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Boy, 12, collapses on trip after dad gives him laughing gas behind mum's back
A father admitted making his two sons inhale nitrous oxide balloons for 'several hours' on a family ATV trip, resulting in one of the boys collapsing and didn't receive any 'medical help'.
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Moment Parklife festival brawl breaks out as men throw punches in violent video
A total of 52 people were arrested over the weekend for a number of offences - including being in possession of drugs, assault and robbery following the mass brawl
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Prem star 'addicted to laughing gas' treated by emergency services at home
A Premier League player addicted to laughing gas was treated by emergency services last month after a friend raised concerns about them relapsing following a stint in rehab
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Reckless sellers offer potentially fatal 'laughing gas' delivered in 20 minutes
The Mirror has found brazen dealers are selling potentially fatal laughing gas which is being delivered within 20 minutes in cities including London and Manchester
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Laughing gas dealer jailed in UK first after landmark change in the law
Thomas Salton was found with £38,000 in cash, ketamine and nitrous oxide canisters when he was pulled over in Basildon, Essex for no car insurance
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Premier League star checks into rehab for 'addiction to laughing gas'
A top-flight footballer is understood to be the first footballer to be checked into rehab for an addiction to laughing gas, with the substance becoming a Class C drug in 2023
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CCTV shows killer moving in blood-stained bathroom where friend's body found
The victim had spent a night out which ended with him and some fellow revellers taking drugs and inhaling 'happy gas' but ended up in a horror bloodbath that shocked his family
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Laughing gas ban 'isn't enough' says mum of teen who nearly died taking it
Cathy Mccann's son Alex Littler, now 17, was rushed to hospital last year complaining his chest felt like 'popping bubble wrap' after taking laughing gas at Manchester's Parklife
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Laughing gas ban comes in today with those caught with it facing 2 years in jail
A long-awaited ban on laughing gas aka nitrous oxide comes into effect today, doubling the maximum sentence for dealers to 14 years with tough punishments for those found in possession
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Moment driver inhales laughing gas and boasts on Snapchat after killer crash
University graduate Rohail Jillani, 25, killed 17-year-old Nadia Yusuf while speeding as he inhaled laughing gas before posting boastful videos on Snapchat in the aftermath
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Mum high on laughing gas crashes car in 100mph fireball smash that killed friend
Nasrin Saleh, 26, was sentenced at Liverpool Crown Court to four and a half years in jail after pleading guilty to causing the death of Luqman Mehboob by dangerous driving on October 10, 2021
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Cocaine dealer caught after advertising new job for worker who's 'not a grass'
Officers found messages relating to the buying, selling and delivery of the Class A drug - including one message where the idea of exchanging coke for oral sex was mentioned
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Cyprus, Thailand and Greece have strict laws on laughing gas
Laughing gas is a term commonly used for nitrous oxide or NOS that is often found in pressurised metal canisters and is facing being banned under stricter new laws in the UK
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'Laughing gas addiction put me in a wheelchair - it needs to be taken seriously'
Kerry-Anne Donaldson, 26, from East London, hopes her story serves as a warning to others after her addiction to nitrous oxide (NOS) saw her inhale more than 600 canisters week
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New booze ban to enforce fines for drinking at bus stops and war memorials
Other minor offences to be punished under the government's new measures include various littering misdeeds such as discarding chewing gum or cigarette ends
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Pregnant women warned gas and air for pain relief halted in midwife safety fears
Multiple NHS Trusts are temporarily stopping the pain relief for pregnant women during labour after tests showed machines were releasing 50 times the safety limit of nitrous oxide
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Teen footballer 'kidnapped at 3am and forced to spend £400 on laughing gas'
A 18-year-old footballer and his family have been left traumatised after he was kidnapped after leaving nightclub Lab11 in Digbeth and taken on a three-hour terror attack around Birmingham
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Deadly 'hippy crack' still being flogged to children despite under-18 ban
A Sunday People investigation has found drugs considered more dangerous than some Class A narcotics still being sold with no age checks in shops and online despite Government plans to enforce a ban
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Sale and possession of laughing gas may be made illegal in drug crackdown
A Home Office source told The Mirror that a crackdown on nitrous oxide, known as "hippy crack" is being weighed up by ministers - with drug laws expected to be updated later this year
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Hospital stops offering gas and air to pregnant women over staff safety concerns
The Princess Alexandra Hospital is the latest among a number of hospitals to suspend gas and air pain relief for pregnant women after finding high levels of nitrous oxide
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'Hippy crack' warning as medic keeps seeing 'excruciating pain' side effect
Consultant podiatrist Abid Hussain has warned Brits about the dangerous laughing gas trend that is 'plaguing' parts of Britain as he has seen patients develop severe symptoms