A Ghanaian fisherman has claimed he was put into a survival suit and dumped into the ocean off the Irish coast because he was unable to work.

Twenty-five staff at the National Maritime College (NMCI) in Cork are to be told their jobs are still on the line, though progress has been made in a course accreditation row with the Department of Transport.

The National Maritime College of Ireland has accused the Department of Transport of engaging “in a turf war” that could threaten the international reputation of the college and render invalid training courses already completed by 400 students.

Turkish Grand Prix officials are confident of staging next year’s race, despite being handed the largest fine in motorsport history.

Turkish Grand Prix organisers have been spared the axing of next year’s race from the Formula One calendar.

Turkish Grand Prix organisers will today learn whether next year’s event in Istanbul will be scrapped from the Formula One calendar.

Turkish Grand Prix organisers have been summoned before world governing body the FIA, accused of breaching Formula One rules.

MARTHA STEWART resigned yesterday from the board and as chief creative officer of her media empire, a little more than a week after she was convicted of lying to federal investigators over a 2001 stock sale.