Chris Kelly, who for a brief period in the 1990s was famous as one half of the diminutive hip-hop duo Kriss Kross, has died in Atlanta. He was 34. Kelly, known as “Mac Daddy”, and his rap partner Chris “Daddy Mac” Smith, were only 13 when they were discovered at a local mall by producer Jermaine Dupri, who signed them to his So So Def label.

The prison where the Londoners will be held is at least relatively safe and clean

Knox, who was cleared of the murder in Italy, says she was dissuaded from sending the letter by her defence team

Police have not yet specified what kind of drug was found

Ayanle Adan plunged a knife into each side of Hanad Osman's neck, then used a 'double slashing motion' to partially cut off his head

More than half a billion pounds owed remain unpaid, despite threat of additional jail term

These supervised rooms for drug consumption might seem like the cutting edge, but until drug treatment is viewed as a health issue, they're unlikely to be successful

A multimillion-dollar horse breeding operation run from an Oklahoma ranch was actually a front by a notorious Mexican cartel to launder millions of dollars in drug money, prosecutors have alleged.

Academic, who was sacked for comparing the dangers of ecstasy with horse riding, said abuse of cocaine caused the financial meltdown

Afghanistan last year provided about 75 per cent of the global crop — a figure that may spike to 90 per cent this year

Gang planned to bring drugs to Guinea-Bissau and smuggle arms back to supply Colombian rebels

William Hague argued that the death penalty is 'unwarranted'

A lawyer claims she was refused access to men who allege they were ‘tortured’ in jail

Marijuana, with an estimated street value of $3.4 million discovered by a trooper during routine vehicle check