Three practice news reports

Again, set in another of my seminars. No, the stories aren't real - just a bit of improv after brief questioning of my lecturer-turned-spokesperson for the company in question...

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Fire fighters were called into action by Bournemouth Seaside late last night to put out a fire reportedly started on the beach by drunken teenagers.

At around 1:30am last night, Dorset Fire and Rescue Service received a call regarding a fire situated at Bournemouth seaside, near the East Cliff cliff lift. The fire, deliberately caused by drunken trouble-makers, was created by a cluster of deck chairs being positioned like a bonfire on the beach being set on fire. The culprits have been identified, with CCTV footage of the event currently being looked into by the Dorset Police, but as of yet there have been no formal arrests.

The fire took longer to put out than usual, with bystanders throwing stones at the fire fighters and policemen on the scene. Minor injuries were reported, with three fire fighters and one police officer being sent to hospital – more as a precaution than anything however. A fire engine was also dented due to these actions.

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A burglar was arrested late last night after a failed break-in attempt left him shouting for help in the room under the stairs.

Dorset Police were called to an address in Julyan Avenue, Bournemouth at around 3.40am this morning after residents Mick, 84, and Robena Stockley, 68 reported a noise coming from under their stairs, unaware that a burglar had become trapped whilst inside their house. Nothing was stolen as a result of the break-in, and the elderly residents did not receive any injuries from the event other than shock. However, a window was broken, which gave the unnamed burglar a way into the house. A man has been arrested in connection to the crime, yet no obvious incentive has been identified as of yet.

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Two young sisters were taken into hospital yesterday after accidentally injecting themselves with a hyperdermic needle found on a beach.

The two girls, aged 4 and 9, were playing cluelessly on Bournemouth beach and found a needle on the sand. Superintendant Vic Unt was called to the scene by the distraught parents, and promised that although the beach is cleared daily of rubbish, he pledges for care when at the beach to prevent this happening again…