A judge has struck out a case of assault against a garda, saying he would be a loss to the community if he was taken off the force.

A judge who questioned whether Barclays Bank was getting off too easily nonetheless approved a deal likely to enable the bank to avoid prosecution over claims that it engaged in $500m (€390.4m) in illegal transactions with banks in Cuba, Iran, Libya, Sudan and Burma for more than a decade.

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