Pupils hooked on a life away from crime

Thousands of youngsters have been reel-ed away from a life of crime and boosted their career prospects - after getting hooked off the streets and into fishing.The Fishing Academy charity - which was the brainchild of Darren Robbins from West Midlands Police - runs an angling and education programme which was set up for young people at risk of getting caught up in anti-social behaviour or exclusion from school. Just two per cent of schoolchildren have broken their contract of good behaviour