Politicians in Ballinasloe plan to honour Oscar-nominated film director Danny Boyle, whose mother hailed from the town.

A NEW species of giant spitting cobra, measuring close to 3m and possessing enough venom to kill at least 15 people, has been discovered in Kenya, a conservation group said yesterday.

ITALY manager Pierre Berbizier has made seven changes for tomorrow’s World Cup warm-up match against Ireland.

Argentina centre Martin Gaitan has been discharged from University of Wales hospital where he was receiving treatment for a heart problem that has forced him to miss the World Cup.

SCIENTISTS are developing technology that recovers fingerprints from metal surfaces such as bomb fragments and gun cartridges, which could help track down terrorists.