A former independent reviewer of UK terror laws is among a trio of legal and political experts appointed to a body set up to assess paramilitary activity in Northern Ireland.

The British government has announced the three members of an independent panel set up to assess paramilitary activity in the North of Ireland.

Model, author and former Miss World, Rosanna Davison has had to deal with a lot of hateful comments in the aftermath of ‘gluten-gate’ but public backlash to the “outrageous comments” is totally understandable, she said.

Sinn Féin has said it is “open” to the potential return of the Independent Monitoring Commission to ensure paramilitary groups no longer exist after Northern Ireland’s secretary of state said this may be the only way to resolve the current crisis.

There will be no further routine meetings of the North’s power-sharing executive until the political crisis is resolved, Stormont’s First Minister Peter Robinson has said.

PREVENTION is, of course, better than cure and now, more than ever, people are finding that the first line of defence against disease starts with your dinner plate.

Senior members of the Ulster Unionist Party have voted to withdraw from the North’s power-sharing government over claims the Provisional IRA (PIRA) still exists.

A crunch meeting where senior members of the Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) will vote on whether to walk away from Northern Ireland’s powersharing government over claims the Provisional IRA (PIRA) still exists has begun in Belfast.

A 25-year-old man has been arrested by detectives investigating the murder of a former IRA commander in Belfast.

Model Rosanna Davison claims an article in a Sunday newspaper where she appeared to suggest that gluten is responsible for arthritis, autism and schizophrenia misrepresented her position.

The guns may be silent most days now, but monsters, dinosaurs, and ghosts are everywhere, writes Gerard Howlin

Rosanna Davison has been accused of giving arthritis sufferers false hope after she claimed gluten can be responsible for autism, schizophrenia, and arthritis.

Tánaiste Joan Burton has warned revelations the Provisional IRA is involved in criminality despite moving away from linked paramilitary acts is an “insidious threat” to the peace process that offers its victims no closure.

Two people being questioned about the murder of prominent republican Kevin McGuigan have been released unconditionally.

The murder of a father of nine in a suspected bloody feud between former IRA members was a “ruthless and premeditated” killing, a senior detective has said.

Galway native Niamh Fahey made a little bit of history on Saturday as the defender became the first Irish woman to win the FA Cup at Wembley after Chelsea Ladies beat Notts County 1-0.

Food bloggers are shaking up the industry with can-do attitudes and a resourceful approach to cooking.

Police have ruled out dissident republican involvement in the murder of a former IRA commander.

A 500% increase in the number of home repossessions; the shooting of a former IRA commander; the appeal by a doctor found guilty of assaulting police officers while under the influence of a date rape drug; a special report on whether the recovery is starting to flower on the high street and how Cork learned traditional hurling formations were a thing of the past. Catch up with this evening's top and most read stories on irishexaminer.com.

A former IRA commander has been shot dead in Belfast, a man attending an east Cork wedding has died after being hit by a car, former Cork captain Tomás Mulcahy says the hurlers need to improve by 200%, and the musician Bressie has called for a Yes vote in the Marriage Equality Referendum. These are some of the latest and most read stories on irishexaminer.com.

An eyelash and eyebrow specialist salon to a string of celebrities such as Rosanna Davison has been ordered to pay a beautician €2,000 concerning her unfair dismissal.

The end of a sad tale - an articulated lorry transports a dead sperm whale through a roundabout in suburban Scotland.

Billed as the ultimate Lady in Red, former Miss World Rosanna Davison has signed a deal with Liverpool football club which will see her become the new face of the club’s online sports channel.

FIRM favourite to win the Epsom Derby, 100 years ago today, was Craganour, bred by Lord Dunraven at Adare, Co Limerick, and owned by Bower Ismay, brother of the shipping magnate, J Bruce Ismay, who was rescued from the Titanic.

Former Miss World Rosanna Davison is considering baring all in the US edition of Playboy.

The ‘cash stash’ at the media firm owned by model Rosanna Davison last year increased sharply to more than €130,000.

Her Miss World and Playboy model looks are normally what get the attention, but this morning the sparkler on Rosanna Davison’s finger is what is really catching the eye.

The island of Ireland's first private abortion clinic will officially open today amid protests from pro-life campaigners.

BOOBS, and our attitudes towards them, seem to have dominated the news cycle over the last few days. Right now there’s many a gurgly tummy in the Irish Daily Star following its decision to publish photographs of Kate Middleton sunbathing topless.

In recent days two young women have received an enormous amount of exposure in magazines and newspapers, though for very different reasons and in very diverse sets of circumstances.

Rosanna Davison has been accused of bare-faced cheek by the organiser of a leading beauty pageant for using her Miss World title to promote a nude shoot in the latest edition of Playboy magazine.

For a decade, Rosanna Davison has appeared in so many publicity photographs you could be forgiven for thinking you had seen all you needed to see.

A man wanted over the murders of two people was arrested today after he was spotted in the street by an off-duty police officer.

The detective leading the manhunt in Britain for a man suspected of killing two people in their own homes has urged him to give himself up.

The manhunt for a 35-year-old wanted in connection with “two brutal murders” continued in Britain today.

Megaupload’s detained founder denied wrongdoing after US authorities shut down his file-sharing website, as new details emerged of a rock-star life featuring “fast cars” and “hot girls”.

A scientist who helped his terminally ill mother die in New Zealand has been sentenced to five months of home detention.

FORMER Miss World Rosanna Davison has promised to donate some of her €80,000 libel award to the Dublin Simon Community.

ROSANNA DAVISON’S opinions are much valued in the media. Frequently, reporters ring the former Miss World seeking the benefit of her wisdom. When Michael Jackson died, she got calls asking her what she thought about it, how keenly she felt the loss.

IT’S unlikely Chris de Burgh had Ryanair in mind when he penned his 1977 song Broken Wings.

A former Miss World suing no-frills carrier Ryanair for defamation has been awarded €80,000 after winning her case.

The jury has been told that it can return a majority verdict in Rosanna Davison's High Court libel action against Ryanair.