New year honours 2015: the full list
The new knights, dames, MBEs and OBEs in the UK and overseas, plus military and police honours...
View ArticlePresident Trump: Irish writers have their say
While we were sleeping, first we voted into office the ones who watch you drown while very articulately expressing concern; then we tried voting for the ones who kind of like to see you drown. – from...
View ArticleNew Year's honours 2016: the full list
The new knights, dames, MBEs and OBEs in the UK and overseas...
View ArticleThe most unmissable culture of 2016
Tarantino goes bounty-hunting, Botticelli takes you to hell, Bowie goes dark, and Jericho fills that Downton-shaped hole … in our bumper guide to the best 150 arts events to look forward to this year...
View ArticleSmuggling star: Champ in drug bust
A world champion Kiwi bodybuilder has been caught smuggling about $100,000 worth of illegal party drugs into the country. Stephen Michael Raymond Orton, 24, also regarded as one of Christchurch's top...
View ArticleSwedish House Mafia concert death caused by overdose
A man who collapsed after attending a Swedish House Mafia concert in Phoenix Park died as a result of ecstasy and cocaine toxicity, a coroner has found. Shane Brophy (21) from The Swan, Crettyard in Co...
View ArticleBayonne man charged with trying to sell drugs in front of church: police
A 19-year-old city man has been accused of intending to distribute marijuana, ecstasy and methylone near a school and park, police said. BAYONNE -- A 19-year-old city man has been accused of intending...
View ArticleLife for man who killed man with heroin overdose (Greater Manchester Police)
(Source: Greater Manchester Police) A man who killed another man with a heroin overdose and then stole cash from him has been jailed for life. Christopher Sawyers (born 17/04/78) of no fixed abode, was...
View ArticleGlasgow bin lorry crash driver suspended by city council
Harry Clarke suspended ‘on precautionary basis’ ahead of disciplinary investigation into allegations made during fatal accident inquiry...
View ArticlePilots remanded in custody 'for being under influence of alcohol' at Glasgow...
Two Canadian pilots arrested on suspicion of being under the influence of alcohol as they prepared to fly a passenger jet have...
View ArticleMotorists warned of dangers of driving under the influence of drugs on...
(Source: Merseyside Police) Merseyside Police is warning motorists of the dangers of driving while under the influence of drugs on the 12 month anniversary of the introduction of a new national drug...
View ArticleVideo: Ex-bath salts addict says 'zombie attack' drug is 'evil'
An ex-baths salts addict talked to CNN Sunday about the drug used in the "zombie attack," that police believe is behind the Miami cannibal incident. In the telling video, the former drug abuser...
View ArticleMore than 130 people questioned in Glasgow shooting probe
15 May 2015 From the section Glasgow & West Scotland The shooting incident took place on Royston Road Police investigating a shooting and an unrelated attack in Glasgow have spoken to more than 130...
View ArticleMan jailed for fatally stabbing his father in Glasgow flat
A man who admitted fatally stabbing his father has been jailed for four years. Robert Montgomery, 32, attacked Alan Montgomery during a row at his father's flat in Parnie Street, in Glasgow city...
View ArticleChina bans sale of flakka, other synthetic drugs
Confronted with bad publicity and intense pressure from abroad, China has banned the sale of more than 100 synthetic drugs — including alpha-PVP, better known as flakka, a disorienting stimulant that...
View ArticleIrish man murdered in London by attacker high on synthetic drug
A Tesco worker has been found guilty of smashing in a stranger’s head with a brick while high on a synthetic drug. Malachi Lindo, 27, had taken ethylone before he attacked 51-year-old Philip Steels in...
View ArticleMerseyside Police warn motorists of dangers of driving while under the...
(Source: Merseyside Police) Merseyside Police are continuing to warn motorists of the dangers of driving while under the influence of drugs. On 2 March 2015 the drug driving law changed. It is now an...
View ArticleLand Rover driven into Glasgow man’s car in ‘targeted attack’
A MAN was chased and assaulted after a Land Rover was driven into his car in what police say was a "deliberate, targeted attack”. The 26-year-old was in his black Volkswagen Golf...
View ArticleMan admits fatally stabbing his father in Glasgow flat
A man is facing a jail term after he admitted fatally stabbing his father. Robert Montgomery, 32, attacked Alan Montgomery during a row at his father's flat in Parnie Street, in Glasgow city centre, on...
View ArticlePolice confirm shots fired in Glasgow operation
Police have said "shots” heard in Glasgow were fired into tyres as part of an operation. Police Scotland said their officers were carrying out an operation in the Robroyston area of the city on Friday...
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