A local man who tried to save a teenage girl trapped under a sand dune in Kerry has described how he and her friends dug desperately with their hands to try to save her.

Rafael Benitez has urged Liverpool’s warring factions to “work together” for the benefit of the club.

Liverpool co-owner George Gillett is so determined to make a statement of intent at Anfield tonight that he has insisted that his Dubai International Capital guests sit in the directors’ box.

Liverpool’s season of boardroom turmoil took another astonishing turn today when co-owner Tom Hicks asked for the resignation of chief executive Rick Parry.

Liverpool co-owner Tom Hicks will be back in Texas tonight as the Anfield men bid to reach the Champions League semi-finals.