If anyone is tempted to follow Jean-Marie Le Pen’s recent attempt to minimise the awful reality of the Holocaust, by accepting his hateful claim “that the Nazi gas chambers were a [mere] detail of history”, perhaps they should listen to the chilling testimony of Oskar Groening, the Auschwitz official now on trial for complicity in the murder of 300,000 Jewish men, women and children.

A former SS sergeant has described in chilling detail how cattle cars full of Jews were brought to the Auschwitz death camp, the people stripped of their belongings, and then most led directly into gas chambers.

A former Auschwitz guard acknowledged he bears a share of the moral guilt for atrocities at the camp, but told judges at the opening of his trial that it is up to them to decide whether he deserves to be convicted as an accessory to murder.

A 93-year-old man charged with 300,000 counts of accessory to murder for serving as an SS guard at the Nazis’ Auschwitz death camp will go on trial early next year, a German court has decided.

Last week Dr Simon Singh, a mathematician and author, gave the third Berkeley Lecture on ‘The Simpsons and Their Mathematical Secrets’. Prof Stephen Buckley, head of the Department of Mathematics and Statistics of NUI Maynooth, heard Singh’s theory.

REACHING a 500th episode is an enormous milestone in TV.

One of the best-kept secrets in television history has been revealed, with The Simpsons creator Matt Groening pointing to Springfield, Oregon, as the inspiration for the animated home town of Homer and family.

The Simpsons' hometown is based on Springfield, Oregon.

One of the best-kept secrets in television history has been revealed, with 'The Simpsons' creator Matt Groening pointing to Springfield, Oregon, as the inspiration for the animated home town of Homer and family.

BEER-SWILLING, doughnut-lover Homer Simpson has been named the greatest character created for television and film in the past 20 years.

'The Simpsons' creator Matt Groening has defended a controversial storyline in the comedy cartoon which sees Homer Simpson accuse his Muslim neighbours of terrorism.

'The Simpsons' is heading back to the big screen - creator Matt Groening has confirmed a sequel to last year's hit movie.

Cartoonist Matt Groening is pleading with British funnyman Ricky Gervais to return as a guest star in The Simpsons.

Homer, Bart and the rest of the TV Simpson family are to be turned into US theme park rides.

As Bart Simpson skips into his 18th season of TV mischief, fans will be glad to know that creator Matt Groening sees no end in sight for the wayward lad or The Simpsons.

The Simpsons creator Matt Groening has announced plans to recruit Little Britain stars Matt Lucas and David Williams for a guest appearance in his hit cartoon.

The Simpsons creator Matt Groening has allayed fears the upcoming 350th episode will mark the beginning of the end for the long-running show by insisting he's still dreaming up new ideas for future series.

The Simpsons has eclipsed classics like Tom and Jerry to be named the greatest cartoon.

The Simpsons creator Matt Groening is desperate to end the hit TV show because he's running out of new ideas for the animated family.

Fans of The Simpsons cartoon classic have been given another cliffhanger to agonise over – which of the cast is coming out of the closet.

Matt Groening claims Homer Simpson is Canadian.

Simpsons creator Matt Groening is set to curate an American music festival.

Simpsons creator Matt Groening has hinted he is considering "winding up" the show.