Nine people were injured today by a gas explosion which destroyed a row of homes and left firefighters battling to establish if anyone was trapped in the rubble.

Stephen Ireland feared he was going to die when he was rushed to hospital after complaining of dizziness during a Carling Cup tie with Fulham.

The 10-year-old grandson of Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson underwent surgery last night after being involved in a car crash with his mother and sister.

Coronation Street’s Liz Dawn would have been dead by now if she had not quit smoking five years ago, her physician said.

AIRPORT bosses have launched an investigation after a two-year-old girl escaped serious injury when she was carried on a baggage conveyor belt.

Airport bosses in England have launched an investigation after a two-year-old girl escaped serious injury when she was carried on a baggage conveyor belt.

THE Kerryman who touched the hearts of Irish people with his impassioned plea to be allowed a lung transplant has died while awaiting a suitable donor.

The Government could only stand by and watch as Billy Burke died, says Paul O’Brien.

A cystic fibrosis sufferer who had been waiting for a double lung transplant for almost four years died today without receiving the operation.

THE State’s controversial lung swap agreement with an English hospital may have to continue indefinitely as delays prevent the completion of the country’s own transplant unit.

A Manchester United youth team footballer was airlifted to hospital today after suffering “serious injuries” in a road crash, police said.

A BELFAST woman was among seven people killed in a horror minibus crash in Britain.