Undercover and uniformed officers have been monitoring three lay-bys off the A165 after residents of Skirlaugh and Coniston, East Yorks, repeatedly complained about the misbehaviour, known as dogging. Despite 18 people being stopped in less than a month, none were found to be committing an offence and were given a leaflet with guidance on public

The first new public prison in two decades comes to a standstill on a daily basis because of failings in a new biometric monitoring system.

Romanian Justice Minister Cătălin Predoiu said his country had made unprecedented efforts to reform its law enforcement system, suggesting that Bucharest wanted to see the EU monitoring mechanism put in place five years ago removed by the summer. More »

Politicians in Cardiff Bay are monitoring the implications of the debate about Scottish independence for Wales' constitutional future.

Croatians may get the chance to vote on the country's EU accession in late January, the head of the national committee monitoring accession negotiations with the European Union said yesterday (14 December).  More »

A hi-tech scheme which will enable more patients to monitor their health in their own homes has been launched by the health minister.

Hundreds of roaming sex offenders who refuse to give police a permanent address will have to report in every week, under plans to tighten monitoring.

Council inspectors should start monitoring what private sector employees eat at work in order to help improve the country's health and to reduce sickness rates, a report has concluded.

Vladimir Putin’s party has taken a hit in Russia’s parliamentary elections. Reuters reports that the United Russia party took 48.5 per cent of the votes, down from 64 per cent in 2007. These results are far from reliable: the BBC reports Russia’s independent election monitoring group has already recorded more than 5,300 complaints of malpractice. But television pundits have been ...

Chronic pollution makes Bulgaria one of the world’s deadliest places to live because of poor air quality, despite years of efforts to improve monitoring and comply with EU standards. But Bulgaria's problems are not isolated and reflect broader concerns over air quality among EU member states. More »