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Laughing gas to be banned by end of 2023 – with users facing two years in prison

Laughing gas is set to become illegal by the end of the year, with users facing up to two years in prison. The nitrous oxide ban was previously unveiled as part of the Government’s anti-social behaviour action plan, with measures including making ...

05 Sept 2023 at 16:32

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Nearly €400,000 worth of Nitrous Oxide canisters seized by Revenue

On Monday, (10/06/2024), as a result of risk profiling, Revenue officers seized 10,800 nitrous oxide canisters with an estimated value of €388,800 at a warehouse in Dublin. The discovery was made in a consignment originating from Germany which ...

12 Jun 2024 at 13:16

Ulez ads made ‘misleading’ pollution claims, watchdog rules

Adverts for the expansion of London’s Ultra Low Emission Zone (Ulez) made misleading claims about pollution levels across the capital and inside cars, a watchdog has found. The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) said claims made by ...

07 Feb 2024 at 10:03

Report stops short of recommending laughing gas ban

A review commissioned by the Government to examine the harms of laughing gas has stopped short of recommending a ban on the substance. The independent Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs (ACMD) was asked by the Home Office in ...

06 Mar 2023 at 18:08

Teenage driver jailed for killing three passengers after inhaling laughing gas

A teenager has been jailed for nine years and four months for causing the death of three teenagers by dangerous driving after inhaling nitrous oxide and travelling at speeds of more than 100mph. Thomas Johnson, 19, was behind ...

18 Dec 2024 at 14:07

Drug dealer first to be jailed for possessing laughing gas since ban

A drug dealer caught with “party bags” containing canisters of laughing gas has become the first person to be jailed for possessing the drug since it was outlawed, the Crown Prosecution Service said. Thomas Salton, 30, from ...

19 Feb 2024 at 16:23

Laughing gas ban to be included in Government’s anti-social behaviour clampdown

The sale of laughing gas to the public will be banned as part of a wider crackdown on anti-social behaviour, a Cabinet minister has confirmed. Levelling Up Secretary Michael Gove said the “scourge” of nitrous oxide is ...

26 Mar 2023 at 13:06

Laughing gas to become illegal in November

Laughing gas will become illegal in November, with dealers facing up to 14 years in prison. The Home Office said having nitrous oxide will be banned from November 8 and serious repeat offenders could be jailed for up ...

18 Oct 2023 at 00:01

Laughing gas ban step closer as MPs vote to make nitrous oxide Class C substance

A ban on nitrous oxide, otherwise known as laughing gas, is a step closer to becoming law as concerns were raised about a potential shift towards glue sniffing in parks and playgrounds. MPs voted 404 to 36, majority ...

12 Sept 2023 at 19:57

DerryNow

County Derry left behind as stops no longer available on relaunched airport bus service

Locals have raised concerns over Aircoach leaving out several County Derry stops from its airport service following its purchase of Airporter. There was huge buzz when Aircoach relaunched the airport bus service ...

17 Feb 2023 at 17:33

‘Scourge’ of drugs to be tackled in anti-social behaviour crackdown, says Sunak

Rishi Sunak promised to tackle the “scourge” of drugs, as he unveiled new measures to crack down on anti-social behaviour. The Government has pledged new moves that will see trials of swifter justice measures ...

27 Mar 2023 at 13:46

Football

Spurs look into Yves Bissouma inhaling nitrous oxide as midfielder says sorry

Tottenham midfielder Yves Bissouma has apologised after he was recorded inhaling nitrous oxide but could potentially face punishment for his actions. Bissouma reportedly uploaded clips of himself using the ...

12 Aug 2024 at 07:58

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