ELF 'N' SAFETY GONE WILD: 10 OF THE WORST EXAMPLES FROM THIS YEAR
Army veteran Doug Speller, 74, was told he was not allowed to stand for the National Anthem during an RAF band concert.
Morris dancers in Bacup, Lancashire face having their annual Easter show cancelled because it is so popular that the crowds sometimes spill into the street.
Binmen refused to collect rubbish from the Wright family, in Midlothian, because their bin was open by one inch.
Heavily pregnant Amanda Burch was banned from wearing a vest top while swimming at a leisure centre - but other women were allowed to keep theirs on for 'religious reasons'.
Ellie Sandywell, 11, had her stretchy Help for Heroes wristband confiscated at school because teachers feared it might get caught on a door handle.
Thames Water installed a life ring next to a brook in Surrey in case people fell in - even though it is just three inches deep.
Albert 'Dusty' Miller, an 89-year-old Navy veteran, is no longer allowed to lead Royal British Legion events because his age means he cannot be insured.
A postman in London refused to deliver a letter because the pathway to the house was blocked by a spider's web.
Alan Chittock was suspended from his job as a customer service assistant at Southend railway station after he leaped on to the train tracks to rescue a disabled woman who had fallen.
Dozens of schools are reported to have banned pupils from playing conkers, even though the HSE says the risk posed by the traditional playground game is 'incredibly low'.
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