The ObserverDrugs This article is more than 6 years oldAnxious teenagers ‘buy Xanax on the dark web’This article is more than 6 years oldMPs call for urgent action over reported rise in illicit use of potent tranquilliser A growing number of children are using the anti-anxiety drug Xanax to “self-medicate” against mental health problems, prompting calls from senior Labour MPs for an investigation into the escalating use of the tranquilliser, which is around 20 times stronger than Valium.

From the Guardian archiveTheatreObituaryArchive, 1996: much loved actor Beryl Reid dies14 October 1996 The Killing of Sister George was the play that made her name as an actor willing to take on controversial parts Beryl Reid, who has died, aged 76, was a much loved character actress who comparatively late in life brought the techniques and attack of a stand-up comic to a wide variety of straight plays. These ranged from Joe Orton’s Entertaining Mr Sloane to Romeo and Juliet, in which she played the nurse in the 1974 National Theatre production.

UK news This article is more than 6 years oldGayle Newland found guilty at retrial of tricking female friend into sexThis article is more than 6 years oldNewland, 27, convicted of three counts of sexual assault by penetration after asking woman to wear blindfold A woman has been found guilty for the second time of tricking a female friend into having sex by pretending to be a man. Gayle Newland, 27, was initially convicted of three counts of sexual assault at Chester crown court in September 2015, and was sentenced to eight years in prison.

Kanye wearing the hood at the listening party in Miami Photograph: AKGS/BackgridKanye wearing the hood at the listening party in Miami Photograph: AKGS/BackgridKanye West This article is more than 1 month oldKanye West wears Ku Klux Klan-style hood at album listening eventThis article is more than 1 month oldRapper reportedly denies antisemitism on new album Vultures, a collaboration with vocalist Ty Dolla Sign. Warning: video contains offensive content Kanye West has worn a Ku Klux Klan-style hood at a listening party for his upcoming album Vultures, which is expected to be released on Friday.

US newsMovie bear kills trainerA grizzly bear that has starred in Hollywood films including Will Ferrell's latest comedy has attacked and killed its trainer. Rocky, a 360kg male grizzly aged five years, bit Stephan Miller on the neck during filming at an animal training centre in California. Miller's cousin, Randy, who set up the centre, said the bite occurred during "playful" wrestling by what was a "loving, affectionate, friendly, safe bear"