For my main story, rather then taking an existing problem and just writing a story about it, I thought it best to create my own from parts on the news that have not been as in the light, I came up with Alex Simmons a brutal Robber who steals from Bookies and injures people in the process, I though it best I look on other new and old cases of these types of crime:

http://www.paisleydailyexpress.co.uk/renfrewshire-news/local-news-in-renfrewshire/paisley-news/2010/12/21/fifth-bookies-robbed-in-days-87085-27858691/


http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/7860337.stm


http://newsfrombrighton.co.uk/brighton-and-hove-news/hove/hove-bookies-robbed-at-knifepoint/

These are all within the last year or so and show how robberies at bookies are increasing in number and violence, however these stories aren't front page news in many cases, I sought to change this with mine.