Europe has a long way to go if it is to deliver on the hope sparked by recent economic numbers.

We've got loads of tips from Sonya Lennon, Rick O'Shea, Neven Maguire, Francis Brennan, Derval O'Rourke and Jen Rock.

A trip to the Deep South got the intricate machinations of the mind of Pat McNamee working overtime in the early 1990s — today the Cork native is a man whose ingenious clothes washing invention is sold in millions of supermarkets throughout 60 countries.

An east German regional train struck a car and derailed today, injuring more than 20 people, officials said.

Brawn GP chiefs have avoided a potentially embarrassing legal fight ahead of the start of the new Formula One season.