“That could be due to a shift in priorities toward more serious offences such as drunk driving, the police campaign for higher pay, and the deployment of large numbers of officers elsewhere,” the ...

The group does not include people convicted of crimes with a minimum jail term of 12 years or certain sex crimes but they do range from fraud and drugs smuggling to the possession of illegal weapons ...

A watchdog has said they believe train passengers caught without a ticket should be let off with a warning for a first offence. Transport Focus urged all operators in Britain to introduce a so ...

By Gina Kolata Obesity should be assessed in a way that goes beyond the standard measure of body mass index, or B.M.I., according to a new definition of the condition released by an international ...