Crackdown on dance drugs after death of clubber, 21

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Hester Stewart, 21, of Brighton, died after taking GBL, which is used by clubbers as a substitute for banned drug GHB, known as "liquid ecstasy".

GBL, gamma-butyrolactone, will be categorised as Class C, meaning users could be punished with a two-year jail term and dealers with up to 14 years. Ms Stewart's mother Maryon said it should be Class A like heroin and ecstasy. She said: "I think GBL is every bit as dangerous as heroin and ecstasy, if not more so. Because it's lethal when combined with alcohol, it should be a Class A drug. We need to review the whole system because right now our kids are incredibly vulnerable."

GBL will be classified with two other "legal highs", cannabis substitute Spice and BZP, an amphetamine substitute. A campaign warning of the dangers of legal highs will be launched at the start of the university term.