The sister of a patient yesterday told a disciplinary inquiry that her sibling suffered greatly before her death from cancer because she did not receive proper care.

A group of parents whose children were killed in the Germanwings plane crash have released a scathing letter to Lufthansa’s chief executive, accusing him of ignoring their needs and feelings and insulting them with his company’s compensation offer.

In the final push, President George Bush and his opponent Senator John Kerry are saying more about less.

FOLLOWING news that Sheen Falls Lodge in Kenmare has been awarded the AA Hotel of the Year, the privately owned country house hotel has announced an expansion programme that will increase its capacity into 2003 and beyond.