Monday 23 December 2013

Viable explosive put in porch of Tallaght home

The item was placed inside the porch of a house in the Bawnlee area.

Tributes paid to teenage footballers after 13-year-old collapses and dies on the pitch in front of his family


Shock: Jamie Skinner collapsed during the Under-14s game in Edinburgh and could not be revived
Shock: Jamie Skinner collapsed during the Under-14s game in Edinburgh and could not be revived

Dead at 94, the man who created world's most lethal weapon: Mikhail Kalashnikov passes away

Mikhail Kalashnikov, the designer of the assault rifle that has killed more people than any other firearm in the world, has died in hospital at the age of 94.
The creator of the AK-47 more than 60 years ago died in hospital his home city of Izhevsk, near the Ural Mountains - where his gun is still made.
He had been ill for some time and had been in intensive care since November 17.

Black women find it harder to lose weight than white women


African-American women have to eat fewer calories or take more exercise to lose the same amount of weight as Caucasian women
African-American women have to eat fewer calories or take more exercise to lose the same amount of weight as Caucasian women

From their genes to the speed of their metabolism, people come up with an enormous range of excuses for their failure to shed their extra pounds.

BA plane clips airport building on takeoff

Four airport staff were slightly injured when the wing of a British Airways passenger aircraft clipped a building at Johannesburg’s OR Tambo International Airport shortly before taking off for London, South African airport officials said today.

Premier League footballer charged with assaulting police officer

A Premier League footballer has today been charged with assaulting a police officer outside a nightclub.