10-year-old NekNomination victim downs vodka cocktail
The NekNomination craze is definitely getting out of hand. There have now been five deaths as a direct result of the drinking game, where friends dare each other to down a huge amount of alcohol. The problem started with university students a few months ago, but it has now spread to secondary and even primary
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Recovering heroin addict wants his life back
A recovering drug addict recently made an emotional appeal to magistrates in Newbury, during which he explained how his life had fallen apart following his addiction to heroin. On Thursday 13th February Greg Little appeared before Newbury magistrates after stealing £66.39-worth of meat from a BP service station on 15th January. He is already serving
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Cannabis detected in fatally wounded agricultural worker
On 8th February 2014 an agricultural worker was crushed to death while attempting to repair his fertiliser-spreading tractor at a farm in Norfolk. The wheel of the stationary vehicle crushed Kevin Alderton, a 34-year-old farm worker, after the on-board computer automatically turned the steering wheel to realign the wheels. If Mr Alderton had removed the
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Brighton and Hove pubs serving under-18s
Sussex Police sent a team of teenage police cadets to pubs, clubs and bars in Brighton and Hove to see whether they were checking youngsters for ID. The cadets soon discovered that many of the venues were happy to serve under-18s. The police cadets, some only 16 years old, visited late-night cafés, bars and clubs
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