Cork County Council has announced details of parking concessions which shoppers can avail of in several towns in the run-up to Christmas.

Wayne Rooney has accused Manchester United of lacking ambition.

Screams and cheers greeted the Rolling Stones as they pulled up to their beach-front hotel in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, today in a huge police motorcade, and die-hard fans were already staking out spots before an enormous stage on Copacabana Beach, where up to two million people were expected to attend the band’s free concert tomorrow night.