An Irishwoman has given evidence to a Tokyo court about her sexual assault and the rape and killing of exchange student Nicola Furlong earlier this year.

A judge has granted Charlie Sheen’s request to dismiss a lawsuit filed against a woman who locked herself in the bathroom of a New York hotel room that the actor left in tatters, court records show.

GARDA chiefs were last night accused of diverting attention from a chronic accommodation shortage in a row about renting rooms at a well-known hotel complex.

Garda chiefs were tonight accused of diverting attention from a chronic accommodation shortage in a row about renting rooms at a well-known hotel complex.

They came with babies, bicycles and walkers – thousands of shoppers winding around a Manhattan block to get their hands on the spoils of the Plaza Hotel.

Hotels group Millennium & Copthorne today said a strong performance by its London sites helped more than double profits during a “pivotal” year.

Hotels group Millennium & Copthorne today said it was selling its prestigious Plaza hotel in New York for about €551m.

A key figure in the Catherine Zeta Jones wedding pictures case made a false statement because she was worried about her dependants and 200 dogs, the High Court was told today.

Amy Westfeldt, New York

Police in the US have stepped up security at airports, subways and hotels after the country was put on heightened terrorist alert and law enforcement officials indicated New York was a possible target.