Nigella Lawson: No action to be taken by the police over drug allegations

Police will take no further action against Nigella Lawson after she admitted taking drugs, Scotland Yard has said. The TV cook made the confession during the trial of her two former assistants - Elisabetta and Francesca Grillo - on fraud charges. They were alleged to have used company credit cards to buy items for themselves, including designer shoes and clothes, but were found not guilty of fraud. The 53-year-old revealed she took the Class A drug cocaine with her late husband John Diamond when he discovered he had terminal cancer, and in July 2010 when she claimed she was the subject of "intimate terrorism" by former husband Charles Saatchi. She also admitted she started using cannabis during the final year of her marriage to Mr Saatchi, which ended last year. drug allegations link

Australia Raid On Drugs Linked To Terror

Australian authorities have seized more than Aus $580m (£300m) worth of drugs and assets as part of an investigation into money laundering that could be linked to terrorist activities. The haul included $26m (£13.5m) in cash. The Australian Crime Commission (ACC), which has tracked a global network of criminals in more than 20 countries for a year through special covert taskforce Eligo, says funds were syphoned off to groups such as Hizbollah. Paul Jevtovic, acting chief executive of the ACC, said: "This money, we need to be very clear, was destined to facilitate further criminal activity such as drug importations and drug trafficking which affects our nation both in a harm context of our citizens and of course, our economy. "The reality is - and it's well-recorded - that terrorist groups have relied on these exchange houses located all over the world and are involved with them. "What our operation has indicated to date is that the monies that we have been following do go to these very same exchange houses." Raid on drugs link here

Indonesia drug smuggler Andrea Waldeck jailed for 14 years

A British woman who smuggled 1.4kg (3lb) of crystal methamphetamine into Indonesia has been sentenced to 14 years in prison. Former PCSO Andrea Waldeck, 43, from Gloucestershire, was found guilty of smuggling and also fined £100,000. Her lawyer previously told the court she was "a victim" of a drugs gang. Waldeck, who is originally from Talgarth in Powys, had faced a possible death sentence after being arrested at a hotel in East Java in April 2013. Last year, she told a court in Surabaya city that she had been coerced into carrying the drugs from China. click here

India's Shashi Tharoor wife 'overdosed on drugs'

The death of the wife of Indian minister Shashi Tharoor may have been caused by an overdose of drugs, doctors who carried out the autopsy say. Sunanda Pushkar was found in a hotel room in the Indian capital, Delhi, on Friday. The couple became embroiled in a row on Wednesday after Twitter messages suggested he was having an affair. The autopsy also found "injury marks" on Ms Pushkar's body, but did not say if they were linked to her death. Dr Amit Gupta, spokesperson of Delhi's All India Institute of Medical Sciences, where the autopsy was conducted, told BBC Hindi that the "preliminary report shows there was drug overdose". The autopsy report has been submitted to a magistrate, media reports say. A public row broke out on Wednesday when seemingly private messages between Mr Tharoor and Pakistani journalist Mehr Tarar were published on his Twitter feed. Link here

The Simple Approach to the 12 Steps

The Simple Approach to the 12 Steps There's a power that wants me to live.... Step 1: There's a power that will kill me.... Step 2: There's a power that wants me to live.... Step 3: Which do I want? (If you want to die, stop here. If you want to live, go on.).... Step 4: Using examples from your own life, understand that selfishness, dishonesty, resentment, and fear control your actions.... Step 5: Tell all your private, embarrassing secrets to another person.... Step 6: Decide whether or not you want to live that way any more.... Step 7: If you want your life to change, ask a Power Greater Than yourself to change it for you. (If you could have changed it yourself,you would have long ago.).... Step 8: Figure out how to make right all the things you did wrong.... Step 9: Fix what you can without causing more trouble in the process.... Step 10: Understand that making mistakes is part of being human (When you make a mistake, fix it, immediately if you can.).... Step 11: Ask for help to treat yourself and others like you, the way you want your higher power to treat you.... Step 12: Don't stop doing 1 through 11. And PASS IT ON! .... HOW ARE YOU AFFECTED BY THE TWELVE STEPS ?

Maghaberry prison to get drug rehabilitation unit

Prisoners in Maghaberry jail are to have access to a drug rehabilitation unit that will provide intensive help for those with addiction problems. Prison Service officials said the specialist unit would be the first in the UK when it opens next year. Up to 15 prisoners will be able to participate in 12-week programmes at the unit in Glenn House on the site Justice Minister David Ford also outlined plans to allow women prisoners greater freedom of movement. About 60 women are held in Ash House, at the women's prison and young offenders centre at Hydebank Wood in Belfast.

Convention Fever

Here we go again deciding what conventions to get to this year and its looking like the only definite is going to be Birmingham.The London is on this weekend and it seems almost everyone from the area has gone up for it, the weather is brilliant which is a surprise as it was snowing yesterday and today the sun is cracking the flags, go figure. Im hoping to remain smoke free and continue with my e-cig starter kit that has so far been working wonders and kept me tobacco free for over 9 months. After being a smoker for almost 40 years I never thought it possible. hope all is well wherever you are and maybe see you at a convention "someone somewhere in the summertime" Warm regards.