The two people discharged from hospital just over 24 hours after yesterday's plane crash in Cork have thanked the emergency services for their swift action, while the grieving mother of the young co-pilot killed in the crash has described her son as “an all-action hero”.

Guitar legend Johnny Marr, who made his name with The Smiths in the 1980s, will return to the venue of one of his finest gigs to lecture students on the music industry.

ACTION to curb alcohol adverts was called for yesterday by a leading expert concerned about the scale of Britain’s drink problem.