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Friday 23 October 2020
The Barcelona forward’s legs were cut off.
Some counties have a far worse record than others.
This was a sharp decrease in the amount of crimes said to have been committed by these suspects last year.
Study finds most prisoners are convicted of new offences within months of their release.
Gardaí, the Irish Prison Service, and the Probation Service are joining forces on the initiative.
It’s hoped the system will help find missing people and deal with an increase in burglaries.
75 per cent of burglaries are committed by 25 per cent of burglars.
Figures show some 10,600 crimes were committed last year by offenders on bail.
US PRESIDENT DONALD Trump and former vice president Joe Biden took part in another debate last night, the final head-to-head before voting on 3 November.
The previous debate was fractious and almost unwatchable as the pair shouted over each other, but last night was more measured by comparison.
Trump denied being racist, saying no US president since Abraham Lincoln has “done what I’ve done for the black community”. Biden then said Trump “pours fuel on every single racist fire” and claimed he “has a dog whistle about as big as a fog horn”.
You can catch up on the main points here.
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