UK Government appears to endorse clustering skyscrapers to avoid impacting Tower of London
In a recent report, the Government states that the City of London Corporation’s approach to clustering skyscrapers is in line
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Nitazenes: The alarm bells have been sounded but no one’s hearing them
Despite escalating warnings about a new highly potent synthetic opioid, pharmacists, general practitioners, and club-goers in Tower Hamlets remain critically
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Disappearing nitazenes: How a lethal synthetic opioid is slipping through post-mortem tests
As Tower Hamlets grapples with one of London’s highest opiate usage rates, a hidden wave of nitazene-linked deaths is going
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Nitazenes and the dark web: I (almost) bought dangerous synthetic opioids from the comfort of my local coffee shop – and you can too!
Drug dealing has entered the digital age, with illegal online marketplaces disrupting local drug supplies. When the Taliban took control
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Council receives second-worst grading from social housing regulator after ‘serious failings’
The Regulator of Social Housing gave Tower Hamlets Council a C3 grade after inspection found nearly a quarter of homes
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How to avoid nitazenes, the under-reported opioid finding its way into our drug supply
Knowledge and preparation are key to preventing unintentional addiction and overdose caused by nitazenes hidden in recreational drugs and counterfeit
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Nitazenes: Tower Hamlets rough sleepers report panic about new synthetic opioids hidden in drugs
A climate of fear has taken over Tower Hamlets’ community of rough sleepers, with nearly everyone saying they’ve lost friends
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Mayor reinstates funding to local food banks following Slice investigation
After an investigation by the Slice revealed that Tower Hamlets’ funding to its Food Hub had been drastically cut overnight,
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Nitazenes: History hasn’t prepared us for synthetic opioids
Nitazenes are up to five hundred times stronger than heroin, but the way we understand drug use hasn’t changed to
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The arrival of an invisible killer: Is Tower Hamlets ready for nitazenes?
Deadlier than heroin or fentanyl, nitazenes have arrived in Tower Hamlets. A new investigative series by the Slice asks, are
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Barts Health NHS Trust paid out £20 million to patients for medical mistakes
Over a span of five years, Barts Health NHS Trust paid nearly £20m to 99 patients for misdiagnoses and ‘unnecessary
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Domestic abuse service redundancies called off after threat of strikes
Redundancy proposals from Solace Women’s Aid have been axed in one of ‘the most significant and inspiring wins for Violence
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