It is a dangerous and deadly drug and now children as young as thirteen are being hospitalized by spice.

They are getting it in vapes, laced with the powerful synthetic drug.

So how is it reaching them and how can it be stopped?

Social Affairs Correspondent Sarah Corker and producer Olivia Mustafa tell Geraint Vincent what you need to know.

A showdown in The Supreme Court this week will determine whether millions of drivers who bought vehicles with loans are owed compensation.

If successful, they could be due total payouts of up to 30 billion pounds.

But if you haven't made a claim yet, is it too late?

Consumer Editor Chris Choi tells Lucrezia Millarini what you need to know.

For many women, giving birth is a life-defining moment - one which they want as much choice and control over as possible.

But data shared exclusively with ITV News has revealed that for those wanting to give birth at home, that choice is often being restricted or even removed all together.

So why are so many struggling to have home births?

Health Correspondent Rebecca Barry tells Lucy Watson what you need to know.

You may not have heard of microplastics but you are surrounded by them.

Chewing gum, carpets, tea bags - they all contain these tiny fragments...and therefore, so do we.

There's growing research looking at the links between microplastics and dementia, fertility and certain cancers.

And now a private London clinic has developed a new treatment to remove them from your blood - but does it work?

Science Correspondent Martin Stew tells Lucy Watson what you need to know...

As you scroll and scroll on your phone - do you ever stop to think how what you are seeing is making you feel?

TikTok has removed a filter which used AI to make people chubbier after it was called out for body shaming.

But with a "skinnytok" trend on the rise, is the app doing enough to tackle the surge in videos promoting unhealthy weight loss?

Digital Reporter Cree-Summer Haughton tells Lucy Watson what you need to know...

Turkey is a country we all know. We go on holiday there. We enjoy its big cities. It's a member of NATO.

But, in the last week, the closest rival to President Erdogan has been arrested and jailed for alleged corruption and terrorism charges.

Protestors have taken to the streets across the country - fearing their democracy is dying.

And with its vital role across Europe and the Middle East - how will Turkey's fate affect all of us?

From Istanbul, Senior Correspondent John Ray tells Lucy Watson what you need to know.

Have you seen Netflix's Adolescence?

It's a chilling, thrilling new four-part drama about a young boy accused of a horrific crime. It's had rave reviews and started tough conversations. But can it lead to actual change?

Stephen Graham, one of its stars and co-writers, certainly hopes so and our Arts Editor Nina Nannar has met him.

She tells Mary Nightingale what you need to know.

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Nina Nannar's full interview with Stephen Graham and Adolescence director Philip Barantini on ITV News's Unscripted Podcast - https://www.itv.com/news/2025-03-16/stephen-graham-and-adolescence-a-pandemic-of-knife-crime-in-our-country

Nicholas Prosper has been jailed for a minimum of 49 years for murdering his mum Juliana Falcon, sister Giselle Prosper and brother Kyle Prosper.

But the day could have been unimaginably more deadly.

The Luton teenager had planned to carry out the largest school shooting in UK history.

So what inspired him, what stopped him and what must be done to prevent such horror again?

ITV Anglia's Rosie Dowsing tells Lucy Watson what you need to know.

Almost a fortnight after ITV News first reported it, the government has now laid out the biggest shake up of the benefits system in a decade.

It wants to get more people, with and without disabilities, in work. It says the changes will save £5n in the next five years

But who will be affected and how badly?

ITV News Deputy Political Editor Anushka Asthana tells Lucy Watson what you need to know...

Across the country, men are being hospitalised and dying after using drugs to enhance sex.

Despite this, it's being called a silent crisis - it's not being talked about and the NHS hasn't gathered much data on it.

It's called chemsex - but why is so little known about it?

Sam Leader and social psychologist Marc Svensson tell I'm Lucy Watson and this is what you need to know.

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Sam's full report: https://www.itv.com/news/2025-03-11/a-silent-crisis-chemsex-drugs-claiming-lgbt-lives-yet-few-are-listening

Marc's organisation You Are Loved: https://www.youare-loved.com/