Cork-based multinational outsourcing company Voxpro has more than trebled its US workforce after announcing 450 positions at its base in California.

Police have announced a 59-year-old man has been detained in connection with an alleged racist gesture made at Anfield during yesterday’s FA Cup fourth-round tie against Manchester United.

Merseyside Police have stressed they will take action over any inappropriate remarks and behaviour at Saturday’s FA Cup tie between Liverpool and Manchester United.

Results expected today from a post mortem examination on a dog that killed a five-year-old girl in the UK will determine whether the animal was a breed subject to the British Dangerous Dogs Act.