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Channel 5 weather woman Sian Welby is making quite a name for herself with her quirky reports.

Here’s a briefing on some of the stories and issues highlighted on irishexaminer.com today

The sister of ex-EastEnders actress Sian Blake has branded her boyfriend Arthur Simpson-Kent a triple killer and demanded he is “brought back to justice” amid fears he has fled the country.

It seems the entire world has gone potty for the release of Star Wars: The Force Awakens and Channel 5’s weather presenter Sian Welby is no different.

Before many children know what gay means, they often use it as an insult. A play, starring one of the country’s top drag queens, is hoping to curb that, writes Caomhan Keane

The sale has fallen through. Colour us surprised…

Form an orderly queue, everyone.

Check out our tips from today’s horse races across Ireland and the UK.

Check out our tips from today’s horse races across Ireland and the UK.

Hundreds of people gathered in the rain at London’s Trafalgar Square tonight to mark the death of Margaret Thatcher.

'X Factor' winner James Arthur today toasted the “spirit of the North East” for his victory and hit back at the show’s haters as “hypocrites”.

There is something very magical about the Derby double. On Saturday night at Shelbourne Park the 81st Irish Derby final will be run and in that time only one greyhound has managed to win it more than once.

Marina Hyde fears Richard Keys and Andy Gray have launched a stealth campaign to get their faces back on television screens.

Coronation Street's Sian Powers is to ditch girlfriend Sophie Webster at the altar.

‘X Factor’ favourite Goldie Cheung has quit the show.

Coronation Street's Sophie Webster is to be caught in the middle of a devastating family feud.

Coronation Street's Sophie Webster is set to steal £20,000 from her dad.

A TAXI driver charged with the murder of Sian O’Callaghan was further remanded in custody.

A taxi driver in Britain charged with the murder of Sian O’Callaghan was remanded in custody today.

THERE were angry scenes inside and outside Swindon Magistrates’ Court as Christopher Halliwell, 47, appeared in open court for the first time since being officially charged on Saturday with the killing of 22-year-old PA Sian O’Callaghan.

A man has been remanded in custody charged with the murder of Sian O’Callaghan.

There were angry scenes outside court today as taxi driver Christopher Halliwell arrived to face a charge of murdering nightclubber Sian O’Callaghan.

British police investigating the murder of missing PA Sian O’Callaghan have found human remains at a field they are searching in Gloucestershire, they said today.

Police in Britain were today granted more time to question a man being held in connection with the murder of nightclubber Sian O’Callaghan.

A 47-year-old man is being held by British police on suspicion of two murders including that of missing woman Sian O’Callaghan.

Kenny Dalglish has dismissed the notion the gender of an official would have any bearing on his reaction to their decisions.

SIAN MASSEY, the match official at the centre of a sexism storm this week, will not take charge of her planned match this weekend due to the intense media attention.

Richard Keys walked away from his job as Sky’s football anchorman with a parting shot from West Ham vice-chairman Karren Brady that the presenter had “added insult to injury”.

RICHARD KEYS last night quit as Sky’s football anchorman after claiming “dark forces” were at work in the sexism scandal that had already cost fellow presenter Andy Gray his job.

The focus appeared to shift back on Richard Keys last night after new footage of him making inappropriate comments to Jamie Redknapp before a game surfaced on the internet.

Simon Cowell was left furious when Irish twins John and Edward Grimes made it through to the final 50 in last night’s ‘X Factor’.

We’ve all grown up to the culture of the Spring, Summer and Winter Sales in the stores and other retail outlets. Well the Sales culture has now hit the greyhound world and Curraheen Park has come up with an enticing July Sale which will see racegoers qualify for half price racing!

Here is the full text of Boris Johnson’s acceptance speech after winning election to the office of Mayor of London:

Green Day frontman Billie Joe Armstrong and Pearl Jam joined forces with U2 to help them close their Vertigo world tour in Hawaii on Saturday night.

THE Grammy’s finally got soul this year, honouring Ray Charles with five posthumous awards and handing Dublin rock superstars U2 three gongs.

ALTHOUGH there was little to choose between all the contenders in yesterday’s opening two rounds, Marshals Supreme is taken to get the better of Leading Oscar in the final of the Derby Trial Stake at the Knockgraffon coursing meeting in New Inn, Co. Tipperary.

A British mother has spoken of her terror at discovering that her three-year-old daughter had been kidnapped during a family holiday in Bulgaria.

Lord Hutton – the man who will lead the inquiry into the death of David Kelly - joined mourners today at the UK government weapons inspector’s funeral.

Dr David Kelly, the scientist at the centre of the row over the Government’s Iraq dossier, said his life had been made “intolerable”, his family revealed.

VERY few things are certain in politics. But the body found lying in the rolling south Oxfordshire countryside at 9.20 yesterday morning is certain to come back to haunt British Prime Minister Tony Blair.

Actress Danniella Westbrook was thought to have escaped from her I’m a Celebrity nightmare today – without waiting for eviction.

The celebrity campers roughing it in the Australian jungle were waiting to see who would be next to leave today, after weathergirl Sian Lloyd became the first star to be booted out.

Tension was rising in the camp of I’m A Celebrity...Get Me Out Of Here as the stars struggle to cope with life in the jungle.