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London is believed to be among a handful of cities where cocaine can be delivered faster than pizza, researchers have said. Professor Adam R Winstock, founder of the Global Drug Survey, said new technology had revolutionised the black market for drugs.

Residents of a street called "Bell End" have launched a petition to change the name because of its impact on house prices. But thousands of people have backed a rival petition seeking to protect the name, claiming that it has historical and sentimental value.

The judge appointed to preside in the Kerry District over the next few weeks had an embarrassing moment on his first morning in court after he mistook nearby church bells for a mobile phone ringing. Judge David Waters is filling in for Judge James O'Connor, who is ill.

Popular music streaming service Spotify has been slapped with a £1.1bn lawsuit for failing to pay royalties on songs including Tom Petty's Free Fallin. Wixen Music Publishing, which has launched the lawsuit in the US, claims that Spotify's catalogue of music includes a large proportion of unlicense

A burglar has launched a claim for damages over injuries sustained to his scrotum during a botched robbery. Shop owner Kevin Victory received a letter from the man's solicitor claiming damages for injuries sustained during the raid in late 2015.

A man has been ordered to pay hundreds of thousands of pounds to his mother for raising him and funding his training as a dentist. The man, now in his 40s, signed a contract with his mother in 1997 in which he agreed to pay her 60 per cent of his monthly income after qualifying.

A lawyer has threatened WhatsApp with a lawsuit over its middle-finger emoji, which he claims breaches the law in Ireland and in India. Gurmeet Singh, based in Delhi, India, has written to the operators of the popular messaging app to demand that the "lewd" emoji is removed within 15 days, threateni

A lawyer was left with serious damage to his art collection, including Andy Warhol paintings worth nearly £750,000, after his date allegedly drank too much and rampaged through his home. Anthony Buzbee, 49, told police his first date with Lindy Lou Layman, 29, went awry after they got back to his h

An elderly couple allegedly caught smuggling £250,000 of cannabis told police they planned to give it away as Christmas presents. Patrick Jiron, 80, and wife Barbara, 70, were pulled over in Nebraska while driving from California to Vermont to visit friends and family.

As we sign off for 2017, US lawyer Howard Zaharoff writes a fun blog imagining if Santa Claus submitted a trademark application... Mr. Santa Claus

A lawyer who allegedly used his position to access a women's jail and make pornography with one of the inmates has been arrested. Andrew Spark, 54, has been charged with soliciting prostitution and other counts after investigators received a tip that Mr Spark was canvassing women prisoners for sex i

A couple who allegedly offered four pounds of cannabis for a second-hand SUV were arrested after the owner turned out to be the local sheriff.

Police accidentally made a live broadcast of plans to arrest a suspected North Korean agent – three days before the operation. The “loyal agent of North Korea” was charged with trying to sell missile parts on the black market in Sydney to raise money for the country.

Holy relics including St Thomas’ finger and the head of St Catherine must not be sold, the Vatican has decreed. The Holy See has promulgated new guidelines for the preservations of saints’ remains, which were once the subject of busy trade during the Middle Ages, The Telegraph reports.

A judge in the Criminal Courts of Justice in Dublin has been widely praised for excusing a man from jury duty because it was his 'first time in love' and he had planned a long weekend with his partner. Journalist Sarah Jane Murphy reported the exchange on Twitter.