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MEDIA FACT SHEET: NITROUS OXIDE BAN

Posted by: Home Office news team, Posted on: 18 October 2023 - Categories: Fact sheet

What is nitrous oxide?  Nitrous oxide is a colourless gas, also known as ‘laughing gas’. It can be misused for its psychoactive effects – or to ‘get a high’ – by inhalation.    What changes to the law have been …

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Home Office in the media: Wednesday 8 January

Posted by: Home Office news team, Posted on: 8 January 2020 - Categories: Leading stories
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Today's top stories includes coverage of attacks on frontline emergency service workers, EU citizens and drugs associated with GHB.

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Home Secretary calls for review into "date-rape" drugs

Posted by: Home Office news team, Posted on: 6 January 2020 - Categories: Reactive statements
Home Secretary Priti Patel

The Home Secretary has called for a review into the controls of the illegal "date-rape" drug GHB following the sentencing of serial rapist Reynhard Sinaga today.

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Home Office in the media: Wednesday 23 October

Posted by: Home Office news team, Posted on: 23 October 2019 - Categories: Leading stories

Today's leading stories include the announcement of a public inquiry into the Manchester Arena bombing and calls for the decriminalisation of some drug offences.

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Home Office in the media: Monday 7 October

Posted by: Home Office news team, Posted on: 7 October 2019 - Categories: Leading stories
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Today's leading stories include reports on Operation Midland, county lines and the resignation of a member of the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs.

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Home Office in the media: Friday 20 September

Posted by: Home Office news team, Posted on: 20 September 2019 - Categories: Leading stories
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Today's leading stories include drug misuse statistics, the recording of rape crimes, figures on football-related arrests, and a report into County Lines gangs. Drug statistics Widespread coverage is given to yesterday’s drug misuse statistics release, with the Guardian, Star, Times, …

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Home Office in the media: Wednesday 7 August

Posted by: Home Office news team, Posted on: 7 August 2019 - Categories: Leading stories
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Today's top stories include an issue with an individual's biometric passport, and the seizure of heroin worth more than £40 million. Biometric passport error The Guardian reports that a university professor has criticised the Home Office after being stopped at airports …

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Home Office in the media blog: Monday 8 July

Posted by: Home Office news team, Posted on: 8 July 2019 - Categories: Leading stories
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            Today's leading stories include coverage of a sharp rise in stop-and-search, cannabis seizures figures, migrant boat incidents over the weekend and a report on the National Transfer Scheme. Sharp rise in stop and search Police attempts …

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Home Office in the media blog: Friday 7 June

Posted by: Home Office news team, Posted on: 7 June 2019 - Categories: Leading stories, Uncategorised

Today's leading story is based on a study which shows that the UK has the highest rate of cocaine use in Europe. UK cocaine use highest in Europe There is coverage in the Telegraph, Mail, Sun and Metro of the …

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Home Office in the media blog: Wednesday 5 June

Posted by: Home Office news team, Posted on: 5 June 2019 - Categories: Leading stories
Home Office in the media

Today's leading story includes criticism from two police leaders on resources to combat county lines drugs gangs.

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