Republic of Ireland manager Mick McCarthy and U-21s manager Stephen Kenny praised 'a brilliant exercise' as the U-21s secured a 2-1 victory in a training match.

It will be the first time since 2002 that Ireland have competed in the tournament.

Serial killer Stephen Port has been found guilty in the UK of murdering three young gay men to fulfil his depraved sexual fantasies.

A sex fiend drugged and murdered four young men he met on gay networking sites such as Grindr, a court in England has heard.

An alleged serial killer accused of drugging and murdering four men he met on gay websites has been charged with attacking eight others.

Readers with several hours to spare have probably already discovered Making A Murderer, the documentary series on streaming service Netflix which details the (literal) trials and tribulations of Wisconsin man Steven Avery as he battles for justice, and his own freedom, in the US legal system.

An alleged serial killer has appeared in court accused of drugging and murdering four young men he met on gay websites, and dumping their bodies in and around a churchyard in east London.

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Howard Webb hailed the legacy Jack Taylor left on refereeing as tributes poured in for the former official, who has died at the age of 82.

THE great crime novelist Raymond Chandler advised, “When in doubt have a man come through a door with a gun in his hand”.

GOOD NEWS is no news, as they say, so you may not have heard that crime rates have been steadily falling over the last decade or so, particularly in the US, Britain and Ireland.

Siobhán worked in retail after she left school, but the family company closed in 2006.

The wife of English referee Howard Webb said she had “every confidence” in her husband after he set a new World Cup final record by handing out 14 yellow cards and one red as Spain clinched their first victory in the global showpiece.

ARJEN ROBBEN would be delighted to win ugly in the World Cup final tomorrow night.

The first Englishman to make it to the World Cup final since 1974 will take to the pitch on Sunday in the form of Yorkshire-born referee Howard Webb.

ENGLAND’s Howard Webb will be the referee for Sunday’s World Cup final.

Brad Pitt has forced bosses at Madame Tussauds waxwork museum to pull the plug on a publicity stunt involving himself, girlfriend Angelina Jolie and a Las Vegas wedding.