Mary Soames, the last surviving child of Winston Churchill, has died, it was announced yesterday.

Police officers from around the world attended a church service in Belfast today marking the 90th anniversary of the formation of the Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC).

The shortlist for the world's richest literary prize has been announced - with three British and one Irish authors making the grade.

All two-year-olds should be screened for autism to give children with the condition the best chance in life, it was claimed today.

GORDON RAMSAY should bring his Kitchen Nightmares team to his new restaurant in the Ritz Hotel in Co Wicklow — because his food is no better than on a set menu at a three-star hotel.

R n' B star Mary J Blige started off the new year right with a surprise birthday bash at Beverly Hills hotspot Mr Chow earlier this month.

WATERFORD’S Mayor claims he has been “snubbed” by an organisation for which he and other have helped raise €40,000 over the years.

NOTHING could have prepared Derbhal O’Brien for the trauma of Darfur, the embattled region of the Sudan where violence and hunger have blighted the lives of hundreds of thousands of people.

Anxious Americans expressed mixed feelings today as they watched the first shots of the long-awaited war with Iraq.