The deposed King of Nepal's former palace is to be converted into a museum offering a glimpse of royal life, including the throne and a vintage car given as a gift by Adolf Hitler.

Nepal’s prime minister suggested King Gyanendra, who has been stripped of all his authorities and remains a powerless monarch, should give up his throne, it was reported today.

THE Irish team that conquered Mount Everest will fly into Cork todayat the end of a gruelling two-and-a-half months’ climbing in the Himalayas.