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Holly Evans

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News Reporter at The Independent

Senior reporter @Independent | former Court Reporter @myldn | words in @DailyMirror @Daily_Express | got a story? [email protected]

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  • Warning over synthetic opioid in blue-green pills linked to London nightclub deaths

    2 days ago | independent.co.uk | Holly Evans

    Two people in their twenties have died in London after allegedly consuming a super-strong opioid drug, believed to be a nitazene, which can be hundreds of times stronger than heroin. The victims, a 20-year-old woman and a 28-year-old man, reportedly took the drug after visiting a club in south London over the May bank holiday weekend.

  • Windsor Castle security scare as intruder arrested

    2 days ago | independent.co.uk | Holly Evans

    The man has been arrested on suspicion of trespass and possession of Class A drugs Holly EvansAn intruder has been arrested for breaking into the grounds of Windsor Castle, where senior members of the Royal Family reside. The man was spotted shortly before 1pm on Sunday and was “quickly challenged” by Met Police officers. A man in his 30s was arrested on suspicion of trespass on a protected site and possession of Class A drugs, the Met Police said.

  • Opioid ‘hundred times stronger than heroin’ linked to UK clubbing deaths

    2 days ago | independent.co.uk | Holly Evans

    Nightclubs such as Ministry of Sound and Fabric have issued warnings over the new blue-green pill being sold in LondonHolly EvansTwo people in their twenties have died in London after allegedly consuming a super-strong opioid drug, the first that experts have linked in the UK to the new substance.

  • Benefits cheat mother who lied about MS caught by posting her running trips on Facebook

    2 days ago | independent.co.uk | Holly Evans

    Sara Morris, 50, exaggerated how badly her multiple sclerosis affected herHolly EvansA benefits cheat who lied about her multiple sclerosis (MS) to claim more than £20,000 was caught after competing in scores of running events and sharing them on social media. Sara Morris, 50, was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 2005 but in 2020 she exaggerated the extent of her condition and claimed Personal Independence Payment (PIP).

  • New COVID strain arrives in the UK

    2 days ago | independent.co.uk | Holly Evans

    A new Covid-19 variant, NB.1.8.1, is spreading globally, accounting for more than 10 per cent of infections and has been designated a “variant under monitoring” by the World Health Organization (WHO). The NB.1.8.1 variant, first detected in January 2025, has spread to the US, Australia, Thailand, China, and Hong Kong, with initial cases registered in late April.

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