Two Lithuanians have been charged with the manslaughter of a UK father-of-two who was killed by a moving lorry after chasing robbers from his cash and carry store.

A blind and paralysed Limerick man flies to China today hoping a revolutionary stem cell treatment can restore the life he had three years ago.

Throughout a 20-year professional soccer career Jeff Astle’s trademark was his powerful headed goals but this ultimately killed him, a coroner ruled today.

Football today mourned the death of former England international and ex-West Bromwich Albion striker, Jeff Astle at the age of 56.