With a splash of purple in her hair, Fionnuala Britton cut a new look for the new year and battled to an encouraging second place at the picturesque Holyrood Park for the Bupa Great Edinburgh Cross Country on Saturday.

A FIVE-YEAR battle over fishing rights on one of Ireland’s best known rivers was settled yesterday before the case was due to be heard in the circuit court.

TOP Gear presenter Richard Hammond was discharged from Leeds General Infirmary yesterday with his consultant neurosurgeon optimistic he would make a full recovery and be “back to his old self” within six months.