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Ketamine helped me escape my negative thoughts - then it nearly killed me Abbie was 16 years old when she started using ketamine. It was the first time she had felt in control. The negative thoughts that had swamped her mind since a young age began to dissipate. Twelve years later and fresh out of rehab she's still battling with the addiction that almost took her life. She wants to speak out to explain why ketamine has become such a popular drug - especially among young people with mental health problems - and to talk about the damage it can do long term. Ketamine is unlike many other street drugs due to the way it interacts with the brain. Small amounts of the Class B drug can give a sense of euphoria and excitement, while large amounts can lead to a state known as the "K-hole," where users feel detached from reality - an out-of-body-type experience. The number of under 16s reporting a problem with the drug has nearly doubled over the past two years, overtaking cocaine i...

Gaza aid contractor tells News Feed he saw colleagues fire on hungry Palestinians A former security contractor for Gaza's controversial new Israel- and US-backed aid distribution sites has told the News Feed that he witnessed colleagues opening fire several times on hungry Palestinians who had posed no threat, including with machine guns. On one occasion, he said, a guard had opened fire from a watchtower with a machine gun because a group of women, children and elderly people was moving too slowly away from the site. When asked to respond the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) said the allegations were categorically false. They referred us to a statement saying that no civilians ever came under fire at the GHF distribution sites. The GHF began its operations in Gaza at the end of May, distributing limited aid from several sites in southern and central Gaza. That followed an 11-week total blockade of Gaza by Israel during which no food entered the territory. The system has been wid...

The Devil Wears Prada 2: Everything we know so far The Devil Wears Prada, based on a novel by Lauren Weisberger, starred Meryl Streep as a demon fashion magazine editor who made ridiculous demands on her long-suffering assistants, played by Emily Blunt and Anne Hathaway. The movie managed to both celebrate and send up the fashion industry at the same time. It has developed a cult following over the years and was recently  adapted as a stage musical. The film studios may have been moving at a glacial pace for the last two decades (you know how that thrills us), but now, we're finally getting a sequel. Here's everything we know so far. Gird your loins, The Devil Wears Prada 2 is due to be released in cinemas on  Friday 1 May 2026 . With impeccable timing, that is the weekend before fashion's biggest night, the Met Gala, which always takes place on the first Monday in May. The teaser for the film gives nothing away - the famous red stiletto heel from the first film's promo...

Israel has agreed to conditions for 60-day Gaza ceasefire, Trump says Israel has agreed to the "necessary conditions" to finalise a 60-day ceasefire in Gaza, US President Donald Trump has said. During the proposed deal, "we will work with all parties to end the War", Trump said in a post on Truth Social, without detailing what the conditions are. "The Qataris and Egyptians, who have worked very hard to help bring Peace, will deliver this final proposal. I hope... that Hamas takes this Deal, because it will not get better — IT WILL ONLY GET WORSE," Trump wrote. Israel launched a military campaign in Gaza after Hamas's 7 October, 2023 attack on Israel, in which around 1,200 people were killed. At least 56,647 have been killed in Gaza since then, according to the territory's Hamas-run health ministry. It was not immediately clear whether Hamas would accept the conditions of the ceasefire. Trump's announcement comes before a meeting with Israeli Pr...