Sunday 19 May 2013
Ministers in Uruguay are hoping to sell marijuana to prevent drug dealers from profiting on the sale of the drug in a move that could be a world first.
According to the Sun, if the proposal is passed by the Uruguay Congress, the government will sell the drug to adults who register on a database. The move will also see the government provide heavy drug users with adequate treatment.
“Prohibition creates more problems for society than the drug itself,” said one minister.
Up to 60 people were injured when a driver described by witnesses as an elderly man drove his car into a group of hikers marching in a parade in a small Virginia mountain town.
Gunmen on a motorcycle have shot and killed a senior member of a leading Pakistani political party.
Tory activists have attacked David Cameron's support for gay marriage, claiming it had made winning the next general election "virtually impossible".
Gael Clichy has signed a new four-year deal at Manchester City.
Substitute Craig Doyle came off the bench to fire in a spectacular hat-trick as Carlow powered to a 4-17 to 2-13 victory over London in the Leinster SHC at Dr Cullen Park.
Stoke striker Kenwyne Jones has apologised to team-mate Glenn Whelan after smashing his car windscreen in a mistaken act of retribution for a training-ground prank which went wrong.
Victoria Wood had to have a scene written out of her new role because she was too nice to punch the other actress.
Jules Knight, Holby City's newest star, has said he is considering sending a box set of the show to old friends the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge.
Orla Brady has revealed how filming the new series of Poirot was tricky as almost every character has a different accent.
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