Gareth Evans, prosecuting, said Berry told police he committed two of the burglaries after celebrating his birthday by taking amphetamines, ecstasy and cannabis.

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Prof Gareth Evans, an oncologist at Christie Hospital, says for some of those women, taking tamoxifen could be an alternative to having a preventative mastectomy, or breast removal.

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Gareth Evans, mitigating, said Cowland was a victim of abuse as a child and has been determined to turn his back on alcohol since he had been remanded in custody.

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