Worcester 13 Northampton 12: It wasn’t just a new dawn for English rugby that kicked off at Sixways last night, just six days removed from the World Cup hosts’ disastrous exit. 

Cosmetic procedure patients should be given a cooling-off period before going under the knife for treatment, according to new guidance from the UK's General Medical Council (GMC).

Two thugs who stole a dying man’s mobile phone as he lay unconscious in a street in England have been jailed.

Clermont Auvergne 27 Northampton Saints 5: Nick Abendanon hopes his stellar evening against Northampton has offered England additional reason to soften their stance on selecting overseas-based players.

Hollywood stylists have said they are not surprised at the theft of a $150,000 (€134,000) pearl-covered gown worn by Lupita Nyong’o at the Oscars.

With lots of easy breezy makeup, minimal jewellery and loose hair, the Golden Globes opened the awards season with a red carpet chock-full of sparkly metallics, bright whites and dramatic reds.

Five bidders lined out for the chance to become ‘King of the Castle,’ at an auction where a bank branch sold for just over €3m, or 20% over its price guide.

Private investors are being invited to become ‘King of the Castle,’ as a Tralee town centre bank, occupied by Bank of Ireland on Castle Street, is being touted for sale, with an attractive rental income of €277,000 pa.

The popularity of mobile marketing as a means of reaching, interacting with, and monetising the interest of consumers is growing, according to new research.

Comedy star Billy Connolly could have had Parkinson’s disease for around 10 years before it was diagnosed, his wife has revealed.

Billy Connolly has revealed that he was diagnosed with prostate cancer and Parkinson’s disease on the same day.

Shareholders in Vodafone say they support chief executive Vittorio Colao’s plan to rebuild the company with pricey European broadband assets, even though it could complicate a lucrative bid from AT&T.

GERMANY: A teacher has won a case for work-related injury she suffered when she fell off a bench while dancing in a beer tent on a school trip.

We plot Brian O’Driscoll’s incredible Six Nations journey.

Speculation linking mobile phone giant Vodafone to a £60 billion takeover swoop from AT&T was shot down by the American firm today.

We view a selection of trading up homes from around the country.

Detectives from Blanchardstown in Dublin have recovered a stolen boat.

Rescuers have moved to reassure seafarers off Ireland’s south west coast after reports that a lifeboat has been stolen.

When a convict ship that left Cork in 1835 sank off Tasmania, drowning 224 people, some blamed a ‘party atmosphere’ between the Irish prostitutes and sailors on board, writes Richard Fitzpatrick

Fizzy drinks should be taxed, fast food outlets near schools limited, and new parents given advice on how to feed their children properly, a British medical watchdog has demanded in a move that will raise pressure on Irish food providers and health officials.

Helena Bonham Carter is to play Elizabeth Taylor in a feature-length TV drama.

It happened 25 years ago.

There were disgraceful scenes at the end of a Sigerson Cup match in Galway yesterday after a referee was accosted before a mob of angry players raced to his dressing room and tried to confront him.

Five people have been arrested over payments to police officers in the phone-hacking inquiry, Scotland Yard said.

BBC drama boss Ben Stephenson has defended nude scenes in hit series Sherlock, telling journalists that broadcasting before the watershed “doesn’t mean you have to be dull”.

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Another former News of the World journalist was being questioned today by detectives investigating phone hacking.

BRITISH Prime Minister David Cameron was last night flying back to London to address the crisis over phone hacking and police links with the media, cutting short a two-day visit to Africa.

Ten members of staff at Scotland Yard’s directorate of public affairs (DPA) have previously worked for News International, Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Paul Stephenson said today.

Rupert Murdoch and his son James will appear before MPs today to face their intensely-awaited grilling on the News of the World phone-hacking scandal.

BRITAIN’S senior police chief Paul Stephenson, London’s police commissioner, resigned yesterday over allegations about the police’s handling of phone hacking investigations.

BRITISH Prime Minister David Cameron will be making a statement to MPs after Prime Minister’s Questions today on an inquiry into the phone-hacking scandal.

BRITAIN’S top policeman faced accusations yesterday that the Madeleine McCann case was getting “unfair” and “special” attention at Scotland Yard.

ALMOST 20,000 Kerry people have signed a petition calling on Taoiseach Brian Cowen to ensure €51 million in state funding for a major pharmaceutical project in Tralee.

Kara Tointon wants a 'Strictly Come Dancing' rulebook introduced to prevent confusion about the dances.

Former EastEnder Kara Tointon was celebrating today after being crowned winner of this year’s Strictly Come Dancing.

Billy Connolly has vowed to appear in next year’s ‘Strictly Come Dancing’ if his wife Pamela Stephenson wins the show.

Pamela Stephenson has scored straight 10s for the second consecutive week on 'Strictly Come Dancing'.

Welsh rugby star Gavin Henson is teed up to get the boot from 'Strictly Come Dancing' after finishing bottom of the semi-final leaderboard tonight.

'Strictly Come Dancing' contestants will be hoping to put their best feet forward today as the show reaches the semi-final stage.

Former 'Strictly Come Dancing' judge Arlene Phillips has criticised this year's contestants, dismissing Ann Widdecombe as "a joke too far".

The riot squad officer caught on camera pushing Ian Tomlinson to the ground before his death will face disciplinary proceedings for gross misconduct.

A NUMBER of quantity surveyor firms have been unwittingly drawn into an elaborate holiday rental scam in which customers pay up front to stay in a luxury apartment which they cannot subsequently access.

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