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Girl survives 1km plunge to Earth by aaron patrick A SKYDIVING teenager has astounded doctors by surviving a fall of almost 1km. Trauma surgeon Dr Jeffrey Bender said Makenzie Wethington, 16, hurt her liver, broke her pelvis, lumbar spine in her lower back, a shoulder blade and several ribs and a tooth in Saturday’s fall in Chickasha, Oklahoma. ‘If she truly fell 3,000 feet, I have no idea how she survived,’ Dr Bender, of OU Medical Centre in Oklahoma City, said. He said Makenzie was expected to leave the hospital’s intensive care unit. The girl’s parents let her jump, but her father, Joe Wethington, now blames the skydiving firm, who he said should not have allowed it. However Robert Swainson, owner of Pegasus Air Sports Centre, said Makenzie’s father went up with his daughter and was the first to jump. Her parachute opened correctly but she began to spiral downward when the chute went up, but not out, Mr Swainson said. In another skydiving near miss, this time in Wiltshire, UK, a man knocked out moments after he jumped was saved by some quick-thinking friends who caught up with him and opened his parachute. A jump buddy had banged his leg on James Lee’s head, leaving him powerless to arrest his 3,800m (12,500ft) fall. His friends noticed something was wrong as his body hurtled downwards. Mr Lee regained consciousness after landing but he could not remember anything about his near-death experience. He said: ‘I’ve been skydiving for five years and this was my 1,050th jump. I’m very glad that everything unfolded how it did.’ Mr Lee intends to carry on skydiving.

Economy to grow by 2% IRELAND’S economy is to grow by more than two per cent this year. The Central Bank’s first forecast on the outlook for 2014 also warned that more work needs to be done to improve fiscal consolidation and grow employment by improving competitiveness. Gross domestic product – which measures the value of the wider economy including multinationals – is expected to grow by 2.1per cent this year and 3.2 per cent next year. Gross national product – Irishonly businesses which keep profits in the country – is expected to grow by 2.2 per cent this year and 2.5 per cent next year. The Central Bank report said Ireland needs to stick to the same stringent cost-cutting seen in the bailout to ensure ‘continued access to market financing at relatively favourable rates into the future’.

BOD’s writer quits book

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SpoRTS journalist and former procyclist paul Kimmage has resigned from his role as ghost-writer of Brian o’Driscoll’s (right) upcoming autobiography and has been replaced by Limerick Leader editor Alan English. publishers penguin Ireland confirmed the resignation in a statement in which o’Driscoll said: ‘I have enjoyed working with paul over the last few years and it is unfortunate that we cannot complete this project together.’ No explanation has been given, although tweets Kimmage posted last week hint at struggles. @paulKimmage tweeted: ‘Blessed are the meek for they shall be trampled on,’ and ‘I leave before being left. I decide – Brigitte Bardot.’

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Town infested by rodents puts the stuffed pests in a museum depicting daily life

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Rich tapestry: Stuffed gophers represent everything from a couple having tea, the museum’s foundation, hunters, poker-playing pensioners, beauticians, bands, bank robbers and much more PicTure: News Dog MeDia THEY are usually a pest – and they cost a fortune to remove. But one enterprising town in Canada found a way of making the best of its infestation of gophers... it put them in a museum. The 47 scenes lovingly recreated in Torrington’s Gopher Hole Museum depict its history and daily events. Among them are a gopher fisherman, pensioners player poker in the old folk’s home and the gopher infestation itself. Other scenes include ‘personalities’ such the cowboy Jeb who

by TARiq TAHiR listens to country and western and has an ambition to appear at the Calgary cattle stampede. Then there’s JT with his red and white scarf, depicted in the museum with his suitcase as he prepares to leave to seek his fortune in the bright lights of Vancouver. The Alberta museum was opened in 1996 and attracts 6,000 visitors each year. Photographer Raymond Walsh, who visited the attraction, said: ‘My favourite was the camp-

ground scene – it’s tough to beat a dead gopher in a bikini. ‘Most people who I’ve shown the pictures to think they’re cute, in a macabre kind of way. ‘There have been a couple of folks who think it’s disgusting, but for the most part the reaction is pretty positive.’ Fire hydrants in the town also resemble gophers and there is a 4m (12ft) statute of a rodent. As the museum states: ‘Life in Torrington is as diverse and as interesting as the gophers and humans who populate this land.’

Craziest coupe on the road MOST of us grew out of our passion for pedalling a toy car around the garden by the time we started school. Not so John Bitmead, who has created an adult version of classic children’s car the Cozy Coupe. The petrolhead, 48, his brother, Geoff, and friend Nigel Douglas spent five months converting a Daewoo Matiz into the oversized toy. ‘I love setting myself a challenge, and once I’d got the idea in my head, I was determined to see it through,’ he said. ‘We were chatting one day about how more people have probably driven a Cozy Coupe than any other kind of car – and it snowballed from there.’ He has copied every detail on the coupe from the yellow roof to glassless windows and over-sized drinks holder. It cost a total of €42,500 to build – though the standard-sized version will

by AiDAn RADnEDgE set you back about €60. The ‘toy’ runs on unleaded petrol and can go from zero to 60mph in 17 seconds. ‘We took it on the motorway once, but I’m too scared to do it again in case we cause an accident,’ Mr Bitmead added. Mr Douglas, who is managing director of Attitude Autos in Oxfordshire, where the other two work, said: ‘We tried to create our version of a classic car. ‘We saw so many of them in people’s front gardens we thought it would be great to make one for grown-ups wanting to relive their youth.’

Big boy’s toy: John Bitmead behind the wheel of his full-size Cozy Coupe with an 800cc engine, which was built around a Daewoo Matiz PicTures: caTers

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High tides to cause chaos this weekend

GARDA Commissioner Martin Callinan has dropped threatened legal action against a Dáíl watchdog over the penalty points controversy. Mr Callinan had warned the Public Accounts Committee over its plans to hear evidence from whistleblower Sgt Maurice McCabe, but he withdrew the threat after PAC agreed to hear the evidence today in private. Justice Minister Alan Shatter has asked the Garda Ombudsman to investigate claims more than 200 senior officers ‘inappropriately – and in most cases corruptly’ wiped penalty points from driving licences.

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and Strand Road and Beach Road in Sandymount may be closed due to wave overtopping. The River Tolka flood gates and defence gates on the River Dodder being put in place today will be reopened after high tides have passed. As Dublin looks ahead to a busy sporting weekend when All-ireland champions Dublin face Kerry in Croke Park on Saturday, and ireland face Scotland at Lansdowne Road on Sunday, the high tides could cause problems for fans travelling to matches. Dublin City Council has advised homeowners in possible flood areas to protect their properties. in a statement yesterday the Council warned people to stay away from sea walls and not to go close to them to take photographs.

Gates will reopen after high tides pass

Owner of Citywest Mansfield dies at 75

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HigH tides are expected to cause chaos this weekend as Dublin City Council puts measures in place to deal with possible flooding. This comes after the disruption earlier this month when the highest tide on record led the River Liffey to burst its banks. The high tides are due to start tomorrow and are set to continue until Monday, with Friday and Saturday’s early tides expected to be particularly high. Sandbags put in place at Clontarf in early January will remain, and large pumps will deal with any floods. The historic wooden bridge at Dollymount may be closed as well as car parks in Sandymount and Clontarf. The Council has said there could be possible lane closures on Victoria Quay and on Wolfe Tone Quay. This evening, the boardwalk along the quays will be closed until Monday,

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Ireland’s Rob Kearney poses with Melissa Cause for Wilson at Crumlin Children’s Hospital as the IRFU and the Donal Walsh Foundation celebration unveiled an artwork and fundraising walk

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Eight out of 10 over-50s are obese or overweight

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Dubs star’s attack in pub ‘unprovoked’ DUBLIN footballer Diarmuid Connolly (right) has been ordered to complete an anger-management course before he is sentenced for an unprovoked attack in a pub. Yesterday Judge Patrick Clyne examined updated medical reports of victim Anthony Kelly, whose eye-socket was fractured in the attack by Connolly, 25, of Collins Park, Beaumont, at McGowan’s in Phibsboro on August 6, 2012. Mr Kelly has since recovered. The case was adjourned until a date in May.

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MORE than a third of over-50s in Ireland are obese, while a further 44 per cent are overweight, a major new report on ageing has revealed. Problem drinking and reliance on multiple medications is also on the rise among older people. Despite the obvious health risks, the over-50s generally report high levels of satisfaction with quality of life and their incomes have remained stable. The findings are revealed in the latest report by The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing (Tilda), a national survey of more than 8,000 people aged 50 and over between April 2012 and January 2013. Health Minister James Reilly said he is concerned about the levels of obesity and its complications including heart disease and diabetes. The report found about one-third of the over-50s report low levels of physical activity and more than half of those aged 75 and over have arthritis. Prof Rose Anne Kenny, who heads up Tilda, said with one fifth of people aged over 65 by 2060, Tilda will assist new policy initiatives to ensure later life years can be healthy and independent.

TWO rugby players from a private school involved in a mass brawl which left a youth with a broken leg have avoided a jail term after the judge in the case said there was ‘considerable ambiguity as to who did what on the night’. Graham Bennett was injured in the row outside Rathmines club Tramco involving 20 youths, including Scott Flood Wiley, 21, of Adelaide Street, Dún Laoghaire, and Evan Lewis, 22, of Coppinger Close, Stillorgan, who had been celebrating Clongowes Wood College winning the Leinster Schools Cup on March 20, 2011.

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Gay heiress in public plea over ‘dowry’

No prison for Gay Pride Parade theft A MAN who stole more than €10,000 from the organisation which runs the annual Gay Pride Parade while he worked there as financial director has avoided jail. John Finucane, 35, of Bridgewater Quay, Islandbridge, was given a three-year suspended sentence after pleading guilty to stealing cash from the Dublin Lesbian, Gay, Bi-sexual Transgender and Queer (LGBTQ) organisation in 2011. Judge Mary Ellen Ring suspended the sentence on condition Finucane complies with probation services for 18 months.

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Eloped: Heiress Gigi Chao (right) and partner Sean Eav While Hong Kong decriminalised homosexuality in 1991, it does not legally recognise same-sex marriage. Gigi Chao, 34, added that ‘it would mean the world to me if you could just not be so terrified of her, and treat her like a normal, dignified human being’. She added: ‘I will always forgive you for thinking the way you do, because I know you think you are acting in my best interests.’ Sacha Baron Cohen, the actor behind Borat and Ali G, is reportedly working on a film inspired by the tycoon’s proposal.

We’re all getting on our bikes now

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THE lesbian daughter of a flamboyant Hong Kong property tycoon who publicly offered millions of euro to any man who could woo her into marriage has appealed to her father in an open letter to accept her for who she is. Cecil Chao made world headlines in 2012 when he tried to find a man who could successfully win his daughter Gigi Chao away from her partner by offering 500million Hong Kong dollars (€46m), an offer that a Malaysian newspaper who interviewed him last week said he has now doubled. In a letter to her father, published yesterday by two Hong Kong newspapers, Gigi Chao said she knows it is ‘difficult for you to understand, let alone accept’ how she could be romantically attracted to a woman. The tycoon made his offer after learning that his daughter had eloped with her partner Sean Eav to France, where they had a church blessing.

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THE number of people who have joined cycling clubs has quadrupled in five years. In 2008, some 5,000 people were club members, but by 2013 this had risen to 19,300. There are now 350 registered cycling clubs and the number of approved cycling events has risen from 350 in 2008 to 950 in 2013. The figures were assembled as One4All’s Bikes4Work.ie scheme reminded those who bought a taxfree bike through their employer when the scheme started in 2009 can do so again as the five-year limit is up.

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KEN ROGAN went to hear the Reform Alliance’s ideas for bright, new Ireland, only to be told ideas are the least of our problems

referendum on Blasphemy, eh? I say let’s keep it, and bring back stoning too! Then we’ll really be like the Taliban – which is how the rest of the world will see us when that Reform Alliance founds a political party on abortion policy. I went to their meeting in the RDS last Saturday. It was all about inconsequential ideas for political change. Remarkably, blasphemy didn’t come up, unless you count certain speakers distancing themselves from the pro-life party line as adopted by the 1,000 or so members of the converted who were in attendance. Preaching were Tom McGurk, Olivia O’Leary and David McWow-claims, among others, with each session opened by one of the Alliance’s political turkeys gobbling away for a minute or two. Then straight into it: What’s wrong with this great little nation? First up, the High Priestess of Common Sense, O’Leary. If Marian Finucane is the country’s mammy, O’Leary is the sterner, academic aunt. She spoke compellingly about how we had been taught tribalism and mistrust of the State in favour

of other institutions; how we needed to stop cronyism, dodgy board appointments and parish pump politics. And then she undermined her whole argument by

moaning about a ‘freeway’ that got built through her ‘beautiful locale’ of Carlow. That captures our problem in a nutshell: change is important, vital even – just not in my (or Olivia’s) back yard. Having demonstrated the casual doublethink that typifies the Irish electorate, O’Leary made way for a British philosopher and former adviser to David Cameron, who said ‘big government bad!’ and then said we could be the next Israel, entrepreneurially speaking. That made everyone feel weird. He was followed by UCC’s Jane Suiter, who at least hinted that maybe we, the voters, might just be contributing to the problem. No excrement, Sherlock. Then it was opened up to the floor, and the daft and the good had a go at the Freemasons, women (inadvertently) and at sections of the panel, for making it clear they were not fanatically pro-life. That got the biggest roar of the morning; presumably the Creighton turkey was pleased. The afternoon session (I missed the middle one) was opened by the Mathews turkey – a likeable turkey you’d have to say – before McWow-claims (pictured) took the

incinerator. Or a wind farm. reins and talked about himself, In short, the national interest is a mostly. He didn’t have much in the smashing idea as long as it doesn’t way of ideas, but that’s OK, get in my way. If that happens I’ll because here’s the thing: we don’t be needing my Michael Lowry/ need ideas. We have tons of them, and even if Healy-Rae/Willie O’Dea thank you very much. we didn’t, we could just follow Of course there is one way we somebody else’s best practice. No, could stop our politicians we don’t need ideas, but we do pandering to local interests – we need to change. Us. Not them. And could stop asking them to. if we want change, we Us. That’s something have to elect people we could do. who will deliver it. Anyway a new Us. You and me. political party Because the The national interest is will be coming truth of the a smashing idea as to a ballot slip matter is that near you. As we don’t like long as it doesn’t get in to what this change – we my way. If that happens Ned Flanderskeep refusing inspired it. Abolish the I’ll be needing my movement will Seanad? No. Healy-Rae/O’Dea call itself, God Give power of only knows. So inquiry to they’ll ask him. In committees in the the meantime, and in Dáil? No. But a light of a pro-life, anti-bigreferendum on blasphemy? That government stance, the ‘Tea Party’ we can manage. And for all our should cover it. Or maybe, ‘the cup pissing and moaning, it’s clear we of tea and scones party’. Gobbleactually like parish pump politics. gobble. And maybe these turkeys, We like being able to put the once elected, will finally vote for squeeze on our TDs, because Christmas. nobody’s going to take away my Probably not though. That really medical card or build a road in my back yard. Or a pylon. Or an isn’t how it works. @kenrogan

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THE gloves are off in The Wanted’s war of words after Dubliner Siva Kaneswaran blasted former bandmate Max George. The 2525-year-old said he was ‘disappointed’ that George had dished the dirt by citing ‘personal differences’ as the reason the band are taking a break. ‘I think we all need to talk, sit down, and discuss this as a band. And honestly, I think quite frankly, what Max did was very disappointing,’ Kaneswaran said. Meanwhile, George appeared to attempt to call a truce by insisting he was looking forward to the ‘farewell’ tour.

Miley raises cowgirl hat to Madonna

Miley Cyrus promised something special when she teamed up with Madonna and she didn’t disappoint. The 21-year-old and the veteran superstar grinded as tongue-wagging cowgirls for their MTV Unplugged duet. Miley dubbed her meeting with the pop idol, 55, as ‘pretty f***ing cool’. She added: ‘It was one of those days that was pretty easy to get out of bed. I get to perform with Madonna in bedazzled cowboy boots. I can’t really complain about anything.’ Miley also joked about celebrating in a strip club after the LA show. Meanwhile, Madge marked the moment by posting pictures of her kissing her protégé on Instagram.

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Lady Gaga just can’t keep away from her Irish monsters. monst The 27-year-old announc she is set to return announced fo for a string of dates as part of Ar her ArtRave: The Artpop Ball to The mad hatter will hit the tour. ro in October, coming to road mon Dublin on the 17th of the month par of the Irish and British as part t leg of her tour.

Hugh’s the daddy for a third time

HUGH GRANT was keeping his head down yes- tity as the father was kept secret for more terday after it emerged that he has a third love than a year. child. The actor now has another son but his iden- Anna Elisabet Eberstein, a Swedish TV producer, gave birth to the unnamed boy in September 2012. Licence and Bonded This was just three months after Grant’s No: TO 101 ex, Tinglan Hong, delivered their second child, Felix.

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‘Everyone was right all these years, saying “Hugh, why don’t you have some children? It changes your life.” ‘Now I have a child, it is life-changing. ‘I recommend it. Get some.’ The birth certificate for Grant’s third child had been left blank in the space for the father’s name until last month. It is believed Ms Eberstein is now living in west London. Grant’s previous two children, a daughter and a son, were with Ms Hong. The actor dated Elizabeth Hurley for 13 years before they split in 2000. He had earlier weathered the scandal of his arrest with a prostitute in Los Angeles. The socialite Jemima Khan, who was in a relationship with Grant from 2004 to 2007, refused to comment when asked about the revelation yesterday. The couple had reportedly separated because the Love Actually star suffered from ‘commitment phobia’. Recently, Grant gave evidence at the Leveson inquiry and has pushed for tougher privacy laws. He is a board member of the campaign group Hacked Off.

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Taylor Swift’s disappointing week took a rather surreal turn when she was ‘beaten up’ by a character from the Street Fighter computer game. The 24-year-old’s headbanging performance at the Grammys has been featured in a parody video which sees the character Ryu kick her repeatedly in the face. It is the second blow in a week for the crooner who mistakenly thought she had won an award at the ceremony in LA.

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Minnie Driver appears to be creating her own celebrity diet craze of hate-etarianism after saying she will only eat animals she dislikes. The 43-yearold Good Will Hunting actress explained: ‘I went to a farm school. I used to have a pig. So I can’t eat pigs. And I like lambs, so I can’t eat them. And I used to have to milk cows, so I can’t eat cows. But I don’t mind if anybody else does. And I hate turkeys, so I eat them.’

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ANS have told Katy B they enjoy making love to her tunes – so they’ll have a treat in store when she unveils new album Little Red in time for Valentine’s Day. But while others are getting frisky, the 5am hit-maker has admitted she’s unlikely to see any action on the night of February 14. ‘It would be my dream to have someone whisk me off to Paris. But that has never happened, unfortunately,’ the singer wistfully confided to me. Katy, 24, admitted she is a romantic who ‘loves things like roses and someone telling me they love me’. But with nobody begging her to be their Valentine, she has vowed not to let her single status stand in her way. ‘I’ll treat myself,’ she said. ‘I’ll take myself to a spa day or something and then have dinner with another single

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friend. I don’t need to rely on anyone and then be disappointed.’ While Katy may have to take her followers’ word for it for now, she said being told her tunes act as an aphrodisiac is ‘one of the biggest compliments’ she’s had. And it’s not only in the bedroom that listening to her music gets people’s blood pumping. ‘I like it when people tell me they listen to my music at the gym. My music has got that energy,’ she said. The Brit School graduate still found time to watch Celebrity Big Brother – and was intrigued to hear Dappy admit he had leaked a naked photo of himself to boost record sales. The south London native confessed her admiration... but said she wouldn’t pull such a stunt herself.

‘I think it’s amazing that he did that and he’s a clever dude. But, um, I don’t think it would help me somehow,’ she laughed, before speculating that the rapper’s manhood might not be all it seemed. ‘Did he say that he Photoshopped it at

one point? I heard a rumour about that,’ she said. Katy B’s new single Crying For No Reason is available now and Little Red will be released on February 10.

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Diving deep for €60billion treasure trove

A DIVER explores the waters of the world’s deepest lake searching for a €60billion stash of royal gold. He is on the look-out for 1,600 tonnes of treasure thought to have spilled into Lake Baikal, Siberia almost 100 years ago. The hoard, named ‘Kolchak’s gold’ after the admiral who led White Army forces loyal to Tsar Nicholas II, is thought to have been on

a train that derailed into the lake. Another theory was his troops perished in temperatures of -60C (-76F) as they carried the haul across the frozen lake and the treasure sank. Photographer Andrey Nekrasov, 42, has accompanied divers searching for the gold. ‘Divers are romantic people and stories of hidden treasures are always very popular,’ he said.

Trierweiler ‘is ridiculed’ by Hollande by DaNIEL BINNS

FRENCH president François Hollande has been joking with aides about his ex-lover’s emotional reaction to being kicked out of his palace, it was claimed yesterday. The 59-year-old is said to have been amused after Valérie Trierweiler packed her bags and tweeted she would ‘never forget the staff’s devotion nor emotion at the point of departure’. The president – who effectively sacked his first lady after he was caught cheating on her – allegedly quipped that if staff were ‘overcome with emotion’ they should seek his counsel. The comments, reported by investigative weekly Canard Enchainé, came as Mr Hollande’s team seemingly tried to erase the memory of Ms Trierweiler. In an operation compared in France with the likes of Soviet-era Russia, they have removed all references to her – including 130 photos – from the Élysée

Diving for gold: A frogman examines the remains of a wreck in Lake Baikal in Siberia Picture: Barcroft Media

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A RARE snowstorm has left thousands in America’s Deep South frozen in their tracks with schoolchildren having to camp out with teachers on buses and commuters abandoning cars to seek shelter in churches, fire stations and even grocery stores. The National Guard has sent military Humvees on to Atlanta’s blocked roads in an attempt to move stranded school buses and get food to people.

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Separation: Hollande and Trierweiler Palace’s official website. Meanwhile, Ms Trierweiler – who previously compared discovering Mr Hollande’s affair with ‘being hit by a train’ – has been mixing her metaphors as she keeps herself in the spotlight. The ex-political journalist, 48, who remains on the staff of Paris Match, said that learning of her partner’s infidelity had been like ‘falling from a skyscraper’. Mr Hollande is expected to remain a ‘bachelor president’ for now, keeping his relationship with actress Julie Gayet, 41, outside the Élysée.

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Snowden in line for wallender creator Nobel peace prize told he has cancer

Norway: Edward Snowden has been nominated for this year’s Nobel peace prize. The National Security Agency whistleblower’s actions led to policy changes that ‘contributed to a more stable and peaceful world order’, his proposers said. The 30-year-old will be one of scores of names to be considered for the award.

SwEDEN: Prolific crime writer Henning Mankell revealed yesterday that he has been diagnosed with cancer. The 65year-old creator of mystery novel hero Kurt Wallender wrote on his website: ‘I had one tumour in the back of my neck and one in my left lung. The cancer could also have spread to other parts of my body.’

20 al-Jazeera reporters on terrorism charges EGyPT: Some 20 journalists from the Al-Jazeera TV network have been sent for trial on terrorism charges. Chief prosecutor said 16 Egyptians are accused of joining the Muslim Brotherhood, declared a terrorist organisation in December, while an Australian, a Dutch citizen, and two Britons are accused of promoting false news benefiting the terrorist group.

Father’s grief as two Man offers wife job of his sextuplets die as his housekeeper PaKISTaN: Two baby girls who were among sextuplets have died. They had a severe infection, their father Abdur Rahman Wazir said. ‘We decided to celebrate the birth of six children but God took two of our babies from us,’ he said. Their mother gave birth to two boys and four girls after going for a check-up in a clinic in Waziristan on Friday.

UK: A millionaire’s wife who was asked to stay on as his housekeeper when he moved his new lover into their home was yesterday handed a €7.25million payout. The woman, in her 50s, said she found the offer by her husband of nearly 20 years ‘very demeaning’, so she began a legal challenge for a share of a €16million ‘kitty’.

and finally... VaTICaN CITy: Pope Francis is depicted as ‘Superpope’ in a painting on the side of a building with his white cape and cross blowing in the breeze and carrying a case bearing the word ‘valores’, Spanish for values.

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Did our bad taste in music cause the Celtic Tiger to implode?

ews has reached me that people are actually queueing to buy tickets for Garth Brooks. In the rain. At 3.45am in the morning. For Garth Brooks. Yes, they are paying actual money to hear him sing. It’s things like that that make me wonder if all the historical misfortunes that have befallen our country – from Dermot McMurrough up to the implosion of the Celtic Tiger – are actually completely deserved. Traumatised music fan ■ why do Irish people put up with such horrible weather? In the likes of Greece and spain, they would be out on the streets protesting, burning down the Met Office. But not here in Ireland, oh no. sure, we complain amongst ourselves, but do you think we’d lift a finger to actually do anything about it? we get the weather we deserve. Mr Cranky, Dublin 7

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■ Jaysus, sienna Miller moves quick, doesn’t she? As far as I can remember she had Jude Law after some friend of Kate Moss. Now we hear through the latest hacking trial revelations she allegedly moved onto Daniel Craig and later jumped into bed with married Balthazar Getty. what a gal. Guilty Pleasures fan ■ why do so many women assume that if a man offers a lady his seat on public transport, he thinks she is pregnant? Believe it or not, some of us just have manners. Tommy

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gOOD On yA ● Thanks to the man working the barrier in Connolly Station on Friday evening. You had my ticket for the 18.05 train to Longford and let me through the barriers. I was running so fast when you handed it to me, I forgot to thank you. Amy, Dublin ● I would like to thank the person who posted my lost bus pass back to me. You are so kind. Deirdre, Stillorgan ● Got on the 8.30 Dart in Greystones yesterday morning like a drowned rat. Driver sees me and promptly offers to hang my coat up in the cab to dry out. What a star! Thanks for the act of kindness, it is much appreciated! Anthony, Wicklow

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You’re tired? My super-commute starts at 3.30am

AS YOU sit on the train or nod off on the bus during the 40-minute ride that seems to last an eternity, spare a thought for Gary Egan. While most of us are tucked up in bed, the 46-year-old is getting ready to begin his six-hour round-trip to work. The father of two sets his alarm for 3.30am to set off from South Wales to his job as head of production for Rocket Graphics in Watford. He clocks up 160,000km (99,400 miles) but said it was ‘absolutely worth the gruelling commute’. Mr Egan added: ‘The industry I work in is quite narrow and there just aren’t the same job opportunities in Wales for me as there are in London. ‘I can’t say it wouldn’t be nice to get a job that was closer to home, but at the moment that it just not possible and I am very happy where I am.’

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It costs €1,100 a month in diesel and tolls of more than €2,000 a year. Mr Egan has clocked up 590km (366 miles) each day for the past 18 months on his new Renault Clio, which he chose for its fuel efficiency. He stayed in Porthcawl after longterm partner landed a job with South Wales Police. Despite her occasionally having to call him to make sure he has not nodded off, Mr Egan said he would not want to swap his life in Wales. ‘I like to run at the weekend – and within five minutes of my leaving my front door, I am running alongside the beach and the sea,’ he said. How long is your commute? Tell mail@metroherald.ie, @metrohnews or Facebook.com/metroherald

n A SCHOOLTEACHER was arrested for neglect of animals after at least 300 living and dead pythons were found in plastic bins inside his stench-filled suburban home in California. Snakes, mice and rats were found during the search after complaints about the rotten smell. William Buchman, 53, lives alone.

Early start: Gary Egan gets out of bed before dawn for his gruelling journey Pictures: Mercury

Breakthrough for nut allergies

CHILDREN can be protected from the dangerous effects of peanut allergy by slowly building up their tolerance, research has shown. After six months of the therapy, up to 90 per cent of allergic children taking part in a study could safely eat five peanuts a day. Peanut allergy, which affects one in 50 children, can lead to anaphylactic shock – a potentially fatal immune reaction. It is the most common cause of deaths due to food allergies. The STOP II trial, the largest of its kind worldwide, involved 99 young people aged seven to 16, consuming carefully measured doses of peanut protein. Prevention: Peanut study

A MAN has told an inquiry into church-run homes he deliberately wet himself to dissuade sexual abusers from ‘dropping the hand’ while he was in bed. As a boy in the 1950s he lived at St Joseph’s in Termonbacca, Derry, run by the Sisters of Nazareth order of Catholic nuns, after being abandoned by his parents. The child told how he was placed in a dormitory full of youngsters crying for their mothers and would join in. ‘I used to join in crying. I hadn’t a clue what mammy meant,’ he recalled. The former resident complained about his treatment to a cleric after leaving the home, but was told: ‘You must never speak about this, you and the other orphans are the product of an evil and satanic relationship.’ The treatment of children in church-run residential homes is a key concern of the investigation being held in Co Down.

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Life television WHAt I’m WAtCHINg nick helm houSe of foolS

Vic & Bob are one of the reasons I started doing comedy. The Smell Of Reeves And Mortimer is one of the best pieces of TV comedy ever made. House Of Fools takes what they do and puts it into a new context and makes it different, funny and fresh.

borgen tg4, 11pm This Danish West Wing, already a global hit among a wave of gloomy Scandinavian dramas, begins with political leader Birgitte Nyborg (Sidse Babett Knudsen, pictured) changing her campaign strategy just three days before an election. Meanwhile sensitive information about the prime minister is leaked and spin doctor Kasper Juul (Pilou Asbæk) and TV journalist Katrine Fonsmark (Birgitte Hjort Sorensen) receive some shocking news.

breaking bad

I discovered this much overlooked little show on DVD recently and thought I’d give it a bit of a plug and send some love its way. If you haven’t seen it, you really should. It is addictive family fun.

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film of the day Mercury rising, Tv3, 9pM In this action thriller, based on Ryne Douglas Peardon’s novel Simple Simon, Bruce Willis is FBI agent Art Jeffries tasked to protect a nine-year-old autistic savant, Simon (Miko Hughes, pictured with Willis), who cracks a government code hidden in a puzzle magazine. Simon contacts the magazine looking for his prize, setting off an alert at the National Security Agency, whose chief Nicholas Kudrow (Alec Baldwin), sends in an assassin. After Simon’s parents are killed, he goes on the run with Jeffries. Settle down, put your brain on standby and enjoy the ride.

the good wife more4, 9pm It’s all go for Alicia Florrick (Julianna margulies, right) as she hits the ground running for this turbo-charged season five opener to the slick lawyers-with-souls drama series. Hubby peter (Chris Noth) is now state governor, making Alicia the First Lady. All well and good, but on the work front she’s battling to save a man strapped to the execution table, while a woman on a tablet screen wheels around the office on a pole, punctuating the drama like a Shakespearean fool for the igeneration.

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A chill wind howls through the opener of the final case of the current series as we watch Jack punching the lights out of a prop in a boxing ring, while outdoors, pouring rain exposes a corpse lying in a freshly-dug grave. Cheery stuff. But then Ashley Walters guesting as straight-talking DI Carter, arrives. As for Jack, his problems are only just beginning...

it’s a bumper night for legal-eagle drama fans as we return to the third series charting the schemes and dreams of the operators at new york law firm pearson Hardman. The bromance between ambitious Harvey (gabriel Macht) and maverick charmer Mike (patrick J Adams) has hit the rocks, with much moody pouting and accusations of betrayal.

I love cooking shows and my favourite is ning Rick Stein. I like learning about the places he goes to as well as the food. I get passionate when I watch The Great British Menu, too – I look forward to it every year and run home afterr gigs ch it before I so I can watch go to bed.

my faVourite tV character

I always liked Red Dwarf and grew up thinking Chris Barrie as Rimmer (below right) was just the best sitcom character. Red Dwarf gets overlooked a lot as a long-running sitcom and Barrie has always been one of my favourite TV actors. Sharon Lougher Nick Helm stars in BBC3 comedy Uncle,

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Spring/ summer 2014 has Lorna Weightman excited about short sleeves, floral patterns and mellow shades

anuary is finally drawing to a close, sale stock is depleting, and spring is just about to come into bloom. Thank goodness. It’s this time of year when I rejoice at the sight of pastels, short sleeves and sandals on shop floors, and begin to think about my annual sun holiday. Spring/summer 2014 is one of the most eclectic seasons in the fashion world to date, with trends and inspiration in abundance stemming from the world’s greatest design houses. I’ve spent the last number of months researching what we can expect from this season, and in particular what pieces we simply must invest in to keep our wardrobes in tune with the catwalk. Without putting a dampener on all things summer, I will point out the obvious – that our weather is not always conducive to shorts and T-shirts, so be cautious when stocking your wardrobe. I tend to stick to a few simple rules when shopping for spring/summer. First, remember that layers are your best friend. Lightweight knits, cotton tops and blouses can all be layered under blazers and jackets, depending on the weather. Secondly, colour is a must and the palette this season is one full of the sweetest shades. and lastly, accessorise,

Prices TBC, New Look Topshop Unique pic, Price TBC Lace Coat €130, Lace Skirt €72 & Top TBC, Warehouse accessorise, accessorise. So with those guidelines in mind, what trends also require our attention? We always associate floral prints with summer, and thankfully this season is no different. Designers such as Peter Pilotto and Erdem have long pioneered prints of all guises on the catwalk, across all kinds of shapes and silhouettes. But there’s just something special about a floral motif that we all love come spring. an easy way to introduce such a print to your look is by keeping it to one piece, like a top or trousers.

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Collections from new Look, Bastyan and Warehouse focus on separates, which can be styled with block colours, keeping the look on trend but practical. If, however, you are a bit more adventurous, try the head-to-toe look as seen at Carven and Marni. and, if florals are not for you, there are plenty of polka dots, stripes and digital prints to play with. Sticking with all things girly, the fashion rainbow is certainly sweet in 2014. Mellow shades such as lemon, mint, aquamarine and candyfloss pink are currently in favour at Burberry and Dior, but my personal favourite was Topshop unique. This is not only because I saw the collection first hand as Jourdan Dunn stomped down the catwalk to summer sounds such as Papua new Guinea by The Future Sound Of London, but

simply because it represented summer impeccably, impeccably with bohemian-inspired styling in billowing maxi dresses, jumpsuits billo and wide-legged trousers. Designers are opting for fuller styles this year, as seen in the new midi-length skirt, which I think will work as a nice alternative to a dress if you have weddings or other special occasions coming up this year. The longer length and fuller shape works with cropped tops and knits, as well as with blouses tucked in, and accessorised with a belt to cinch in the waist and give a nod to the 1950s. all you’ll need is the headscarf and you can embrace your inner audrey Hepburn.

Previous page: Look out for these items coming in the next few months; Crop top €44, skirt €56, bag €44, sandals €56, all Oasis; Far left: Peter Pilotto Mira dress, €995, Brown Thomas; Centre: JW Anderson skirt, €580, Brown Thomas; Left: Carven Coat, €690, Brown Thomas

City University researchers Mark Hughes, Bobby Pringle and Oisín Mac Fearaí have created a clever little app that makes it easy to track down the clothes you admire – and more affordable alternatives. Whether it’s a celeb in a magazine or a stylish passer-by, all you have to do is take a pic and the app will search more than 550 high-street stores to find similar clothes, shoes or accessories. Retailers covered include River Island, Phase Eight, Miss Selfridges, UGG, Jimmy Choo, Ollie & Nic and Christian Louboutin. The app is available for free download on iOS and Android.

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Feeling positively balmy

hether you consider body moisturising to be functional or pampering, there are some beautiful formulas out there that will leave your skin conditioned. What winter skin needs most is respite from the mix of hot and cold atmospheres. So, until spring evens things out, arm yourself with the best body defenders. Although it’s the very thing you crave, a hot bath can strip the skin of oils, so make sure you replenish afterwards and cocoon your body in a balm before bed so it sinks in overnight. Melvita Apicosma Ultra-Nourishing Body Balm (€28) is 11 per cent butters and oils and also contains a three-honey complex and royal jelly, ideal for very dry skin. If your skin is dry and sensitive, omega-packed La Roche-Posay Lipikar Baume AP (€12.75) takes itches away. Formulated to repair tissue damage, African Botanics Marula Intense Skin Repair Body Balm (€49) helps to repair inflammation and calm sore and tight skin. the high dose of botanical ingredients can also help heal broken and inflamed areas.

Beauty blogger Jane Cunningham picks the best winter body hydrators the more fluid nature of lotions make them a better morning option so you can get dressed quickly without having to wait for the ingredients to sink in. Avène Cold Cream Body Lotion (€19.99) has all the hydrating intensity of a cold cream but it comes in a more manageable liquid formula. Oatmeal has long been used as a remedy for dry and irritated skin thanks to its anti-inflammatory compounds. Using calming, oat oil-based ingredients, Aveeno Daily Moisturising Lotion (€10.69) tackles extra-dry skin with no stickiness, while Lavera Basis Body Moisturising Lotion (€11) has soothing aloe vera to take away any stinging sensations. It’s good to keep a balm in your bag or desk drawer for instant relief. Pocket-size Lanolips 101 Ointment (€15.29) contains ultra-hydrating medical-grade lanolin and can be used on lips, face or dry patches anywhere on the body.

cLObbER bLOggER Metro Life is taking style advice from the people who really know their stuff, with a rotating panel of bloggers giving their top style tips. This week it’s the turn of Cillian O’Connor

OUld you wear something that collaborating with humberto leon and Carol lim of Opening Ceremony on a smart bracelet. made you look like a cyborg? elsewhere, Apple has poached Angela Ahrendts, tech and fashion enthusiasts alike are heralding the new age of former CeO of global superbrand Burberry and Paul deneve, former CeO of French fashion wearable technology, an era in house Yves Saint laurent to head up so-called which wristbands monitor our sleep, watches let ‘special projects’ – code that read code for us know who’s calling our smartphone, and wearable tech? computerised glasses give us It’s an exciting, burgeoning space, and directions from A to B, right there best is certainly yet to come. Still, before our eyes (Google early adopters can get their fix today Glass, anyone?). ever since Sony blazed gadgets like the Pebble, a sleek Up until now, most with smartwatch available in five colours the trail with the launch of gadgets have been and a steel finish, the Nike+ the Walkman, product FuelBand, an understated wristband designers have been received as that tracks your activity and racking their brains decidedly more monitors your fitness, and the over how best to marry Jawbone Up, an even more subtle next-level functionality geek than chic wristband that lets you know if you got with fashion. But up a good night’s sleep. until now, most gadgets have malemode.com been received as decidedly more geek than chic. earlier this month at the International Consumer electronics Show in las Vegas, however, news broke that soon brands might be offering wearable tech that’s actually wearable, with computing giant Intel announcing that it’s

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outing the love cheat Psychologist Martyn Stewart names and shames ‘types’ of love rats in an effort to explain why they break hearts in his book Why Men Really Cheat

adies, if he’s a Lad’s Lad or a disdainer, stay away Wouldn’t it be great if we recognised a love rat before falling for them? Psychologist Martyn stewart’s new book, Why Men Really Cheat, seeks to answer that million-dollar question with a mix of case studies, analysis and geek theory. We’re introduced to male types – The Opportunist, The enigma and The swinger (not that sort) – through a series of anonymous case studies, before being thrown into some algorithms and equations that work out the personality types most likely to cheat and why. The conclusions are varied – seeking recognition that they are ‘somebody’, a fear of missing out and having compulsive drives that require immediate gratification. Technology makes cheating easier and, as stewart points out: ‘Our society is built on ease. its aim is to satiate selfish needs.’ Part Cosmo, part Tomorrow’s World, the book concludes with five types to avoid. They include The Lad’s Lad (easily swayed, easily drunk and easily cheating); The Manipulator (calculating and secretive); The stupid Mistake (acts first, thinks later); The disdainer (a misogynist lacking patience or empathy – except when he’s texting other girls) and The Opportunist (carefree, hedonistic and grabber of life’s chances – and girls’ numbers). But of the 27 character types, i couldn’t find one i suited. Your man’s ‘type’ is decided by a complex formula called BeT – brain type, environment and thought process.

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For The Visitors, her first novel since 2005’s the landscape of love, sally Beauman has taken a trip back in time to egypt in 1922, just as howard Carter is about to discover the tomb of tutankhamun. the story moves between central character lucy as a child bystander recuperating from typhoid and as an old lady in 2002 london, looking back at the momentous events. Fusing historical fact with dollops of fiction, the book is an engrossing epic that wears its research lightly. it focuses on the stories of lost, gawky lucy and her american friend Frances as they stumble on adult secrets whose meanings they aren’t equipped to unravel. the backdrop of the curse of tutankhamun adds a dark dimension of historical intrigue to a page-turning tale.

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i fitted, at last count, 15 of them, including Lad’s Lad, Metrosexual, Mr secure and Chameleon. i’ve cheated before. as a teenager, i was hopeless with women and then one day, i was suddenly no longer weedy or geeky. every time a hot girl approached me, something inside me shrieked: ‘Go on, kiss her.’ it was purely because i could. i wasn’t mature enough to say ‘no’ then, but now, aged 30 and in a fiveyear relationship, i am. stewart interviewed 547 chaps in gym changing rooms and pubs, drawing inspiration from lab rats and cheating rats such as ‘Brian’, who s**gs around on business trips. While it’s interesting, it can also make your head spin with claim and counterclaim – rather like being in an infidelity break-up itself.

The Strangler Vine, the debut novel from historian Miranda Carter, is an adventure mystery set in india in 1837. it follows east india Company officer William avery on a mission with the mysterious Jeremiah Blake to find poet Xavier Mountstuart, who has gone missing while attempting to discover the secret of the thugs. this sinister cult of Kali-worshippers befriend travellers before strangling them. intelligent, extensively researched and packed with period detail, the book evokes both the attitudes of the British colonials and the india of the period. after a good start it flatlines a bit, not quite matching up to its initial premise as a fast-paced adventure mystery, but it’s an imaginative read.

Most men are not wired to cheat, though, says psychologist dr Karen sherman. ‘Circumstances at home could be difficult and they could end up sharing many hours with a coworker who happens to be female,’ she says. ‘Other explanations include feeling inadequate so the affair fulfils a sense of neediness and this fantasy situation means he feels less diminished than he feels at home.’ stewart also recounts six types of ‘appealing’ men who are surrounded by the same insecurities as their peers, but are not as afflicted by them. Ladies, you simply need to know what type to look out for. Why Men Really Cheat by Martyn Stewart (Troubador) is out now.

Katharine Grant has written many titles for children but Sedition, her first adult novel, is a sly, witty, deliciously knowing treat set in late 18th-century london, with a backdrop of the social turmoil provoked by the French Revolution. a group of City gentlemen plot to make their not-so-gorgeous daughters marriageable by engaging a Frenchman to teach them to play the new-fangled pianoforte for a concert. a parallel plotline sees the piano teacher attempt to have his wicked way with each of the girls. the relationship between disfigured annie, daughter of the piano dealer, and alethea, the seditious element among the five women, is the most intriguing development in this fascinating debut.

To The Pines by Tom Abbott i’m a new convert to the e-reader but one advantage is the near limitless access to self-published works. it’s a risk, of course, but to the Pines is a brave and powerful work by an assured writer. set in Prohibitionera east tennessee, this menacing tale has echoes of Faulkner. A Is For Angelica by Iain Broome this is a brilliant, dark comedy, with beautiful moments of pathos. it concerns the daily life of Gordon Kingdom, a rather fussy and repressed little man who we cannot help but like. Gordon has a problem at home that he can’t quite face – so he looks outwards, spying on his neighbours, keeping meticulous notes. never again will i see a twitching curtain in quite the same way. Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut i’m not sure how i left this one for so long – it had been recommended to me more times than i could count. Vonnegut’s classic semiautobiographical take on World War ii and the Dresden bombings is a satirical masterpiece. and with aliens, too. For my money – it’s the perfect novel. The Shock Of The Fall by Nathan Filer (HarperCollins) is winner of the Costa Award 2013. www.costabookawards.com

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England must ‘deliver goods’ in Paris opener

RÁS ROuTE’S Mix Of cLiMbS AnD fLAT TO SuiT ALL-ROunDERS THE An Post Rás 2014 route was announced yesterday, comprising eight challenging stages over 1,260 kilometres and 36 categorised climbs. The 2014 edition of the race will travel anticlockwise around Ireland, beginning in Dunboyne on Sunday, May 18, and featuring stage end finishes in Roscommon, Lisdoonvarna, Charleville, Cahirciveen, Clonakilty, Carrick on Suir, Baltinglass and Skerries. The race profile strikes a balance between flat fast roads and tough climbs, with five category one mountains and five category two ascents to shake up the peloton. Race organiser Tony Campbell said: ‘It is more or less one for a good, hard strong rider, the strong all-rounder.’

Saddle up: Former An Post rider Ronan McLaughlin (centre) launched the Rás with fellow Irish riders Roger Aiken (right) and Connor McConvey Picture: SPortSfile

Murray says pressure is on to get off the bench

by DAnny HOgAn

Conor Murray insists there is still a fierce battle for Ireland’s rBS Six nations scrum-half berth, despite Eoin reddan’s calf strain. Leinster half-back reddan is rated ‘highly doubtful’ for Ireland’s championship opener against Scotland in Dublin on Sunday by team manager Michael Kearney. Ireland boss Joe Schmidt has recalled Leinster scrum-half Isaac Boss into his squad, and also has Connacht’s Kieran Marmion available if required.

against Scotland. We’d like to think we know a bit about him, but that doesn’t make it any easier to stop him so we’ve got to be focused.’ Cardiff’s Munster-bound loose forward robin Copeland has kept his place in Ireland’s training squad after impressing in last weekend’s 14-8 Wolfhounds victory over England Saxons at Kingsholm. Murray hailed the back-rower as a good signing for Munster for next term, but also someone who could force his way into Six nations action this term. Head coach Schmidt is expected to

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‘There are three or four players vying for each position, so I’m just trying to look after my corner’ Should reddan miss out, Murray will be expected to start on Sunday, but the Munster half-back rejected any notion of an easy passage into the number nine shirt. Scotching talk reddan’s injury would clear the way for him to start, Murray said: ‘no, definitely not, it’s exactly the same pressure as before. ‘Bossy’s there and Kieran Marmion is knocking around as well, so I’m just trying to focus on my own game and make sure I’m as sharp as I can be so I’m ready to go if I get the nod. ‘There are three or four players vying for each position, so I’m just trying to look after my own corner and make sure I can give everything I can.’ Murray expects Scotland counterpart Greig Laidlaw to set the tempo for Scott Johnson’s side in Dublin. admitting Ireland must shut down the Edinburgh playmaker and goal-kicker, Murray said: ‘I rate him highly as a player, he’s the focal point of their team, he drives a lot of their plays. ‘I’ve played against him quite a bit against Edinburgh and a couple of times

start Chris Henry at openside flanker in place of the injured Sean o’Brien. That frees up a loose forward slot on the bench, and Murray sees no reason why Copeland cannot fit that bill. ‘I’ve had a few chats to him since he’s been in camp,’ said Murray. ‘He’s picked up three man-of-the-match awards for Cardiff in the Heineken Cup group stages which is unbelievable. ‘and up close he’s a real athlete, a powerful player and he seems to be a natural footballer. It’s a good signing for Munster.’ Murray admitted Ireland have pored over their last-gasp 24-22 defeat to new Zealand from november in analysis, in a bid to stamp out little errors that cost them victory in cruel fashion. Keen not to linger on that all Blacks epic, the 24-year-old British Lion said: ‘That consistency element has definitely been a topic of discussion for a long time in our camp now. We’ve looked at that game in detail, identified areas where we could have improved, and we’ve got to take that forward now.’

CHrIS roBSHaW says England have to hit the ground running against France in Paris on Saturday in their Six nations opener. Just 20 games remain until next year’s World Cup on English soil and while uncapped duo Jack nowell and Luther Burrell will be blooded this weekend, England captain robshaw feels the time for rebuilding is over. Two years ago, Stuart Lancaster was only an interim head coach as England took a dramatic 24-22 win at the Stade de France. robshaw insists this weekend’s result will carry far greater significance. ‘There is more pressure on us this time and we expect from each other,’ he said.

Priestland’s not rushing future plans SCARLETS flyhalf Rhys Priestland admits he does not know where he will playing rugby next season. The 27-yearold is thought to be one of the current Wales internationals offered contracts. Captain Sam Warburton has signed a three-year deal with the Welsh Rugby Union but Priestland (pictured), who reclaims the No.10 shirt for Saturday’s Six Nations opener with Italy, is keeping his options open. ‘I don’t know all the facts so it’s hard to make a fully informed decision,’ he said. ‘I have the Six Nations to concentrate on, so I can take my mind off the situation. ‘I think it would be better if I stayed in Wales but nothing is set in stone yet.’

Scotland all set to go the whole Hogg High standards: Conor Murray says it won’t be a shoe-in if he’s called up for Ireland’s Six Nation’s clash with Scotland Picture: inPho

SCOTLAND head coach Scott Johnson believes full-back Stuart Hogg has timed his return to form perfectly as the Dark Blues gear up for their Six Nations opener against Ireland. Glasgow back Hogg makes his first appearance for the Scots since last year’s competition in Dublin on Sunday. Johnson said: ‘Some people take a while after a Lions tour to get back in the swing of things. Stuart has taken a wee while to find his feet. He had time off and has come back into form. He’s buoyed by that and so are we.’

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Champion: Mickelson is struggling with a back injury

Mickelson still undecided over Phoenix defence

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Manuel’s men make light work of Tottenham again pREMiER LEAGuE TOTTENHAM.........................1 MANCHESTER CITy..............5 by niCK METCALFE

GOLF Phil Mickelson’s title defence at

this week’s Phoenix Open remains in doubt following his withdrawal from the Farmers Insurance Open because of a back injury. Mickelson, 43, made the halfway cut at Torrey Pines but was forced to pull out of the event before the start of last Saturday’s third round. ‘If it was any other tournament I’d skip it, but I’m defending, it’s my second hometown and I love the event,’ said the Open champion. ‘I’ll have a light practice session and if it goes well I may try to play. I’m itching to play, but I have to look at the big picture. I have a number of tournaments I want to play and play well this year, including the majors.’

MANCHESTER CITY sent out an ominous title warning to their rivals as they moved to the top of the Premier League with a fine win in north London. City may have enjoyed some good fortune last night but their class was indisputable as they moved a point clear of Arsenal, and three clear of Chelsea. Sergio Aguero had already struck a post early on in the game before he put City into a 15th-minute lead. David Silva delightfully put the Ar-

8 Times now that City have

McIlroy to take home £1.5m for his tee

scored five or more goals in a single game this season

GOLF The winner of the 25th Dubai

Desert Classic will walk away with £250,000 for their week’s work, but might still be casting envious glances at one of their beaten rivals. That’s because while the tournament prize pool is a total of £1.5million, the same amount is also on offer for a hole-in-one on the 17th hole at Emirates Golf Club. Rory McIlroy will not shy away from taking a shot at the green, even if he is in contention for a second Desert Classic victory. ‘If I’ve got the right wind on the 17th… especially off the back tee, I’ll go for it,’ he said.

40 Age of Eric Boullier, who has joined McLaren in the new role of racing director. The Frenchman moves to the Woking-based marque after quitting his job as Lotus team principal last week. Wolff hints at more ‘double points’ talks

FORMuLA OnE

Mercedes motorsport boss Toto Wolff has revealed the furious public backlash to the double-points system for the final grand prix of the year is set to prompt further talks. The dominance of Sebastian Vettel and Red Bull resulted in the ushering in of the controversial new rule. Wolff (pictured) said: ‘Obviously the s***storm we got was something not expected. Ninety-nine per cent of our fans – and this is what counts – told us it was the wrong move, so perhaps it is something to revisit.’

Raining goals: City players celebrate with Yaya Toure after he scored a penalty last night

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gentinian through and Aguero cleverly slid a low shot beyond Hugo Lloris. Spurs slowly improved and there was one contentious moment when Christian Eriksen’s free-kick was turned in by Michael Dawson, only for the goal to be ruled out for offside. Aguero went off just before halftime with what appeared to be a hamstring injury – a concern for City ahead of Monday’s clash with Chelsea – and was replaced by Stevan Jovetic. Six minutes after the break, last man Danny Rose was adjudged to have fouled Edin Dzeko – replays showed he may have won the ball – and was sent off, with Yaya Toure converting the penalty. Dzeko scored a third for the visitors, Etienne Capoue scrambled one back for Spurs before Jovetic and Vincent Kompany applied the gloss for rampant City.

TRAnsFER TALK

Gunners close in on £33m Draxler swoop ARSENAL are in advanced talks with Schalke over the potential £33million signing of Julian Draxler and could complete a deal to sign him in the next 48 hours. A high level delegation have flown to Germany in an effort to push the transfer for the

attacking midfielder (pictured) through before tomorrow’s deadline. Meanwhile, Arsenal and Manchester United target Antoine Griezmann admits he is unlikely to move before the transfer deadline and wants to see out the season at Real Sociedad.

u PSG are unhappy about Manchester City and Arsenal’s reported interest in Blaise Matuidi. Asked if he feared an approach from City, PSG President’ Nasser Al-Khelaifi said: ‘No. Because they know we will come into conflict. And we will contact their players.’ u LEWIS HOLTBy wants to leave Tottenham before the transfer deadline, his agent has confirmed. u ToTTENhAM midfielder Paulinho admits he is flattered by reports linking him to Real Madrid but insists he is happy at White hart Lane.

Cottagers chase hit-man Kostas FULHAM could be about to pull off one of the coups of the transfer window, with reports claiming they are in advanced talks with Kostas Mitroglou. The Cottagers are said to be closing in on an £11million deal for the Olympiakos striker (pictured). If he does arrive, Dimitar Berbatov could leave – possibly heading back to Spurs.

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Clincher: Benteke

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Ben’s pen earns spoils in Villa thriller ChRIsTIAn BEnTEKE settled a classic midlands derby at Villa Park. The striker slotted home a 64thminute penalty, conceded by diego Lugano for a foul on the Belgian, as Villa moved eight points clear of the relegation zone. West Brom were 2-0 up after nine minutes thanks to a Chris

ASToN ViLLA .................................4 WEST BRoM .................................. 3 Brunt screamer and a Fabian delph own goal. however, three minutes later Andreas Weimann smashed in to give Villa hope and Leandro Bacuna

Chelsea left frustrated as Hammers stand firm

levelled by converting matthew Lowton’s cross. delph drilled in a stunning 20-yarder to put Villa in front but Youssouf mulumbu restored parity just before the break with a cool finish. Benteke’s spot-kick sealed the win, though, capping a huge performance by the once-coveted forward. piCture: reuters

Ward-prowse sure shaw will stay at saints LUKE SHAW has no intention of leaving Southampton this month, according to his team-mate James Ward-Prowse. Shaw, 18, (pictured) has been linked with Chelsea and Manchester United, but speaking after Tuesday’s 2-2 draw with Arsenal, Ward-Prowse said: ‘Obviously there is a little bit of banter flying around about the headlines, but that is just normal. ‘His feet are on the ground, his head is at the right place at the moment and he put in a great performance against Arsenal. ‘He is settled, that is the main thing. You can see the fans love him as well, which is a good thing. This is the best club to be with at the moment.’

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Winner: Johnson

CHELSEA .................................0 WEST HAM .............................0

Johnson helps Black Cats out of drop zone

by JOHN pAYNE CHELSEA lost their fizz as they were denied by West Ham’s defensive brick wall last night. Centre-halves James Collins and James Tomkins led a heroic rearguard effort as the Blues struggled to carve out many clear openings. On the few occasions Chelsea did breach the Hammers defence, they found keeper Adrian in inspired form, particularly in stoppage time. But more than anything, this performance serves to confirm manager Jose Mourinho’s view Chelsea will not win this season’s Premier League. Oscar saw a shot inside the first ten minutes tipped onto the bar by Adrian but after that Chelsea’s frustration grew as they were met by a wall of defence. It wasn’t until the closing stages of the half that the West Ham keeper was tested again, this time making a fine save to keep out John Terry. The match continued in the same vein in the second half with Collins getting in the way of Ramires’ shot and Gary Cahill heading a chance over the bar. Eden Hazard saw a 20-yard shot flash wide while Frank Lampard almost weaved his way through only to be

SUNDERLAND ..................... 1 STokE.................................. 0 AdAm Johnson’s winner moved sunderland out of the bottom three with a vital victory over fellow strugglers stoke. The rejuvenated winger scored the only goal of the night from close range after just 17 minutes. stoke plugged away in search of an equaliser but the visitors were hampered by the dismissal of steven n’Zonzi for two yellow cards early in the second half.

Denied: Samuel Eto’o denied by Matt Taylor’s superb block. Increasingly, though, Chelsea were restricted to long-range efforts but, after the Hammers were reduced to ten men through an injury to Joey O’Brien, Demba Ba hit the post and Adrian made a scrambling save from Hazard. Then Adrian saved with his legs to deny Lampard in a frantic finish.

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Tussle: John Obi Mikel, left, battles with Andy Carroll and James Tomkins

fOOTbALL DigEsT Pulis is Eagles’ in-Sper-ation

CRYSTAL Palace’s revival since Tony Pulis took over has been so dramatic goalkeeper Julian Speroni can hardly believe it. After Tuesday’s 1-0 win over Hull brought Palace’s fifth clean sheet in 11 games under Pulis, and took them five points clear of safety, Speroni (pictured) said: ‘Who would have thought we would be 14th?’

4 Weeks Michu (right) has

been out for – the Swansea striker could be back for the derby against Cardiff on Saturday week but boss Michael Laudrup has vowed not to rush the Spaniard back

De Jong feeling tyne

NEWCASTLE have completed the signing of Luuk de Jong just as Yohan Cabaye’s Tyneside departure to Paris St Germain was confirmed. The Dutchman arrives at St James’ Park on loan from Borussia Monchengladbach, with the Magpies having the option to sign him permanently. Meanwhile, Cabaye completed his €23million switch to PSG, signing on for three and a half years with the Ligue 1 champions.

P Man City 23 Arsenal 23 Chelsea 23 Liverpool 23 Tottenham 23 Everton 23 Man Utd 23 Newcastle 23 Southamptn23 Aston Villa 23 Swansea 23 Norwich 23 Hull 23 Crystal Pal 23 West Brom 23 Stoke 23 Sunderland 23 West Ham 23 Fulham 23 Cardiff 23

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Hammer blow for Mourinho as Chelsea fail to Bridge gap

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Sexton admits he nearly threw in the towel It’s a Knockout: Johnny Sexton in training ahead of the Six Nations bout against Scotland

Johnny Sexton admitted he has felt like quitting Racing Metro and returning to Ireland since his summer move from Leinster. the Ireland fly-half is settling into the French lifestyle now though, and hopes Racing will ration his playing time more conservatively than in a hectic autumn. Ireland opens its RBS Six nations test hosting Scotland in Dublin on Sunday,

with Sexton due to lead the backline. Despite his big-money move to France last summer, Sexton hailed the IRFU for securing Jamie heaslip and Sean o’Brien on new contracts. Munster’s Paul o’Connell and Keith earls and Ulster hooker Rory Best also signed new IRFU deals, spurning big money in France. Sexton revealed his Ireland team-mates

sought his advice about a France move, but admitted he was pleased to see the IRFU tie them down. ‘I think it’s great they’re staying, the IRFU … they’ve really stepped up to the plate,’ he said. ‘I think it’s important for Irish rugby that guys stay. I sound like a hypocrite, but that’s the bottom line.’

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City take five in march to the top

But injury to Aguero takes gloss off win by RiCHARD HOOkHAM MANCHESTER City moved top of the Premier League after hammering ten-man Tottenham 5-1 at White Hart Lane. Sergio Aguero, Yaya Toure (penalty), Edin Dzeko, Stevan Jovetic and Vincent Kompany all netted as rampant City climbed a point above Arsenal. The visitors’ night was made even better as title rivals Chelsea were held to a 0-0 draw by West Ham at Stamford Bridge.

But they may now be without Aguero for Monday’s Etihad Stadium clash against Jose Mourinho’s Blues after the Argentina striker was forced off with a hamstring injury. The Hammers stayed in the bottom three as Sunderland leapfrogged them out of the drop zone thanks to Adam Johnson’s winner against Stoke. Aston Villa beat West Brom 4-3 in a thriller.

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Thorny issue: Edin Dzeko goes down under the challenge of Danny Rose, who was sent off for the tackle which gave City a penalty PICTURE: ACTION IMAGES