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# Cracking down

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Pro players among 83 arrested by police in tennis match-fixing probe
A player who competed in last year’s US Open is among the 28 professionals arrested by Spanish authorities.
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Jan 10th 2019, 4:37 PM
'It is a relentless war': Tánaiste wants to weaken the power of gang leaders in prisons
Frances Fitzgerald has said resources must be in place to tackle gangland’s grip on Irish society.
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Apr 27th 2017, 2:19 PM
Police in India arrest schoolgirl for allegedly cheating in an exam
Suspicion was raised after the student was unable to spell the name of her subject.
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Jun 26th 2016, 5:49 PM
New laws will see repeat burglars hit with longer jail terms
Minister Frances Fitzgerald has said the new laws will deal with Ireland’s “hardened cohort” of repeat offenders.
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Jan 18th 2016, 10:08 AM
Amazon set to take legal action against more than 1,000 'fake reviewers'
The fake reviews were being offered for sale for as little as $5 (€4.40).
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Oct 18th 2015, 3:08 PM
Five arrested over China shopping centre sex tape
A video showing a couple having sex went viral on the China’s Twitter-like Weibo.
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Jul 19th 2015, 3:00 PM
One day's policing in Belfast last month cost more than £300,000
PSNI Chief Constable today issued a report to the Northern Ireland Policing Board.
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Sep 5th 2014, 7:35 AM
WHO calls for ban on smoking e-cigarettes indoors
The organisation has called for measures to be taken against the devices until further research is conducted.
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Aug 26th 2014, 1:37 PM
The government is going to regulate the sale of e-cigarettes and ban their sale to under 18s
Health Minister James Reilly has previously expressed concerns about the harmful effects of electronic cigarettes.
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Jun 25th 2014, 8:30 AM