Susan Boyle has apologised after an emotional outburst at a motorway services area.

The Monkees star Davy Jones was laid to rest in a private funeral near his home in Florida yesterday.

Two men were found guilty yesterday of involvement in an al-Qaida plot to attack a Danish newspaper that caricatured the Prophet Muhammad, the first convictions under Norway’s anti-terror laws.

RYANAIR plans to create 1,000 jobs this year — but none of the new positions will be based in Ireland.

An airliner heading to Britain from Pakistan has made an emergency landing in Turkey after a bomb threat.

The cast of ‘Glee’ are coming to Ireland for a series of concerts, it has been announced.

Swedish police evacuated 273 people from a Pakistan International Airlines jet diverted to Stockholm due to a bomb alert today and briefly detained a passenger on suspicion of preparing aircraft sabotage.

Swedish police evacuated 273 people from a Pakistan International Airlines jet which had been diverted to Stockholm due to a bomb alert today and detained a passenger on suspicion of preparing aircraft sabotage, officials said.

THE University of Limerick has brought a legal claim seeking €5.2 million over alleged defects in its new Health Sciences Building which have caused such extensive water damage that the roof of the building will have to be replaced.

Director Guy Ritchie was forced to call security on the set of his new movie 'Sherlock Holmes' when a crazed fan of his estranged wife Madonna reportedly threatened to stab him to death.

Pop star Geri Halliwell has stunned the family of a young British girl after helping her to recover from a coma by singing.

Alicia Keys has been forced to axe two UK concerts on her doctor's orders, after falling ill with a bout of laryngitis.

'American Idol' judge Simon Cowell is at the centre of a police investigation after he discovered his TV set had been bugged.

The Spice Girls have been offered a multi-million dollar deal to extend their current world tour.

Rocker Marilyn Manson was far from impressed when a member of the audience at a gig in Manchester, England on Thursday threw a bottle at the stage.

Kylie Minogue's lowest moment during her breast cancer battle has been shown in a harrowing new documentary.

PARENTS were yesterday urged to get rid of Chinese-made Bindeez beads as the importers tested stocks to see if the toys contain the date-rape drug GHB.

Legendary rocker Meatloaf has banned photographers from his UK tour - because he thinks he's too fat.

British singer Amy Winehouse has promised fans she will keep away from booze - but only before she performs at concerts.

Amy Winehouse's comeback tour has been thrown into doubt - because the soul singer is planning to snub her Manchester, England, date to support her husband in court in relation to 2006 charges of assault.

Rock matriarch Sharon Osbourne failed to attend her father Don Arden's funeral - because she was too upset to go.

Pop star Justin Timberlake has backed down from banning girlfriend Jessica Biel on tour - the pair met up in Amsterdam and Stockholm this week.

Justin Timberlake's romance with Jessica Biel is getting so serious the actress flew into the UK to see the pop superstar on his European tour.

British rockers Arctic Monkeys are to launch their own festival, because their smaller gigs always sell out so fast.

AN Aer Lingus flight was involved in a mid-Atlantic bomb scare yesterday.

A trans-Atlantic flight from Manchester, England, was diverted to the Bangor International Airport today, officials said.

A radical Muslim who has said he is prepared to be a suicide bomber is to speak at an Islamic convention in Manchester, England this weekend.

One of six inmates who held five Mountjoy Prison officers hostage during a siege in the Dublin jail almost 10 years ago was today sentenced to eight years imprisonment.

Former Stone Roses frontman Ian Brown told prison authorities that he was Muslim so he could get better food in jail.

Animated group Gorillaz have won more accolades for their technological talents, picking up a Webby Award alongside the likes of networking website MySpace.com and internet co-inventor Dr Robert Kahn.

Animated rock act Gorillaz are planning an ambitious final run of shows in Las Vegas, Nevada, before splitting later this year.

Former The Smiths frontman Morrissey has hinted he doesn't think much of Bono's songwriting talents.

A 14-year-old boy will appear in court tomorrow accused of murdering schoolboy Joe Geeling, whose body was found dumped in a park on Thursday.

A Pakistan International Airlines passenger jet bound for Britain today made an emergency landing in the southern city of Karachi because of engine trouble, an airline spokeswoman said.

A 53-year-old Englishman who imported over a €1m worth of cannabis into the country has been jailed for 10 years by Dublin Circuit Criminal Court.

British pop star Daniel Bedingfield has miraculously survived a second terrifying car crash.

Late British DJ John Peel will be honoured by a host of music stars at a charity Christmas concert in Manchester, England, later this month.

Irish singer Brian McFadden has fuelled speculation he's poised to rekindle his marriage to Kerry Katona - by dedicating a song to her during his concert.

British singer-songwriter Badly Drawn Boy has married two of his biggest fans live on stage to the astonishment of the rest of the audience.

SYSTEMS that should have prevented British GP Harold Shipman from illegally obtaining vast quantities of the heroin with which he killed his victims failed to do so for more than two decades, the public inquiry into his crimes heard yesterday.