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21/11/2014
Seven Injured In Fireworks Incident
Seven people needed medical attention after a firework fell into a crowd gathered in Salisbury. The crowd was watching the Christmas lights being switched on.
It is understood that one person required hospital treatment but the rest were treated at the scene by paramedics.
Salisbury City Council have launched an investigation into the incident, which is being blamed on a manufacturing fault.
(MH/JP)
It is understood that one person required hospital treatment but the rest were treated at the scene by paramedics.
Salisbury City Council have launched an investigation into the incident, which is being blamed on a manufacturing fault.
(MH/JP)
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21 June 2006
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Drug treatment services across the country will receive an extra £95.2 million this year, under new plans announced by the government. The Department of Health, supported by £22 million of funding from the Home Office, will provide Drug Action Teams with £394.6 million - an increase of over 30% from last year.
Government announces funding for drug treatment services
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07 January 2005
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Rise in crack users sent for treatment
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11 September 2009
Apology Over Gay Codebreaker's Treatment
Gordon Brown has issued an official posthumous apology for the treatment of Alan Turing, a gay man many regard as instrumental in Britain's World War II effort. Computing pioneer Mr Turing was a government code-breaker based at Bletchley Park during the war, helping to crack Nazi messages.
Apology Over Gay Codebreaker's Treatment
Gordon Brown has issued an official posthumous apology for the treatment of Alan Turing, a gay man many regard as instrumental in Britain's World War II effort. Computing pioneer Mr Turing was a government code-breaker based at Bletchley Park during the war, helping to crack Nazi messages.
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