Friends of a man apparently shot dead by his eight-year-old son denied today that the boy had been abused by his father.

THE visiting Australian team had a mixed day at Killarney yesterday with Paul Hamblin steering Monterey Bay to victory after Craig Durden had earlier suffered a broken collarbone.

Bulgaria is fighting its reputation as a place where anything goes in terms of crime. Noel Baker reports from Sofia.

The impact of five interest rate hikes in a year in the UK was blamed today for figures showing British consumer confidence at its lowest level since the Iraq war.