Wednesday, July 09, 2008    Weather: weather icon Hi: 18°C / Lw: 13°C

Two killed in bus crash

Ulster's roads have claimed three more lives after two crashes occurred within hours of each other last night.

Man arrested over
Belfast murder

A 28-year-old man was last night being questioned about the murder of a stonemason on the outskirts of south Belfast.

US tourist in Ireland may be a €15m Euromillions winner

Rumours are rife in a small rural Irish town that a lucky American tourist bought the winning Euromillions ticket on July 4 - netting him €15m.

Irishman died ‘after going into shock’ in pool plunge

A young Irishman who died in Lanzarote drowned when his body went into shock after he jumped into a cold swimming pool, local authorities have told his friends.

I’ve played with Mosley so much I know how far to push him, says S&M mistress

Enduring 12 strokes of the birch, or administering them to a sexual partner, creates the "best feeling in the world", according to the woman who organised sado-masochistic sex sessions for the motorsport boss, Max Mosley.

Russia: we will use military means if the US deploys missile shield

Russia said yesterday it would use military means if the United States deployed a missile defence shield close to its borders.

Obama to visit Berlin for foreign policy speech

Barack Obama is expected to make a major foreign policy speech at Berlin's Brandenburg Gate at the end of July.

Answers soon for family of Irishman shot by US police

The investigation into the shooting of an Irishman by an American US police officer could be finished this week -- finally giving the family some answers, a district attorney said yesterday.

The scene of the crash near Larne in which two men were killed

The scene of the crash near Larne in which two men were killed



LORD MAYOR'S PARADE

Gary Grattan checks out this year's event

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World in Pictures: July 2008

A cow is seen grazing on the Loferer Alm near Lofer in the Austrian province of Salzburg,Sunday, July 6, 2008. (AP Photo/Kerstin Joensson) Palestinians try to take cover from rubber bullets fired at them by Israeli troops during clashes, as Palestinians tried to break the curfew the Israeli army imposed on the West Bank village of Nilin, near Modiin. Monday, July 7, 2008. Protestors were demonstrating against the construction of Israel's separation barrier near the village. (AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen) Revelers jump from a fountain during the 'Chupinazo,' the official opening of the San Fermin festival in Pamplona, northern Spain, Sunday, July 6, 2008. The San Fermin festival, held since 1591, attract tens of thousands of people each year for nine days of revelry, morning bull-runs and afternoon bullfights. (AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano) A member of international relief group Oxfam dressed as US President George W. bush displays balloons representing the amount of carbon his country emits per capita during a performance in Sapporo on Japan's northern main island of Hokkaido Tuesday, July 8, 2008. The G8 leaders from the United States, Japan, Russia, France, Britain, Canada, Italy and Germany are holding their three-day summit to discuss about global warming and food and oil crisis in the lakeside resort of Toyako. (AP Photo/Itsuo Inouye) Firefighter Brian Britton, of Ojai, Calif., throws flares unto a hillside during a backburn operation along Highway 1 in Big Sur, Calif., Sunday, July 6, 2008. Firefighters continue to fight the Basin Complex Fire in the Los Padres National Forest near Big Sur Sunday. Fires have burned more than 800 square miles of land and destroyed at least 69 homes throughout California in the past two weeks. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez) Protesters shout a slogan during a rally against G8 Summit in Sapporo on Japan's northern main island of Hokkaido Tuesday, July 8, 2008. The protesters are demanding the Group of Eight industrialized nations be dissolved and urgent measures be taken to solve climate change and world hunger. (AP Photo/Itsuo Inouye) Olivia Jennings gets ready to join Northern Ireland beer lovers and American tourists across the province in Independence Day celebrations. McHugh's and the Taphouse will be holding Independence Day parties on Friday. Party goers will have the opportunity to enjoy a BBQ and live music to celebrate the 4th July celebrations in style




Opinion                                                                                          Letters

Bale says: '
Bale says: '"I don't view my personal life as some sort of gimmick to be used to promote a film."

Croatia is just the place to learn the ropes

'Just sign here ... and again here." I did as instructed, and, with a "See ya", and a "Bye Mum", my children were whisked from my sight.

Croatia paradise
Croatia paradise

Alfa Mito

It seems perfect. Alfa Romeo's Mito is compact, looks fun to drive and exudes a sort of cool-yet-hot Italianness.

Alfa Mito 1.4 T-jet 155
Alfa Mito 1.4 T-jet 155

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