A driver named Dave who vanished after ploughing into a group of worshippers in Finsbury Park was like the magician Dynamo, the man accused of the attack in England has claimed.

GAA president Liam O’Neill has outlined why he believes the number of those participating in Gaelic games outside Ireland can dwarf those playing in the country within the next 20 years.

Germany must accept its fate as the euro’s financial backstop or quit meddling in how indebted members revive their economies, one of Spain’s leading fund firms has said, in remarks likely to stoke fears of a Mediterranean backlash against austerity.

Timo Glock has been confirmed as Manor Grand Prix’s lead driver for their maiden Formula One campaign in 2010.

The Justice March For Baby P delivered a petition to 10 Downing Street in London today calling for “urgent far reaching changes to the child protection system”.