A gangster whose meticulously-planned raid on a safe in a businessman’s home was thwarted by armed gardaí with grenades and helicopter support has been jailed for 12 years.

A PREGNANT teenager fell about 25m to her death from the roof of an apartment block after her ex-boyfriend lost hold of her.

A SENIOR garda has won his appeal against a district court judge’s decision to hold him in contempt of court.