Gruesome details of a horrific car crash which claimed the lives of two young men as they sped through a large Limerick housing estate were recalled yesterday.

Two men who died following a head-on road traffic collision were yesterday described by colleagues as dedicated to helping people with disabilities.

The High Court has cleared the way for a woman who claims that she was left with permanent health problems after using a steroid produced by Pfizer to sue the pharmaceutical giant for damages.

US politicians were today rushing to prevent the state governor charged with trying to sell President-elect Barack Obama’s Senate seat in a “political corruption crime spree” appointing someone to the post.