About the number of young people whove died after taking diet pills containing a highly toxic substance. Dinitrophenol known as dnp is sold online as a fat burning slimming aid but in the uk its illegal to sell for human consumption. Adina campbell reports. Its a poisonous substance mainly used as a pesticide, but dnp is growing in popularity as a quick fix weight loss aid with Dangerous Health effects. In 2018, there were six deaths linked to dnp in the uk. 21 year old Bethany Shipsey had complex body image issues after being raped and emotionally abused by an ex boyfriend, which led to a number of suicide attempts. In 2017 she took her own life. Overdosing on pills containing dnp that she bought online. Since his daughters death, doug shipsey has been trying to trace the source of the dnp. Bethany ordered the pills from ukraine. Police raided this flat and found a stash of chemical substances. A man was arrested and later released without charge. Dnp is not illegal to produce or sell
Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome your host for tonight. Chris mccausland applause hello, ladies and gentlemen welcome to ouch storytelling live at the Edinburgh Festival fringe cheering and applause ijust turned 42, just a month ago. I am enjoying being in my 405, if im honest, i feel good for it. I dont do birthday parties though. I didnt even have a aoth. My mates, they took me to see guns n roses live, or so they told me anyway. We could have just gone to their houses and put the live album on, couldnt we . Charge me six quid a pint for three hours. Not as busy as you would have thought, this guns n roses concert, is it chris . Not as popular as they were, it seems. You enjoying yourself . Yeah, mate, sound. It sounds a bit weird, theres a cat, but never mind. We have go a series of storytellers today who each have a disability or a Mental Health difficulty. Some of these guys have never been on stage before. The theme this year is lost and found, and weve let the guys interpret
On decency and democracy. President trump has cancelled peace talks with the taliban after a deadly attack in kabul, revealing that hed been due to hold a secret meeting with leaders of the group at camp david on sunday. A us envoy to afghanistan had reached a draft peace deal with the militant group last week. The canadian teenager Bianca Andreescu has beaten Serena Williams to win us open womens singles title. The 19 year old won her maiden grand slam title after beating williams 6 3, 7 5. She becomes canadas first grand slam champion. Now on bbc news, dateline. Hello. Welcome to dateline london, im carrie gracie. This week Boris Johnsons promise that he would do oi johnsons promise that he would do ordie to johnsons promise that he would do or die to deliver brexit by october the 31st has become do or die in a ditch. Despite a full house of parliamentary defeats, nothing else changed in his message stop either doing or dying is still defiantly scheduled for october the 31st, so oui
Government minister, amber rudd, has resigned, accusing the Prime Minister of an assault on decency and democracy in his handling of brexit. It follows Boris Johnsons decision to expel 21 mps who have refused to back a no deal brexit, including two former finance ministers. Ms rudd said she couldnt stand by while good, loyal, moderate conservatives are expelled from the party. Our Political Correspondent Jonathan Blake reports. Amber rudd has served at the heart of government. She campaigned to remain in the Eu Referendum and was home secretary under theresa may. She survived the clear out of like minded colleagues when Boris Johnson became Prime Minister, and was made work and pensions secretary. Among others, almost all brexiteers. Just this week, amber rudd expressed concern about the Prime Ministers strategy of throwing mps out of the party for voting against the government. I think we have some very valued colleagues who have made a very different choice. In her letter to the Prim
The canadian teenager Bianca Andreescu beats Serena Williams to win the us open womens singles title. A senior British Government minister, amber rudd, has resigned, accusing the Prime Minister of an assault on decency and democracy in his handling of brexit. It follows Boris Johnsons decision to expel 21 mps who have refused to back a no deal brexit, including two former finance ministers. Ms rudd said she couldnt stand by while good, loyal, moderate conservatives are expelled from the party. Our Political Correspondent Jonathan Blake reports. Amber rudd has served at the heart of government. She campaigned to remain in the Eu Referendum and was home secretary under theresa may. She survived the clear out of like minded colleagues when borisjohnson became Prime Minister, and was made work and pensions secretary, among others, almost all brexiteers. Just this week, amber rudd expressed concern about the Prime Ministers strategy of throwing mps out of the party for voting against the go