Munster got the bonus-point win required to keep their Guinness Pro 12 challenge running, but it was not quite achieved with the satisfaction they might have wanted at Musgrave Park this afternoon.

The publisher of an authorised best-seller about North Korean defector and human rights activist Shin Dong-hyuk has said it is anxious for an “accurate understanding” of the facts after he retracted substantial parts of his story.

Guinness Pro12: Treviso 24 Leinster 24

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A grieving community is preparing to bury a driver murdered trying to protect children on his bus, as the police stand-off with an Alabama man accused of the killing and holding a five-year-old boy hostage continued.

GLOUCESTER floored Heineken Cup heavyweights Toulouse at Kingsholm after a brilliant performance inspired by their try-hungry backs.

GLOUCESTER head coach Bryan Redpath was delighted with the performance of under-fire centre Mike Tindall as he ended a difficult week with a resolute performance in a tense 21-17 defeat at Toulouse .

A MAN who became ill during a Garda raid died from cocaine, alcohol and lignocaine intoxication during restraint, an inquest heard yesterday.

IT’S knives and forks drawn in the well-fed world of restaurant reviewers.

A war of words has broken out between Jamie Oliver and the makers of Heinz baked beans.

Jamie Oliver’s much-hyped restaurant came in for scathing criticism in a guide published today.

A tearful Ohio undertaker accepted responsibility for discarding eight corpses found rotting in the building.

ONLY in three luxury hotels in Ireland can satisfaction be virtually assured, according to an independent guide just published.

Marcia Gay Harden and Laura Linney look set to join the cast of Clint Eastwood's latest movie.