A former drug addict who held a knife to the throat of an elderly woman during a post office robbery has been given a seven-and-a-half year sentence by Judge Tony Hunt at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court.

Nottingham Forest intend to liaise with the family of the late Brian Clough over what form a permanent commemoration of the legendary Reds manger should take.

Shareholders with a 25% stake in Nottingham Forest football club have launched a High Court bid to outlaw a £6m cash injection deal which they say was improper and devalued their assets.