An uneasy calm has descended on hong kong airport, after pro democracy protestors severely disrupted flights for a second day. There were angry confrontations just before midnight between Security Forces and demonstrators staging a sit in. Protestors used barricades to stop police forcing their way into the building. As of wednesday, Hong Kongs Airport Authority says its obtained an interim injunction to restrain people from unlawfully and wilfully obstructing operations. Our correspondentjonathan head was at the airport and sent this this was the day a self styled Democracy Movement came close to mob violence. Fearful of infiltrators, the protesters seized individuals they believed were undercover chinese officers. With emotions so raw it was hard to restrain them. For a second day they had occupied the airport and shut it down. Luggage trolleys rammed together to make effective barricades. Thousands filled the departure hall, mingling with bewildered passengers whose flights were no
Committee will come to order. Welcome to todays commerce, justice, and science subcommittee hearing examining the department of justices disco year 2016 budget request fiscal year. Let me welcome Loretta Lynch to her first hearing before this subcommittee as she assumes the important spots ability of serving as our nations chief Law Enforcement officer. Welcome. As you begin your twoyear term as attorney general, i believe it is critical for you to return the office of attorney general to its constitutional purpose which is to enforce the laws of the land, not the degrees and winds of the president. The president has a white House Counsel and pretty plenty of attorneys arguing for his point of view on immigration environmental regulations and more. The attorney general, i believe, is the servant of the loss and citizens of the United States, not the president. I want to encourage you, madam attorney general, to consider this perspective carefully as you begin your service in a job that
Minister McEntee launches new research which offers hope for children caught up in crime networks
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Minister McEntee launches new research which offers hope for children caught up in crime networks
Research provides new insights into the way that networks attract and confine children
1,000 children across the state are estimated to be engaged in or at risk of engagement with a criminal network
The research learning is now being applied in two pilot projects, to commence shortly
This morning, Minister for Justice, Helen McEntee TD, is launching new ground-breaking research published by the University of Limerick and announcing the commencement of a newly designed community intervention programme based on that research. These intervention programmes will offer new hope and opportunities for children caught up in serious and prolific crime.