31.   One difficulty, however, is that this offence covers a wide range of situations from killings just short of murder to carelessly causing death.

32.   In some instances death is caused fortuitously.

33.   Possession is the offence but possession did not cause the death.

34.   The algae can cause the death of fish and other aquatic organisms, and can also trigger painful skin problems for people who come into contact with their slime.

35.   The scientists say that the presence of warships in the region is likely to cause more deaths among whales and dolphins than the oil slick.

36.   The diversion of the Danube into a new canal in October caused the deaths of thousands of fish and extensive damage to riverside vegetation.

37.   Most deaths are caused not by catastrophic accidents but by fouling from oil that is illegally but routinely discharged from ships.

38.   A van driver involved in the accident has been charged with causing death by careless driving.

39.   He was given two hundred hours community service for causing death by reckless driving.

40.   Shaun Gooch entered a plea of not guilty at Gloucester Crown Court to causing death by reckless driving, and also not guilty to driving whilst disqualified.