A safety supervisor on a gun range where a Cork-born soldier died during a training exercise has refused to tell an inquest about events on the fateful day because of possible further legal proceedings.

Crude oil fell below $50 (€40) a barrel to its lowest level for three and a half years today amid fears over the impact of a global downturn on demand.

Jon West

The Libertines have dropped troubled frontman Peter Doherty – until he sorts out his drug problems.