Village scene of devastation after rampage
By Victoria O'Hara
Several police officers were injured today in a multiple vehicle crash
following a dramatic hour-long care chase to stop a rampaging driver during
morning rush hour.
Rugby hero David Humphreys will bow out tonight
Thousands of rugby supporters will flock to Ravenhill in Belfast tonight to
acclaim Ulster and Ireland legend David Humphreys as he makes his last
appearance for his province.
Dungeon dad Fritzl confesses to decades of depravity
In an extraordinary and brazen interview, Josef Fritzl has tried to justify
why he imprisoned his daughter and, in bizarre terms, describes their life
underground.
Fire-fighters in Northern Ireland say a massive overnight gorse fire on
Slieve Donard was started deliberately.
Enjoy it while it lasts, because the current mini-heatwave could have
reached its peak.
A woman who was forced to retire after an accident left her
wheelchair-bound, has been awarded almost £20,000 compensation.
Northern Ireland's best known actors James Nesbitt and Liam Neeson are
expected to team up to star in a one-off BBC drama about the Troubles.
Ballymena student Nicola McClure has a paddle at The Whiterocks Portrush yesterday in the 23 degree heatwave
Several police officers were injured today in a multiple vehicle crash
following a dramatic hour-long care chase to stop a rampaging driver during
morning rush hour.
In his first interview since it emerged that Josef Fritzl imprisoned his
daughter Elisabeth in a cellar beneath his home in August 1984 and forced to
her to suffer a nightmare of incest, multiple rape and untreated births that
lasted 24 years, the 73-year-old explained from his prison cell that, after
the kidnapping, he saw no way out because he had become caught up in a "
vicious circle" from which he could not escape.
Josef Fritzl held his daughter captive for 24 years, Austria's police said
Outgoing Taoiseach Ahern and First Minister Paisley watch a re-enactment of
the Battle of the Boyne, crossing swords for the last time as they open the
new centre at the site, and Mr Ahern shaking hands with an Orangeman.
David Humphreys today received the ultimate tribute ahead of his final
appearance for Ulster at Ravenhill tonight £ from Ireland out-half Ronan
O'Gara.
Ronan O'Gara (right) has paid tribute to David Humphreys, who led Ulster to European Cup glory in 1999
Girls at a We Are Scientists show can't stop going on about how cute the
band are. Boys, meanwhile, go on about how funny they are. Both are liable
to agree that, as well as being cute and funny, We Are Scientists have some
killer tunes.
We Are Scientists mix music with comedy shtick
Really great sit-coms, traditionally and broadly speaking, are very often
about three stupid men. Sometimes the men think they are clever, like in
Frasier. Sometimes, they have been abandoned on a remote island, where their
stupidity can be contained, like in Father Ted.
The cast of Sex and the City (l-r) Cynthia Nixon, Sarah Jessica Parker, Kim Cattrall and Kristin Davis
Women throw out weighty tomes in favour of chick lit as soon as they get
pregnant, says a new survey. Surely not! Kerry McKittrick has a snoop at
some well-known mums' bookshelves
Alison Fleming is a big fan of JK Rowling's Harry Potter books
Playwright Martin Lynch (57) lives in north Belfast. He has two grown-up daughters, Gráinne and Briege, and one grandson, Conan (3). His new play, Chronicles of Long Kesh, tours next January.
Belfast playwright Martin Lynch
Chelsea and Manchester United fans are battling for Champions League
tickets, but to live it up in Moscow you need the wealth of a mini-Roman
Abramovich. Rory Ross takes a luxury tour of the Russian capital – and
wonders just how long the party will last
Red Square, Moscow, Russia
The Passat CC is Volkswagen's dishy new coupé version of the dull as
dishwater saloon. But not every model is a motoring coup
Volkswagen's dishy new coupé, the Passat
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