Spiking

'Getting spiked made me afraid to go out'

Tia Jennings says she wants to raise awareness of spiking after believing she was targeted in club.

Drinks covers and testing kits are to be handed out in bars in Leeds as part of a campaign.

A survey of Durham University students finds that spiking is a "big issue" across the region.

"Sadly we see a rise in offences reported in the lead-up to Christmas," a detective inspector says.

About 2,700 spiking offences were reported in the past year, the Metropolitan Police says.

Chloe Docker wants all venues to have lower bars to help people in wheelchairs order their drinks.

The nightclub denies claims staff refused to call an ambulance for a young woman.

Karena Shenton says she started feeling ill after a man brushed past her and touched her leg.

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