Pamela Paul observes the changing patterns in perfume practices throughout a woman’s life and contends that there is no set scent for life.

Rugby pundit and Newstalk presenter George Hook has hit the headlines today by revealing he "made a stab" at an erotic novel, but it had been rejected by a publisher.

George Hook has cancelled his plans to retire.

Broadcaster George Hook took to Twitter from his hospital bed yesterday to lament the fact so many patients were forced to suffer on trolleys as he rested comfortably in a private room.

Veteran broadcaster George Hook is set to pocket over €900,000 from the voluntary wind-up of his media firm.

Newstalk presenter, George Hook, is currently in hospital having undergone surgery on his knee.

This is waaaay too close for comfort.

Jazz album:Marius Neset/Trondheim Jazz Orchestra

A look at the latest books to hit the shelves.

Soldiers dug through tons of mud and dirt in search of victims of a massive landslide, as Mexican authorities looked for a police helicopter that went missing while carrying out relief operations on the flood-stricken Pacific coast.

Fifty-eight people are missing feared dead after a massive landslide smashed through a tiny coffee-growing village deep in Mexico’s southern mountains as storms battered the country.

Tens of thousands of tourists have been stranded in the Mexican resort city of Acapulco by floods brought on by a tropical storm.

The remnants of Hurricane Ingrid and Tropical Storm Manuel drenched Mexico with torrential rains yesterday, flooding towns and cities and setting off landslides in a national emergency that caused at least 34 deaths.

Tropical Storm Ingrid and the remnants of Tropical Storm Manuel have drenched Mexico’s Pacific and Gulf coasts with torrential rains, flooding towns and cities and sparking a national emergency that authorities said had caused at least 33 deaths.

As second suspect is discharged from hospital, the soldier's family plead for peace.

Norwegian saxophonist and composer Marius Neset’s second album has been released on the Edition Records label and it is a contender for any ‘best of 2013’ list.

She may be on the brink of bringing home gold, but magnetic Katie Taylor’s feet will remain firmly on the ground.

YOU are never too old to discover a new hobby. Just ask Ingrid Britz who has taken up Zumba dancing at the age of 65.

A NATION, er, awakes.

Sir Elton John and David Furnish have chosen godparents for their son.

THERE were cameras and a full house at the final curtain call for Fair City star Joan Brosnan Walsh, whose funeral took place in Malahide, Co Dublin, yesterday.

A brain damaged woman who claimed her injuries were caused as a result of the mismanagement of her epilepsey has settled her action against the HSE for €2.5m.

RUGBY pundit George Hook broke down in tears yesterday during his charity work in Haiti and said he is having a “life-changing experience”.

TV presenter Chris Tarrant was arrested after a woman claimed she was assaulted during a domestic incident at his home, it emerged today.

ENTERTAINER Chris Tarrant and his wife Ingrid have settled their divorce — with the former Mrs Tarrant getting about half of the TV star’s £25 million fortune (€31.7m).

The former husband of French hostage Ingrid Betancourt said today that he fears she is dead after six years of rebel captivity in Colombia’s jungle, expressing doubts about a government offer to obtain her release.

Ex-Beatle escapes split with his huge fortune relatively intact, write Helen William and Damon Wake.

Four hostages were freed by Colombian rebels after six years of captivity and flown to Venezuela, where they appealed to President Hugo Chavez to help press for the freedom of all remaining hostages.

US president George Bush arrived at Israel’s official Holocaust memorial today, visiting exhibits that detail the Nazi extermination of European Jews.

THE names of the stars taking place in this year’s I’m A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! have been revealed.

The names of the stars taking place in this year’s 'I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here!' have been revealed today.

THEY may begin with professions of undying devotion and star-studded wedding ceremonies, but celebrity marriages often end in the divorce courts.

A tropical storm warning was issued today for parts of the Texas and Louisiana coasts as a tropical depression intensified in the Gulf of Mexico.

Veteran rocker Bob Dylan will display a collection of his artworks at a museum in Germany later this year.

Chris Tarrant has been shamed as a wife beater by his furious ex, Ingrid.

Former presidential candidate Ingrid Betancourt is forced to sleep chained by her neck as punishment for having tried to escape from her rebel captors five times, an escaped hostage told family members today.

After hitting the headlines for the wrong reasons following an acrimonious split from his wife, Chris Tarrant is returning to the airwaves.

Chris Tarrant has said his seven-year affair meant “nothing” and he wants his wife Ingrid back, it was reported today.

Chris Tarrant suffered a heart scare during a 60th birthday fishing holiday to Scotland, his spokesman revealed.

CHRIS TARRANT’S wife Ingrid has spoken out about the end of her marriage to the TV presenter and how she had used private investigators to uncover his infidelity.

A sobbing Teri Hatcher opened up to Oprah Winfrey about years of sexual abuse she suffered at the hands of her uncle.

FAMILIES of those killed in the Lockerbie disaster gave a mixed reaction yesterday to news of the compensation deal.

Michelle Pfeiffer may project the image of a sophisticated Hollywood star but she says that in real-life she enjoys a spot of DIY.

Great train robber Ronnie Biggs today shed a tear as he married his Brazilian ex-lover at a top security jail.