A man is facing prison after being convicted of killing his sexual partner who he left tied up with a gas mask around his face.

A man died after his sexual partner left him on a bedroom floor with a gas mask around his face and ropes around his hands, feet and neck, a court heard.

A postcard allegedly sent by a murdered woman shortly after she disappeared more than 20 years ago is a fake, according to police in England.

A killer taxi driver accused of murdering a sex worker in the UK has insisted to a jury that he never knew her.

A taxi driver jailed for life for murdering an office worker in England accused the senior detective who brought him to justice of being a "corrupt bastard", a court there has heard.

A murderer offered police "another one" before leading them to a remote field where he had buried a sex worker he killed years earlier, a court in England has heard.

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A couple of weeks ago the new Red Mills Unraced Stake at Curraheen Park was unveiled. This is a great addition to the calendar at this track as it has long lacked a similar stake, the type which goes particularly well at other venues.

A Dublin court has ordered a man wanted in connection with an alleged sex attack on a woman in England to surrender himself to the UK authorities.

The number of people with some form of dementia in Ireland will treble over the next generation.

One in three people born this year will develop dementia. The Alzheimer’s Research UK charity has warned of a “looming national health crisis” as the population ages.

Goals from Anthony Pilkington and Joe Mason broke Huddersfield’s resistance on Saturday and lifted Cardiff to second in the Championship.

Startup company wins €15m UK grant for whiskey by-product idea.

Ciaran Clark has signed a new five-year contract with Aston Villa, according to the Premier League club.

Emre Can, Liverpool’s utility man last season, is determined to nail down a place in midfield for the coming campaign.

The Wild Atlantic Way is good for business along Ireland’s indented coastline, say the couple about to sell up a well-performing local shop and cafe/restaurant, which they’ve developed through the recession.

Honda has set a new world record for fuel efficiency after one of its cars covered 13497.5km across 24 EU countries — using just £459 of diesel.

From massive hit singles to suing hip hop samplers, Gilbert O’Sullivan has had quite a career, writes Richard Fitzpatrick

First-team coach Scott Marshall has left Aston Villa after the appointment of new boss Tim Sherwood.

A person with a history of travel to west Africa is being tested for Ebola after being admitted to hospital in England.

USA: South Dakota officials have cancelled a public safety campaign to raise awareness about the dangers of jerking the steering wheel on icy roads, saying it’s too risqué.

Manchester City 4 Tottenham 1

Searches of the recycling plant where a man’s severed limbs were found are to continue for at least several more days as gardaí continue to find fragments of what are thought to be pieces of flesh and bone.

England’s David Howell and Italian Edoardo Molinari made the most of perfect scoring conditions at Royal Liverpool to take the early lead in the 143rd Open Championship.

An inquest into the death of an Eton schoolboy mauled by a polar bear on an Arctic expedition will start today.

Snooker player Stephen Lee has been fined £1,815 after admitting a charge of fraud relating to his personal cue.

A jubilant Nigel Farage has insisted Ukip will be “serious players” at the British general election after the party landed major blows on the Tories and Labour in local polls there.

Streets with rude-sounding names like Crotch Crescent, Turkey Cock Lane, Bell End, and The Knob could turn out to be a haven for property hunters looking to snap up a bargain, research suggests-

Schalke 0 Chelsea 3

Gus Poyet was today handed the task of dragging Sunderland out of relegation trouble after being named as Paolo Di Canio’s successor.

Steaua Bucharest 0 Chelsea 4

Belgium playmaker Eden Hazard will take no part in Chelsea’s Champions League Group E clash with Steaua Bucharest on Tuesday night.

Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho believes when the two parties have an issue, they should work to resolve it between themselves.

Chelsea playmaker Juan Mata has been advised to trust Jose Mourinho as the man who transformed Cristiano Ronaldo.

Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has told Juan Mata to follow the example of Michael Essien in order to convince him of his worth.

Luis Suarez will make his return from a 10-match ban in Liverpool’s Capital One Cup third round at rivals Manchester United.

Hibernian manager Pat Fenlon feels new striker James Collins is the old-fashioned centre-forward his team have been missing.

In Britain, a family doctor who used a secret camera inside a James Bond-style wristwatch to record himself abusing female patients has been jailed for 12 years.

Professional Footballers’ Association chief executive Gordon Taylor has confirmed the union has been contacted by Sunderland players about their manager Paolo Di Canio and that it is investigating the recent fines issued by the Italian.

It was about an hour after all the tension had passed, and Tottenham had finally accepted their fate, when Sunderland manager Paolo Di Canio (inset) offered more theatre and emotion than had even been on the White Hart Lane pitch.

Newcastle United 0 Sunderland 3

Shaka Hislop does not believe former West Ham team-mate Paolo Di Canio is a racist, but has called for a proper explanation of his political beliefs.