assassination kits' from his back garden

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Undercover police captured Ronald Knowles delivering pistols and ammo to a notorious drugs boss.

768. Homeowners warned over green energy scammers

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Customers need stronger protections against scammers capitalising on green energy schemes, says Scotland's consumer body.

769. I lost £8,000 in an insulation scam - I've been a sucker

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Customers need stronger protections against scammers capitalising on green energy schemes, says Scotland's consumer body.

770. Tate Liverpool gets £12m for redevelopment project

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Curators say the £12m cash boost will help see Tate Liverpool 'reimagined for the 21st century'.

771. Couple thought news of £1m lottery win was 'a joke'

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Ian Steele says the £1m win means the world to him and his wife, who has multiple sclerosis.

772. Ketamine swapped for salt as smugglers exploit Europe loophole in booming market

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Crime gangs are using increasingly elaborate routes to traffic the drug across Europe to the UK, the BBC is told.

773. Israel to deport Gaza activists including Greta Thunberg

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The activists' yacht, which was trying to carry aid to Gaza, was intercepted by Israeli forces in the early hours of Monday.

774. Foreign Office staff told to consider resigning if they disagree over Gaza

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More than 300 Foreign Office staff had raised concerns about potential UK "complicity" in Israel's conduct in Gaza.

775. World fertility rates in 'unprecedented decline', UN says

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Hundreds of millions of people are not able to have the number of children they want, the UN warns.

776. Man charged over abortion drug in partner's drink

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A Texas man is being accused of giving his ex-partner the abortion pill without her knowledge.

777. Newsom says Trump 'deranged' as more troops deployed to LA protests

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Protests against immigration raids by the Trump administration spring up in at least nine other US cities.

778. CNN and HBO owner Warner Bros Discovery to split in two

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The media giant will separate its studio and streaming business away from its cable TV networks.

779. CNN and HBO owner splits cable and streaming businesses

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The media giant will separate its studio and streaming business away from its cable TV networks.

780. HBO and CNN owner to split streaming and cable businesses

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The media giant will separate its studio and streaming business away from its cable TV networks.

781. South Korean woman fined for pulling down male colleague's trousers

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The woman has also been ordered to complete eight hours of sexual violence prevention education.

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