DRINK DRIVING IN THE NEWS
BBC News and Sport Search: drink drive Why not ban all drink-driving?
A government report recommends cutting the blood-alcohol limit for drivers, but critics say this risks confusing motorists about how much they can drink. What about an outright ban?
Wed, 16 Jun 2010 09:34:43 GMT Man charged over house car crash
A 24-year-old man is charged with drink driving over a crash that left a car embedded in a spare room of a bungalow near Norwich.
Mon, 24 May 2010 09:44:07 GMT Lindsay Lohan to miss court date
Lindsay Lohan is to miss a court hearing after her passport is stolen at the Cannes Film Festival
Thu, 20 May 2010 08:29:17 GMT Powell in drink drive group talks
Rugby star Andy Powell is talking to an anti-drink drive charity about helping to raise awareness of its work.
Thu, 20 May 2010 04:44:36 GMT Drink driver hit woman and pram
A driver who struck a grandmother as she pushed a baby in a pram admits being three times the legal alcohol limit.
Fri, 14 May 2010 14:38:03 GMT Mother backs drive safe campaign
The mother of a six-year-old girl killed by a drunk driver is backing a police campaign to get motorists to take extra care during May.
Sat, 01 May 2010 08:22:01 GMT Drink-drive player award 'wrong'
Rugby star Andy Powell receives an award for putting his home county "on the map" weeks after admitting drinking and driving.
Wed, 28 Apr 2010 11:16:00 GMT Police operation targets drivers
Three men are arrested and two 4x4 vehicles seized during a police operation on the A68 in County Durham.
Fri, 23 Apr 2010 10:05:49 GMT Drink-drivers blame marital rows
Two Polish men are banned from driving by Exeter magistrates after blaming marital problems for taking to the road while drunk.
Wed, 21 Apr 2010 13:09:20 GMT Drink drive charge for ex-haulier
Edward Stobart, the son of haulage magnate Eddie Stobart, is charged with drink-driving by Warwickshire Police.
Mon, 19 Apr 2010 19:48:15 GMT Boy, seven, killed in road crash
A seven-year-old boy and a man are killed in two separate road crashes in West Yorkshire.
Sat, 17 Apr 2010 13:55:06 GMT Man's rail death was misadventure
A man knocked down by a train in Ceredigion was taking a short cut home along the track, an inquest has heard.
Wed, 14 Apr 2010 15:21:52 GMT Man remanded over fatal car crash
A Nottinghamshire man accused of causing the deaths of two people in a car crash is remanded in custody.
Fri, 09 Apr 2010 10:49:14 GMT Force 'failing' on crime targets
A police force has failed to meet most of its targets for reducing crime, according to a report by inspectors.
Tue, 06 Apr 2010 22:45:05 GMT Offer drink advice, clinics urged
Hospitals are urged to give advice on safe drinking when patients receive follow-up treatment for alcohol-related injuries.
Thu, 01 Apr 2010 22:43:01 GMT Injured road crash family named
A mother and her two sons who were seriously injured in a road crash in Wiltshire are named by police.
Thu, 01 Apr 2010 09:43:48 GMT Rape DNA left in police freezer
DNA evidence relating to a rape case was left unregistered in a West Mercia Police freezer for eight months, an inspection reveals.
Wed, 31 Mar 2010 15:45:29 GMT Drink makes actor 'aggressive'
Alcohol turns ex-Coronation Street star Bruce Jones from "charming" to "trying to look for fights", says his wife.
Tue, 30 Mar 2010 10:01:31 GMT Two die as car crashes into tree
A driver is arrested after a car crashes into a tree, killing a teenager and another man in Nottinghamshire.
Mon, 29 Mar 2010 13:27:11 GMT Gascoigne on drink-drive charge
Former England footballer Paul Gascoigne is charged with drink-driving after being arrested in North Yorkshire.
Mon, 29 Mar 2010 09:41:56 GMT
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