Gardaí are extending speed cameras to more than 900 extra roads after research showed that three out of four fatalities are occurring in these zones.

Up to £1m (€1.5m) a year will be taken from the wages of prisoners who work in communities and used to support victims of crime, ministers in Britain said today.

Not enough is being done to help the victims and survivors of sexual violence and abuse in Northern Ireland, it was admitted today as ministers launched a new five-year victim-focused strategy.