Defence lawyers are vowing to appeal the convictions of four former security guards after a judge gave them lengthy prison terms for their roles in a 2007 shooting of unarmed civilians in Iraq.

A politician’s “spur of the moment” idea for Comic Relief left her more than £14,000 out of pocket after promising £1 for every retweet she received on Twitter.

Bernard Dunne gradually wore down American fighter David Martinez to rack up his 21st straight pro win at the National Stadium last night.