Gardaí do not believe that the 39 people found dead in a container yesterday in the UK were trafficked through Ireland.

With pig-tails, pink glasses and a cute smile, this could be a picture of any five-year-old little girl. However, it is actually a little boy who is living as a girl after telling his mother he is trapped in the wrong body.

The Professional Darts Corporation have announced the 2008 Ladbrokes.com World Darts Championship will be held at the Alexandra Palace in north London rather than the Circus Tavern.

ENGLAND captain Martin Adams believes an increase in Raymond van Barneveld’s self-belief enabled the Dutchman to conquer Phil Taylor in their epic Ladbrokes.com World Championship final.

MARK DUDBRIDGE withstood another superb Wayne Mardle fightback to win an exhilarating Ladbrokes.com World Darts Championship semi-final 6-4 at the Circus Tavern in Purfleet last night.

Raymond van Barneveld staged a magnificent fightback from three sets down against Phil Taylor tonight to win a Ladbrokes.com World Championship final in Purfleet that lived up to all the hype.

Raymond van Barneveld has beaten Phil Taylor in a sudden-death leg to win the Ladbrokes.com World Championship in Purfleet.

Raymond van Barneveld tonight completed his half of the bargain to set up a dream final against Phil Taylor at the Ladbrokes.com World Championship in Purfleet.

Andy Jenkins repeated his heroics of 24 hours earlier to come through another final-set thriller and reach the semi-finals of the Ladbrokes.com World Championship in Purfleet.

ANDY JENKINS produced his best performance in 13 years of competing at the highest level to knock Adrian Lewis out of the Ladbrokes.com World Championship in Purfleet yesterday.

Dennis Priestley staged a stunning comeback to win the last three sets and scrape through yet another Ladbrokes.com World Championship second-round cliffhanger in Purfleet today.

Alan Tabern won a sudden-death leg against Denis Ovens as the second round of the Ladbrokes.com World Championship produced another epic encounter in Purfleet tonight.

THREE-TIME runner-up Peter Manley was involved in yet more controversy as he tumbled out of the Ladbrokes.com World Championship in Purfleet last night.

Three-time runner-up Peter Manley was involved in yet more controversy as he tumbled out of the Ladbrokes.com World Championship in Purfleet tonight.

Irish number one Mick McGowan is set to face defending champion Phil 'The Power' Taylor in the second round of the World Darts Championship in Purfleet.

Darts legend Phil Taylor believes there is still room for improvement despite claiming his seventh World Grand Prix title in Dublin last night.

PETER MANLEY was on his best behaviour last night as he demolished Wayne Jones 6-0 to reach the final of the Ladbrokes.com World Championship in Purfleet.

PETER MANLEY was embroiled in more controversy as he ended the run of Phil Taylor’s protege Adrian Lewis to reach the semi-finals of the Ladbrokes.com World Championship in Purfleet.

Peter Manley was embroiled in more controversy today as he ended the run of Phil Taylor’s protege Adrian Lewis to reach the semi-finals of the Ladbrokes.com World Championship in Purfleet.

Two-time champion John Part overcame the brave challenge of Chris Mason in Purfleet tonight to book a third-round date with Wayne Mardle at the Ladbrokes.com World Championship.

Qualifier Andy Hamilton produced a brilliant display in Purfleet this afternoon to set up a third-round showdown with fellow Stoke player and defending Ladbrokes.com world champion Phil Taylor.

TERRY JENKINS edged a memorable encounter with debutant Jimmy Mann in Purfleet this afternoon to clinch a place in the second round of the Ladbrokes.com World Championship.

Gary Welding’s stunning victory over number one seed Colin Lloyd has blown the top half of the Ladbrokes.com World Championship draw wide open.

DENNIS SMITH scraped through an epic battle with Welsh qualifier Mark Salmon to reach the second round of the Ladbrokes.com World Championship at the Circus Tavern in Purfleet.

Martin Adams believes darts fans are in for a treat when he meets former title-holder Ted Hankey in the quarter-finals of the Lakeside World Championship.

PHIL TAYLOR shrugged off a determined challenge from young pretender Mark Dudbridge to capture his 12th world title at the Circus Tavern in Purfleet last night.

Top seed Colin Lloyd produced an astonishing fightback tonight to keep alive his hopes of winning the Ladbrokes.com World Championship at the Circus Tavern in Purfleet.

Wayne Mardle produced another amazing fightback to become the first man to reach the quarter-finals of the Ladbrokes.com World Championship at the Circus Tavern in Purfleet today.

Third seed Peter Manley was the victim of the biggest upset so far at the Ladbrokes.com World Championship last night when beaten by unknown Dutch qualifier Josephus Schenk.

Jason Clarke overcame a bout of nerves to advance with ease at the Ladbrokes World Darts Championship in Purfleet.

Darts legend Phil Taylor will undertake a tough training regime this year in a bid to keep one step ahead of the game’s rising stars.

Phil Taylor reclaimed his Ladbrokes.com World Championship with a thrilling 7-6 victory over Kevin Painter in an epic sudden-death final-leg shoot-out at the Circus Tavern in Purfleet.

Phil Taylor produced flashes of brilliance as he demolished Alan Warriner in a one-sided quarter-final showdown at the Ladbrokes.com World Championship in Purfleet tonight.

Wayne Mardle showed no signs of discomfort tonight as he cruised into a potential semi-final showdown with Phil Taylor at the Ladbrokes.com World Championship in Purfleet.

Northern Ireland’s Colin McGarry produced an impressive second-round display to set up a mouth-watering clash with world number one Phil Taylor at the Ladbrokes.com World Championship in Purfleet.

Local hero Steve Maish had his Essex fans singing with delight after a 3-0 victory over Tony Payne in the third match of Saturday's evening session at the Circus Tavern.

Northern Ireland’s Colin McGarry made an instant impression on his first visit to the Ladbrokes.com World Championship with a convincing win over Rory Orvis today.

World champion John Part had to dig deep to defeat former world number one Peter Manley in a titanic tussle at the inaugural Sky Bet UK Open in Bolton today.

Canada’s John Part ended Phil Taylor’s eight-year unbeaten run at the Circus Tavern last night as he was crowned the 2003 Ladbrokes.com World Champion in Purfleet.

John Part of Canada has beaten Phil Taylor of England 7-6 to win the PDC Ladbrokes.com World Championship final in Purfleet.

Darts ace Phil Taylor will be chasing his 11th world title and a very special trophy when the Ladbrokes.com World Championship gets underway at the Circus Tavern, Purfleet, today.

Phil ’The Power’ Taylor surged into the second round of the Paddy Power World Grand Prix with an emphatic 2-0 win over Keith Deller in Dublin tonight.

Phil Taylor has notched up a 10th world title after beating Peter Manley 7-0 in the final of the Skol World Championship in Purfleet yesterday.