A QUIET mobile home park nestled among towering evergreens reeled yesterday in the aftermath of an unthinkable crime: five children slain in their own home, apparently by their father, who subsequently committed suicide.

Pittsburgh 27 Arizona 23

DEFENDING champions New York struggled to score on Sunday but they managed a touchdown when it mattered most to defeat Pittsburgh 21-14 in a showdown of division leaders.

Gulf Air it is to cease operating its thrice-weekly Dublin to Bahrain route from July 1 this year, it was announced.

SWISSAIR is offering special fares from Dublin to a range of long-haul destinations (via Zurich). Bookings must be made before October 31, for travel to be completed by January 31.

BBC chairman Gavyn Davies returned to the witness box at the Hutton Inquiry today for the start of the last full day of evidence.

An Australian man has set a Guinness World Record for being the world’s most generous blood donor, wringing out enough to fill the petrol tanks of 10 small cars, the Australian Red Cross Society said today.

The first round of the Dunlop National Rally Championship, the Downhill House Hotel Mayo Rally, was won by Eugene Donnelly/Paul Kiely (Subaru WRC).

CELEBRATING a century of involvement in Irish Motorsport, Dunlop is again supporting the National Rally Championship that begins in Ballina on Sunday.