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A four-member gang who stole Dh2.4 million worth of designer wristwatches and sunglasses were caught within 24 hours, a police official said.

The family of a prisoner, who contracted HIV while in jail, is pleading with the authorities to allow him to spend the rest of his life at home with them.

An oil tanker driver yesterday escaped with minor injuries after his vehicle carrying 4,000 gallons of petrol flipped over and caught fire on the Ras Al Khor Road, police said.

The three-digit numbers comprised 18 numbers with a nominal value of Dh60,000 for each number.

Officials are supporting a US consumer legal group’s campaign for warning labels to be put on potato chips, saying they contain a chemical that may lead to cancer.

Second-hand heavy vehicle traders have said they incurred huge losses following a decision last Wednesday to ban the registration of such vehicles made before 2000.

A deadline of one month has been given to motorists of 81,982 vehicles with expired registrations before Dubai Traffic Police starts a major campaign to punish the violators, a senior official said.

A prisoner at the Dubai Central Jail yesterday killed another inmate, Gulf News has learnt.

A teenage girl who "wants to enjoy the freedom of youth" regularly slaps her mother and threatens to commit suicide whenever her parents try to discipline her, a police source has said.

The traffic campaign, Your Driving Reflects Your Manners, was launched yesterday and runs until June 22.

Five men who strangled an elderly man to death in his bed for the sake of Dh500 were arrested within 48 hours.

Police have warned investors against buying properties from suspicious real estate companies, following a property scam in which people lost millions of dirhams.