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.

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

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

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.

Ruby Wax says the solution to her depression is all in the mind. Rachel Borrill reports.

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.

Children with special needs face further cuts to resource teaching as the Government forces schools to cater for more pupils without increased staffing levels.

Cork manager Jimmy Barry-Murphy says his team have "worked very hard" on fitness since losing their relegation play-off with Clare.

The West Cork region is "bleeding to death" due to Government cuts, protesters claimed yesterday.

A major security operation is being planned to prevent protests disrupting the election of the new lord mayor of Cork on Friday night.

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

The Seanad is in need of reform, but the bill launched last week demonstrates that reform is attainable.

The GPA could yet act on the behalf of the Carlow and Laois football panels as they have confirmed neither they nor the players were consulted about Friday week's All-Ireland round one qualifier.

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

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.