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UK Editor @BBCNews RTS Home News Coverage of the year 2017/2022/2026 Orwell Prize for Exposing Britain’s Social Evils. ed.thomas@bbc.co.uk
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By Ed Thomas Verified, Ben Sidwell Verified
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Ed Thomas - UK editor; Ben Sidwell - at Wolverhampton Magistrates' Court; Vanessa Pearce - West Midlands Thu, July 2, 2026 at 7:56 p.m. UTC 3 min read Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Cradley Market shop, in Sandwell, has been closed for three months [BBC] A mini-mart in the West Midlands has been closed for three months after an undercover BBC investigation exposed cocaine, cannabis, and prescription medicines being sold over the counter.
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Child-rape sentence reignites scrutiny of UK high street mini-marts

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By Ed Thomas Verified, Rebecca Wearn Verified, Patrick Clahane Verified
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"This community was destroyed a long time ago," one business owner on Hexthorpe Road told the BBC [BBC] Being bribed with vapes and alcohol by mini-mart workers is a "normal" thing to hear about, two schoolgirls tell us on Hexthorpe Rd in Doncaster. They say they are frightened to walk through the area, saying they have heard stories on social media about local girls being targeted. "It makes you scared," one tells us.
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Illegal mini-marts to shut for up to 12 months under law change prompted by BBC

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By Ed Thomas Verified, Patrick Clahane Verified, Rebecca Wearn Verified
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Illegal mini-marts, barbers and vape shops could be shut for up to a year under new powers announced by the government, following lengthy investigative reporting by BBC News into organised crime on British high streets. We have exposed drug gangs, child sexual exploitation, money laundering and immigration crime linked to shops selling illegal cigarettes, vapes and drugs.
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