A 38-YEAR-OLD woman yesterday acknowledged killing six of her newborns, whose corpses were found in plastic bags in her basement, at the opening of a chilling trial in north-west France.

The BBC was plunged in to a new deception row today after a cameraman posed as a member of the public on one of its daytime shows.

DEFENCE Minister Willie O’Dea has been advised it may be cheaper to build a steel replica of the Asgard II rather than raise the wooden wreck form the sea bed.

Demonstrators blocked off a French wholesale market and two mail sorting centres in small, scattered protests today that followed a day of massive marches against a youth jobs plan.

WATERFORD’S airport is flying high as the peak holiday season beckons.

Filippo Pozzatto timed his sprint finish to perfection to ride into Saint-Brieuc in front and hand the Fassa Bortolo team their second win of this year’s Tour de France.

Yachtswomen Ellen MacArthur and her crew were tonight heading for the start line of their round the world non stop speed record bid.