Cannabis users could in future be automatically arrested and charged on their second offence, Jacqui Smith announced as she defied her own experts to tighten laws on possession of the drug.
The Home Secretary overrode the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs (ACMD) to confirm that cannabis would be restored from a class C to [...]
Italian children are getting fatter as they switch from a Mediterranean diet, rich in fruit and vegetables, to high-calorie snacks and beverages.
Health experts often hold up southern European diets, such as Italy’s, as examples of good nutrition. But in Italy, more than 30 percent of children aged 7-11 are obese or overweight.
About 57,000 [...]