Drunk townsmen and impoverished children approach the guards at the base's gate begging for money or food.

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However, fewer children said they had been drunk in the preceding week than in previous surveys.

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She says she was married to a much older man who turned out to be a drunk who constantly beat her and their children.

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Almost a third of the final 350 passengers on board were children, some of whom hadn't eaten or drunk in three days.

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Its report says parents should discuss alcohol with their children and set firm boundaries on drinking, avoid being drunk around them and actively ensure they develop sensible expectations of consumption.

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When these children were nine months old their mothers were asked whether they had drunk alcohol during pregnancy.

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He had drunk carbolic acid in a park in Worcester, leaving Stanley's mother to support her children by dressmaking.

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Mr Hilton's mother Toni Garcia said her son had been happy but drunk during the wedding reception and had been handing out cash as presents to some of the children.

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It comes after a report found children in the city were almost twice as likely as youngsters elsewhere in England to report they have been drunk three or four times in the previous four weeks.

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