Rafael Nadal put the seal on a throwback year for men's tennis by winning his 16th grand slam title at the US Open.

"Whenever I was sick you would take care of me. You would cuddle with me, hug me, kiss me. You didn’t care about getting sick".

Newsflash: strobing is not just for faces. Lisa Haynes reveals how to highlight from top-to-toe.

Big plans for your party hairdo but short on time? Lisa Haynes reveals how to transform your hair in minutes.

An Irish hair stylist has certainly made the cut having created superstar Taylor Swift’s post-breakup hairdo.

Do you remember Toni Basil? Famous for her multi-million selling, worldwide number 1 hit Mickey?

Check out our guide to the best of tonight's TV.

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Catwalk outfits may be out of reach, but copying models’ hair and make-up is easier. Katie Wright on trends to try at home.

Alan Shortt quickly finds his feet in Austria’s Kitzbueheler Alps and discovers zooming down the slopes, arms outstretched, is the closest a man can get to flying without wings.

Leonardo DiCaprio and Toni Garrn have "officially split".

Gareth Bale returned to his native Cardiff on Tuesday night as star-studded Real started the new campaign as they finished the last one – with a trophy.

Rafael Nadal’s incredible records at the French Open can be matched because he is "not special", according to his coach and uncle Toni.

An Irish hairstylist has become one of the hottest celebrity hairdressers in London after opening her own salon in the city.

Here's irrefutable proof that Siamese cats don't like rock music.

Manchester United might have snapped up Pep Guardiola last summer had it not been for Alex Ferguson’s thick Glaswegian accent.

Arsene Wenger refused to concede defeat in the Champions League last-16 tie with Bayern Munich despite needing to overturn a two-goal deficit to the defending champions to advance.

He doesn’t talk much about it these days. The memories are locked away, recalled only in special circumstances. But ever since Eusebio’s death on Sunday, Hilary Carlyle has looked a little differently at the photograph hanging proudly on his wall.

Bitbuzz — the Irish-owned wifi company — recorded its best year on record in 2013, with an 81% increase in registered users, to 2.08m and a near 70% rise in log-ins, to 811,944.

PJ Gibbons profiles the young Irish people set to make waves this year.

MOST catwalk collections begin with an inspiration, whether it’s a specific muse, exotic destination or vague concept.

Rafael Nadal proved he is indisputably top dog in men’s tennis with a punishing four-set victory over Novak Djokovic to win the US Open.

The infamous 'wardrobe malfunction' claims another victim as Ms Braxton has an epic dress #fail during a US concert.

Former England captain John Terry has often been close to controversy during his career.

Sitting in his little1.4-litre Ford, Eamonn McCafferty watched the high-powered rally cars hurtling away from the start line in an almost deafening roar.

Frank Lampard has urged English football to embrace a more German approach ahead of Chelsea’s Champions League final against Bayern Munich.

It was meant to be Barcelona against Real Madrid in a dream Champions League final on May 19 but instead 2012 has become the year of the brave as Bayern Munich, just 24 hours after Chelsea had recorded a remarkable victory in the Nou Camp, went to Real and beat them on penalties.

Toni Collette is in negotiations to star in 'Alfred Hitchcock and the Making of Psycho'.

Toni Braxton has been hospitalised after her immune system started to shut down.

The cast of hit comedy 'The Fast Show' have reunited to film a new series.

Rafael Nadal survived some hairy moments to see off the challenge of Gilles Muller and progress into the second week of Wimbledon.

Toni Collette has become a mother for the second time.

THE parents of the captain killed in the Cork air disaster insist he was an excellent pilot and urge people not to blame him for the tragedy.

BUSINESSES continued to struggle this month, with figures showing that the number of company closures soared by 46% while an average of €6.6 million was left unpaid in debt each day.

Actress Toni Collette is pregnant with her second child with husband Dave Galafassi, which is due some time next spring.

VANESSA PERRONCEL has given her first TV interview following her alleged affair with ex-England captain John Terry – saying she’d like to get back with former boyfriend Wayne Bridge.

A new survey has highlighted the large difference in the cost of hair care across the country.

David Tennant is to portray a Las Vegas magician in a new horror movie.

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John Terry was today expected to visit the security guard who was injured when the Chelsea captain’s car hit him on Tuesday.

Sacked England football captain John Terry has arrived back in the UK – hand-in-hand with his wife.