A 91-year-old woman has set time and age records at the Rock ‘n’ Roll San Diego marathon.

A US man is behind bars after police say he went after his housemate with a chainsaw.

Stick to what you know best. That’s the sobering message for actor Dax Shepard, who not only writes but also co-directs this scattershot chase caper about a man confronting the demons of his past.

Madonna has said she suspects her daughter Lourdes of borrowing her clothes and actor Sadie Frost has confessed to wearing her son’s hoodies.

A US teenage stowaway died when he fell from the wheel well of a plane where he was hiding.

Britain’s biggest nightclub operator said today that cash-strapped clubbers were going out less as they face up to “one of the most difficult years in recent times”.

FRED COUPLES has teed up his golf ball 23 times in the Masters and has played the weekend at Augusta National each and every year.

Shaun Murphy and Stephen Maguire will play each other in the first of this year’s Northern Ireland Trophy semi-finals.

Paul Ince has today been unveiled as the new manager of MK Dons.

An American fugitive wanted in connection with a high speed car crash in Washington State which left three students dead is to begin his fight against extradition today.

One of America’s most wanted men continues his battle today against extradition to the US, where he could face trial for the deaths of three people in a hit-and-run.

One of America’s most wanted men was remanded in custody today pending extradition to the US where he could face trial for the deaths of three students in a hit-and-run.

One of America’s top 15 most wanted men will appear in the High Court today in a bid to fight extradition to the United States.

I HOPE you’ve been enjoying the features on healthy food in the Irish Examiner this week - lots of thought-provoking articles which make us further realise the crisis that’s looming as a result of the deterioration of the national diet.

HURRICANE Ivan slammed into the Gulf Coast early yesterday with 130mph winds, launching tornadoes, washing out a major bridge, hurling metal signs through the night and killing at least 12 people.

Hurricane Ivan slammed into the southern coast of the United States today, claiming at least 12 lives and causing widespread damage.

A Florida activist with ties to anti-abortion violence again insisted he was innocent of molesting a 15-year-old girl from Northern Ireland as a judge sentenced him to more than 18 years in prison.

A badly hurt seven-year-old boy who walked a mile to get help for his injured father was concerned only for his dad’s well-being, his proud mother said today.

An associate of two men who murdered abortion doctors in the 1990s has gone on trial accused of molesting a teenager from Northern Ireland at a home he ran for troubled girls and women.

Jockey Tony Dobbin is recovering at home with no serious injury after a crashing fall from Petrula at Carlisle.