‘The former page three model Samantha Fox has been fined after threatening to knock out a police officer’s teeth while drunk during a brawl at Heathrow Airport last December.’
The Independent, 2nd September 2024
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Pile v Chief Constable of Merseyside Police [2020] EWHC 2472 (QB) concerned what many might consider to be the tail end of just another good night out. The claimant got into a taxi on 22 April 2017, in an advanced state of intoxication, and the taxi driver rang 999 to report that she had started abusing him and “kicking off”. She vomited all over herself and over the back of the taxi. Officers responding to this unfortunate misunderstanding found her covered in vomit, including in her hair. They arrested her for the offence of being drunk and disorderly. At the police station, Ms Pile was flailing her arms with the attention of striking the officers accompanying her. She later accepted a £60 fixed penalty notice as an alternative to being prosecuted. For many, the story would have ended there…’
UK Police Law Blog, 14th October 2020
Source: ukpolicelawblog.com
‘A woman has been jailed after she coughed in a police officer’s face, claiming that she had coronavirus.’
The Guardian, 27th March 2020
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Offenders who commit minor crimes after drinking will be given the chance to attend a course rather than face court.’
BBC News, 7th June 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Magistrates’ courts are to be ordered to sit in then early mornings, evenings and at weekends under plans to deliver a ‘short, sharp shock’ to youths who get drunk and commit offences on Friday and Saturday nights.”
Daily Telegraph, 31st March 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“The TV personality, born Michael Parker, was held after officers on routine patrol discovered the scene at the junction of The Vale and Dordrecht Road. He admitted possessing cocaine during an appearance at Ealing Magistrates’ Court today. A second charge, of being drunk and disorderly, was withdrawn. He was fined a total of £780 for the offence.”
Daily Telegraph, 7th December 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A call has been made for a public inquiry to examine the case of a man left with a brain injury after being found in a coma in police custody.”
BBC News, 1st February 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Singer given conditional discharge after admitting assault on theatre manager.”
The Guardian, 20th January 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A ban on irresponsible drink promotions and a compulsory requirement to check under-18s for ID are among the final conditions of a proposed mandatory code for alcohol retailers announced by the Home Secretary, Alan Johnson.”
Home Office, 19th January 2010
Source: www.homeoffice,gov.uk
“A drunken teenager was condemned by a district judge today for apparently urinating on a war memorial.”
The Independent, 7th December 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Binge drinkers arrested for alcohol related offences in nine police force areas across the country will be compelled to face up to the consequences of their drinking, Home Office Minister Alan Campbell announced today.”
Home Office, 13th November 2008
Source: www.homeoffice.gov.uk
“The number of children prosecuted for being drunk and disorderly has plunged despite a substantial increase in under-age drinking.”
Daily Telegraph, 12th June 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A drunken man broke into a central London park and attempted to have sex with a fence, a court heard.”
Daily Telegraph, 21st November 2007
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
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