Do not go to the Coal Quay in Cork without paying a visit to the Designworks Studio, even if it’s just to peer in the window.

Workers in plants run by the largest US poultry producers are regularly being denied bathroom breaks and as a result some are reduced to wearing diapers while working on the processing line, Oxfam America has reported.

Clerk of the course Barney Clifford is looking forward to what promises to be an enthralling afternoon at Kempton on Friday as the William Hill King George VI Chase takes centre stage on another action-packed Boxing Day bonanza.

EastEnders was the big winner at tonight’s Inside Soap Awards, picking up the prestigious Best Soap gong as well as three other cast prizes.

Unusual Violas can be a great addition to the garden, depending on what you plant them with.

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After a tense sprint stage from Lorient to Galway, French first-time entrant Franck Cammas and his Groupama 4 team were confirmed as winners of the Volvo Ocean Race early yesterday morning.

Officials at Wetherby have been forced to abandon tomorrow’s meeting due to a waterlogged track.

Outside the court, a grief-stricken Brenda Bates and her sons Paul, Mark, and Carl, said they were happy with the sentence.

An Irish motorist was jailed for 12 years today for the manslaughter of a British man in a road rage attack.

EasyJet founder Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou’s battle with the airline’s board was dealt a blow today after its bosses won the support of the carrier’s three largest institutional shareholders.

JOHNNY DEPP played an extravagant version of the controversial author Hunter S Thompson in Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998).

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CARLOW IT claimed the IRCU Division 1 title with a very impressive 30-17 win against Athlone IT at the CIT campus, Bishopstown yesterday evening.

The father of Chelsea and England footballer John Terry was spared jail today for supplying cocaine to an undercover newspaper reporter.

Officials at Wetherby have been forced to abandon their St Stephen's Day fixture with conditions showing no signs of improvement.

AWAY victories are a rare commodity for Connacht; even more scarce are wins against English Premiership sides.

Hopes of more competition among the UK’s struggling banks were lifted today after it was disclosed that Richard Branson’s Virgin Money has applied to become a bank.

Chris Grant celebrated his 53rd birthday today with a winner as Ravati galloped his rivals into submission in division one of the Rachel Wright Memorial Hurdle at Wetherby.

ENGLAND’S hopes of Euro 2009 glory were shattered by ruthless Germany last night despite a battling effort in a compelling final.

This afternoon’s meeting at Wetherby has been abandoned after temperatures dropped well below freezing overnight at the West Yorkshire venue.

Saturday’s meeting at Wetherby will have to pass a 9am inspection if it is to be given the green light.

Tomorrow’s meeting at Wetherby is subject to an 8am precautionary inspection due to the threat of frost.

Kempton clerk of the course Brian Clifford is looking forward to a fantastic days racing at Kempton on St Stephen's Day and is delighted to have no weather worries.

PUNJABI and Sublimity are among six declared runners for the rearranged WBX.COM “Fighting Fifth” Hurdle at Wetherby tomorrow.

Heavy waterlogging has claimed Saturday evening’s meeting at Redcar.

Officials at Redcar have been forced to announce an 8.30am inspection for Friday ahead of their scheduled Saturday card.

BATH captain Steve Borthwick hailed “a mammoth effort” from his team after they ended their 10-year wait for a major trophy.

France and England square off at Cork Institute of Technology this Saturday, kick-off 2.30pm, in a game that's expected to produce some high quality rugby.

Wetherby officials have decided to abandon the three chases scheduled for Tuesday’s meeting and will now stage an all-hurdle card together with a bumper.

This afternoon’s meeting at Catterick will go ahead as planned after the North Yorkshire track passed an inspection at 10.30am.

This afternoon’s meeting at Wetherby is subject to a further inspection at 10am due to a frozen track.

Wetherby have abandoned the three scheduled races over fences on Saturday and will instead stage an all-hurdle, six-race card.

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown tonight delivered his strongest signal yet that stricken bank Northern Rock could face nationalisation.

Tomorrow’s fixture at Wetherby is subject to the course passing a precautionary inspection at 8.00am.

This afternoon’s meeting at Catterick has been abandoned due to a waterlogged track.

Wetherby’s meeting on Thursday has been abandoned due to a waterlogged track.

Tomorrow’s meeting at Wetherby is in serious jeopardy due to waterlogging.

The board of Northern Rock is considering the possibility of an “in-house” rescue for the stricken bank, it was reported today.

The chairman of crisis-hit Northern Rock today urged investors to reject proposals from the lender’s two largest shareholders, saying they could hinder a rescue of the stricken business.