The photos of celebrity chef Nigella Lawson being grabbed around the throat by her husband are disturbing. He said he was just being 'playful'. It's not acceptable behaviour, says Barbara Scully

Do it together and it's harmless, do it alone and it's criminal, says Suzanne Harrington

SPECTATORS of the live dance-art show, Witches, will have to wake early or stay up late to watch it.

A BILL that stigmatises gay people and bans giving children any information about homosexuality won overwhelming approval last week in Russia's lower house of parliament.

An exhibition of Big House photos reveals some intimate moments in the lives of both the families and staff, says Tommy Barker

Soul singer Charles Bradley found fame late in life, but is haunted by his past, writes Ed Power

I'm 57 and have lost interest in sex. My husband has given up making advances. I know it's unfair to him but I have no desire. I don't want to feign interest. I am afraid our zero sex life will drive us apart and I'll end up alone.

THE voice was an eerie guttural, horrible sound, ferociously angry.

WE’VE just had the first of the broad beans and new potatoes, such joy. Several of the grandchildren helped to pick the beans, until we chased them away because they were eating more than they were picking.

So what's there to do on a sun holiday when there's no sun? Well as Eoghan O'Sullivan discovered, quite a lot, if you have a can-do attitude and are somewhat imaginative.

A 1,000-strong congregation burst into spontaneous applause last night after hearing heartfelt tributes to a mother and daughter brutally murdered at the weekend.

The husband of murdered Jill Meagher says the man who raped and murdered his wife is "unrepentantly evil".

A 13-year-old boy has been charged with second-degree murder over the death of his five-year-old half-sister after he told investigators he repeatedly struck her with wrestling moves imitated from TV.

North Korea has angrily denied a report its ruler used Adolf Hitler's memoir as a leadership guide, threatening to kill the authors of the report.

The head of the Irish Bank Officials Association claims that bonuses to senior executives are distorting CSO statistics which indicate rises for financial workers.

Shannon-based aircraft leasing firm GE Capital Aviation Services have bought 10 new Boeing 787-10 Dreamliners for an estimated $3bn (€2.24bn) at list price.

Four counties have been warned they risk having funding withheld if they don't devise a managers' charter.

SUDDENLY, Jake White's prediction of doom for the British & Irish Lions should they lose Saturday's first Test against Australia possesses extra foreboding.

Human rights themes are again to the fore at the ICCL awards, writes Pádraic Killeen

The Treaty City is hoping for a financial bonanza if it lands the 2018 event, writes Jonathan deBurca Butler

THE first time I covered a sexual assault case I remember sitting in the court room and being stunned by the evidence — when I realised that I had experienced the same abuse that was being outlined by the victim.

Cork forward Stephen Moylan says he and his teammates intend to "step up to the plate" following a devastating run of illness and injury.

Designers Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana have been found guilty of massive tax evasion in Italy.

A goalkeeper who was shot in the head during a match only realised he'd been hit by a bullet after finishing the match.

Proceedings between Bank of Ireland and former Irish rugby star Frankie Sheahan with his brother Joseph has opened before the High Court today.

Designers Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana have been found guilty of massive tax evasion in Italy.

The Minister for Health James Reilly says threats to burn him and his family out of their home have gone much further than they should have.

For primary school principal Michael Daly, news of more cuts to special needs provision appears to impact like an axe taken to the household budget.

Do it together and it's harmless, do it alone and it's criminal, says Suzanne Harrington

Did you hear the one about the pimp, the prostitute and the war criminal? It's a national joke, according to left-wing TD Clare Daly.