A Syrian warplane flattened a three-storey building, suspected rebels detonated a deadly car bomb and both sides traded gunfire in hotspots across the country, leaving a United Nations-backed holiday truce in tatters on its second day.

Limerick’s loss has been Carolina’s gain as Frank McMahon cooks up a seafood storm in the deep south. On the 4th of July, he tells John Riordan how historic Charleston cast its spell on him

Sydney Chaplin, second son of Charlie Chaplin and himself a Tony-winning actor has died at 82.