Subscribe | UPI Odd Newsletter Subscribe Survey: Britons show up for work hung over LONDON, May 27 (UPI) -- A British alcohol education group said its survey indicates more than half a million Britons arrive for work with hangovers each day. Advertisement Drinkaware said its research indicates 520,000 British workers arrive for work each morning while feeling the effects of the previous night's drinking, and one in five admitted hangovers get in the way of their productivity, Sky News reported. The organization said its survey of 1,000 people found nearly one in 10 respondents had left work early because of hangover-related illness, The Daily Telegraph reported. Chris Sorek, chief executive of Drinkaware, said hung-over workers can be a serious drain on a company's productivity. "With hundreds of thousands of people going to work every day after a heavy night, it impacts work productivity and even results in employees going home sick," he said. Advertisement He said alcohol consumption is expected to increase during the upcoming World Cup soccer tournament, leading to further issues. Sorek said Drinkaware is working to educate British employers on methods of dealing with problem drinking among staff members. Woman refuses sentence writing sentence ELLENWOOD, Ga., May 27 (UPI) -- A Georgia woman ordered to write "I will not dishonor myself by passing a school bus" 2,500 times has asked for a jury trial rather than accept the sentence. Nancy Nguyen, 19, of Ellenwood, was ordered by a Forest Park judge to write the sentence as well as perform community service, pass a defensive driving course and pay a $350 fine after the judge found her responsible for passing a stopped school bus in March, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported. Nguyen said she will not copy the sentence 2,500 times because she passed the bus accidentally when two tractor-trailers blocked her view. "I'm not going to demean myself and be demeaned by other people," Nguyen said. The town solicitor for Forest Park said the writing sentence is common for drivers under age 21 who pass by stopped school buses. Officials said the case has been transferred to state court. Police question kindergartner about threat Advertisement MESA, Ariz., May 27 (UPI) -- An Arizona man said he was shocked to learn school officials called police to talk to his 6-year-old daughter about threats. Brent Farley of Mesa said officials at James Madison Elementary called police to talk to his daughter, Carissa, after she and a boy in her kindergarten class argued about the quality of their artwork, KPHO-TV, Phoenix, reported. "He said he was going to kill me, and then I said I was going to kill him," Carissa said. Farley said he was not present when the police officer talked to his daughter, but officials brought in her mother, who works at the school. "I was shocked," Farley said. "My daughter, she just turned 6. "When we have people calling the police on the kindergarten, there's something wrong," he said. The Mesa Public School District said the police officer was a uniformed resource officer trained in talking to children. Farley said he wants an apology from the school. "It's definitely something that could have been handled in house, because there was no threat," he said. Man pleads guilty to vomiting at ballpark PHILADELPHIA, May 27 (UPI) -- A Cherry Hill, N.J., man has pleaded guilty to intentionally vomiting on a man at a Philadelphia Phillies baseball game, authorities said. Advertisement Matthew Clemmens, 21, pleaded guilty Tuesday in Common Pleas Court in Philadelphia to simple assault, disorderly conduct and harassment against Michael Vangelo, a police captain from Easton, Pa. The charges arose from an April 14 game against the Washington Nationals in which Clemmens and a rowdy male friend were sitting near Vangelo, who was off duty and at the game with his two daughters, ages 11 and 15, The Philadelphia Inquirer reported. Vangelo said the two men were drinking, spilling beer, cursing and harassing the Vangelos. After security removed Clemmens' friend from Citizens bank Park, Clemmens stuck his finger down his throat and intentionally vomited on Vangelo, authorities said. Vangelo and Clemmens then scuffled, with Vangelo suffering cuts to his ear and face, Assistant District Attorney Patrick Doyle said. Clemmens was to be sentenced July 30.
