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There was more to Tóibín than just the gags and impressions

THE man on the radio said Niall Tóibín could be regarded as Ireland’s Billy Connolly, which established that the man giving the tribute was probably less than half Tóibín’s 90 years and, as a result,recalled the performer mainly from appearances on The Late Late Show, where he did the equivalent of stand-up before stand-up was cool.

motoring

Supersonic Bloodhound push boundaries of physics

world

Race to produce 1,000mph car moves up a gear

world

Red Arrows pilot had 'G-force impairment'

world

Gaddafi shells mountain villages

world

1,000m/h supersonic car model revealed

WWII veteran in speed record bid

WORLD War II veteran and ex-James Bond stuntman, aged 94, will have to leave his native Britain to attempt to break his world speed record in an autogyro due to speed restricting red tape.

Sat, 12 Jun, 2010

British jets scrambled to intercept Russian aircraft '20 times'

RAF jets have been scrambled 20 times in the last year to intercept Russian aircraft over British airspace, it was revealed today.

Wed, 24 Mar, 2010

Blinded pilot meets man who helped him land

An amateur pilot guided to the ground by the RAF after suffering a stroke and going blind at 15,000 feet today met the man who helped him land safely.

Fri, 17 Apr, 2009

Tamil planes in suicide mission

Two Tamil Tiger planes sent on a raid over the Sri Lankan capital were on a suicide mission, rebels said today.

Sat, 21 Feb, 2009

British team revs up for 1,000mph car record bid

A BRITISH team yesterday launched its attempt to hold on to the world land speed record with a car that could reach 1,000mph.

Fri, 24 Oct, 2008

JCB engine shatters record

A VEHICLE powered by the same engine as that used in JCB’s industrial and farming machines has shattered the land speed record for diesel powered vehicles.

Wed, 23 Aug, 2006

Attack on helicopter claims the life of British servicewoman

AN apparent rocket strike on a helicopter in Iraq claimed the life of the first British servicewoman killed in action for more than 20 years, it emerged last night.

Tue, 09 May, 2006

Rest of the World win Shergar Cup

Frankie Dettori led the Rest of the World team to a convincing 138-102 victory over Great Britain & Ireland in the Shergar Cup at Ascot .

Sat, 07 Aug, 2004

Tight security as India wraps up poll marathon

Police armed with video cameras and soldiers with automatic rifles were among a million security forces on alert in 16 Indian states for today’s voting in the fifth and final phase of three-week Parliament elections in the world’s largest democracy.

Mon, 10 May, 2004

Marines push north to Baghdad in ‘seek and destroy’ missions

THOUSANDS of Marines pushed north toward Baghdad in “seek and destroy” missions yesterday, trying to open the route to the Iraqi capital and stop days of attacks along a stretch that has become known as “Ambush Alley.”

Mon, 31 Mar, 2003

Bombs clear way for ground troops

RAF TORNADOS were bombing Republican Guard targets south of Baghdad last night as part of an aerial offensive to clear a path for US Marines to enter Saddam Hussein’s stronghold.

Wed, 26 Mar, 2003

RAF duo killed by US patriot missile

An RAF pilot and his navigator were killed today when a US Patriot missile battery shot down their Tornado warplane as it flew back to Kuwait from a mission over Iraq.

Sun, 23 Mar, 2003

Spirited XV are best of the rest

IT’S the silly season. Eddie and the lads are in Lanzarote, the AIL is on its festive break and everyone is taking the opportunity to do their reviews of the year.

Fri, 20 Dec, 2002

Scotty's takes over from Demonstrate at head of market

Scotty’s Future is the new favourite with the sponsors at 13-2 for the William Hill Mile at Goodwood tomorrow following the news that long-time market leader Demonstrate will miss the race.

Thu, 01 Aug, 2002