Mere decoration won’t do much to improve this Ahakista West Cork house, called the Anchorage — it’s as close as you’ll get to sinking beyond rescue.

GOVERNOR Sarah Palin spent part of the weekend going through her clothing to determine what belongs to the Republican party after it spent $150,000-plus (€118k) on a wardrobe for the vice-presidential nominee, Palin’s father has said.

Five significant eruptions of Augustine Volcano sent ash clouds miles into the air and closed schools on the southern Kenai Peninsula.