A bus driver who collected dozens of schoolchildren each day had 49 defects on his vehicle — seven of which were classed as dangerous.

Snooker wonder kid Michael White has been told he is too young to take up his professional tour card.

SIXTEEN-YEAR-OLD David Morris from Kilkenny successfully defended his Irish U21 snooker title at the weekend in Celbridge, defeating Galway’s 14 year-old Vincent Muldoon 4-1 in a superb final.