Sons of Anarchy finally came to its conclusion in December 2014, bringing to an end the tale of seven turbulent years in the lives of a gang of motorcycle riding outlaws in California.

"Our history is a living history, that has throbbed, withstood and survived many centuries of sacrifice… The peoples of Guatemala will mobilise and will be aware of their strength in building up a worthy future."

The Ireland Women fell just short of a first ever win on French soil as the home side held on to win their first Six Nations title and Grand Slam since 2005.

I’M WRITING this a week ahead of time because the elves that make the newspaper magically appear every morning are having a few days off at Christmas, so by the time you read this you may already be dead.

Manager Arsene Wenger insists he will never be satisfied with what he has achieved at Arsenal.

Though the Mayans never really predicted that the world would end tomorrow, some New Agers are convinced that humanity’s demise is imminent. Or at least that it’s a good excuse for a party.

More than 500 people from a fringe Christian group who spread rumours about the world’s impending end have been arrested in China.

Chinese police have detained 101 people for spreading rumours of the end of the world.

On top of the hill the old man and his wife were standing next to the altar they had made, muttering words into the smoke.

The end of the world is just weeks away, if you believe interpretations of Mayan prophecies, and one man knows how he is going to survive it: In a giant boat.

Mayan priests started off ceremonies aimed at marking the end of the current era in the Mayan long-count calendar today, with dancing, incense and rituals designed to thank the gods.

AT least the Mayans put the end of the world off until December — sadly, the Government is not so generous and has decided the life chances of some of the most vulnerable children in the Irish school system should be extinguished a few months earlier.

The man known as Mexico’s “Grand Warlock” has debunked theories of doomsday in 2012 as “big fat lies”.

December 21, 2012 is cited as doomsday in the Mayan calendar, but should be seen as a new beginning, not the end, says Margaret Neylon

HAPPY new year to all readers, and fear not.

There is only a year left before December 21, 2012, when some believe the Mayans predicted the end of the world.

The 'Gladiator' actor Russell Crowe launched a rant on twitter against the practice of cutting off a boy's foreskin – a Jewish religious requirement, a common Muslim practice and a standard procedure on newborns in the US – describing it as "immoral".

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Planting Paradise: Cultivating the Garden 1501 — 1900

Another date for the diary, another day for the world to end.

The co-writer of upcoming disaster movie ‘2012’ is surprisingly upbeat about the future of the human race.

IF it’s Cheltenham, it must be time for Moynihan to make a gom of himself again.

Mel Gibson fought to contain his anger when he faced a barrage of criticism over his movie Apocalypto at its Mexico City premiere on Monday.

Mel Gibson has been accused by a Guatemalan official of racially insulting the Mayan civilisation in his new movie Apocalypto.

OUR CHRISTMAS traditions often have rather strange and obscure origins.