Alan Rusbridger will step down as editor in chief of the Guardian after 20 years next summer, he said today.

A Dublin man who has been on hunger strike outside the Dáil for more than two months has reportedly been hospitalised due to his deteriorating condition.

Justice Minister Michael McDowell is due to hold a meeting this morning with a Dublin man who has been on hunger strike outside the Dáil for more than two months.

A DUBLINER on hunger strike in a tent outside the Dáil yesterday vowed to call off his 53-day protest if the Justice Minister meets him.