A special day – one more of our little dotes had her hair brushed (no mean feat), donned her school uniform, wore shiny new shoes and a school bag for the very first time. It’s always a bitter sweet moment and an anxious one. She’s really excited now but how will she take to school? Her big sister and brother will take special care of her so she will hopefully settle in a couple of days…

MORE than 38,000 residents in 26 Iowa communities were evacuated from their homes yesterday.

FBI agents were questioning students at the prestigious Yale University law school today, after an explosive device went off in an empty classroom.

Police in the United States are investigating the death of a Roman Catholic priest whose body was found just days after he was accused of molesting a boy nearly 30 years ago.