The High Court has found that Cooley Distillery have caused confusion by using labelling on bottles of Irish whiskey, sold on the Russian market, similar to that of rival brand Jameson's.

The Distillers’ drummer Andy Granelli has quit the group in search of new challenges, insisting he's still great pals with his former bandmates.

PERNOD Ricard’s standout performer during the first nine months of 2004 was Jameson, one of its Irish whiskey brands, according to the latest figures from the French-based drinks giant.

Acclaimed duo Outkast topped a year-end poll of polls today to land the definitive album of the year accolade.

Ernest Saunders and his three co-defendants in the 1990 Guinness trial today failed in a renewed appeal against their convictions.

Thalidomide, the drug which caused appalling birth defects in thousands of children in the 1960s, is being used to treat lung cancer, scientists announced today.