The number of claims against the State by members of the Defence Forces who suffered side effects from a malaria medication is to rise following a substantial payout to a Corkman whose career and health were ruined by the drug, writes Caroline O’Doherty    

A group of pub workers are swapping life behind the bar for life on the road when they try to break the world record for the fastest land journey to Cape Town.

Three British tourists are dead and four children are fighting for their lives today after their minivan collided with a gas tanker in central Florida.