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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According to the BBC, a report by the Deer Commission for Scotland indicates that pregnant females are pushing last year’s young out from their territory and that this will lead to the animals suddenly running on to the roads.

The number of accidents involving deer is surprisingly high, with statistics by the Deer Commission for Scotland indicating that there are as many as 10,000 road traffic accidents annually that involve a deer and, of those, two or three will lead to the death of the vehicle driver or a passenger. However, the number of injuries suffered will no doubt be considerably higher.

The Commission has announced that warning signs will be put up throughout the country to alert drivers of the dangers and Commission spokesman Jamie Hammond warned that the warnings should be taken seriously by all, warning “…people who live in and around towns think these warnings aren’t relevant to them, but in fact accidents rates are often higher in areas with more people and more cars on the road.
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It could be bad news for England’s world cup hopes, as Chelsea left back Ashley Cole is out for three months after he broke an ankle playing for his club in their midweek game against Everton.

According to the BBC, Cole will possibly require surgery on the ankle problem and his Chelsea manager Carlo Ancelotti said he “did not know” if Cole would recover in time to play in South Africa.

Former Chelsea left back Graeme Le Saux, was equally pessimistic, stating, “I’ve spoken to someone at the club who said there’s a high probability [Cole] will need surgery. The timing couldn’t be worse because he’s right on the fringe of being nearly ready to play in a major tournament. It’s really against the clock.”
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