Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger challenged his side to quickly recover from a 2-0 defeat in their opening Barclays Premier League match at home to West Ham and not allow it to derail ambitions for the season ahead.

Former British prime minister Margaret Thatcher was told that a senior Merseyside police officer blamed “drunken Liverpool fans” for the 1989 Hillsborough football stadium disaster, according to leaked government papers.

Former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher was told that a senior Merseyside Police officer blamed "drunken Liverpool fans" for the 1989 Hillsborough football stadium disaster, according to leaked government papers.

IRELAND must have a clear roadmap strategy to deal with a major bird flu outbreak in the near future, top medics warned yesterday.

Ireland must have a clear roadmap strategy to deal with a major bird flu outbreak in the near future, medics warned today.

The discovery of a dead swan with H5 bird flu in Scotland indicates that many more wild birds in the area are likely to be infected, a leading British virologist says.