“MY SON”, spelt out in blue and white flowers beside the coffin of 23-year-old John Grey, was the last message from his heartbroken parents before he was laid to rest yesterday in Waterford.

Colin Farrell has been embarrassed by his old schoolmates, who have shattered his tough image by insisting he used to be a posh "mummy's boy".

MONSOON rains finally hit the southern coast of India yesterday, bringing respite from a scorching heatwave that killed at least 1,438 people in the past three weeks.

Monsoon rains finally hit the southern coast of India today, bringing respite from a scorching heatwave that killed at least 1,438 people in the past three weeks.