The referee at the centre of Diego Maradona’s Hand of God goal at the 1986 World Cup has broken his silence about his decision to award one of the football’s most controversial goals to Argentina — and has claimed it was not his fault.

Some of Albert Square’s most famous residents – Cindy Beale, Pat Butcher and Kathy Mitchell – will be making an EastEnders comeback for Children In Need.

Tim Butcher’s tells Juno McEnroe about his journeys to destinations that are laden with historical significance

War reporter Tim Butcher and Irish nomad Manchán Magan are among those telling their tales at the Immrama festival in Lismore, writes Orlagh Ní Arrachtáin

Republic of Ireland striker Anthony Stokes has described the importance of Celtic’s 17-game unbeaten run in the Scottish Premiership as “massive” as the champions prepare for the trip to Inverness tomorrow.

Danny Dyer says his 'EastEnders' character is like classic character Frank Butcher.

Actress Natalie Cassidy is make a full comeback to 'EastEnders', seven years after she moved out of Walford.

Butcher’s body was found floating off Co Down coast, says David Young

Lance Armstrong has been stopped from competing at a masters swimming event in Texas in what would have been the banned cyclist’s first return to competitive sport.

Lance Armstrong is planning to make a return to competitive sport as a swimmer this weekend.

The Crafty Butcher, who was proving very costly to follow, finally got his act together for Ruby Walsh when taking the Holy Thursday Maiden Hurdle at Clonmel yesterday.

Britain’s agriculture department has estimated that its beef imports in 2013 may rise to 430,000 tons, from 410,000 tons last year.

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Conservation experts released a list of the world’s 100 most threatened species and warned that only a changed public and government mindset could save them from imminent extinction.

Julia Roberts has a blast as the pantomime villainess in ‘Mirror Mirror’, a comedic reworking of the classic fairy tale ‘Snow White’ by the Brothers Grimm.

Neil Lennon might wish to play it down but he watched his Celtic side take another confident step towards the treble with a 2-0 William Hill Scottish Cup fifth-round win at Inverness yesterday.

Butcher Tom Durcan has become the first English Market trader to lead the Cork Business Association (CBA).

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An English man jailed for the killing of his former partner has brought a challenge against the Minister for Justice's refusal to allow him transfer to a prison in the UK.

CELTIC manager Neil Lennon is looking for his side to capitalise on Rangers’ slip up in the Clydesdale Bank Premier League title race.

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A MAN whose own savage hunger was often the subject of wry comment in his early years made plain on Tuesday night the depth of his appetite to play in the finals of a major championship.

NEIL LENNON has joined Terry Butcher in criticising the early start to the Clydesdale Bank Premier League season.

Neil Lennon blamed “slapstick defending” for his Celtic side dropping two Clydesdale Bank Premier League points at home for the second week running.

One of three men being questioned about a killing in the North has been released on bail.

THE group representing the families of murder victims have said the criminal justice system ranks drug crime as more serious than manslaughter and has questioned the value placed on human life.

A 44-year-old man is due to be sentenced at the Central Criminal Court later today for killing a young mother, whom he stabbed in the back six times.

There were no family members or relatives present for Rebecca Hoban in the Central Criminal Court today when a 44-year-old UK man was found guilty of her manslaughter.

The judge in the trial of a drug addict accused of murdering Dubliner Rebecca Hoban has told the jury to think “long and hard” about his alleged confession to her murder.

A man on trial for murdering a young Dublin woman confessed that he “did her” because she was planning to kill him and take his money, a garda witness told the Central Criminal Court.

A man on trial for murdering Dubliner Rebecca Hoban over a year ago told gardaí there was “a hell of a struggle” before he killed her at his bedsit.

A homeless British man on trial for murdering a young Dubliner, stabbed her in the back six times puncturing her lungs and causing them to collapse, the Central Criminal Court has heard today.

A 44-year-old man accused of murdering a young Dublin woman over a year ago, told emergency services he was an “evil f***er” who had stabbed a woman.

A man accused of murdering a mother of one at a homeless shelter in Dublin City just more than a year ago, has been told that the DPP has refused to accept his plea of guilty to manslaughter.

Speculation has already started as to how Barbara Windsor’s character Peggy Mitchell will make her grand exit – and bookies are predicting Peggy will retire gracefully rather than meet a gory end.

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Scotland assistant manager Terry Butcher has hit out at the Scottish Premier League’s start date for next season.

A 43-year-old man appeared in court this afternoon charged with the murder of a woman at a homeless shelter in Dublin on Wednesday last.

Diego Maradona has told England they have no right to continue complaining about his ’Hand of God’ goal which knocked them out at the quarter-final stages of the 1986 World Cup in Mexico.

Argentina coach Diego Maradona will not lose any sleep if Scotland assistant Terry Butcher does not shake his hand at the end of tomorrow’s friendly at Hampden.

GIOVANNI TRAPATTONI is lending his weight to the Irish side of the rope in the tug of war with Scotland over midfield starlet James McCarthy.

Former Rangers captain Terry Butcher believes tonight’s Old Firm clash at Parkhead could be a ferocious clash.

Tom Cruise has denied any links to an alternative-medicine consultant accused of unlawfully practising medicine in the US.

Terry Butcher will decide before the end of the week whether to take up a role as assistant to Scotland boss George Burley.