A SELF-CONFESSED “white van man” yesterday revealed how he celebrated Britain’s biggest ever lottery win with a bacon roll.

THE Minister for Foreign Affairs has asked the winner of this year’s Young Scientist of the Year competition to meet with Irish Aid officials to discuss how his project can be used to save lives.

Japan will decide whether to withdraw its 600 troops from Iraq after the Middle Eastern country’s constitutional referendum and possible follow-up elections, the Foreign Ministry said today.

I WOULD like to respond to your article “Aid culture blamed for Niger famine” (Irish Examiner, August 1), and some of the views expressed.