Banning landings of Icelandic mackerel at all European ports has been hailed as the right response to end a damaging stalemate over catch quotas.

Madonna has been slammed for her adoption plans by politicians, who fear her decision to take home a one-year-old boy from Malawi is a mere publicity stunt.

The funeral of a mother who died from a massive haemorrhage which her family believe was caused by so-called economy class syndrome takes place tomorrow.