India gang-rape case due to get underway
Legal proceedings in a gang-rape case that has sparked protests about the treatment of woman in India are due to begin in a new fast-track court set up in New Delhi specifically to deal with crimes ...
View ArticleFlag protest at culture concert
Two men have been arrested as 150 loyalists waving flags and carrying placards staged a protest in Londonderry on Sunday night. One of the men is expected to appear in court on Monday, the other ...
View ArticleTourist escapes bite as he drags shark from shore
A British man on holiday in Australia grabbed a shark by its tail and tried to drag it away from people playing at the edge of the sea.The man, named as grandfather Paul Marshallsea, was on a beach ...
View ArticleGaga to entertain at Obama inauguration
Lady Gaga is to play at Barack Obama's inauguration tomorrow.The 'Born This Way' hitmaker is reportedly being lined up to perform at the private White House ball for the US ...
View ArticleBowie adamant he will not tour
David Bowie has enough new material for another album.The 66-year-old singer released a single, 'Where Are We Now?' last week, and his album, 'The Next Day', will follow in March ...
View ArticleNI woman appeals double killing conviction
Double killer Hazel Stewart's bid to overturn her conviction for murdering her husband and ex-lover's wife will be heard later today.The former Sunday School teacher from the North was ...
View ArticleFrench continue Mali air strikes
The French military said its fighter planes and helicopter gunships have carried out a dozen operations over the weekend in Mali, most of them aimed at "terrorist vehicles".The report came ...
View ArticleModfather joins festival line-up
"Modfather" Paul Weller is the latest act to be added to the bill for this year's Isle of Wight Festival.The former frontman of The Jam will appear as a special guest before headliners ...
View ArticleFans set to show support for sacked Adkins
Southampton's shock sacking of boss Nigel Adkins last week has been labelled "disgraceful" by furious fans amid rumours of supporter unrest at tonight's Barclays Premier League ...
View ArticleBarfi Sweeps Indias Filmfare Awards
owned by the Times of India media group. Established in 1954, they are one of India's oldest award shows for cinema and represent a major event on the yearly calendar for the local industry. ...
View ArticleAUDIO Orwell predictions were bonkers
George Orwell's command of language and his ability to write with clarity and power, made him one of the outstanding authors and journalists of his age. His concerns about freedom and justice ...
View ArticleAUDIO Bond shaken by China censorship
The James Bond movie Skyfall is finally opening in China, three months after it opened in the UK. But the BBC's John Sudworth in Shanghai told Today presenter Evan Davis, that certain key scenes ...
View ArticleBacon Actors want to be famous
Kevin Bacon hates not being recognised.The 54-year-old actor once had a prosthetic disguise made so he could go out in public without being bothered, but didn't enjoy the fact he wasn't ...
View ArticleHealthcare firm announces 50 jobs
Fifty new jobs in nursing and social care are on the way for Dublin, Kildare, Laois and Offaly.Nua Healthcare Services is to begin recruiting for the roles immediately.The permanent positions are for ...
View ArticleBicycle bomb kills nine in Philippines
At least nine people were injured when a home-made bomb strapped to a bicycle exploded in a commercial area of a city in the southern Philippines, officials said today.A car and a nearby shop were ...
View ArticleIrish cricket team to play Pakistan
Cricket Ireland has confirmed that a two-match one-day international series with Pakistan will take place in May.Pakistan will base themselves in Ireland for a week, using the two fixtures as their ...
View ArticleCreighton understands Finnish PMs concerns about Irish bank debt
The Minister for European Affairs Lucinda Creighton has said it is understandable that Finland has concerns about making Ireland a special case, when it comes to renegotiating our bailout.But Ms ...
View ArticleFriends pay tribute to avalanche victims
Friends have paid tribute to three young climbers, including a woman from the North, killed in an avalanche who, they said, died doing what they loved.Junior doctor Una Finnegan, originally from Co ...
View ArticleMurray eases into quarter-finals
Andy Murray eased through to his ninth successive grand slam quarter-final with a straightforward victory over fatigued Frenchman Gilles Simon at the Australian Open.Simon was taken to five gruelling ...
View ArticlePrince Avalanche Sundance Review
Director Michael Winterbottom and co-star Tamsin Egerton join THR's Sophie Schillaci for our Google + Hangout from the Sundance Film ...
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