Almost two-thirds of young women say they do not know enough about science, technology, engineering or maths (STEM) to pursue a career in those fields, despite growing investment in the sector.

Entertainer and television presenter Rolf Harris touched a 13-year-old girl's breast after filming a children's TV programme and asked her "do you often get molested on a Saturday morning?", a court heard.

At Cork World Book Fest, Anne Sebba will read from her account of the difficult line females had to tread in Paris in WWII, writes Colette Sheridan.