Here in singapore, and this city has been under siege in philippines. On monday the government said it had a decisive progress to retake the city, but at least 100 civilians have been killed in 2000 people may still be trapped in a militant held areas. Our correspondent has more. We are seeing and much more optimistic note coming from the Philippines Bollettieri Spokesperson now, they seem to be making more progress in regaining the city, but in the first place we do not know how long it will take to push out those last pockets of resistance while the group. They have shown themselves to be tenacious, very well armed and very tough to get out of the city. They cannot put a timeline on it. The military has regained control of most of the city, controlling people going in and out, there will be interesting to see, once this is over, people will want to know how many of the group who got involved in this attack, this hardline militant group, how many of them managed to escape than once th
Here in singapore, and this city has been under siege in philippines. On monday the government said it had a decisive progress to retake the city, but at least 100 civilians have been killed in 2000 people may still be trapped in a militant held areas. Our correspondent has more. We are seeing and much more optimistic note coming from the Philippines Bollettieri Spokesperson now, they seem to be making more progress in regaining the city, but in the first place we do not know how long it will take to push out those last pockets of resistance while the group. They have shown themselves to be tenacious, very well armed and very tough to get out of the city. They cannot put a timeline on it. The military has regained control of most of the city, controlling people going in and out, there will be interesting to see, once this is over, people will want to know how many of the group who got involved in this attack, this hardline militant group, how many of them managed to escape than once th
In a very strange incident, a Belgian court dismissed a drink-driving charge against a man after they found that he was suffering from a rare metabolic condition which led to the production of alcohol in his body.
In the court, the 40-year-old man was able to prove that he was suffering from auto-brewery syndrome (ABS), in which the carbohydrates get fermented in his stomach and increase ethanol levels in his blood which finally leads to signs of intoxication.
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A Clermont driver, who had been “drinking heavily” since a relationship break down, was caught drink driving while close to four times the legal limit.
Bryan John Jacobsen, 24, pleaded guilty at Emerald Magistrates Court on April 20 to driving under the influence of liquor.
Police prosecutor Sergeant Paul Cramp said Jacobson was pulled over on Herschel Street about 2.20am on February 20.
He returned a positive roadside breath test and later recorded a blood-alcohol content reading of .189, more than three times the legal alcohol limit. His licence was immediately suspended.
Lawyer Sam Foster, who appeared via phone, said his client had been drinking heavily since a long term romantic relationship broke down in December, 2020.
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Alarm bells went off when police noticed a car being driven suspiciously slowly through a car park at Redbank Plains.
Ipswich Magistrates Court heard the driver, Daniel Pauley, was breath tested and confirmed police suspicions, registering 0.112 – more than double the normal alcohol limit.
Daniel Blair Pauley, 42, from Redbank Plains, pleaded guilty on Tuesday to drink driving when on a probationary licence in Redbank Plains on March 17.
His alcohol reading should have been zero because of his licence status.
Prosecutor Senior Constable Bride O’Shea said it was just after 6pm when police saw a black Holden Cruze sedan being driven “in an excessively slow manner” in the carpark.