A SHEEP farmer whose guns were taken off him after he fired shots to warn off a dog on his lands now sleeps with a dagger on his belt in fear of rural crime gangs.
As cattle all over the country settle in to their new winter quarters, the livestock of the Burren are going in an altogether different direction. Over the next few weeks, thousands of animals will follow a trail worn by farmers over the past 7,000 years and enter their winterage homes in the Burren highlands.
A 310-year-old antique violin worth £250,000 which was stolen from a train in London has been returned to its owner with no damage.
Airbnb has vowed to ban “party houses” in the wake of a deadly shooting at a rented property in California.
Five people have died in a shooting at a Halloween party at a house let on Airbnb, police said.
A teenager has been charged with attempted murder after a seven-year-old girl was shot in the neck while out trick or treating.
Protesters have vandalised the Hong Kong office of China's official Xinhua News Agency for the first time during the months-long anti-government demonstrations.
