Arsene Wenger insists he respects long-term adversary Jose Mourinho and is keen for his Arsenal farewell to go “peacefully” as he prepares for tomorrow’s trip to Manchester United.

ARSENAL 3-0 BOURNEMOUTH: AFTER his players resumed normal service on the pitch, Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger was pressed into a chat about loyalty and why he once turned down Man Utd and had just stopped Alexis Sanchez leaving.

England and Wales. Two countries steeped in rugby history with a rivalry to match.

A ruling that breathalyser test statements were not valid if printed in the English language only, which had held up 1,400 alleged drink driving prosecutions, has been overturned by the Court of Appeal.

Now that Ireland’s painful abdication from their crown has come to pass, England and Wales will fight it out next week for the right to claim the Six Nations throne.

Developments across the water caught my eye last week, specifically some news filtering out of Newcastle and Glasgow.

As they once again failed to take their chances, Tom Mohan’s young Ireland could have no complaints as a sublime goal from Marcus Edwards saw their journey at these Uefa U17 Championships in Bulgaria emphatically ended.

Wales defence coach Shaun Edwards has launched an attack on Six Nations rivals Ireland by criticising their use of the choke tackle.

As Kasabian get ready to headline Glastonbury, the band tell Ed Power they are far too busy pushing boundaries to be bothered by the Spinal Tap jibes.

An elderly couple were shot dead by their daughter and son-in-law, who then buried their bodies, stole from their bank account and tricked family members into believing they were still alive, a British jury heard.

The first protective certificate in a High Court personal insolvency case was issued yesterday for a woman with debts of over €2.5m that she was unable to repay.

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A Limerick man, whose brother died violently some years ago, took off at high speed when somebody shouted a threat as he was driving past the city courthouse, a judge heard.

Former presidential candidate John Edwards was found not guilty on one of six campaign fraud charges today.

Former US senator John Edwards has gone on trial on charges he used illegal campaign contributions to cover up an affair with a mistress who became pregnant during his failed bid for the 2008 Democratic presidential nomination.

The ex-boyfriend of singer and TV talent show judge Tulisa Contostavlos says she persuaded him to make a sex tape and denies posting it online, a London high court judge heard.

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Kathleen Edwards’s new album was produced by her partner Bon Iver and marks her first foray into pop, says Ed Power

Ex-presidential candidate John Edwards has a life-threatening heart condition that will require surgery next month, his doctor told a judge presiding over Edwards’ upcoming court case over possible campaign violations.

SHAUN EDWARDS has left his position as head coach of Aviva Premiership side Wasps.

Wasps today confirmed that long-serving head coach Shaun Edwards has left the club paving the way for a potential role with England.

FOR all that Bill Clinton might be defined by his marital transgressions, on the political stage he is far from alone: from earliest times, the dark arts have abounded with philanderers.

Former US presidential candidate John Edwards has said that protection against self-incrimination in his campaign finance prosecution should prevent an attempt to depose him in a separate case involving a purported sex tape made with his mistress.

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THE woman who was the world’s first test-tube baby said yesterday it was “fantastic” that a British scientist who helped bring her into the world had been awarded the Nobel Prize in medicine.

AN INSIDER’S account of John Edwards’ affair and the lengths he went to hide his mistress will be developed into a movie, a former aide to the two-time presidential candidate has revealed.

IRELAND have been handed the keys to unlocking the Welsh defence from the unlikely source of a Yorkshireman working in France.

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Space shuttle Endeavour and its seven astronauts returned to Earth safely, taking a detour to sunny California after storms hit the main Florida landing strip.

Former US presidential candidate John Edwards, who won nationwide praise and sympathy as he campaigned side by side with his cancer-stricken wife Elizabeth, finally admitted to an affair he had previously described as “tabloid trash”.

IF Eddie O’Sullivan’s complex and seemingly fraught relationship with Warren Gatland has become the most intriguing subplot ahead of Saturday’s Six Nations tie against Wales, consider the advantage any insider knowledge Eoin Reddan can bring to the Irish camp, given his close working relationship with Wasps blitz defence coach extraordinaire, Shaun Edwards.

SHAUN Edwards is up for a Triple Crown scrap in Dublin — after revealing he’s related to an Irish bare-knuckle boxer.

As both sets of supporters left Twickenham barely able to comprehend how Wales had managed to beat England, divine intervention seemed as good a theory as any.

WASPS head coach Shaun Edwards has been appointed Wales’ defence coach on a part-time basis until January 2010.

Wasps head coach Shaun Edwards has been appointed Wales’ defence coach on a part-time basis until January 2010.

BARACK OBAMA, flush from his stunning victory in the Iowa caucuses, charged to New Hampshire yesterday fired up for the second leg of his fight to be America’s first black president.

DEMOCRATIC presidential hopeful John Edwards implored New Hampshire voters yesterday to repudiate the Iowa caucus results and vote for a candidate “who will fight for the middle class” against corporate interests that he accuses of moving jobs overseas and making healthcare expensive.

RELIGION played a huge role in Mike Huckabee’s triumph in the Iowa Republican caucuses, although there are some mixed signals for him on the road ahead.

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Sunderland boss Roy Keane is finally looking forward to the right kind of selection headache as Dean Whitehead prepares to lead a procession of injured troops back into action.