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New York Attorney General, Letitia James, has ordered an investigation into Daniel Prude's death.

New York to investigate black man's death

New York's Attorney General has announced that she will form a grand jury to probe the death of a black man whom police had hooded and forced face-down on a road.

Daniel Prude • 06 Sep 20

Robert Mueller's report found no evidence that Donald Trump obstructed justice but did not exonerate him

Trump cleared of conspiracy by Mueller investigation

US President Donald Trump has declared that he had been completely exonerated after his campaign was cleared of colluding with Russia in the 2016 election, in a major boost for his re-election hopes.

US • 25 Mar 19

Police now believe that the death toll from the blaze on 14 June may fall slightly from the current estimate of around 80

Grenfell investigation may consider individual charges

The criminal investigation into the Grenfell Tower fire may consider individual as well as corporate manslaughter charges, London's Metropolitan Police has said.

News • 19 Sep 17

Testing of the building will involve erecting scaffolding and is likely to last several days

Extensive testing of Berkeley complex due

Independent investigators are to carry out extensive testing at the Berkeley apartment complex in California this month, where a balcony collapsed in June, killing six young Irish people and injuring seven others.

News • 09 Sep 15

The news of the investigation set off a storm of protest and vows of solidarity from journalists, bloggers and politicians

German public prosecutor sacked over treason row

Germany's government has sacked the top public prosecutor, after he accused the justice ministry of interfering in a widely criticised treason investigation against a news website.

News • 04 Aug 15

The HSE had already commissioned its own reports into the claims but these remain unpublished

Possible investigation into abuse allegations

The Department of Health has said it has not ruled out the possibility of a Commission of Investigation into allegations of abuse at a former HSE-funded care facility.

News • 05 Jul 15

City of Berkeley inspectors were satisfied extensive dry rot was the sole cause of the failure of the wooden joists holding the balcony in place

DA launches formal Berkeley investigation

The Alameda County District Attorney's office has launched a formal investigation following a brief initial assessment of the circumstances surrounding the balcony collapse in Berkeley.

News • 25 Jun 15

Tesco has come under increased scrutiny in recent months after it admitted to have over-stated profits

Fresh investigation launched into Tesco practices

An official investigation is to be launched in Britain into practices at supermarket giant Tesco, including any delays in payments to suppliers.

Business • 05 Feb 15

RBS has already paid hundreds of millions of pounds in fines relating to separate investigations

RBS withholds some bonuses over forex probe

RBS has withheld the bonuses of 18 staff members under investigation for possible roles in rigging the foreign exchange market.

Business • 24 Dec 14

China is raising the same issues investigated by US and European authorities in the early 2000s

China critical of Microsoft in competition probe

Microsoft’s internet browser and media player are being targeted in a Chinese competition probe, raising the prospect of China revisiting the software bundling issue at the heart of past complaints against the firm in the West.

Business • 26 Aug 14

These latest investigations brings the total number of hospitals under investigation to 32

19 more hospitals to investigate Savile links

A further 19 hospitals are to carry out investigations into their links with disgraced television presenter Jimmy Savile.

News • 29 Nov 13

The report is expected to be ready for consideration early in the new year

MEPs hope to finish troika probe by end of year

MEPs examining the actions of the EU-IMF troika in programme countries like Ireland hope to have their draft report ready by Christmas.

Business • 21 Nov 13

The firm said Philip Smith, Rory O'Connor and Peter Burke would be suspended pending the outcome of an investigation

RSA Insurance Ireland suspends three executives

RSA Insurance Ireland has suspended its CEO, CFO and claims director after issues were identified during a routine company audit.

Business • 08 Nov 13

China has been investigating the practices of a number of international drug companies

China probing German drugmaker Bayer

Chinese authorities visited a local office of German drugmaker Bayer AG in late August to investigate a potential case of unfair competition, the company has said.

Business • 13 Sep 13

Google's rivals have claimed the search engine's results were weighted against them

Google offers concessions over European probe

Google has offered further concessions aimed at ending a three-year investigation into complaints it was blocking competitors and to avert a possible $5 billion fine, the European Commission has said.

Business • 09 Sep 13

Boeing's Dreamliner has had a number of issues since its launch

Investigation into cause of latest Dreamliner fire

Investigators are looking into whether a fire on a Boeing Dreamliner in London last week was caused by the battery of an emergency locator transmitter built by Honeywell International Inc.

Business • 16 Jul 13

The officer was treated in the Mater Hospital and has since been discharged

Off-duty garda stabbed in Dublin

An investigation is under way after an off-duty garda was stabbed in Dublin.

News • 28 Jan 13

Investigation