Calls are growing for alcolocks to be introduced for repeat drink-driving offenders in the UK, as the Government considers further measures aimed at reducing alcohol-related deaths and injuries on roads. Senior police officers and road safety organisations have urged Prime Minister Andy Burnham to introduce a mandatory alcolock programme for high-risk and repeat offenders, according…
Advances in new DNA testing are once again being highlighted by one of the UK’s most well-known murder cases, almost 30 years after the offences took place. Lin Russell and her six-year-old daughter Megan were murdered in Chillenden, Kent, in 1996. Josie Russell, then aged nine, survived the attack. Michael Stone was convicted of the…
Drink driving is often associated with Christmas parties and the festive season, but new figures suggest that August drink driving may present an even greater problem. Analysis by the RAC has revealed that August is the worst month of the year for drink drive crashes in Britain. Between 2014 and 2024, an average of 721…
New UK figures show that drug driving overtakes drink driving as a cause of driving convictions. The figures were published by IAM RoadSmart on 9 July 2026 following analysis of DVLA data. They showed that 30,707 drug driving offences were recorded on driving licences during 2025, compared with 29,769 drink driving offences. This does not…
Drink driving or drug driving cases often depend heavily on scientific evidence. A blood, urine or breath result may appear straightforward, but forensic evidence still needs to be properly obtained, analysed, interpreted and explained. A forensic expert can help solicitors understand whether a drink and drug driving result is reliable, whether the correct procedures were…
