The families of two British men jailed after going plane spotting in Dubai are having to “beg and borrow” to raise desperately-needed cash for the legal battle to free them.

by Thomas Pynchon

The BBC has apologised after a radio presenter said women should “keep their knickers on” while discussing convicted rapist and footballer Ched Evans.

Google’s latest project involves detecting cancer by swallowing a pill.

A multi-million euro brewing investment has commenced on Cork city’s Marina Park— ironically, in a 50,000 sq ft unit previously used by Beamish and Crawford as a distribution depot.

Valerie Martin

Chelsea play host to Turkish champions Galatasaray in the return leg of their Uefa Champions League round of 16 tie at Stamford Bridge with the tie poised at 1-1.

Your guide on what to look out for on the box this evening.

A Book of Voyages

Lauren Conrad has announced she is engaged to William Tell.

Randy Phillips made the eerie claim to jurors at the ongoing wrongful death lawsuit his family have brought against the concert promoters.

Conrad Murray believes his testimony in Michael Jackson's wrongful death lawsuit would have "catastrophic consequences" for both AEG Live and the Jackson family.

Sugrue persuaded Ali to come to Dublin, and when the boxer landed, he arrived in a very different country to the Ireland we live in today.

Dr Conrad Murray is writing a "tell-all" book about Michael Jackson.

The Dream of the Celt

Michael Jackson's mother claims Dr. Conrad Murray's four-year prison sentence for the involuntary manslaughter of her son is "not enough".

Dr Conrad Murray should get a lenient sentence in relation to Michael Jackson's death because he has never drunk alcohol or smoked, according to his mother.

Conrad Murray felt "entrapped" by Michael Jackson.

THE doctor convicted of killing Michael Jackson remained silent during his trial, but Conrad Murray defended himself in interviews taped just days before a jury found him guilty of involuntary manslaughter.

In his own words, Dr Conrad Murray described how he spent months trying to shepherd Michael Jackson through a raging case of insomnia, giving him nightly infusions of an anaesthetic until realising that the singer was becoming addicted.

Lauren Conrad is reportedly dating Derek Hough.

Lawyers for Dr Conrad Murray have asked for the jury to be sequestered during his forthcoming trial over the death of Michael Jackson.

Republicans in the House of Representatives will hold a largely symbolic vote today, demanding a balanced budget constitutional amendment as their price for raising the US debt ceiling and avoiding a catastrophic US default.

Lauren Conrad has split from her boyfriend.

New Zealand international Ma'a Nonu has dismissed suggestions he is to join Montpellier - and denied he has been in talks with any French club.

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PARIS HILTON, the world’s most overrated celebrity (Guinness Book of Records, 2007), turns 30 on February 17.

Gregg Grandin

Michael Jackson’s doctor could either be cleared of the star’s manslaughter or found guilty over the same piece of evidence.

Paris Hilton enjoyed visits from Santa Claus until she was 16.

Manchester City are considering linking up with French minnows AC Arles-Avignon, according to the Ligue 2 club’s president.

FOUNDER of Playboy magazine, Hugh Hefner, host to an ever-changing coterie of scantily-clad young women at the Playboy Mansion, has filed for divorce from the estranged wife who many people forgot he had ever married.

THE man accused of kidnapping Jaycee Lee Dugard 18 years ago in South Lake Tahoe served time in federal and Nevada prisons for the rape and torture of a woman he kidnapped from South Lake Tahoe.

New Zealand midfielders Luke McAlister and Conrad Smith have been ruled out of the remainder of the Tri-Nations series due to injuries they sustained in the nail-biting 19-18 victory over Australia last weekend.

CONRAD JANTJES leads a worrying injury list for South Africa ahead of next month’s British and Irish Lions tour to the country.

Conrad Jantjes leads a mounting injury list for South Africa ahead of next month’s British and Irish Lions tour to the country.

WHEN President Barack Obama met the press on Tuesday morning to discuss his budget proposals, he was sporting a green tie to mark St Patrick’s Day. “Green tie, not bad, huh?” he began.

Reality TV star Lauren Conrad will 'The Hills' after filming wraps on the upcoming fifth season.

THE mother of Shannon Matthews told a jury yesterday she went shopping at a supermarket on the night her daughter went missing.

The mother of Shannon Matthews told a jury today she went shopping at a supermarket on the night her daughter went missing.