Crime by the elderly in Japan has doubled over the past five years and is likely to keep increasing, posing a serious challenge to one of the world's most rapidly ageing societies, according to a government report released today.

Those who don't follow sport, or comprehend its magnitude, point to such topics as war and crime and justice and education. Their point? Sports, put in perspective, is about games. But the evidence suggests something more. While our lives revolve around

Two years ago I interviewed Ian Rankin for this newspaper. In the middle of a wide-ranging discussion he said something he may have since come to regret. "The people writing the most graphic violence today are women," he told me, then continued, "They

MANCHESTER — The local historical society has applied to the state for recognition of a landmark farmhouse in the north end of town that is facing imminent destruction.

A new approach is needed to deal with the high levels of crime in the country as the criminal justice system is failing. This is according to Eric Pelser, founder and executive director of the Centre for Justice and Crime Prevention in Cape Town.