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Teens face arrest for binge drinking in public
Summary from multiple countries, from articles in English
LONDON Police arrested 17 people and had to close six London Underground stations after a party involving thousands of revellers to mark the last day of drinking alcohol on the tube turned ugly. (article 6) Parents are to be given guidelines on how much alcohol their children can safely consume, in a bid to encourage teenagers to drink more responsibly. (article 1) The government's youth alcohol action plan will crack down on off-licences which sell alcohol to under 18s and aim to reduce drinking in public. (article 1) What does such a ban say about British attitudes to public drinking and what's the law in other countries? The weekend's Circle Line party was an unforeseen consequence of Boris Johnson's election pledge to curb antisocial behaviour. (article 3) One of his first policies as new Mayor of London was to ban alcohol drinking on the city's underground network, buses, trams and Docklands Light Railway. (article 3) Police are to be given new powers to punish teenage gangs who disturb the public by rowdy binge drinking in parks and on street corners. (article 4) Jacqui Smith will tomorrow announce a criminal offence aimed at youths persistently caught in possession of alcohol in public places. (article 4)

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  • Story keywords
    alcohol, drinking, behaviour, public, Tube

    Source articles
    1. Parents to get youth drink guide (BBC News, 06/02/2008, 723 words)
    2. Drink campaign to target parents (BBC News, 06/01/2008, 811 words)
    3. Should time be called on public drinking? (BBC News, 06/02/2008, 1033 words)
    4. Teens face arrest for binge drinking in public (timesonline.co.uk, 06/01/2008, 391 words)
    5. Tube drinks party sparks mayhem (BBC News, 06/01/2008, 753 words)
    6. London underground drinks party ends in mayhem (L.A. Times, 06/03/2008, 431 words)




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