New £80 fine for swearing: what will it cost you?

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Don't dream of dropping anything heavy on your foot, and beware the day the bottom falls out of your shopping bags and you lose a dozen eggs and half a dozen glass jars over your trousers. Because if you accidentally let a swear word slip when you're expressing your anger, you could find yourself £80 poorer.

The rules against boisterous behaviour are part of the latest council initiative. So could you be in trouble?

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