Two Irish films - including Neil Jordan's Breakfast on Pluto - starring a host of top actors are set to premiere on the world stage at a major UK festival, it was confirmed today.

Filmmaker Neil Jordan will today begin shooting scenes from his latest production in Northern Ireland.

Keiko, the killer whale star of the Free Willy films has died, it was announced today.

A “smiling terrorist” who faces a firing squad for his part in the Bali bombings should not be executed, relatives of the British victims said today.