Gardaí have solved an eight-year mystery concerning the identity of a body found near Lough Inagh in Connemara by tracing the origins of the deceased’s sunglasses case.

Gardai have identified the body of man found dead in Connemara almost eight years ago after several international appeals.

‘Tony the Fridge’ runs the length of Britain

Maurice Papon, a former Cabinet minister who became a symbol of France's collaboration with the Nazis for his role in deporting Jews during the Second World War, has died. He was 96.