Former nanny Aisling Brady McCarthy has hit out at her “scandalous” treatment by US prosecutors.

Charges have been dropped against Aisling Brady McCarthy, the Irish nanny accused of murdering an infant in her care in the US, after the medical examiner’s office reversed its position and concluded the death was not a homicide caused by shaken baby syndrome.

Bookies have suspended bets on who will sing the next James Bond theme tune after one punter tried to put £15,000 on Radiohead.

A couple plan to celebrate their 80th birthdays by crossing the finishing line of next year’s Cork City Marathon hand in hand in their last such event, says Margaret Jennings.

Save the Children has said a review into how a British nurse in a critical condition with Ebola had contracted the virus will “leave no stone unturned”.

British prime minister David Cameron said ebola is the “uppermost thing” on his mind following news that the condition of British nurse Pauline Cafferkey, aged 39, is deteriorating.

Leap of faith

A young woman with a rare disease, who was refused funding to travel abroad for specialist assessment, has launched an online petition to try and get the HSE to change its mind.

An Irish nanny charged with the murder of a one-year-old child wants the charges dismissed, claiming there were serious flaws in the process that led to her indictment.

Profits at the firm operated by Irish sports agent Ricky Simms raced ahead quicker than ‘Bolt-lightning’ last year.

Nothing illustrates the speed of Alex Cuthbert’s rise to prominence more than the fact that he was losing a Sevens match against a team called The Smurfs on the day of the second Lions Test against South Africa in 2009.

First to market with a noise-canceling microphone that can be used by firemen and police in emergency situations, Cork company ODG Technologies is about to ship its first US orders, “In emergency situations such as fires, bomb blasts, and riots, communications can be very difficult because of high noise levels caused by crowds, sirens, alarms and explosions,” says ODG CEO and co-founder Mark Griffin who believes there is a global market for this technology.

The two suspects in the Boston Marathon bombing were from the Russian region near Chechnya, sources have told the Associated Press, as a massive police manhunt continues for the surviving suspect.

One of the two suspects in the MIT officer shooting is dead but the other, who is tied to the Boston marathon bombing, remains at large, Boston police said.

A police officer has been shot dead and armed police have converged on a neighbourhood near Boston amid reports of explosive devices being used against them.

An Irish nanny in the US city of Boston, accused of fatally injuring a girl on her first birthday, has denied any role in the “unspeakable tragedy”.

Snack favourites including KP Nuts, McCoy’s crisps and Hula Hoops were sold to a German firm today in a deal thought to be worth more than £500m (€615.9m).

A singing chimney cleaner sweeps the judges off their feet in tonight’s edition of The X Factor.

The 51-year-old woman quizzed in relation to the death of an elderly widower was last night released to her family on condition she be admitted into a secure psychiatric hospital.

A young woman with a loose joint syndrome which renders her unable to work or socialise with friends fears she will end up in a wheelchair after the HSE refused to allocate funding for vital physiotherapy treatment in the UK.

A British man serving a life sentence in the US for shooting his wife and baby daughter dead will launch an appeal against his conviction today.

Heather Mills, the former wife of Paul McCartney never authorised former News of the World editor Piers Morgan, or anybody else, to listen to her voicemails, she told the inquiry into press standards.

The former wife of Paul McCartney never authorised former News of the World editor Piers Morgan, or anybody else, to listen to her voicemails, she told the inquiry into British press standards today.

London Irish and England full back Delon Armitage has been suspended by the RFU after being arrested in connection with an alleged assault in a nightclub.

NAMA has secured court orders enabling it to move against assets in Britain of developer brothers Ray and Danny Grehan as part of the agency’s efforts to recover unpaid loans of over €300 million.

I WISH to complain about an interview with presidential candidate, Mary Davis, which I heard at the weekend on RTÉ.

A LOCAL authority has turned down an appeal and again refused to release documents relating to garden designer Diarmuid Gavin’s controversial Sky Garden which could cost taxpayers up to €2.3 million.

Pinewood Shepperton studios, home to the Harry Potter and James Bond films, has received an £87.8m (€99.4m) takeover bid from the company run by billionaire investor John Whittaker.

Cricket Ireland today announced their preliminary squad for the 2011 World Cup which is being held in Bangladesh, India and Sri Lanka from February 19 to April 2.

A MAN with terminal cancer who won £10,000 by betting he would stay alive has died just weeks before he was due to collect another £10,000 (€11,800) in winnings.

BRITISH Airways, which has flown under a series of names in its history, celebrated its 90th anniversary yesterday.

Former Wimbledon champion Martina Hingis, who is banned from tennis for cocaine abuse, was revealed today as a contestant in this year's Strictly Come Dancing.

A WEEK-OLD pup was recovering yesterday after being accidentally flushed down the toilet.

TUDORS star Jonathan Rhys Myers has rubbished reports he has undergone rehab for alcoholism and insists his image as a Hollywood hellraiser is wide of the mark.

More than 3,400 workers at entertainment retailer Zavvi were suffering a miserable Christmas today after the firm collapsed into administration.

Connections of Born Tobouggie anticipate a bright future for the three-year-old after her taking victory at Leicester.

Jurors trying Englishman Neil Entwistle over the murders of his American wife and baby are to hear closing arguments.

A TERMINALLY ill man collected £5,000 (€6,368) yesterday — after betting he would stay alive.

A 12-YEAR-OLD girl is set to get a life-changing operation to correct curvature of her spine, after the HSE finally agreed to pay for the treatment.

UK brewer Scottish & Newcastle received a new takeover proposal today after bidders Carlsberg and Heineken topped up their offer price to £7.3bn (€10.2bn).

Big Brother contestant Jonathan reduced the normally boisterous housemates to silence and tears by pouring out his heart about his plans to quit the show.

The Big Brother housemates marked twins Sam and Amanda’s 19th birthday with sober – but noisy – celebrations.

The Irish Cricket Union has announced a squad of 13 for the InterContinental Cup final with Canada, which gets under way at Grace Road, Leicester, England.