What's on telly tonight - well, the best of it.

Like many children born during “the enormous upheaval of war”, as she put it herself, former BBC chief news correspondent Kate Adie was the by-product of a love affair, which led to her birth mother, Babe Dunnett, being forced to give her up for adoption.

Former Armagh defender Aaron Kernan impressed Sunderland soccer staff with his endurance ability during his stint with the club. 

We all like to find a little of ourselves in Roy Keane. And there it was.

PREMIER LEAGUE:

I met Margaret Thatcher half-a-dozen times in the fraught 1980s. She was inquisitive, formidable, and indifferent to opinion of her,says Allan Prosser

Britain’s beleaguered towns and villages were dealt a further blow today as more rain battered the country and 200,000 householders were warned they could lose their home insurance policies.

Derry City reserve goalkeeper Eugene Ferry is to be dispatched to Sunderland to help the Black Cats and Republic of Ireland winger to finally settle down on Wearside.

STEPHEN HUNT is poised to become Reading’s highest earner after the Royals agreed to reward the Laois-born player’s endeavours, with a new contract.

Liam Burke, better known for selling successful point-to-pointers, landed the feature event of the Galway Festival when Sir Frederick won the valuable William Hill-sponsored Plate.

The mother of a three-year-old British girl who was snatched in Nigeria said the kidnappers phoned and threatened to kill her daughter.

EARLY ON the morning after another memorable European night at Anfield, men were at work repairing a lift in a Liverpool city centre hotel. The arrival of a latecomer was the cue for a burst of laughter and jeers.

The British airline BMIbaby is planning to operate flights between Knock Airport and the north-east of England from next spring.

IT IS SAID that the best method of asserting an opinion is to put your money where your mouth is.

Talks aimed at breaking the deadlock over the sacking of workers on the prestigious Wembley Stadium project will be held today, raising hopes that the bitter dispute can be resolved.