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Conflict Management – Resolving workplace violence
Security Industry
Licensed Retail Sector
Event Management

2009

Conflict Management - Resolving Workplace Violence
Title	Date	Source
NHS Assault ‘not taken seriously’	29/10/09	www.bbc.co.uk
On-the-spot fines blamed for...	05/05/09	The Times
Cleared, the householder who killed intruder...	12/03/09	The Times
Deputy who denies cell assault on girl...	02/03/09	The Times

Licensed Retail Sector
Title	Date	Source
Student unions turn to gyms and juice bars ...	23/11/09	The Times
Boozy Britons drink the most alcohol in Europe	23/11/09	Metro
Pubs fall very short in... Satisfaction Survey	30/10/09	BIIAB & Retail Eyes
Drink trader’s luck runs dry	23/10/09	Staines Informer
Lip gloss test that spots if your drink is spiked...	16/10/09	Evening Standard
War memorial defiled	16/10/09	Metro
My wife is too young to drink - at 22	16/10/09	Metro
Booze plan 'will not work'	16/10/09	Metro
Supermarkets reject... 'alcohol kills' warning signs	15/10/09	Evening Standard
16-year-old student died during party drink binge	15/10/09	Metro
50p-a-unit booze ‘to cut food bills’	29/09/09	Metro
The unacceptable face of alcohol promotion	28/09/09	The Times
Moves to stop ‘vertical drinking’	26/09/09	www.bbc.co.uk
Last orders for the traditional pint glass	24/08/09	The Times
Would you serve alcohol to this teenager?	21/08/09	The Kent Courier
Alcohol guide is ‘unclear’	30/07/09	The London Paper
Doctors tell of 8-year-old drunks they see in A&E	03/07/09	The Times
Drink kills 10% of all Europeans	26/06/09	Metro
Alcohol link to one in 25 deaths	26/06/09	www.bbc.co.uk
Britain losing its bottle...	15/06/09	The Independent
Dying for a drink	21/05/09	The Times
Binge pubs face closure	13/05/09	The Evening Standard
Booze code on the way	13/05/09	The London Paper
'Take Courage' beer advert banned	15/04/09	www.bbc.co.uk
Brown won’t buy 50p-a-unit alcohol plan	16/03/09	The Times
Raise price of alcohol to beat binge drinkers	16/03/09	The Independent
‘Drink and sex’ ads broke rules	11/03/09	www.bbc.co.uk
Scotland to end ‘pocket money’ prices for drink	03/03/09	The Independent
Winemakers complain about.. clean livers	28/02/09	The Times
Drink a day increases cancer risk	24/02/09	www.bbc.co.uk
Barman tried over fatal tequila	11/02/09	www.bbc.co.uk
New glasses by Guinness are good for you	07/02/09	The Times
Pub is shut down after Bebo boasts	06/02/09	Metro
Never mind the crocs, the pubs are running dry	05/02/09	The Times
...we’ve got some pubs to save	25/01/09	The Sunday Times
Beer’s drug theme angers watchdog	20/01/09	www.ft.com
Weatherspoon’s cuts likely to kick off price war	03/01/09	The Times

Security Industry
Title	Date	Source
Concert-goers condemn crush chaos	15/11/09	www.bbc.co.uk
... the middle classes still treat themselves... by stealing	10/11/09	The Times
Women 'duped' by spiking myth	27/10/09	Metro
Schools hire bouncers...	13/04/09	The Independent
Mansell takes on minder as shortcut to security	17/02/09	The Times

Drug Awareness
Title	Date	Source
Cocaine abuse doubles in 4 years	09/10/09	The Independent
Legal ‘party drug’ GBL has destroyed my life	25/09/09	Metro
Cocaine deaths jump by a fifth	27/08/09	Metro
‘Legal highs’ set to be banned	25/08/09	www.bbc.co.uk
Cocaine use is on the increase	24/07/09	The London Paper
Million users make Briton ‘Coke Capital’	25/06/09	Metro
UN shows scale of cocaine use	24/06/09	www.bbc.co.uk
Move to outlaw two ‘Party’ drugs	21/05/09	www.bbc.co.uk
‘Kids think strong stuff is the best’	16/03/09	The Times
...how drug gangs found new routes...	28/02/09	The Times
Ecstasy ‘not worse than riding’	07/02/09	www.bbc.co.uk
Cannabis law change ‘illogical’	26/01/09	www.bbc.co.uk

Fire Safety
Title	Date	Source
Fireworks blamed as 60 killed at nightclub	03/01/09	The Times

2008

Conflict Management - Resolving Workplace Violence
Title	Date	Source
Managing work-related violence...	10/12/08	HSE
Adverts tell teenagers of cocaine peril	04/12/08	The Times
2006/07 HSE figures for workplace violence	30/07/08	HSE
NHS workforce suffers 56,000 assaults in a year	07/06/08	The Daily Mail
Fighting Violence against 999 staff	17/03/08	Staines Leader
Third of teachers threatened	17/03/08	The Independent
Tackling violence against fire fighters	11/02/08	www.bbc.co.uk

Licensed Retail Sector
Title	Date	Source
'Child alcohol guide' for parents	31/12/08	www.bbc.co.uk
Alcohol abuse curbs will end ‘get-one-free'...	04/12/08	The Times
Happy hours to be banned...	10/11/08	The Independent
Pub trade 'faces 4000 closures'	02/11/08	www.ft.com
Binge Drinkers ‘risking dementia’	01/11/08	www.bbc.co.uk
That'll be two-thirds of a pint please, landlord	24/10/08	Metro
Bars facing ban on free alcohol	12/10/08	Sunday Times / bbc
Two beers... and one for my pri-mate	08/10/08	Metro
Asda attacked for 90p larger 4-pack	08/10/08	Metro
Killed by vodka binge	08/10/08	Metro
Universities to probe initiations	02/10/08	www.bbc.co.uk
Cheers to good health	29/09/08	The London Paper
Why drinkers do it ... they only recall the good bits	10/09/08	The Independent
Last orders are called on five pubs every day	08/09/08	Metro
Supermarkets spell last orders at the pub	30/08/08	The Times
Shop's alcohol victory	28/08/08	Staines Leader
Off-licence wins licence battle over alcohol sales	21/08/08	Staines Leader
Three pints of lager for a packet of Fish?	15/08/08	The Times
Bar's 10p beers 'irresponsible'	29/07/08	www.bbc.co.uk
Half empty or half full?	29/07/08	The Independent
Pubs blame discounts for beer sales slump	28/07/08	www.FT.com
Health chiefs call time on.. happy hours...	23/07/08	The Times
A licence for disorder and dangerous drinking	23/07/08	The Daily Telegraph
Control of drinking... would help racecourses...	22/07/08	The Times
24hr Drink ban for party town	02/07/08	Metro
24-hour licensing has not cut... violence...	01/07/08	The Times
'Dangers' of the half-pint wine glass	26/06/08	The Times
Ban supermarkets from selling alcohol	17/06/08	The Independent
Scotland to raise drink-buying age	15/06/08	The Sunday Times
When £20 buys you 60 bottles of strong lager...	09/06/08	The Daily Mail
You may be drinking more than you think	19/05/08	The Times
Alcohol Units Guide	19/05/08	www.bbc.co.uk
Hi-tech tools spots child drinkers	13/05/08	www.bbc.co.uk
Two day alcohol bad at off-licence	01/05/08	Staines Leader
Rise in arrests of women drinkers	02/05/08	www.bbc.co.uk
Punish all drinkers for crimes of drunks…	17/04/08	Metro
Doctors attack supersize drinks	12/04/08	www.bbc.co.uk
Toll of teenagers drinking revealed	28/03/08	www.bbc.co.uk
Doctors raise a glass to tax increases…	13/03/08	The Times
24 Hour boozing – The sober truth	07/03/08	The Times
... Andy Burnham...the Impact of the Licensing Act...	04/03/08	DCMS
Café society will have to wait	24/02/08	The Independent
All day drinking a failure	24/02/08	The Independent
Supermarkets take strong drinks off…	24/02/08	The Independent
Cash for Pubs to offer loo breaks	23/02/08	www.bbc.co.uk
Teenage binge drinking epidemic	13/02/08	www.bbc.co.uk
Late night opening fails to halt violence	05/02/08	The Independent
Cultural shift to change the way we drink	03/02/08	The Independent
Killed by drink contest	10/02/08	Unknown
Pubs fight £250m ban on patio heaters	31/01/08	Metro
MPs call for smaller wine glasses	30/01/08	www.bbc.co.uk
Alcohol units guide	22/01/08	www.bbc.co.uk
Pub chain limits parents’ drink	04/01/08	www.bbc.co.uk

Security Industry
Title	Date	Source
UK top of European cocaine league	07/11/08	www.bbc.co.uk
Security licence body chief quits	06/11/08	www.bbc.co.uk
Police losing fight to stop cocaine use	31/10/08	The Independent
Victim of girl gang 'glassing'	29/10/08	Metro
Is it time the world forgot about cannabis...	03/10/08	The Independent
Drawing the line	29/09/08	The London Paper
Cops' yellow cards to stop drunk thugs	08/09/08	London Lite
More young people end up in hospital...	15/08/08	The Times
Britain's criminal economy	08/08/08	The Times
Club backs down over ban on fat women	30/07/08	The Times
Cannabis goes back to class B	08/05/08	The Times
Reefer madness	07/05/08	www.bbc.co.uk
Deadly fire sweeps Ecuador club	24/04/08	www.bbc.co.uk
Drug use – Cannabis	04/04/08	The Times
KFC has bouncers to stop violence	19/03/08	The London Paper
Crystal meth usage rivals crack	13/02/08	www.bbc.co.uk

Event Management
Title	Date	Source
Out of hours noise service is reinstated	01/05/08	Staines Leader

2007

Conflict Management - Resolving Workplace Violence
Title	Date	Source
Aboard the booze bus	17/12/07	www.bbc.co.uk
Stamping out staff assaults	06/11/07	Metro
BRC survey reveals human cost of retail crime	30/10/07	BRC
Dog collar clergy at risk of attack	07/10/07	www.bbc.co.uk
Where crime is on the wrong track	27/09/07	Staines Leader
Assaults on rail staff increase	23/08/07	www.bbc.co.uk
Lone nurses ‘at risk of attack’	09/07/07	www.bbc.co.uk
Second man held over warden funeral attack	28/06/07	London Lite
Attack on NHS staff every 7 minutes	26/02/07	The Daily Mail
GBH on the NHS: the reporters story	26/02/07	www.bbc.co.uk
Extra guards for violent patients	26/02/07	www.bbc.co.uk
Violence costs NHS ‘£100m a year’	26/02/07	www.bbc.co.uk

Licensed Retail Sector
Title	Date	Source
Lager louts in 40’s prove binge kings	21/12/07	Metro
Getting round the smoking ban in Germany	19/12/07	www.metro.co.uk
Stronger drinks put many at risk	14/12/07	www.bbc.co.uk
Brown calls time on young drinkers	22/11/07	Metro
Ambulance calls up 12% since 24 hour drinking	22/11/07	London Lite
Under age alcohol sales rising	22/11/07	London Lite
Parents to blame for teen binge drinking	20/11/07	Metro
Women drinkers are fit to burst	09/11/07	www.bbc.co.uk
500 pubs adopt 24 hour drinking	08/11/07	www.bbc.co.uk
Pub smoke campaigner fined £500	06/11/07	Metro
Home Office plans police ‘spies’ in pubs	07/10/07	Guardian Unltd
Fears over fire safety in hotels	19/09/07	www.bbc.co.uk
Don’t give the games away	06/09/07	Unknown

Security Industry
Title	Date	Source
Thousands wrongly cleared to work	13/12/07	www.bbc.co.uk
5000 illegal workers in security	12/11/97	www.bbc.co.uk
Bouncer shot for telling clubbers to stop smoking	24/07/07	Evening Standard
Man killed for bump on dance floor	24/07/07	London News
Doorman shot dead for shielding girl clubber	16/07/07	London Lite
Police avert car bomb carnage	29/06/07	www.bbc.co.uk
Student shot at hip-hop concert	12/03/07	The Times
Man shot in stomach at University	11/03/07	www.bbc.co.uk
Waiter traps predator as he spikes wine	03/03/07	The Daily Mail
Party drug that killed my sister should	25/01/07	Evening Standard
Crystal meth made a class A drug	18/01/07	www.bbc.co.uk


Archive

Conflict Management - Resolving Workplace Violence
Title	Date	Source
Next time buy a ticket!	03/10/06	London Lite
The fare dodger throttled by ticket inspector	03/10/06	Evening Standard
Get tough drive on NHS violence	15/08/06	www.bbc.co.uk
Bouncers bring thugs to book at the library	07/03/06	The Daily Mail
University staff ‘face threats’	09/06/05	www.bbc.co.uk
Figures highlight NHS violence	28/10/04	www.bbc.co.uk

Licensed Retail Sector
Title	Date	Source
Sports initiations banned	01/11/06	London Student
1 girl in 4 says her drinks have been spiked	06/12/05	Daily Mail

Security Industry
Title	Date	Source
On the town with London’s booze bus	19/12/06	The London Paper
Virginia police sign out on code words	07/12/06	www.bbc.co.uk
Most date rape victims made helpless by drink...	16/11/06	The Daily Mail
Student arrested over Canary Wharf photos	01/11/06	London Student
Bag with a bang	25/06/06	Straits Times
The highs and lows of crystal meth	22/05/06	www.bbc.co.uk
Battling an addictive newcomer	22/05/06	www.bbc.co.uk
11 arrested in club drugs raid	16/04/06	www.bbc.co.uk
Night club owner liable for contract bouncer	25/01/06	Financial Times
Drugs key facts	2006	www.bbc.co.uk
Bouncer jail threat in drink spiking case	28/10/05	The Sun
UK clubbers ‘turn to ketamine’	01/09/05	www.bbc.co.uk
Stimulant drug ‘dulls the brain’	20/08/05	www.bbc.co.uk
Britain: why no travel advisory?	28/07/05	The Island
Scores die in Argentine club fire	01/12/04	www.bbc.co.uk
At least 26 dead as fire consumer nightclub	2004	www.cnn.com
Chicago club was told to close second floor	2003	www.cnn.com
Disco tragedies	01/04/00	The Independent
7 killed on gas bomb attack on Lisbon club	01/04/00	The Independent

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