The NHS is seeing an increase in young people with bladder damage from ketamine use.

Prolonged use of the drug can lead to incontinence or uncontrolled peeing, and even kidney failure.

The BBC visits a specialist NHS clinic designed to help people with signs of ketamine damage, and speaks to trained medical staff, and young people who have struggled with addiction to the drug.

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France’s President Emmanuel Macron says the G7 group of advanced economies will release up to 100 million barrels of diesel …

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Hundreds of prisoners across England and Wales were to be released on 1 October under a new scheme by the UK government.

And it’s just the start of the scheme, which is set to see thousands of prisoners released over several months.

Offenders serving sentences of up to 19 months are now eligible for release after a third of their term.

While the government says the scheme is designed to free up prison space, victims have questioned how they will be protected.

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The average price of diesel has risen above £2 a litre in the UK for the first time, according to the RAC motoring group, with petrol also soaring to 174.71p a litre on average.

Price rises were “showing no signs of slowing, heaping more misery onto motorists,” the group said.

Separately on Friday, the G7 nations agreed to release 100 million barrels of oil to head off further increases.

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Australian authorities are investigating the links between the country and a Flydubai co-pilot who attempted to take control of a plane travelling to Israel.

The co-pilot is alleged to have attacked the captain with a crash axe during a flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv before passengers managed to overpower him and successfully take control of the plane.

Here’s what we know so far about the alleged attacker’s Australian links, and why authorities there are investigating.

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