A woman who sued and lost her High Court action after she fractured her elbow when she took a Caribbean cruise shore excursion called a White Knuckle Jet Boat Thrill Ride now faces a large legal costs bill.

A woman who sued after she fractured her elbow when she took a cruise shore excursion called a White Knuckle Jet Boat Thrill Ride, involving 360-degree turns in the middle of the ocean, has lost her High Court action.

Dancing teacher Siobhan Kellett was on a seven-night Caribbean cruise to celebrate her 50th birthday and her silver wedding anniversary.

A man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a woman was found dead at a house in a quiet English town.

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A guitar that John Lennon played on the recording of The Beatles song Paperback Writer is expected to fetch up to $1m at auction.

GlaxoSmithKline and Swiss rival Novartis are to create a consumer healthcare powerhouse as part of a string of deals in the pharmaceuticals sector today.

John Lennon's former home has gone up for sale for £15m (€19m).

Harlequins scrum-half Danny Care was yesterday arrested and cautioned for a third drink-related incident in three months.

Abbey Clancy pulled out of a TV appearance booked for today in the wake of allegations about her footballer fiancé Peter Crouch.

A rogue City trader was jailed for two-and-a-half years today after he admitted covering up trades that lost his firm nearly £3m (€3.64m), triggering a dozen redundancies and pay cuts across the board.

Girls Aloud singer Nadine Coyle has not spoken to the rest of the band for months, Nicola Roberts said in a magazine interview.

The woman who inspired the classic Beatles song 'Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds', has died aged 46, a charity said today.

Shilpa Shetty has credited Jade Goody with giving her a high profile.

ROOT CAUSE, treated to a day out at Laytown previously, got off the mark over jumps when landing the www.tramore-racecourse.com Maiden Hurdle at the Waterford track yesterday.

NOT for the first time, Dundalk belonged to Johnny Murtagh and Ger Lyons last night as each recorded a four-timer.

Internet security specialist nCipher is to be bought by defence electronics firm Thales under a £50.7m (€63.4m) deal announced today.

Imperial Tobacco could be poised to make a third takeover approach to Gauloises cigarette maker Altadis, it was reported today.

The Halifax moved to increase its presence on the UK high street today by unveiling plans to open 20 new branches next year.

SUPPORT isn’t how you say it but how you show it, and at the Ryder Cup the fans were going all out to wear their golfing hearts on their sleeves.

A STRAIN of bird flu has been found in a dead swan in Scotland, health officials said last night.

The Czech Republic this afternoon reported the discovery of a suspected case of bird flu – the 12th European Union country to be hit by the disease.

David Howell has his eyes on a European Tour scoring record as he bids to win the low-scoring TCL Classic on the Chinese resort island of Hainan.

Ryder Cup team-mates Paul Casey and Paul McGinley heaped praise on European Order of Merit leader David Howell after the Englishman raced to the front at the TCL Classic on the Chinese resort island of Hainan.

Champion Paul Casey hit an impressive opening round of 65 to begin his defence of the TCL Classic but was still three shots off the lead after a morning of low scoring at the Yalong Bay Golf Club.

A European Union laboratory has confirmed that the bird flu virus found in dead birds in Sweden was the deadly H5N1 strain, Swedish authorities said today.

Serbia’s agriculture ministry said today that initial tests conducted on a wild swan found in northwestern Serbia revealed that it had died of the H5 strain of bird flu.

An EU lab confirmed Slovakia’s first two cases of H5N1 bird flu, an official said today.

Another seven wild birds were confirmed positive for the deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu, increasing the number of confirmed cases for Greece to 16, the Agriculture Ministry said today.

The Netherlands and France are expected today to be given EU permission to start vaccinating poultry flocks against bird flu.

Authorities said today that three wild swans found dead in eastern Bulgaria had tested positive for the highly virulent H5N1 strain of bird flu.

Bird flu has been detected in migratory birds in Italy, Greece and Bulgaria, it was revealed today.

Italy’s health minister said today that authorities were investigating probable cases of bird flu.

The European Union today said it was following closely the bird flu outbreak in northern Nigeria and was readying millions of euros of aid for Nigeria to help fight the spread of the disease.

Tests in Britain confirmed today that the bird flu outbreak in poultry in eastern Turkey is the deadly H5N1 strain.

Pharmacy group Alliance UniChem today said its growth in the UK had slowed more than expected as it prepared for its landmark merger with Boots.

The European Union today announced that the dangerous H5N1 strain of bird flu has been found in Croatia, the latest European nation to be hit by the disease.

European Union veterinary experts were today expected to approve an EU-wide ban on the import of exotic birds and stricter rules on the private ownership of such pet birds.

A PARROT that died in quarantine in Britain was thought to have caught the deadly strain of H5N1 bird flu from Taiwanese birds being held in the same compound.

The European Union today said it was extending a ban on the importation of pet birds and feathers to cover most of Russia.

THE European Commission yesterday ordered a ban on all imports of birds and feathers from Turkey amid new fears over avian influenza.

The European Commission today ordered a ban on all imports of birds and feathers from Turkey amid new fears over avian influenza.

Boots and Alliance UniChem were said today to be finalising the creation of a £7bn (€10.3bn) pharmacy giant as fears grew that a deal could result in job losses.

High street retailer Boots looks set to merge with Alliance Unichem in a bid to head off competition from supermarkets selling medicines and toiletries, according to newspaper reports today.

Singer Katie Melua became a British citizen today by swearing an oath of allegiance to the Queen.

Crest Nicholson today became the latest property developer to report slowing house price growth – but said market conditions remained good.

England’s David Lynn went from a terrible start to a brilliant finish to claim a share of the lead in the Algarve Open de Portugal.