According to the BBC, the Advertising Standards Authority (or ASA) ruled that the eight advertisements which aired during an episode of Sherlock Holmes were “excessively strident”.

However, it did state that noise complaints have gone down regarding advertisements over the last two years since the rules were tightened.

ITV3 stated that as the series was made in the 1980s it had many silent pauses so the commercial seemed louder. They also stated that the loudness of the advertisements were “appropriate and consistent in the context of the overall loudness of the channel”.
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According to the BBC, utility companies employed to carry out the works only completed them to the required standard in 75% of cases during 2009.

Devon county council have indicated that it could cost them as much as £4 million to put right the work which has been done to an inadequate standard since 2005.

However, the figure of 75% is actually an increase on the previous year’s repairs when only 55% where completed to the correct standard in 2008.
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According to the BBC, the 60ft Tinside platform on Plymouth Hoe was closed and caged in 2003, but teenagers continue to use it by climbing around the mesh cage.

Plymouth City Council decided to remove the platform following an injury to a 15 year old boy after he fell from the platform last September.

The structure is being dismantled in sections and removed by barge.
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Welsh rugby international star Andy Powell has been charged with drink driving and subsequently dropped from the Wales squad. Somewhat bizarrely though, it wasn’t a motor car or bike that he was pulled over for driving….it was a golf buggy.

According to the BBC, Mr Powell was arrested at a motorway services on the M4 after going out celebrating his team’s victory over Scotland in the Six Nations tournament.

He was taken in to custody at around 6 am on Sunday morning.
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According to the BBC, Lee Freeman-Skinner and Shaunna Bent called an ambulance to the surgery in an attempt to ensure that their son would be treated quicker.

They had taken the boy, named Jaydon, to the surgery in Cinderford, Gloucestershire, after he developed a high temperature. He died just hours later in hospital with meningitis.

NHS Gloucestershire has stated that they will investigate the circumstances on the case. The couple themselves have stated that they will lodge a official complaint.
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Two children from Staffordshire have been killed in separate incidents involving blind cords.

According to the BBC, sixteen-month-old Lillian Bagnall-Lambe died on Tuesday after becoming entangled in the cord. This follows the death of three-year-old Harrison Joyce, who died in a similar incident on 4^th February.

Staffordshire Police have issued advice following the deaths, warning parents to be wary of dangling blind cords.
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According to the BBC, the crash happened a mere 20 minutes after the children had gone back to class after lunch break.

Police stated that they had to chase the car driver due to “concerns for the safety of the driver and other road users”.

The vehicle eventually stopped after turning on to its roof on playing fields in Wheeler Street.
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Three quarters of NHS trusts are endangering patients by not complying with safety alerts meant to stop fatal errors recurring.

According to the BBC, the Actions Against Medical Accidents charity (or AvMA) found that 80 trusts in England had not complied with 10 or more patient safety alerts.

The charity’s Chief Executive Peter Walsh said, “Lives are being put at risk.”
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According to the BBC, the driver Paul Payne, 23, was driving along the A329 when his Fiat Punto crossed the road and collided with a Ford transit van on 5^th February.

The police are desperate for the driver of another van seen in the area at the time of the accident to come forward.

PC Matt Woollams-Seeney said “It is has been a week now since this collision occurred and we are still appealing for witnesses to come forward.
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According to the BBC, the man, 39, was attacked by the muggers in North Road, Westcilff on Saturday morning.

The assault included the victim being hit on the head and he had cash stolen after he was put to the ground. The man attempted to get up but he was again attacked with a knife.

His left thumb was partially severed and needs specialist surgery, Police said.
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