Qualification event in tokyo after crossing the finish line hand in hand. Good evening. New figures out today reveal the extent of britains drug crisis in the starkest terms possible. Deaths caused by the mis use of drugs mainly heroin and cocaine hit a record high in england and wales last year. In scotland too, drug related deaths are at their highest. Almost 3,000 people died from illicit drugs in england and wales last year. Thats a rise of 17 on the previous year. Throughout the week weve been reporting on one of the key factors behind this crisis the supply of drugs from the cities to britains towns and even villages or what police call the county lines. All too often children are involved and today our special correspondent, ed thomas, has been showing the police what hes discovered. As heroin deaths reach record highs, for three months weve investigated the rise in county line drug dealing, exploited teenage drug runners, vulnerable, long term users. Just taking it to feel norm
Get a sense of the size of this creature. And we report from one of the biggest dinosaur graveyards in the world, where new species have been discovered. And at 11 30pm, we will be taking an in depth look at the papers with our reviewers, sian griffiths, the education editor at the sunday times, and political commentator lance price. Stay with us for that. Good evening and welcome to bbc news. New figures out today reveal the extent of britains drug crisis in the starkest terms possible. Deaths caused by the misuse of drugs, mainly heroin and cocaine, hit a record high in england and wales last year. In scotland, too, drug related deaths are at their highest. Almost 3,000 people died from illicit drugs in england and wales last year. That is a rise of 17 on the previous year. Throughout the week here on bbc news, we have been reporting on one of the key factors behind this crisis, the supply of drugs from the cities to britains towns and even villages, what police call the county lines
Good morning from the studio 57 newsroom at cbs news headquarters here in new york. Good to be with you. Im annemarie green. Memorial day will be a washout for folks in parts of texas and also along the eastern seaboard. In texas, flooding is blamed for at least six deaths. This morning, severe thunderstorm watches and Flood Warning cover central texas. Some rivers could reach record levels in the next few days. Hundreds have been forced to evacuate. Overnight, the coast guard searched for a man who was swept away while helping to rescue a woman near houston. In kansas, a search underway for an 11yearold boy who fell into a river friday evening. This morning, tropical depression bonnie is expected to move north along the South Carolina coast. Bonnie has sustained winds of 30 Miles Per Hour but is expected to produce rainfall accumulations of two to three inches, and dangerous surf along the east coast. The cincinnati zoo says it had no choice. The only way to save a young boy who slipp
Good morning from the studio 57 newsroom at cbs news headquarters. Im annemarie green. If texas, flooding is blamed for at least six deaths. This morning, severe thunderstorm watches and Flood Warning cover central texas. Some rivers could reach record levels in the next few days. Hundreds have been forced to evacuate. Overnight, the coast guard searched for a man who was swept away while helping to rescue a woman near houston. In kansas, a search underway for an 11yearold boy who fell into a river friday evening. This morning, tropical depression bonnie is expected to move north along the South Carolina coast. Bonnie has sustained winds of 30 Miles Per Hour but is expected to produce rainfall accumulations of two to three inches, and dangerous surf along the east coast. The cincinnati zoo says it had no choice. The only way to save a young boy who slipped into a gorilla habitat was to kill the grill a. The enjoy home and doing fine. The family issued a statement thanking the zoo. Zoo
Good morning from the studio 57 newsroom at cbs news headquarters. Im annemarie green. If texas, flooding is blamed for at least six deaths. This morning, severe thunderstorm watches and Flood Warning cover central texas. Some rivers could reach record levels in the next few days. Hundreds have been forced to evacuate. Overnight, the coast guard searched for a man who was swept away while helping to rescue a woman near houston. In kansas, a search underway for an 11yearold boy who fell into a river friday evening. This morning, tropical depression bonnie is expected to move north along the South Carolina coast. Bonnie has sustained winds of 30 Miles Per Hour but is expected to produce rainfall accumulations of two to three inches, and dangerous surf along the east coast. The cincinnati zoo says it had no who slipped into a gorilla habitat was to kill the grill a. The enjoy home and doing fine. The family issued a statement thanking the zoo. Zoo officials are heartbroken and devastated.