A man died of a heart attack minutes after he was believed to have been involved in the robbery of a mechanic’s shop at knifepoint, an inquest heard today.

TWO men, one armed with a knife, held up staff at Ferns Post Office making their getaway with a substantial amount of money.

Three prisoners who were on temporary day release robbed a businessman at knifepoint in Dublin, it emerged tonight.

A 49-YEAR-OLD man accused of carrying out a series of rapes in south-east England asked a 10-year-old girl to “pretend they were lovers” during a five-hour ordeal in his car, a court heard yesterday.

NURSES at Waterford Regional Hospital are meeting with management over the next few days in a bid to improve security after staff were held at knifepoint by a patient in the A&E ward their last July.