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Celebrities, students and young people have shared their terrifying experiences of having their drink spiked or being spiked by injection as it was revealed there were 5,000 reports to police last year.

Funding for testing kits and training for door staff all form part of a package ministers hope will crack down on spiking.

James Cleverly's plans also include training for door staff, education in schools and changing the law to make it clear it is a crime

The government has announced new measures to crackdown on spiking, including funding for testing kits and training door staff - but Labour says "there is more work to do."

Were you aware that it is actually illegal to be drunk in a pub?

The Home Office will amend the Criminal Justice Bill and update the Offences Against The Person Act 1861 to make clear that spiking is illegal.

The Night Time Industries Association (NTIA) has welcomed the Home Office’s announcement to modernise legislation around drink and needle spiking.

Ministers are investigating self-testing kits so nightclubs and the police can tell straight away whether drinks have been spiked, as part of a new crackdown on the scourge.

Funding for testing kits and training for door staff all form part of a package ministers hope will crack down on spiking.

Funding for testing kits and training for door staff all form part of a package ministers hope will crack down on spiking.