Top traffic cop gets the chop

The head of the Czech Republic's traffic police Zdenek Bambas has been sacked after 14 years in the post. In a statement, the police presidium said the traffic police had been the subject of public dissatisfaction in recent months, adding that people associated the force with corruption and a lack of professionalism. Interior Minister Ivan Langer had previously said Mr Bambas was deaf and blind to the problems facing the police.