The Harborough & Lutterworth Mail has found evidence of children dicing with death in a dangerous new craze.

Youngsters in Broughton Astley have been seen swinging on electric power cables which run to the cricket pavilion in the local recreation ground.

The cables carry 240 volts of electricity and would be fatal if thechildren came into contact with the live wires, said reporter Adam Hollier.

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