A specialist pickpocket squad which targets thieves operating on the London Underground is to be axed in a shake-up of policing on the railways. The so-called Dip Squad which has clocked up hundreds of arrests of pickpockets in recent years is to be disbanded at the end of the week.more
The Road Safety Authority (RSA) is considering linking speeding fines to drivers' salaries. New proposals, which are at the "early stages" of discussion, would see fines issued on the basis of the driver's income and not a flat fee across the board as is currently the case.
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United Airlines and the passenger who was dragged from a Chicago flight earlier this month have reached a settlement for an undisclosed sum as part of the airline's latest step to contain damage from an incident that sparked international outrage.more
Gardai have warned they are not prepared for the types of terror attacks that have been happening across Europe and claim Irish airports are particularly vulnerable.more
Britain's new most senior police officer has spoken of her "huge concern" about the rise in gun and knife crime and said tackling violence will define her time in the role. Cressida Dick, who formally began work last week as the first female commissioner of the Metropolitan police, pledged to "bear down across the wide spectrum of violent crime"more
The creators behind a new documentary claim to have discovered a 'major' breakthrough in the Madeleine McCann case. Channel 7's Sunday Night in Australia said that they have new evidence in the case.
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Polish police made an intervention with a passenger who suggested that he might have a bomb. He was fined 1,000 zlotys, and the representative of the airline he was supposed to fly did not let him board the plane.more
A Polish dad who moved to Scotland for a better life was slashed by a laughing yob for refusing to hand over his last cigarette.Artur Machnowski, 23, had his face and neck ripped open by Tracey Dobbie, 22, in the savage street attack.more
Professional shoplifters are being flown into Ireland for crime sprees and they then skip bail before they can be prosecuted.
The highly organised criminal gangs are targeting Ireland's lax bail laws, which allow them to operate without fear.more
At least 12 people suffered burns after a man sprayed acid inside a club in east London.
Hundreds of revellers were evacuated from Mangle E8 in Sidworth Street, Hackney, after police were called at about 01:10 BSTmore
