Families of two Egyptian victims settle for €137,700 and €162,700.

The family of an Egyptian fisherman who died when the Tit Bonhomme trawler sank off Glandore, Co Cork, three years ago has settled its High Court action for €262,700.

The head of the Irish Fishermen’s Organisation has said training initiatives for fishing crew needed to be available to everyone, regardless of nationality.

A small plane took off from a British Antarctic base tonight to rescue a sick American doctor at the South Pole.