Modest Mouse’s first album after a baffling eight-year silence may be their best yet, writes Ed Power.

GIVEN the demanding schedule she sets herself, it’s a wonder Maureen O’Connell gave herself a long enough break to make it to the finals of the Woman’s Way/John West Mum of the Year contest.

The sixth contestant to leave the jungle after being voted off I’m A Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! described her experienced as amazing.