17 h. ago Drink driver found four times over the limit has sentencing delayed after turning up to court drunk

Neil Horner, 49, was due to be sentenced at the Isle of Wight Magistrates' Court for getting behind the wheel while nearly four times the drink drive limit - but it was delayed after he turned up intoxicated.

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3 d. ago United Airlines stewardess ten times the alcohol limit after downing mini bottles of vodka on flight to Heathrow

The air stewardess was said to be going through a hard time

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4 d. ago Drink driver crashed into M4 central reservation then told police he was 12 years old

Rory Butler, 37, stole his partner's Volkswagen Golf and drove it while almost four times over the limit, hitting cones in a contraflow system on the motorway

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4 d. ago United Airlines stewardess ten times legal limit after downing vodka on flight

Margit Lake, 56, said she had "needed to calm down" before she downed the vodka during a United Airlines flight from San Francisco to Heathrow - she has now been fined

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4 d. ago US air stewardess, 56, was TEN times the alcohol limit after downing mini bottles of vodka on flight to Heathrow

Margit Lake, 56, had to be taken to hospital after sneaking 'multiple miniature bottles' of the spirit onto the ten hour flight from San Francisco to Heathrow on October 17.

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4 d. ago Exact time drivers are most likely ignore the speed limit revealed

A recent poll reveals exactly when and why drivers ignore the legal speed limit.

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5 d. ago Flight attendant accused of being 10 times over alcohol limit while working appears in court

The cabin crew member resigned almost immediately after the incident

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5 d. ago Flight attendant accused of being ten times over alcohol limit while working appears in court

The cabin crew member resigned almost immediately after the incident

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5 d. ago United Flight Attendant Rushed to Hospital After Drinking 10 Times Legal Limit on San Francisco–London Flight

United Flight Attendant Rushed to Hospital After Drinking 10 Times Legal Limit on San Francisco–London Flight  View from the Wing

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1 week ago Drink driver, 24, avoids jail over death of her friend's six

Stevie Steel, 24, had bought three bottles of wine during a day out at the beach with a friend when she collided with another vehicle.

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1 week ago Drink driver, 24, avoids jail over death of her friend's six

Stevie Steel, 24, had downed three bottles of wine during a day out at the beach with a friend when she collided with another vehicle.

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1 week ago The answer to iPhone addiction could lie in this blast from the past

As more parents try to limit their children’s screen time and keep them offline for as long as possible, many are turning back the clock — swapping smartphones for classic 1980s-style landlines. Amber Raiken explores why the retro phone is making a comeback as the latest parenting trend.

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2 w. ago Parents are reverting to landline phones to stop their kids becoming smartphone addicts

As more parents try to limit their children’s screen time and keep them offline for as long as possible, many are turning back the clock — swapping smartphones for classic 1980s-style landlines. Amber Raiken explores why the retro phone is making a comeback as the latest parenting trend.

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2 w. ago Warning issued about illegal teeth whitening gels that contain so much bleach they burn through gums: Easily available on social media

Illegal teeth whitening kits containing more than 500 times the legal limit of dental bleach are being sold on social media and distributed in car parks, a new investigation has found.

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3 w. ago Do not cut cash Isa allowance in the Budget, senior MPs warn Reeves

It is ‘not the right time’ to cut the tax-free limit, a senior MP warns

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3 w. ago Virtual Monopoly, Uno and Yahtzee over the real thing? No thanks | Dominik Diamond

When our family board game night got cancelled, I sampled digital spins on the classics instead. I’m not sure I should have bothered – with one exception I don’t play video game versions of board games. Why would you? The whole point of video games is to be faster, more visually arresting, and less reliant on other humans than old games played with dice and cards. But a recent family board game night was derailed by clashing schedules and family civil war, so I spent a Saturday night trying them out on the iPhone instead.I started with Uno because that is the old family staple. We still use the Simpsons Uno set we got decades ago. It is simple and comforting, the chicken soup of card games. The iOS version is a different consommé altogether. A three-minute time limit for each round means it is as much about avoiding mistakes as it is about tactics. I like this development, but I miss the family banter (and ruthless switching allegiances) of our real-life family version. It’s not the...

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3 w. ago Urgent warning issued over popular vitamin supplements: Brands sold on the high street found to contain up to 12 TIMES the safe limit

Tests on supplements sold at popular health stores as well as Amazon found many contained more than double the safe upper limit recommended by UK health officials.

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3 w. ago Supplements containing up to 12.5 times safe limit sold online – Which?

Which? looked at Vitamin D, Vitamin A, Vitamin B6 and Zinc supplements listed for sale on popular online marketplaces.

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3 w. ago Urgent warning after supplements ‘linked to liver damage and weakened bones’ being sold online

POTENTIALLY dangerous doses of popular vitamins and minerals are being sold on online marketplaces, according to a new investigation. Supplements containing as much as 12.5 times the recommended safe upper limit could be putting consumers at risk of "some really harmful side effects", experts warn. Consumer organisation Which? looked at vitamin D, vitamin A, vitamin...

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3 w. ago Police who spotted white powder on motorist's face found him to be 16 times over cocaine limit for driving

Colin Edgar, 44, of Coatbridge, was banned from the road when he appeared at Hamilton Sheriff Court this week.

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