Three Irish people have been named among the 30 most influential Europeans in the entertainment industry.

News of the World editor Colin Myler offered a rallying call to his journalists today as the newspaper prepared to go “out with a bang” with its final edition.

A gang which made thousands of pounds by offering a “Club Class” service to hundreds of illegal immigrants they brought into the UK were today due to be sentenced.

Spice Girls publicists have denied the group is splitting up.