The Briefing - Your Tuesday morning news catch up

Welcome to your Tuesday morning briefing. Let us ensure you’re up to speed on what’s happening and are prepared for the day ahead.

Tue, 29 Apr, 2014 - 01:00

Denise O’Donoghue

BRIEFING TOP STORY

'DRUNK, ABUSIVE AIR CREW CAUSED MAYHEM'

Two investigations in Ireland and the US were carried out into an incident on an Aer Lingus flight where two flight attendants were accused of being drunk, abusive and threatening to passengers.

IRISH NEWS

MAX CLIFFORD FACES PRISON FOR INDECENT ASSAULTS

PR guru Max Clifford has been found guilty of a string of indecent assaults on teenage girls in the first conviction under sex crime inquiry Operation Yewtree.

PERSONAL DETAILS RETRIEVABLE FROM 'WIPED'PHONES

A myriad of key personal information, including financial log-in details, can still be retrieved from lost, stolen, or sold-on mobile phones even if the device has been locked or has been “factory-wiped”.

WORLD NEWS

AGONY OF BURMA'S 'GIRAFFE WOMEN'

Deep in the forested hills of eastern Kayah state, the statuesque “long-necked” women of Burma’s Padaung tribe have worn coils of bronze around their necks for generations, a traditional sign of beauty now largely kept alive as an attraction for curious tourists.

PUPIL, 15, HELD AFTER TEACHER STABBED TO DEATH

A 15-year-old boy has been arrested after a long-serving teacher was repeatedly stabbed to death at a school in front of her pupils.

SPORT

EARLY DAYS BUT STAR QUALITY ALREADY STARTING TO SHOW

It might not be prioritised, but the National League is on the criteria for picking All Stars.

ROY DOESN'T 'BEGRUDGE' PLAYERS

Roy Keane says he has no problem with professional footballers being rewarded with “the houses and the Bentleys and the blondes” — as long as they don’t forget it’s hard work which underpins their success.

BUSINESS

DESMOND NETS €5.4M IN DIVIDENDS

Concert promoter Denis Desmond has added to his fortune by receiving a sizeable chunk of a €21mdividend from the UK music venue business he co-owns.

VIEWPOINTS

PASSENGERS TERRIFIED BY 'INTOXICATED AND OUT-OF-CONTROL' CREW

Passengers had been expecting a relaxed, uneventful transatlantic flight, but what they got was several hours ‘terrified at the hands of an intoxicated and out-of-control flight crew’, reports Conall Ó Fátharta.

SHOWBIZ

BARLOW REGRETS GOING BEHIND BACKS OF TAKE THAT BANDMATES

Gary Barlow has revealed his regrets after going behind the backs of his Take That bandmates to record the lead vocal on a single – which meant Robbie Williams was dumped from one of their biggest early hits.

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