A suspected Islamic extremist took drugs and drank alcohol before he took a soldier hostage at Paris' Orly Airport and was shot dead by her fellow patrolmen.

A woman spoke anonymously to Brian O’Connell at the repossession courts for RTÉ Radio 1 on Monday.

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Judy Murray has revealed her tennis champ son Andy thinks she will be a Strictly Come Dancing disaster – and will cringe with embarrassment if he has to watch her.

More radio listeners are moving the dial to Newstalk to follow broadcaster Pat Kenny, according to the latest JNLR figures.

Dublin footballer Ger Brennan has reiterated his support of homosexual GAA players and insisted that he was surprised by how much attention the issue has gotten since his All-Ireland club final speech.

James Corden claims presenting the BRIT Awards was "horrid".

A former stage hand who was allegedly groped by veteran DJ Dave Lee Travis while he was appearing in a pantomime has told a court her ordeal ended when they were interrupted by children’s entertainers the Chuckle Brothers.

A woman has told how she thought she was going to be raped by DJ Dave Lee Travis when she was 15 at a Showaddywaddy concert, a court heard.

TV rivals Sky Sports and the Setanta-BT Sport alliance are banking on the Premier League big guns delivering audience share for them in the new year.

Setanta Sports has announced a new deal with BT Sport which will add 38 live Premier League games to its TV package and bring to 71 the number of top-flight English matches on offer to Irish subscribers for the next three years.

Simon Cowell allegedly flirted with British reality TV star Amy Childs.

Stevie Wonder appears on Pixie Lott's second album, it has been revealed.

Katy Perry still gets nervous performing in front of large crowds.

NEWLY-reunited Take That stars Gary Barlow and Robbie Williams revealed yesterday that the band would definitely tour, but the collaboration may not be permanent.

The storm over lewd phone calls by Russell Brand and Jonathan Ross may be partly driven by “salary envy and shadenfreude”, a senior BBC executive said today.

Liverpool have signed highly-rated teenage striker David Ngog from Paris St Germain.

ROMA have completed the signing of Liverpool left-back John Arne Riise for just under £4million (€5m).

The introduction of faster London-Paris and London-Brussels journey times helped Channel Tunnel train company Eurostar to a record year in 2007, it was announced today.

X Factor winner Leon Jackson has capped an “amazing year” by claiming the coveted Christmas number one.

'X Factor' winner Leon Jackson has capped an "amazing year" by claiming the coveted Christmas number one in the UK.

Nuclear power company British Energy faced more output problems today after complications during a planned inspection at its Hartlepool site.

DJ Fatboy Slim showed his true Christmas spirit when he came to the rescue of a couple whose car had broken down on St Stephen's Day.

OUTSPOKEN broadcaster Eamon Dunphy is set to make yet another comeback over the airwaves — this time on RTÉ Radio 1 from September 30.

RTÉ has agreed to talks with disability groups over the controversial decision to scrap the only radio programme dedicated to issues around blindness.

Liz Hurley has swept her younger rivals aside to be crowned a style icon at the age of 41.

CENTRE-LEFT leader Romano Prodi said yesterday he doesn't fear that his narrow parliamentary election victory will be reversed when the votes are checked, as Premier Silvio Berlusconi has demanded.

Former Radio 1 DJ Mike Read’s new musical about Oscar Wilde has closed after just one night, it emerged today.

Radio star Zoe Ball and DJ Norman “Fatboy Slim” Cook have blamed hectic work schedules for causing their split, it was reported today.

TV presenter Jamie Theakston finds himself facing a spot of woman trouble in his latest West End role.

A poignant message from pop star Kylie Minogue was among the tributes paid today at the funeral of BBC presenter Christopher Price.

Johnny Herbert says Jaguar have wasted the whole of last year.

Up to 190 jobs could be created in Derry as a result of a multi-million pound investment in a shirt factory announced today.

Ferrari have extended the contracts of world champion Michael Schumacher and team-mate Rubens Barrichello.

Ralf Schumacher is determined to wreck big brother Michael’s bid for Formula One domination.

Irishman Eddie Jordan's Formula 1 racing team will undergo a name change for the upcoming season following its works engine deal with Japanese car giants, Honda.