A container ship is spilling oil in a Norwegian national park after running aground and rupturing two 250-ton fuel tanks.

A Liberian citizen has been arrested with more than two pounds of cocaine in his stomach this weekend on the Norwegian-Swedish border, customs officials said today.

THOUSANDS of revellers wandered along the pedestrianised quays in Waterford from early yesterday as the Tall Ships festival got underway.

A major transport and security plan kicks into action today as thousands of people pour into Waterford for the start of the world-renowned Tall Ships festival.