Firm favourite Louisa Johnson was crowned the winner of The X Factor last night as the 12th series of the show came to a stuttering halt, marred by weeks of poor ratings, technical glitches, and presenters’ faux pas.

YOU ALL know that I’m fans of Honey & Co, a teeny weeny but soon to be bigger restaurant in London. 

Margaret Jennings pays tribute to three-time Oscar winner, actress Meryl Streep, who has managed to eschew the typical Hollywood lifestyle and to keep her family life private.

Your spoiler free guide to tonight's telly.

The Irishman whose device for measuring wind became the standard, harboured a deep secret at home, says Robert Hume

Your guide on what to look out for on the box this evening.

Maria von Trapp, the last surviving member and second-eldest daughter of the musical family whose escape from Nazi-occupied Austria was the basis for The Sound of Music has died. She was 99.

The last surviving member of the famous Trapp Family Singers made famous in The Sound Of Music died this week at her home in the US. Maria von Trapp was 99.

A fireman is set to feel the heat as he sets out to break a world record for running a marathon in full firefighting gear.

A CONFERENCE at London’s Royal Society next week will discuss ways to reduce emissions from gases blamed for causing rising temperatures.

The ailing sex life of the over-fifties is not a subject often played out on the big screen, but, says Will Lawrence, charting unknown landscapes is nothing new to Meryl Streep.

WHAT do high-flyers Helen Fraser and Sheryl Sandberg have in common with Jane Austen’s Mrs Bennet? Simple — all three believe a woman’s success lies in marrying well.

Stories and tales of lucky escapes surround the Titanic but few capture the heart like the one which is revealed at Springhill House, Moneymore, Co Derry.

Me Before You

Meryl Streep wants to take a break from acting.

Graham Norton is hosting a new BBC Saturday night show to find an undiscovered star to win the role of Maria in Andrew Lloyd Webber’s new West End stage production of The Sound of Music.

A GARDA who arrested a man over the planting of an explosive device at a telecoms mast admitted during the arrest that he knew the man was innocent, the Morris Tribunal has heard.

A garda admitted during the arrest of a Donegal plasterer over the planting of an explosive device at a telecoms mast that he knew the man was innocent, the Morris Tribunal heard today.

MICKEY LINDEN will celebrate his 40th birthday next Friday.

The in-laws of an airport baggage handler arrested in Paris after guns and explosives were found in his car are being questioned over suspicions they were trying to set him up.

A man petrol bombed a house sparking a fire which killed a 23-month-old boy, a court heard today.