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world-36659258 | https://www.bbc.com/news/world-36659258 | Profile: Duterte the controversial 'strongman' of the Philippines | Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has been criticised for his tough stance on drug trafficking, which he says is a violation of human rights. | He has since attracted intense controversy for a bloody drug war and a string of controversial remarks deemed offensive or sexist by many observers. He has also been criticised by the international community and rights groups that say his policies amount to human rights abuses. Despite international condemnation, he remains hugely popular in the Philippines. 'Slaughter' of addicts The hallmark of Mr Duterte's early years as president has been a relentless crackdown on drug dealers and users. He has urged citizens and the police to conduct extra-judicial killings of suspects and thousands have died in the anti-drugs campaign. Noting that there are three million addicts in Philippines, Mr Duterte has said he would be "happy to slaughter them". Mr Duterte has said his hardline stance was necessary to wipe out the illegal drugs trade and remains undeterred, vowing to kill "every last one" of the traffickers. The United Nation, the Roman Catholic church, the European Union and the United States have repeatedly condemned his policy as a violation of human rights. Domestic activist groups have also protested the killings. Rape jokes and sexual abuse Faced with mounting criticism, Mr Duterte, known for making brash off-the-cuff remarks, has been bellicose. He has threatened to "separate" from the UN - which he later said was a joke - and called then UN secretary-general Ban Ki-moon "a fool". He also called the EU "hypocrites" during a speech and showed the middle finger. He famously referred to former US President Barack Obama as a "son of a whore", but later expressed regret when Mr Obama cancelled a meeting. He also called the Pope "the son of a whore" and said God was "stupid" in a largely devout Catholic country, and joked that when he was still the mayor of the southern city of Davao he should have been the first to rape an Australian missionary murdered in a prison riot. There's been a wave of criticism after he said he sexually assaulted a maid when he was a teenager or when he kissed a female worker on stage, described as "disgusting theatrics of a misogynist president" by rights group Gabriela. Political origins Rodrigo "Digong" Duterte was born in 1945 into a family closely tied to local politics. His father was once a provincial governor and the family had links with the powerful families in Cebu province, where his father was once mayor. Mr Duterte trained as a lawyer and rose to become state prosecutor, eventually becoming mayor of Davao in 1988, ruling the city for much of the past 30 years. He built his reputation fighting some of the biggest problems facing the Philippines - crime, militancy and corruption. All three dropped significantly during his time leading Davao, making the city one of the safest in the Philippines. His track record from Davao helped him win nationwide support on the hope he could replicate his efforts at a national level. Constitutional reforms Self-styled as both a socialist and a reformist, he has promised to change the country from a centralised system to a federal parliamentary form of government, to better share wealth. A landslide win by his political supporters in the 2019 senatorial elections has given him a majority in the country's upper house. This means he can now push forward with his plans to change the constitution to make the country more federal. Critics warn though that without reforms at the regional and local level, a more federal Philippines would hand unchecked power to local clans and dynasties. The senate majority also allows him to pursue other controversial policies like reinstating the death penalty or lower the age of criminal liability. Pivoting to China? His foreign policy direction, vague during campaigning, has continued to flip-flop. Mr Duterte had previously hinted at taking a stronger stance against China, which the Philippines is engaged with in maritime disputes in the South China Sea. He famously said he would ride a jet ski to a disputed island claimed by both countries and stick a flag on it. But since becoming president he has emphasised a desire to move away from the US - the Philippines' former colonial ruler turned military and economic partner - and pivot closer to China and Russia, sparking concerns from investors. 'Duterte Harry' His tough approach has earned him the nicknames "The Punisher" and "Duterte Harry". He said in a televised debate that he would kill his own children if they took drugs. He also said he killed someone when he was a teenager - a statement his spokesman later said was only a joke. His strongman image makes him popular among many in the Philippines as someone who will do what is necessary to get things done. Halfway through his term, polls put his public support at around 80% and the mid-term election was also seen as a successful referendum on his policies. But horrified opponents have continued to castigate him, comparing him to US President Donald Trump. Mr Duterte has rejected the comparisons, saying that "he is a bigot and I am not". Married twice, he has four children, one of whom - his eldest daughter Sara - is now mayor of Davao City. He is now officially single, but has claimed to have several girlfriends. | Summarize the following text.
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He has since attracted intense controversy for a bloody drug war and a string of controversial remarks deemed offensive or sexist by many observers. He has also been criticised by the international community and rights groups that say his policies amount to human rights abuses. Despite international condemnation, he remains hugely popular in the Philippines. 'Slaughter' of addicts The hallmark of Mr Duterte's early years as president has been a relentless crackdown on drug dealers and users. He has urged citizens and the police to conduct extra-judicial killings of suspects and thousands have died in the anti-drugs campaign. Noting that there are three million addicts in Philippines, Mr Duterte has said he would be "happy to slaughter them". Mr Duterte has said his hardline stance was necessary to wipe out the illegal drugs trade and remains undeterred, vowing to kill "every last one" of the traffickers. The United Nation, the Roman Catholic church, the European Union and the United States have repeatedly condemned his policy as a violation of human rights. Domestic activist groups have also protested the killings. Rape jokes and sexual abuse Faced with mounting criticism, Mr Duterte, known for making brash off-the-cuff remarks, has been bellicose. He has threatened to "separate" from the UN - which he later said was a joke - and called then UN secretary-general Ban Ki-moon "a fool". He also called the EU "hypocrites" during a speech and showed the middle finger. He famously referred to former US President Barack Obama as a "son of a whore", but later expressed regret when Mr Obama cancelled a meeting. He also called the Pope "the son of a whore" and said God was "stupid" in a largely devout Catholic country, and joked that when he was still the mayor of the southern city of Davao he should have been the first to rape an Australian missionary murdered in a prison riot. There's been a wave of criticism after he said he sexually assaulted a maid when he was a teenager or when he kissed a female worker on stage, described as "disgusting theatrics of a misogynist president" by rights group Gabriela. Political origins Rodrigo "Digong" Duterte was born in 1945 into a family closely tied to local politics. His father was once a provincial governor and the family had links with the powerful families in Cebu province, where his father was once mayor. Mr Duterte trained as a lawyer and rose to become state prosecutor, eventually becoming mayor of Davao in 1988, ruling the city for much of the past 30 years. He built his reputation fighting some of the biggest problems facing the Philippines - crime, militancy and corruption. All three dropped significantly during his time leading Davao, making the city one of the safest in the Philippines. His track record from Davao helped him win nationwide support on the hope he could replicate his efforts at a national level. Constitutional reforms Self-styled as both a socialist and a reformist, he has promised to change the country from a centralised system to a federal parliamentary form of government, to better share wealth. A landslide win by his political supporters in the 2019 senatorial elections has given him a majority in the country's upper house. This means he can now push forward with his plans to change the constitution to make the country more federal. Critics warn though that without reforms at the regional and local level, a more federal Philippines would hand unchecked power to local clans and dynasties. The senate majority also allows him to pursue other controversial policies like reinstating the death penalty or lower the age of criminal liability. Pivoting to China? His foreign policy direction, vague during campaigning, has continued to flip-flop. Mr Duterte had previously hinted at taking a stronger stance against China, which the Philippines is engaged with in maritime disputes in the South China Sea. He famously said he would ride a jet ski to a disputed island claimed by both countries and stick a flag on it. But since becoming president he has emphasised a desire to move away from the US - the Philippines' former colonial ruler turned military and economic partner - and pivot closer to China and Russia, sparking concerns from investors. 'Duterte Harry' His tough approach has earned him the nicknames "The Punisher" and "Duterte Harry". He said in a televised debate that he would kill his own children if they took drugs. He also said he killed someone when he was a teenager - a statement his spokesman later said was only a joke. His strongman image makes him popular among many in the Philippines as someone who will do what is necessary to get things done. Halfway through his term, polls put his public support at around 80% and the mid-term election was also seen as a successful referendum on his policies. But horrified opponents have continued to castigate him, comparing him to US President Donald Trump. Mr Duterte has rejected the comparisons, saying that "he is a bigot and I am not". Married twice, he has four children, one of whom - his
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uk-wales-mid-wales-41004076 | https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-mid-wales-41004076 | Green Man Festival tents donated to refugees in France | A group of volunteers from Newport have donated more than £1,000 to help migrants and refugees in Calais. | The Newport to Calais Aid Collective accepted the donations at the music festival, held at the Glanusk Estate in Crickhowell, over the weekend. They will be sent to France, where activists say many migrants and refugees are still sleeping rough after "the Jungle" camp's closure. The collective said the donations would "make a massive difference". Cheyenne Jayne-Manning is one of the volunteers at the collective who visited the Jungle in Calais before it was dismantled in October, displacing hundreds. She and other activists from Newport collected equipment on the final day of last year's festival. When they returned for the full weekend this year they were inundated with gear. "We've had hundreds more donations because people have seen us throughout the festival and been aware of where we are," Ms Jayne-Manning said. "Brand new tents and sleeping bags with the price tags still on them, a pair of branded wellies... it's amazing what people are happy to donate." She said, after witnessing people desperately seeking shelter in Calais and other camps in France last year, the donated will gear will help. "People were just sleeping in the rain with absolutely no warmth around them at all. The weather in France isn't that different to here, so this will make a massive difference." Director of the festival, Fiona Stewart, said five refugees from Syria living in Wales also helped with stewarding at the event for the first time. She said it helped those involved to learn some skills and left a "positive legacy with people". "It's very inspiring for us to be involved in it," she added. | Summarize the following text.
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The Newport to Calais Aid Collective accepted the donations at the music festival, held at the Glanusk Estate in Crickhowell, over the weekend. They will be sent to France, where activists say many migrants and refugees are still sleeping rough after "the Jungle" camp's closure. The collective said the donations would "make a massive difference". Cheyenne Jayne-Manning is one of the volunteers at the collective who visited the Jungle in Calais before it was dismantled in October, displacing hundreds. She and other activists from Newport collected equipment on the final day of last year's festival. When they returned for the full weekend this year they were inundated with gear. "We've had hundreds more donations because people have seen us throughout the festival and been aware of where we are," Ms Jayne-Manning said. "Brand new tents and sleeping bags with the price tags still on them, a pair of branded wellies... it's amazing what people are happy to donate." She said, after witnessing people desperately seeking shelter in Calais and other camps in France last year, the donated will gear will help. "People were just sleeping in the rain with absolutely no warmth around them at all. The weather in France isn't that different to here, so this will make a massive difference." Director of the festival, Fiona Stewart, said five refugees from Syria living in Wales also helped with stewarding at the event for the first time. She said it helped those involved to learn some skills and left a "positive legacy with people". "It's very inspiring for us to be involved in it," she added.
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10361650 | https://www.bbc.com/news/10361650 | Spending cuts 'are threatening construction jobs' | The housing budget could be cut by up to £44bn over the next 10 years, according to the Federation of Housing Associations. | The National Housing Federation said it believed the housing budget could be cut by up to 32% over four years. This could lead to 200,000 construction jobs being lost or not created, and 350,000 people being added to housing waiting lists in England, it said. The government is set to announce cuts in the Budget on Tuesday. It has already announced the cancellation of 12 projects worth £2bn. These included programmes for the young unemployed and projects, including government funding for a visitor centre at Stonehenge. The federation, which represents England's housing associations, said that if the housing budget was cut by a third, 142,000 planned affordable homes would not be built in the period up to 2020, and housing waiting lists would grow by 354,000. Waiting lists for affordable housing are at a record level of 4.5 million people, and more than 2.6 million people are living in overcrowded conditions, the federation said. However, it said just 123,000 homes were built in 2009-10, the lowest number since 1923, excluding the war years. The federation also said it believed that, under the cuts, £44bn could be lost to the economy over a decade. Federation chief executive David Orr said: "It is clear to everyone that the amount of public money available to fund various activities in the future is going to be tight. However, it is critical that the nation keeps building affordable housing. "Drastically cutting the housing budget could also imperil the fragile recovery, as our modelling shows that cuts to the housing budget of one third would automatically take £44bn out of the economy over the next 10 years." Housing Minister Grant Shapps said the government was "determined to build the new homes this country needs" despite "the very difficult economic situation we are in". "This is why we acted quickly to protect £170m of funding to build up to 4,000 more social homes and protect 3,500 jobs. We also want to free up councils to build the homes they need to meet local need and will champion new local housing trusts to build more homes in local communities, especially in towns and villages." | Summarize the following text.
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The National Housing Federation said it believed the housing budget could be cut by up to 32% over four years. This could lead to 200,000 construction jobs being lost or not created, and 350,000 people being added to housing waiting lists in England, it said. The government is set to announce cuts in the Budget on Tuesday. It has already announced the cancellation of 12 projects worth £2bn. These included programmes for the young unemployed and projects, including government funding for a visitor centre at Stonehenge. The federation, which represents England's housing associations, said that if the housing budget was cut by a third, 142,000 planned affordable homes would not be built in the period up to 2020, and housing waiting lists would grow by 354,000. Waiting lists for affordable housing are at a record level of 4.5 million people, and more than 2.6 million people are living in overcrowded conditions, the federation said. However, it said just 123,000 homes were built in 2009-10, the lowest number since 1923, excluding the war years. The federation also said it believed that, under the cuts, £44bn could be lost to the economy over a decade. Federation chief executive David Orr said: "It is clear to everyone that the amount of public money available to fund various activities in the future is going to be tight. However, it is critical that the nation keeps building affordable housing. "Drastically cutting the housing budget could also imperil the fragile recovery, as our modelling shows that cuts to the housing budget of one third would automatically take £44bn out of the economy over the next 10 years." Housing Minister Grant Shapps said the government was "determined to build the new homes this country needs" despite "the very difficult economic situation we are in". "This is why we acted quickly to protect £170m of funding to build up to 4,000 more social homes and protect 3,500 jobs. We also want to free up councils to build the homes they need to meet local need and will champion new local housing trusts to build more homes in local communities, especially in towns and villages."
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health-48283242 | https://www.bbc.com/news/health-48283242 | Cannabis meds: 'I risk criminal record to help my child' | The family of a seven-year-old girl with severe epilepsy have been reunited with their daughter, Indie-Rose. | Fergus WalshMedical correspondent@BBCFergusWalshon Twitter Speaking minutes after clearing customs at Stansted Airport, he told the BBC: "Every time I come back from the Netherlands I am really anxious that they might stop me and then I risk a criminal record, and also having Indie's medicine taken away which would potentially put her life at risk." Indie-Rose's mother, Tannine Montgomery, has also made the trip. She said: "We should not have to spend £1,500 a month on these medicines, but be able to pick it up from a local pharmacy." At home in Clare, Suffolk, they are reunited with Indie-Rose, who has Dravet syndrome, a rare and hard to treat form of epilepsy. They say the cannabis oils have dramatically reduced the frequency, duration and severity of their daughter's seizures. Tannine said: "Since she has been on the cannabis oils, she has not been hospitalised with a seizure. Not only that, but she is more alert, happier, a different child, and it's made her life worth living." The couple have spent about £25,000 on cannabis medicines over the past year. Much of that has been raised through crowdfunding online, and with the support of their local community. The whole family had to spend several weeks in the Netherlands while Indie-Rose was assessed by a Dutch doctor, who has prescribed two cannabis-based oils, Bedrolite and Bedica. But wasn't the cannabis meds law changed in 2018? It was. On 1 November 2018, cannabis medicines were moved from Schedule 1 of the Misuse of Drugs Regulations, meaning they have no therapeutic value, to Schedule 2, to recognise there is conclusive evidence of benefit for some patients. From that date, specialist doctors were allowed to prescribe cannabis medicines "where there is an unmet clinical need". following a recommendation from the Chief Medical Officer Dame Sally Davies. But Tannine and Anthony have not been able to persuade their daughter's neurologist to prescribe the Dutch products, so they have to pay for it. The campaign group End Our Pain says there are several other families who are bringing cannabis medicines into the UK illegally. There are no official figures, but it appears that only two children with severe epilepsy now have NHS prescriptions for unlicensed cannabis medicines. One of them is Sophia Gibson, aged seven, from Newtownards near Belfast. She also has Dravet syndrome and used to suffer life-threatening seizures. Her mum, Danielle Davis, told the BBC: "Barely a week went by without us having to call an ambulance for Sophia, because her seizures were impossible to control. "Sometimes the doctors had to put her into an induced coma and take over her breathing, it was terrifying." Danielle says the cannabis medicines have had a dramatic impact. "Sophia has not been hospitalised as a result of a seizure since last July. We know it is not a cure because she still has seizures, but they are infrequent, last less than a minute and are much milder. "She is also happier, more alert and her cognitive ability has improved," her mum says. What is in the cannabis-based medicines? There are hundreds of chemicals in cannabis. The two key active compounds, called cannabinoids, in medical use are: A variety of CBD oils can be bought in the UK, but only if they contain virtually no THC. Indie-Rose and Sophia are being treated with Bedrolite, and Bedica, which are administered under the tongue. Bedrolite is 9% CBD and less than 1% THC, but still above the 0.2% legal limit in the UK. Bedica is 14% THC. They are manufactured in the Netherlands by Bedrocan, whose sole customer is the Dutch government. The dried cannabis flowers are turned into oil-based medicines by a pharmacy in The Hague. The British Paediatric Neurology Association (BPNA) guidelines say there is "good quality clinical evidence" that CBD reduces seizures in Dravet syndrome, but "no high quality evidence" to support the use of THC. So why can't more children with severe epilepsy access cannabis medicines under the new law? This is a key question. Last year, Home Secretary Sajid Javid said: "Having been moved by heartbreaking cases involving sick children, it was important to me that we took swift action to help those who can benefit from medicinal cannabis. "We have now delivered on our promise and specialist doctors will have the option to prescribe these products where there is a real need." Understandably, politicians recognised that clinical decisions had to be left to doctors, but paediatric neurologists have largely refused to prescribe cannabis-based medicines from companies such as Bedrocan in the Netherlands or Tilray in Canada. Why? Prof Helen Cross, a consultant in paediatric neurology at Great Ormond Street Hospital, and a leading epilepsy researcher, said: "There was a perception from families, after 1 November, that they could walk in and get a prescription for cannabis-based medicines, which they perceive to be a natural product, so must be better than other drugs. "But we need to look at the evidence base and ensure we are not going to make the children any worse." At present there is an impasse because the BPNA says there is not enough evidence that THC is safe or effective, and it has concerns about its effects on the developing brain. Later this year, the health watchdog the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) will issue guidelines to specialist doctors which may clarify the circumstances in which products containing THC can be prescribed. Prof Cross accepts some children on these medications may be doing well, but not everyone. "I've seen an equal number of very disappointed families, because they haven't seen the miracle that they're expecting, but these cases don't get reported, as it's not what people want to hear." Sophia and Indie-Rose's parents say some of the standard epilepsy medicines left the girls heavily sedated and lethargic, and did not control their seizures. Prof Cross is hopeful that a new cannabidiol medicine, Epidiolex, manufactured in the UK by GW Pharma, will get a European licence within a few months. It contains no THC. Epidiolex has undergone randomised controlled trials, and was found to reduce seizures by nearly 40% in children with Dravet or Lennox Gastaux syndromes. About 80 children in the UK are already being prescribed Epidiolex on a compassionate basis, where their seizures have proved resistant to other medications. Prof Cross, who led the trials of Epidiolex in the UK, said it was sensible to start with cannabidiol and then see "do we need to add THC in some circumstances?". But it won't come cheaply. The list price of the drug in the US is $32,500 (£25,000) a year. There has been a broad welcome from clinicians and parents for the decision to move cannabis medicines from Schedule 1 to Schedule 2, as this will make research much easier. Prof Cross says she hopes to set up clinical trials involving some of the unlicensed cannabis medicines which will seek to establish whether THC has a beneficial role in controlling seizures. Follow Fergus on Twitter. | Summarize the following text.
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Fergus WalshMedical correspondent@BBCFergusWalshon Twitter Speaking minutes after clearing customs at Stansted Airport, he told the BBC: "Every time I come back from the Netherlands I am really anxious that they might stop me and then I risk a criminal record, and also having Indie's medicine taken away which would potentially put her life at risk." Indie-Rose's mother, Tannine Montgomery, has also made the trip. She said: "We should not have to spend £1,500 a month on these medicines, but be able to pick it up from a local pharmacy." At home in Clare, Suffolk, they are reunited with Indie-Rose, who has Dravet syndrome, a rare and hard to treat form of epilepsy. They say the cannabis oils have dramatically reduced the frequency, duration and severity of their daughter's seizures. Tannine said: "Since she has been on the cannabis oils, she has not been hospitalised with a seizure. Not only that, but she is more alert, happier, a different child, and it's made her life worth living." The couple have spent about £25,000 on cannabis medicines over the past year. Much of that has been raised through crowdfunding online, and with the support of their local community. The whole family had to spend several weeks in the Netherlands while Indie-Rose was assessed by a Dutch doctor, who has prescribed two cannabis-based oils, Bedrolite and Bedica. But wasn't the cannabis meds law changed in 2018? It was. On 1 November 2018, cannabis medicines were moved from Schedule 1 of the Misuse of Drugs Regulations, meaning they have no therapeutic value, to Schedule 2, to recognise there is conclusive evidence of benefit for some patients. From that date, specialist doctors were allowed to prescribe cannabis medicines "where there is an unmet clinical need". following a recommendation from the Chief Medical Officer Dame Sally Davies. But Tannine and Anthony have not been able to persuade their daughter's neurologist to prescribe the Dutch products, so they have to pay for it. The campaign group End Our Pain says there are several other families who are bringing cannabis medicines into the UK illegally. There are no official figures, but it appears that only two children with severe epilepsy now have NHS prescriptions for unlicensed cannabis medicines. One of them is Sophia Gibson, aged seven, from Newtownards near Belfast. She also has Dravet syndrome and used to suffer life-threatening seizures. Her mum, Danielle Davis, told the BBC: "Barely a week went by without us having to call an ambulance for Sophia, because her seizures were impossible to control. "Sometimes the doctors had to put her into an induced coma and take over her breathing, it was terrifying." Danielle says the cannabis medicines have had a dramatic impact. "Sophia has not been hospitalised as a result of a seizure since last July. We know it is not a cure because she still has seizures, but they are infrequent, last less than a minute and are much milder. "She is also happier, more alert and her cognitive ability has improved," her mum says. What is in the cannabis-based medicines? There are hundreds of chemicals in cannabis. The two key active compounds, called cannabinoids, in medical use are: A variety of CBD oils can be bought in the UK, but only if they contain virtually no THC. Indie-Rose and Sophia are being treated with Bedrolite, and Bedica, which are administered under the tongue. Bedrolite is 9% CBD and less than 1% THC, but still above the 0.2% legal limit in the UK. Bedica is 14% THC. They are manufactured in the Netherlands by Bedrocan, whose sole customer is the Dutch government. The dried cannabis flowers are turned into oil-based medicines by a pharmacy in The Hague. The British Paediatric Neurology Association (BPNA) guidelines say there is "good quality clinical evidence" that CBD reduces seizures in Dravet syndrome, but "no high quality evidence" to support the use of THC. So why can't more children with severe epilepsy access cannabis medicines under the new law? This is a key question. Last year, Home Secretary Sajid Javid said: "Having been moved by heartbreaking cases involving sick children, it was important to me that we took swift action to help those who can benefit from medicinal cannabis. "We have now delivered on our promise and specialist doctors will have the option to prescribe these products where there is a real need." Understandably, politicians recognised that clinical decisions had to be left to doctors, but paediatric neurologists have largely refused to prescribe cannabis-based medicines from companies such as Bedrocan in the Netherlands or Tilray in Canada. Why? Prof Helen Cross, a consultant in paediatric neurology at Great Ormond Street Hospital, and a leading epilepsy researcher, said: "There was a perception from families, after 1 November, that they could walk in and get a prescription for
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uk-england-suffolk-49241475 | https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-suffolk-49241475 | Cannabis plant waste found fly-tipped in Suffolk village | A waste dump has been set up in Henstead, Suffolk, to catch fly-tippers. | A mound of about 50 bin bags full of "remnants" of marijuana plants were dumped in Henstead, near Lowestoft in Suffolk, on Friday. People are being warned not to touch the waste as it could contain spores which can cause health problems. Suffolk Police is working with the council to investigate the fly-tipping. A spokeswoman for East Suffolk Council said: "The waste contained remnants from cannabis plants and, as a result, may contain spores which can be harmful to health. "As with all fly-tipping incidents, we will be undertaking a full investigation to try to find those responsible. "The waste will be removed in due course, using specialist equipment and, in the meantime, we would ask members of the public not to interfere with the waste." The specific health risk posed to the public comes from aspergillus spores - a type of mould which, if inhaled, can cause chest infections or allergic reactions. People with lung conditions like asthma or cystic fibrosis are more likely to be affected. Suffolk Police have been contacted for comment. | Summarize the following text.
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A mound of about 50 bin bags full of "remnants" of marijuana plants were dumped in Henstead, near Lowestoft in Suffolk, on Friday. People are being warned not to touch the waste as it could contain spores which can cause health problems. Suffolk Police is working with the council to investigate the fly-tipping. A spokeswoman for East Suffolk Council said: "The waste contained remnants from cannabis plants and, as a result, may contain spores which can be harmful to health. "As with all fly-tipping incidents, we will be undertaking a full investigation to try to find those responsible. "The waste will be removed in due course, using specialist equipment and, in the meantime, we would ask members of the public not to interfere with the waste." The specific health risk posed to the public comes from aspergillus spores - a type of mould which, if inhaled, can cause chest infections or allergic reactions. People with lung conditions like asthma or cystic fibrosis are more likely to be affected. Suffolk Police have been contacted for comment.
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