University researchers have made a major breakthrough in the fight against bowel diseases such as Crohn’s, they have revealed.

Eight rare monkeys, each just more than five inches long, have been stolen from an Indian zoo.

A survey of 1,000 people done by Yakult showed that half of Irish workers were absent this year due to cold or flu.

IRISH research could lead to a range of treatments for a muscle-wasting disease affecting dozens of boys in this country alone.