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Today — 1 September 2025Main stream

California’s High Potency Cannabis is Fueling a ‘Cali Weed’ Trend in the UK

1 September 2025 at 12:01
High-strength, California-grown marijuana is so popular in the U.K. that large quantities are being illegally smuggled on passenger flights, officials say.

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Police officers patrolling Hyde Park in London on 4/20, marijuana’s unofficial holiday each April 20, in 2023. Cannabis remains illegal in Britain.
Before yesterdayMain stream

London Man Admits to Wave of Sexual Assaults Over 3 Years

30 August 2025 at 02:08
Xu Chao, 33, could face a “lengthy” prison sentence, the judge said. Most of his victims have not been identified.

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Xu Chao admitted to dozens of sexual offenses against at least 12 women.

Britain Bars Israeli Government From a Leading Arms Trade Fair

29 August 2025 at 22:15
The British government said it was acting in response to Israel’s escalating military operation in Gaza. Israel condemned the decision.

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The Defense and Security Equipment International fair in London in 2023.

U.K. Court Overturns Ruling on Hotel at Center of Asylum Seeker Debate

29 August 2025 at 21:35
The decision was a temporary reprieve for the government but will intensify a political battle over how Britain should house tens of thousands of asylum seekers.

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Outside the Bell Hotel in Epping, southeastern England, this month. The hotel became the center of protests after an asylum seeker who was being housed there was charged with sexual assault.
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