A garda suffered a flying kick to the chest resulting in a heavy impact from an assailant’s metal prosthetic leg as he arrested the man for trying to assault his own girlfriend.

An agreement has been reached over the terms of a temporary order relating to the extent of the use of material seized from a Guardian journalist’s partner held at Heathrow under UK anti-terror laws, High Court judges heard.

Data seized from a UK investigative journalist’s partner who was detained for nine hours under anti-terror laws has led the police to launch a criminal investigation, the High Court in London has been told.

Lawyers acting for the journalist’s partner held for nine hours under anti-terror laws have won an order to stop the Government and police “inspecting, copying or sharing” data seized from him – except “for the purpose of protecting national security”.

A group of Irish Travellers are today fighting eviction from Britain's biggest encampment.