Before the begrudgers let rip with a broadside, implying The Menu’s life is one long holiday, The Menu would like to point out his current sojourn in West Cork is strictly research — for his return in September to one of the nation’s longest running food festivals, A Taste of West Cork, Sept 10-16.

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange vowed to "continue his work and protest his innocence" after being released on bail tonight.

The script of the next Harry Potter film was left in a pub, it was reported today.

British police were being called in to investigate the suspected theft of two copies of the eagerly awaited new Harry Potter book, author JK Rowling’s agent said today.

Copies of the eagerly-awaited new Harry Potter novel were found dumped in a field by a walker, it was reported last night.