Liverpool 2 Tottenham 1: There was something telling in the manner in which Daniel Sturridge celebrated the first of the goals which helped Liverpool secure safe passage to the fifth round of the EFL Cup last night.

THERE is something deeply unsettling at the sight of senior Irish politicians travelling to the UK to tell people there how they should vote in the in-out EU referendum later this month.

Having experience as a high-level adviser to foreign diplomats, I understand the role an ambassador plays in representing a country.

A diplomat hailed a hero worldwide for shooting a gunman who stormed the Canadian parliament has wrestled with a protester at a military ceremony in Ireland.

The moment a man swung a huge knife at police was captured on film - and it’s pretty frightening.

A guard hailed a hero after the shooting dead of a gunman who stormed the Canadian parliament last year has been unveiled as the country’s new ambassador to Ireland.

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The mother of the man accused of killing a soldier at Ottawa’s war memorial then storming parliament before being shot dead says she is crying for the victims of the shooting, not her son.

The mother of the man accused of killing a soldier at Ottawa’s National War Memorial then storming the Canadian parliament before being shot dead says she is crying for the victims of the shooting, not her son.

A masked gunman who killed a soldier at Canada’s war memorial and stormed parliament before being shot dead by the ceremonial sergeant-at-arms was an Islamic convert, it has emerged.

Successful young celebs lead the way for ambitious women. Kidadults need to get their skates on.

The head of the UK body set up to introduce reforms in the wake of the financial crisis has recommended that all banks should be forced to carry core tier one equity capital of 20% compared with 10% under existing guidelines.

British Chancellor George Osborne indicated today that he wants a professional standards organisation set up to keep British banking behaviour in check.

Prometheus (15A) isn’t so much a prequel to Ridley Scott’s Alien trilogy as it is a greatest hits package, as feisty heroine Dr Shaw (Noomi Rapace) tracks down what appears to be the human race’s genetic ancestors to a planet half a trillion miles away, only to discover that the god-like beings she was expecting to find are more akin to the Old Testament God that liked to dish out punishing plagues.

BRITISH business secretary Vince Cable said UBS’s $2.3 billion (€1.68bn) unauthorised trading loss underlines the case for John Vickers’s plan to force banks to insulate their consumer units from their investment banking operations.

SUBSTITUTE Davin O’Neill provided the crucial strike as Cork City eventually forced a breakthrough to send Wexford Youths packing in this FAI Ford Cup fourth round tie at Ferrycarrig Park last night.

CORK CITY will be hoping their wastefulness in front of goal won’t come back to haunt them at the end of the season after substitute Tom Elmes’ injury-time equaliser saw Wexford Youths deny them all three points after late drama at Turner’s Cross last night.

CORK CITY maintained their strong promotion challenge, thanks to a second-half goal from Shane Duggan which gave them a narrow victory over bottom side Salthill Devon at Turner’s Cross last night.

‘Attack of the 50 Foot Woman’ star Yvette Vickers has been found dead.

PRINCE WILLIAM and Kate Middleton have sparked a “new generation revival” of the monarchy and could end up replacing celebrities like the Beckhams, according to one royal historian.

BANKS may save about £10 billion (€11.38bn) in capital and other costs under proposals being considered by the Britain’s Independent Commission on Banking aimed at securing the financia lsystem against the collapse of a single lender, a person with knowledge of the plans said.

'The X Factor' is to be investigated by TV watchdog Ofcom over concerns that it encouraged viewers to download songs by guest stars Diana Vickers and Michael Buble.

DIANA VICKERS is not your typical X Factor graduate.

Diana Vickers got picked on in school for being different.

A 43-year-old Dublin man was sentenced to life in prison after he pleaded guilty to murdering his wife in the Central Criminal Court today.

A 43-year-old Dublin man accused of murdering his wife has entered a guilty plea on day one of his trial.

Diana Vickers wants to join Girls Aloud.

Former ‘X Factor’ star Diana Vickers has landed a role in a West End musical.

The husband of a woman who died following a stabbing at her home was tonight charged with her murder.

The husband of a woman who died following a stabbing in her home was tonight being questioned by murder squad detectives after handing himself in.

Eoghan Quigg may have lost out on the 'X Factor' crown – but he describes meeting fellow contestant Diana Vickers as the best experience of his life.

'X-Factor' hopeful Diana Vickers became the ninth contestant to be booted off the show last night.

'X Factor' finalist Diana Vickers has confessed she sometimes regrets auditioning for the show.

Lee Vickers is likely to face a lengthy spell on the sidelines after tests have revealed the jockey suffered two fractured vertebrae in a fall at Southwell on Friday.

A golf professional who donated his kidney to save the life of a fellow pro will receive a national award at the BMW Championship at Wentworth on Sunday.

Von Origny, a smart novice hurdler last season, was a pleasing winner of his first outing over fences at Market Rasen.

A DEATH row inmate confessed to more than a dozen killings just before he was executed for killing a grocery store owner in 1993.

Tony McCoy will be hoping he has picked the right horse in the Paddy Power Gold Cup at Cheltenham tomorrow, having chosen the wrong one in the equivalent event 12 months ago.

Birmingham 0 Arsenal 4

FA Cup latest:

Birmingham City1 Everton 1

Birmingham manager Steve Bruce is debating whether to hand a Premiership debut at West Ham to 17-year-old Mat Sadler, who impressed at left-back in the midweek Worthington Cup triumph over Leyton Orient.

THREE people suspected by gardaí of carrying out the brutal slaying of a father of four will not be prosecuted.