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The United Nations says Somalia's famine is over, but has warned that continued assistance is needed.

FLY-HALF Dan Parks kicked 14 points as Cardiff Blues made it two from two in the Heineken Cup with a scrappy win over 14-man London Irish at Cardiff City Stadium.

CARDIFF BLUES forwards coach Justin Burnell has warned his side they will have to “go up another gear” when wounded London Irish visit the Cardiff City Stadium for tonight’s Heineken Cup Pool Two clash.

FAMINE has spread into one more region of Somalia and more than 4 million Somalis now need aid, the United Nations said yesterday.

Tens of thousands of Somalis are feared dead in the world's worst famine in a generation, the United Nations said.

THE United Nations has declared a famine in two regions of southern Somalia and that tens of thousands, the majority of them children, have already died.

The UN is warning of a food crisis in Somalia.

'30 Rock' star Katrina Bowden has been named the sexiest woman alive.

THE faithful filing out of Thomond Park on Saturday night were not exactly humming “Happy Days Are Here Again” but the gloom hanging over Munster rugby of late has been at least partially lifted.

Munster 28 London Irish 14

Security guard Ben (Bokeem Woodbine), mechanic Tony (Logan Marshall-Green), salesman Vince (Geoffrey Arend), his wife Sarah (Bojana Novakovic) and an older woman (Jenny O’Hara) all enter the same lift only for the car to become stuck between floors.

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SARACENS kept the pressure on the Aviva Premiership leaders yesterday, inflicting another defeat on struggling London Irish.

A US veteran who kept loaded guns at his bedside has been arrested for threatening to kill President Barack Obama in a murder-suicide.

Ospreys 27 London Irish 16

A Crumlin man was jailed for three years by the Special Criminal Court today for threatening to kill a security man at a popular Dublin night spot over two years ago.

ONE of Britain’s top barristers had to rewrite his memoirs after accusing a former client of a series of murders he did not commit.

TWELVE people were killed and 11 were wounded when taxi driver Derrick Bird went on a gun rampage.

The British GMB union has urged Ford to disclose the terms of a multi-million pound sponsorship deal it has renewed with the Uefa Champions League football tournament.

Two wickets in four deliveries from Mitchell Johnson helped Australia take control of the first Test against South Africa, with the hosts collapsing to 158 for eight at lunch on day three – still 109 runs short of the follow-on.

A JUDGE yesterday ruled that sexual abuse perpetrated on an eight-year-old girl by a neighbour was the cause of her suicide 18 years later.

A TEENAGER was found guilty yesterday of the murder of young father Peter Woodhams outside his home.

It's now down to the last four in the Magners' North of Ireland Championship at Royal Portrush with the line-up being Rory Leonard (Banbridge) v Darren Crowe (Dunmurry) and Connor Doran (Banbridge) v Andrew Pitcher (The Island) with the possibiloity of tomorrow afternoon's final being an all-Banbridge affair.

The Court of Criminal Appeal has reserved judgment in the appeal by Brian Meehan against his conviction for the murder of journalist Veronica Guerin ten years ago.

Defending champion Rory McIlroy cruised into the last 16 of the Golfsure Irish Amateur Close at The European Club.

Defending champion Rory McIlroy is still on course for the Radisson SAS West of Ireland title at Rosses Point after producing a stellar performance to beat Scrabo’s Ryan Boal with a birdie at the 20th in the first round.

Defending champion Rory McIlroy will face Scrabo's Ryan Boal in the first round of matchplay combat at 10.07 today.

Oxford coach Sean Bowden believes his crew can make light of their relative inexperience in tomorrow’s Boat Race.

The bride wore camouflage and combat boots. The groom, 7,000 miles away in Qatar, forgot the ring. But nothing could stop the wedding.

DUBLIN criminal John Gilligan has lost his last legal bid to overturn his conviction on drug trafficking charges.

MICHAEL McGEADY'S tears told their own story minutes after North West had clinched the Bulmers Irish Senior Cup at Rosslare on Saturday.

A BITTERLY disappointing week for sport in the west worsened still further yesterday with Galway Golf Club’s defeat by North West in the semi-final of the Bulmers Irish Senior Cup.

Concerns over the margins achieved by UK insurers helped drag the FTSE 100 Index into negative territory today.

JL Lewis carded a two-under-par 69 to take a three-shot lead after the third round of the John Deere Classic in Illinois.

THE State will spend over €1 million this year safeguarding individuals on the heavily criticised garda witness protection programme.

SOUTH of Ireland winner Cian McNamara (Limerick) and runner-up Greg Bowden (Hermitage) are the two new caps in the Irish team for the Home Internationals at Prestwick on September 8-10.

There are two new caps on the team selected to represent Ireland in the men’s Home Internationals from 8th-10th September at Prestwick Golf Club in Scotland.

G Bowden claimed the Mullingar Scratch Trophy at Mullingar Gol Club tonight as he beat M Geady in the third play-off hole.

THERE were several occasions at Lahinch yesterday when Cian McNamara believed he was about to miss out on his burning ambition to capture the Shell South of Ireland Championship.