Michael Palin’s live show will mix tales of his travels with memories of those halcyon days with Monty Python, writes Noel Baker

Olivia Williams

The Irishman whose device for measuring wind became the standard, harboured a deep secret at home, says Robert Hume

SMEs are being urged to sign up for a trade mission next month, aimed at boosting export links between Ireland and India.

Des O'Driscoll casts his eye on this week's best television

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EATING out is usually best done as a couple or in a goodly-sized group; intimate or varied and boisterous are best.

Intelligence officials have intercepted a credible Islamist-linked terror plot against European cities in Britain, France and Germany it emerged today.

WORKERS at the Lisheen Mines in Co Tipperary are concerned about the security of their jobs, according to a staff member who attended an information meeting with management yesterday.

Mohammed Ajmal Kasab has been found guilty of the murders of 166 people in the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks.

An Indian court is expected to give its verdict today in the trial of a Pakistani man accused of gunning down dozens of people during the November 2008 terror attacks in Mumbai.

India issued a terror alert at its airports today after receiving reports that al-Qaida-linked militants were plotting to hijack a plane.

THE trial of five men accused over the Mumbai attacks that killed 166 people in India is likely to start next week, Pakistan’s interior minister has said.

The trial of five men accused of the Mumbai attacks that killed 166 people in India is likely to start next week, Pakistan's interior minister said.

Director Danny Boyle has promised new homes to two of the youngest stars of his Oscar-winning film 'Slumdog Millionaire'.

Tragic cancer victim Jade Goody and her finance Jack Tweed were “absolutely thrilled” today after being told they will be able to spend their wedding night together.

Shilpa Shetty urged people to pray for terminally ill Jade Goody today as she prepared for her wedding.

A terrorist carrying detailed sketches of targets in last week’s Mumbai massacre was captured earlier this year, it emerged today.

Authorities finished the gruesome task of removing bodies from the Taj Mahal hotel today, the final site of the Mumbai siege to be cleared.

The Mumbai massacre sparked fears today of a surge in violence between Pakistan and India, after India said the sole surviving gunman, now in custody, was from its nuclear-armed neighbour.

Indian troops said they had cleared Mumbai's Taj Mahal hotel of terrorists and begun to remove bodies and hostage from the building.

The death toll from the Mumbai terror attacks topped 100 today, with parts of the city still under siege.

Employees at British life insurance giant Prudential were today expecting to hear the outcome of a review into the future of 3,000 jobs.

American R&B star Beyonce is to perform in China, according to her official website today.

CORK designers have come together for the first time to stage a programme of events linked to a national design showcase.

AT LEAST three people were killed yesterday in violent protests against a Ugandan government decision to hive off swathes of protected forest for sugar plantation by an Indian company, police said.

Formal charges have been brought against 28 people for suspected involvement in the July 11 Mumbai train bombings that killed more than 200 people in western India.

Low-caste Indian groups protesting the desecration of their leader’s statue burned train cars, buses and clashed with police in western India today in violence that left at least two people dead and 40 injured, police said.

Tobacco stocks jumped today following a favourable European Court ruling on import taxes.

India’s technology hub, Bangalore, is the latest city to undergo a name change after Bombay and Calcutta.

SWISSAIR is offering special fares from Dublin to a range of long-haul destinations (via Zurich). Bookings must be made before October 31, for travel to be completed by January 31.

A US airliner bound for India was diverted to Amsterdam under escort of two Dutch F-16 jet fighters, after air marshals and the crew grew suspicious of several passengers they saw exchanging mobile phones as the plane was taking off.

India’s leader today warned Pakistan that its failure to rein in terrorist groups operating from its territory is undermining public support for the peace process between the nuclear-armed rivals.

Tokyo residents have the highest purchasing power in the world, edging out people in Los Angeles, Sydney, London and Toronto, according to a new survey.

Investigators questioned a group of Islamic preachers today in India’s remote north-east, searching for clues to last week’s deadly bombings on Mumbai’s commuter rail network.

The death toll from the Indian commuter train blasts has reached 190, police in Mumbai said today.

Eight bombs tore through packed commuter trains in Mumbai (formerly Bombay) today, killing at least 147 and wounding hundreds more in what authorities called a co-ordinated terrorist strike at the heart of a city embodying India’s global ambitions.

Stocks recouped earlier losses to end modestly higher today as investors set aside nervousness over an uneasy start to the second-quarter earnings season, marked by weak results from Alcoa Inc. and a sales warning at Lucent Technologies Inc.

A vehicle carrying wedding guests fell into a ravine in western India today, killing 32 people, a news report said.

Singer Jennifer Lopez is expecting her first child with husband Marc Anthony, according to media reports in the US.

Christian groups as far away as South Korea, Thailand and India protested against the movie The Da Vinci Code ahead of tomorrow’s premiere at the Cannes Film Festival.

A bus plunged off a bridge into a dry river bed, killing at least 18 people in western India.