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A recovering alcoholic from Worcestershire says he used to drink 10-12 pints a day for 20 years, and now spends his spare time offering free advice for anyone who wants to quit.

Kyle Hotchkins, a 37-year-old dad of two who works in traffic management, hit the booze as a teenager when his parents split up, developing a habit that has plagued his life.

After sinking down more than 70,000 pints, he woke up one morning in 2022 and went cold turkey, and now spends his spare time offering free advice to people on Facebook who also want to quit, as he has been telling our reporter Tom Edwards.