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The Police Service of Northern Ireland has been involved in up to 18 incidents of surveillance targeting journalists and lawyers according to a report submitted to the Policing Board in Northern Ireland.

Policing Board member Nuala McAllister describes the report as 'utterly vague'.

Police in Northern Ireland have been criticised by members of Northern Ireland’s Policing Board for providing “utterly vague” responses to questions about its use of covert surveillance against lawyers and journalists. The policing board asked the Police Service of Northern Ireland to produce a report on its monitoring of journalists and lawyers after it emerged that the PSNI had carried out covert surveillance against two journalists who exposed police corruption. The Investig...

Tickets are now on sale for the acts that form the main international programme for the 23rd annual Bray International Jazz Festival, which will take place over the May bank holiday weekend.

The token grants the bearer free access to plays at the Bristol Old Vic and will be auctioned later.

Silver ticket promising free theatre shows for life is expected to sell for as much as £2,500

The token dated to 1766 allows the owner unlimited access to shows

There have been calls for the establishment of a covert surveillance commissioner after it emerged the PSNI secretly searched the phone records of a journalist who was investigating the force.

The UK police in Northern Ireland are debating facial recognition and biometric data retention rules, with some stakeholders calling for more transparency.