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Sky News has seen evidence the pandemic may be pushing more people to buy illegal sleeping pills and anxiety drugs online. Purchasing benzodiazepines, or "benzos", without a prescription is against the law and amounts to possession of a Class C drug in the UK. Figures show a rise in the number of diazepam and alprazolam tablets being bought illegally in the UK and sent for testing to a public laboratory. WEDINOS, the laboratory run by Public Health Wales, tests drugs sent in anonymously as part of a harm reduction service. While it is not a way of quantifying drug use in the UK it can monitor drug trends. Advertisement Figures sent to Sky News from WEDINOS show the number of benzodiazepines sent in increased during the pandemic year, by 25% in 2020, compared with the year before. More from Covid-19 COVID-19: Government's strategy of delaying second coronavirus vaccine dose further vindicated COVID-19: Twitter expands 'warning … [Read more...] about COVID-19: Pandemic is pushing more people to buy illegal sleeping pills and anxiety drugs online, evidence suggests

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MANCHESTER CITY are marching to the Premier League title after a 20th win on the bounce in all competitions. Manchester United's draw at Chelsea left them 12 points behind Pep Guardiola's side. BETTING OFFER: GET A RISK-FREE £20 BET WITH PADDY POWER Meanwhile, Erling Haaland's future remains up in the air with three English sides chasing the Norwegian superstar and Lionel Messi could leave Barcelona. Follow our LIVE blog below to get the latest from around the clubs… Josh Graham a minute ago POLICE PROBE Catalan police have reportedly searched the offices of LaLiga giants Barcelona amid a corruption investigation dubbed Barcagate. Last year, it was claimed that the club had paid a social media company to plant online criticism of players and coaches, past and present. Lionel Messi, Pep Guardiola, Xavi and Gerard Pique were among those allegedly targeted by I3 Ventures in a three-year smear campaign. Barcelona's then-president Josep Maria … [Read more...] about Man Utd boss Solskjaer’s ref blast, Messi to Man City transfer, Arsenal, Liverpool, Tottenham and Chelsea latest news