A woman who claimed she was told to take off her jeans going through a security check at Castlerea Prison and, as a result, accidentally dropped her underwear has lost her damages action.

A woman, who claims she was told to take off her jeans and accidentally dropped her underwear, while going through a security check at Castlerea Prison has sued the State for damages in the High Court.

More than 70 people were sickened after gas was released today in a St Petersburg chain store and boxes with glass containers attached to wires were found in three other outlets of the same store.

An influential Russian governor seen as being close to President Vladimir Putin today called for Vladimir Lenin’s body to be removed from its Red Square mausoleum and buried, the ITAR-Tass news agency reported.