Royal Dutch Shell's Nigeria subsidiary "fiercely opposed" environmental testing and is concealing data showing thousands of Nigerians are exposed to health hazards from oil spills, according to a geologist.

A keen marathon runner whose leg was amputated after she was run over by a Tesco lorry while cycling in London said the £625 fine given to the driver proves cyclists are treated as "second class citizens on the roads".

The family of Cork-born soldier Michael Maguire are considering further legal options after an inquest found he was unlawfully killed by a single machine gun bullet fired by a colleague during a training exercise.

Lawyers say thousands of Nigerian farmers and fishermen are taking legal action in the UK in an attempt to win compensation for environmental damage caused by oil spills.