A woman has today described to a jury how she recalled staring up at a Christmas tree while a man sexually assaulted her in a room with other people.

Kate Bush, one of Britain’s most unique and innovative singers, was made a CBE by Queen Elizabeth and dedicated the honour to her family and musical collaborators.

Many hard-pressed drug projects will not survive the latest cuts to funding following the budget, according to community groups.

INDEPENDENT TD Michael Healy-Rae helped decorate the family Christmas tree yesterday just hours after he returned home from hospital in Dublin, where he was treated after taking ill in the Dáil.

Chart star Ellie Goulding has been chosen to perform in front of Barack Obama at the National Christmas Tree lighting ceremony in the US.

Anger over a Somali-born teen’s failed plan to blow up a van full of explosives during a US Christmas tree lighting ceremony erupted today when a fire damaged an Islamic centre frequented by the suspect.

The FBI has said it has foiled an attempted car bomb attack at an event turning on Christmas tree lights in Oregon.

THE six heroin addicts who died over an eight-day period are thought to have been killed by normal heroin and not contaminated heroin.

A HOUSING charity yesterday called on businesses to sponsor stars on a Christmas tree to raise €300,000 for the homeless.