A British security guard kidnapped by the Taliban was apparently killed as American soldiers neared the hideaway on a search and rescue mission in Afghanistan, an inquest heard today.

ROAD deaths can be cut by up to 71% by the use of speed cameras, an academic study on the impact of the devices worldwide has shown.

Gardai in Co Cavan are appealing for help in trying to locate the whereabouts of a 20-year-old man who went missing from his home in Coothill last Friday.