Colin Firth’s new film, 'The King’s Speech', has scooped five gongs at the Moet British Independent Film Awards.

SPORTSMEN and women who might have been looking upon Britain’s strategic spending review as a bellwether for the much-dreaded Irish Budget on December 7 have 42 sleepless nights left.

Computer giant Apple launched the long-awaited UK version of its iTunes on-line music store today, allowing users to download a song for just 79p (€1.18).