Drink-driving Manchester United midfielder Ryan Tunnicliffe has been banned from the road for 18 months.

Neil Lennon might wish to play it down but he watched his Celtic side take another confident step towards the treble with a 2-0 William Hill Scottish Cup fifth-round win at Inverness yesterday.

Inverness 0 Celtic 2

Celtic manager Neil Lennon made four changes to his side for their William Hill Scottish Cup fifth-round clash against Inverness at the Tulloch Caledonian Stadium.

Celtic 2 Inverness 0

A MOTHER-OF-THREE who died after taking a drug overdose was failed by the health system, her mother told an inquest yesterday.

SO much of what we are is defined by folk memory, ancient events which, at the time, were seared into the brain, and which, over time, are buried, but events which nevertheless remain deep in the collective psyche. So it is with Carrickshock.

A cigarette butt found at the scene of a policeman’s murder in the North almost 30 years ago carries the DNA of the man accused of the shooting, a court heard today.

A man will appear in court today charged with the murder of a policeman shot dead by the IRA in the North almost 30 years ago.

A man was questioned today about the murder of a policeman in the North almost 30 years ago.

GEORGIOS Samaras helped himself to a hat-trick as Celtic brushed past Inverness with ease in their Co-operative Insurance Cup third-round tie at Parkhead.

Celtic 6 Inverness 0

Paddy McCourt was handed an immediate chance to prove he can help fill the void created by Aiden McGeady’s departure to Spartak Moscow as Celtic manager Neil Lennon started with the winger at Inverness.

A man was today sentenced to at least 18 months in jail for fatally beating another man during an argument over Sydney’s water restrictions.

WALTER SMITH admits supporters had every right to vent their fury after watching Rangers knocked off top spot in the Clydesdale Bank Premier League.

TONY PROCTOR (Letters, October 7) appears to believe that a Catholic ethos in schools tends to stunt high performance in mathematics, science and technology and that more generally it is inimical to a true spirit of educational inquiry.

International Cricket Council (ICC) referee Mike Procter has stood by his decision to ban Harbhajan Singh after the India spinner was found guilty of racially abusing Australia’s Andrew Symonds.

GORDON STRACHAN admitted he was in a “state of shock” following Celtic’s dramatic 3-2 defeat to Inverness yesterday.

Inverness 3 Celtic 2

Rangers warmed up for their Champions League game against Barcelona in perfect fashion with a comfortable victory over Inverness Caledonian Thistle.

A PENSIONER was kicked to death by his neighbour as he watered his lawn after they argued over drought-stricken Sydney’s hosepipe restrictions.

A pensioner was kicked to death by his neighbour as he watered his lawn after they argued over drought-stricken Sydney’s hosepipe restrictions.

Hollywood legend Paul Newman is funding the fight against cancer in the UK with a £20,000 ($40,000) donation to an NHS hospital trust.

RETAIL giant Lidl has apologised to three politicians it accused of interfering in the planning process for political reasons.

Teams for tonight's Premiership games.

GRUESOME details of murders committed by British women in the early 20th century were made available to the public yesterday.

Charlotte Church bumped into ex-boyfriend Steven Johnson and his new girlfriend Tamzin Proctor at a party thrown by Justin Timberlake.

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