Victims of Jimmy Savile, the former BBC TV presenter who after his death was unmasked as one of Britain’s most prolific sex offenders, said they were ignored or laughed at when they tried to report that he had abused them, a report said.

Many of Jimmy Savile’s victims were ignored or laughed at when they revealed at the time that he had sexually abused them, a report has found.

The Northern Ireland Policing Board is to be briefed on a crunch meeting between the PSNI chief constable and the head of a special unit set up to investigate unsolved Troubles-related murders.

Killings by British troops in Northern Ireland are to be re-examined after a major report claimed investigators were not rigorous enough in their questioning of members of the security forces.

A report which concluded there is no evidence Jimmy Savile was protected by police officers reveals “yet more potential missed opportunities” to catch the disgraced broadcaster, child protection campaigners have said.

Independent inspectors are to examine the work of the North's Historical Enquiries Team (HET) after its work was criticised in an academic report.

JUSTICE Minister Michael McDowell yesterday denied his plans for a new Garda inspectorate would undermine the role of the Garda Ombudsman Commission.

Cambridgeshire Police were today criticised for their handling of the Soham inquiry in a separate report carried out by Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary.

Calls were made today for an overhaul of the system for checking the backgrounds of people working with children.

Northern Ireland’s controversial Special Branch police unit is set for a major overhaul after a new report today called for closer co-operation with top CID officers.

Unionists may have to rethink whether they will take part in future selection panels for top posts in Northern Ireland’s police service after the appointment of Huge Orde as Chief Constable, it was claimed today.