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For the individuals involved - with ambitions met or punctured - the overlooked, demoted or sacked almost always outnumber the elevated, smiling and promoted.

He sustained multiple serious injuries, according to the complaint filed in California’s Central District federal court on Aug. 25, including a fractured jaw, a punctured lung and a bruised collarbone.

However, he also says it was "pretty clear" a needle had punctured the liver during resuscitation.

Scoring was generally good on a breezy day when short bursts of rain punctured longer spells of sunshine at the links course in south Wales.

"It would need to be performed by a person who knows health and safety, who knows the risks of what happens when the skin is punctured," he adds.