UK retail sales plunged in May, reinforcing a gloomy picture for the industry that’s seen a number of high-profile businesses run into trouble.

TV viewers were left in shock this morning as the Jeremy Kyle Show has been suspended by ITV after the death of a participant.

Model Janice Dickinson has told a US jury that Bill Cosby raped her in 1982 after giving her a pill he claimed would ease her menstrual cramps but instead left her immobilised.

Dublin-headquartered, low-cost, clothing retailer

Primark, the low-cost clothing retailer headquartered in Dublin and which trades here as Penneys, has indicated that it is open to the idea of opening more stores in Ireland, writes Geoff Percival.

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The number of shoppers heading to British high streets and retail centres fell at the fastest pace in more than two years in June, with the weeks around the country’s vote to leave the EU hit particularly hard, a survey has found.

Emily Dickinson, TS Eliot, Elizabeth Bishop, and Paul Durcan were the poets examined in a higher-level Leaving Certificate English paper lasting over three hours.

Heavy metal band Iron Maiden's Ed Force One plane has been damaged in an airport crash which left two people injured.

Italy 20 Scotland 36: Jason O’Halloran hopes Scotland can shake off their mental shackles after finally halting their long RBS 6 Nations losing streak.

Scotland 9 England 15: Eddie Jones has urged England to build momentum behind their RBS 6 Nations quest by giving Italy a “good hiding” in Rome.

Three-times former champion jumps trainer Michael Dickinson feels he would need to write a book to fully explain what makes Willie Mullins so dominant.

Edinburgh 14 Munster 16

South Africa 34 Scotland 16: Stand-off Duncan Weir hopes his stunning second-half burst against South Africa on Saturday will help seal his place in coach Vern Cotter’s plans as Scotland look to book their place in the World Cup quarter-finals.

Scotland 45 Japan 10: The neutrals may have left Kingsholm disappointed not to have witnessed another monumental Rugby World Cup upset, but Scotland will not care one jot after this bonus-point success kicked their Pool B campaign off in the perfect fashion.

Emily Dickinson’s house in Amherst, Massachusetts is turned upside down with the arrival of a 17-year-old Irish maid-of-all-works, Ada Concannon, into its scullery in Nuala O’Connor’s novel.

Thirty-five women who have accused comedian Bill Cosby of sexual assault are featured on the cover of the new issue of New York magazine, including supermodels Janice Dickinson and Beverly Johnson.

Bill Cosby’s admission that he obtained quaaludes to give to women he was pursuing for sex could bolster defamation claims lodged by his accusers, the women’s lawyers said after The Associated Press reported on newly released court documents.

Model Janice Dickinson is suing Bill Cosby for defamation over denials by the veteran comedian’s representatives after she accused him of raping her in 1982.

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Scotland 10 Italy 22

Iron Maiden frontman Bruce Dickinson has revealed he is battling cancer.

RBS Six Nations: Scotland 23 Wales 26: Wales claimed an eighth successive victory over Scotland as they revived their RBS 6 Nations title hopes following a thrilling 26-23 win at Murrayfield.

France 15 Scotland 8: They put a brave face on it but it was evident from the shrugs and pouts that a hard-fought tryless 15-8 victory over a feisty Scotland in Paris was not quite enough for the French. 

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Comedian Bill Cosby, who has been the subject of over a dozen sex abuse allegations in the past two months, will not be charged in connection with a 1974 molestation claim, said the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s office.

A Florida woman has become the fourth in recent weeks to accuse veteran actor Bill Cosby of giving her pills that made her feel groggy, then forcing himself on her.

NBC has scrapped a Bill Cosby comedy which was under development, the second outlet within a day to put off or abandon a project as another sexual assault allegation against the comic has emerged.

Scotland prop Alasdair Dickinson does not believe the grass will be greener for international rugby if more Tests are played on artificial surfaces.

NBC has scrapped a Bill Cosby comedy which was under development, the second outlet within a day to put off or abandon a Cosby project as another sexual assault allegation against the comic has emerged.

Former I’m A Celebrity ... Get Me Out Of Here! contestant Janice Dickinson has claimed veteran comic Bill Cosby sexually assaulted her in the 1980s, then forced her to remove details of the alleged attack from her autobiography years later.

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For higher-level Leaving Certificate English students, Seamus Heaney appeared for a second day running — but it was an unseen poem of his that made yesterday’s long Paper 2.

Leinster 15 Edinburgh 13

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It is not every fair that boasts a Van Gogh for sale but The European Fine Art Fair (TEFAF) now underway in Maastricht, The Netherlands, bills itself as the world’s leading art fair.

More Britons than ever did their Christmas shopping online in December as almost one in five non-food purchases were made on the internet.

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