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Tulisa: My ‘fake sheikh’ torment SINGER Tulisa Contostavlos told yesterday of her ‘terrible ordeal’ after her trial for allegedly brokering a cocaine deal collapsed when ‘fake sheikh’ Mazher Mahmood was found to be lying. The former X Factor judge hugged her supporters when she was acquitted yesterday, before giving a statement urging police to investigate Mr Mahmood to ‘put an end to his deceits’. The former N-Dubz star said: ‘This whole case was a horrific and disgusting entrapment by Mazher Mahmood and The Sun On Sunday newspaper. ‘Mahmood has now been exposed by my lawyers openly lying to the judge and jury. I have not been able to work for a year and I am now looking

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forward to resuming my career.’ The trial ended after Judge Alistair McCreath told Southwark crown court he thought prosecution witness Mr Mahmood ‘deliberately lied’ in evidence at a pre-trial hearing. Mr Mahmood had said he had not seen a statement from his driver, Alan Smith, who picked up Contostavlos and her friends from a hotel as the newspaper trapped the singer in a cocaine sting. Mr Mahmood admitted during the trial he had seen the statement, which was later changed. The Sun On Sunday suspended the reporter – who claims to have helped put more than 100 criminals behind bars – and who could now face a perjury inquiry.

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IT’S A BOY! Dublin Zoo ye yesterday y unveiled the newest member of its herd, this male Asian elephant, born only last Thursday to mother Yasmin. The calf will soon be joining the rest of the elephants in the Kaziranga Forest Trail at the zoo, which is running a public competition to name the youngster See dublinzoo.ie PICTURE: PATRICK BOLGER

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Lego bricks still washing up on beaches after falling off cargo ship in 1997

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Nautical theme: Some of the Lego pieces washed shed up in Cornwall Picture: SWNS

AS LEGO puzzles go, this one is going to take a long time to put together. About 5million toy bricks that were swept off a cargo ship near Cornwall 17 years ago are still being washed up

on British and Irish beaches – and being collected by diehard fans. Tracey Williams, who started the Lego Lost At Sea page on Facebook, has even had a report of a plastic flipper making landfall in Australia,

by DAniEL Binns while various bricks have been brought ashore in beaches in Kerry. Ms Williams, from Newquay, has collected up to 600 pieces. ‘There’s

stories of kids in the late 1990s having buckets of dragons on the beach, selling them. These days the holy grail is an octopus or a dragon,’ she said. The toys, which also include plastic

spear guns and cutlasses, were thrown overboard by a giant wave that hit the Tokio Express in 1997. Oceanographer Curtis Ebbesmeyer said: ‘Things that go to the bottom of the sea don’t always stay there.’

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(Last year’s positions in brackets): 1 (4) Zac Efron 2 (1) Tom Daley 3 (3) David Beckham 4 (25) Harry Judd 5 (33) Leonardo DiCaprio 6 (12) Bradley Cooper 7 (11) Gary Barlow 8 (-) Jamie Dornan 9 (5) Ryan Gosling 10 (63) Henry Cavill

HOLLYWOOD heartthrob Zac Efron has been named the ‘hottest hunk’ of 2014 – ousting Tom Daley, who took top spot in the Heat magazine poll last year. The 26-year-old High School Musical actor, who has said he is getting therapy to deal with his excessive drinking, has moved up three places to steal the crown. The highest new entry in the annual list is Irish actor Jamie Dornan, who will be seen starring in the screen adaptation of Fifty Shades Of Grey next year, and takes eighth place. British Olympic medal-winning diver Daley was runner-up while David Beckham

retained his position in third place. The magazine said Efron’s topless appearance in the movie Bad Neighbours, along with having his shirt ripped off by Rita Ora at the MTV Awards, had secured his place at number one in the 101 Hottest Hunks list. Heat’s editor-in-chief Lucie Cave said users of its website ‘voted in their thousands and selected Zac Efron as the hottest man alive’. George Clooney (pictured left) has seen his appeal waver as he plummets 37 places to number 60. Sherlock star Benedict Cumberbatch was a new entry at number 24, while Prince Harry is at 32, down eight places from 2013.

Jamie Dornan: Highest new entry

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Anger: Putin is under pressure to pull his special forces out of Ukraine PICTURE: EPa

Leave us in peace, Ukraine tells Vlad RUSSIA was told to end its support for the rebels by Ukraine’s interim prime minister yesterday. Arseniy Yatsenyuk also vowed to bring those behind the shooting down of MH17 to justice. ‘They have to stop, and president Putin has to realise enough is enough,’ he said. ‘What we expect from Russia: To de-escalate the situation, to withdraw their agents, to close the border, to stop their support for these bastards, and to stick to international law and international observations.’ His comments came as leaders around the world threatened harsher sanctions on Russia. In Westminster, British prime minister David Cameron warned ‘the peace of Europe’ was at risk if the West continued to turn a blind eye to ‘bullying’ by Mr Putin. ‘We should not shrink from standing up for the principles which ultimately keep the peace on our continent,’ he said.

Grim work: Dutch forensic expert Peter van Vliet, left, Ukrainian emergency staff, top, and a journalist protect themselves from the stench of the bodies PICTUREs: RobERT ghEmEnT/aP

Rebels hand over the dead of MH17 by DOMINIC YEATMAN

BBC reporter is given a victim’s passport on air A BBC journalist was handed a victim’s personal belongings as she reported from the site of the crash. Natalia Antelava was given a Dutch passport and a purse by a rescue worker who didn’t know who to pass them to. Appearing close to tears, she said: ‘It shows how badly organised it is.’ There were 100 complaints after a Sky News reporter rummaged through a suitcase in the debris.

A TRAIN carrying the remains of most of the 298 victims of flight MH17 left the crash site yesterday after the Malaysian prime minister reached a deal with the leader of pro-Russian separatists controlling the area. As the special service left the Ukrainian town of Torez, Najib Razak said the Malaysia Airlines plane’s black boxes would be handed over and international investigators would also be allowed to take control of the crash scene from Alexander Borodai’s rebels. Mr Razak said Dutch officials would receive the dead in Kharkiv before they were flown to Amsterdam on a Dutch C130 Hercules. He added: ‘I must stress that, although agreement has been reached, there remain a number of steps required before it is completed. ‘I ask that all parties continue to work together to ensure that this agreement is honoured. ‘Only then can the investigation into MH17 truly begin; only then can the victims be afforded the respect they deserve.’ Peter van Vliet, the head of a Dutch

Malaysia demands respect for 298 Debris: An aerial view of the crash site near Grabove PICTURE: aP

team which reached the train yesterday, said his priority was getting the bodies to a place where they could be examined. He called for a ‘forensic sweep of the entire area’, adding: ‘Whether that’s possible I don’t know.’ International investigators were still holed up in Kiev last night as fighting

broke out again in Donetsk, just 50km from the crash site. In Utrecht, scores of victims’ relatives gathered at a behind-closeddoors meeting, where they were consoled by King Willem-Alexander, Queen Maxima and prime minister Mark Rutte. The UN security council last night

condemned the downing of MH17 and demanded that armed groups allow ‘safe, secure, full and unrestricted access’ to the crash site. The 15 members unanimously adopted a resolution demanding those responsible ‘be held to account and that all states cooperate fully with efforts to establish accountability’.

Tuesday, July 22, 2014 METRO HERALD

Shock after brothers, 9 and 21, dead in murder-suicide

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A RURAL community was reeling yesterday after the deaths of two brothers in an apparent murder-suicide. Nine-year-old Brandon Skeffington was found with stab wounds inside the family home in Sligo on Sunday. The body of his brother Shane, 21, was found shortly after in a shed next to the two-storey house built by their father in Banada, near Tubbercurry. After emergency services were alerted, he was taken by air ambulance to Sligo Regional Hospital where he was pronounced dead. It is understood family members tried to revive the younger son while the older of the two was found in the outbuilding at the rear of the property.

n SERVICES on the Luas Red Line were suspended for a short time yesterday afternoon following a collision involving a Bus Éireann bus and a tram in which a Luas passenger was hurt. At around 1.20pm an Expressway Route 30 service from Donegal to Dublin was involved in ‘a small incident’ outside Busáras where the bus and a Luas collided. A passenger on the Luas received medical attention, while no one on the bus was injured. Bus Éireann is investigating what happened and will help gardaí with inquiries.

Gardaí recognised robber by his voice A MAN has been jailed for three years for breaking into a young Cork woman’s house and tying her up with a power cord while he searched for valuables. Wayne Keogh, 34, of Glenaraneen, Brittas, Co Dublin, was caught after gardaí recognised his voice on a recording made when he called a taxi company to take him away from the house. He pleaded guilty to burglary and false imprisonment of Claire Spillane, 24, at Holywell, Dundrum, in August 2012. Judge Carmel Stewart imposed a five-year term and suspended the final two years so Keogh can continue the progress he has made in custody. He has 46 previous convictions.

Rapist gets 7years for 2 more attacks

Tragedy devastating for close community The close-knit community has been devastated by the double tragedy. Local Fianna Fáil councillor Jerry Lundy appealed for the family to be given space and privacy. ‘It’s something you hear about in other countries and cities but not in a quiet rural area,’ he said. ‘The community are shocked. It’s a sad, sad time for the parents.’ There are two other children in the family, a teenage girl and boy, three. Post-mortem examinations on the brothers were carried out at Sligo General Hospital.

RIBBIT UP: People ride boats by a huge inflatable toad at the Yu Yuan Tan Park in Beijing, China. The piece – designed by artist Guo Yong Rao – is 22m high picture: epA

A PAKISTANI man jailed in 2005 for the violent rape of three women has received a concurrent sevenyear sentence after confessing to two more attacks. Salman Dar, 33, is serving a 15-year term for the three sex attacks in 2004. At the Central Criminal Court yesterday, Dar – formerly of Abbey View, Ballyhaunis, Co Mayo – pleaded guilty to attempted rape in Ranelagh, Dublin in March, 2004 and oral rape and sexual assault at Synge Street, Dublin in May, 2004. Mr Justice Paul Carney suspended the last two years.

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Dana denies hushing sex abuse claims

Water quality at Strand still poor SANDYMOUNT remains off limits for swimmers after the latest batch of tests showed that the water quality there still does not meet minimum bathing requirements. Dublin City Council placed a temporary bathing ban on the southside strand last Wednesday and has been carrying out water quality tests since then. The council said the results of more testing will be available tomorrow and it will issue a further update then. Meanwhile, Met Éireann has issued a yellow weather warning for this week, which will hit the mid-20s and be very humid.

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A BORN-again Christian who was fired from his position as a civil engineer because he would not stop talking about Jesus has been awarded €70,000. According to South Tipperary County Council, John McAteer repeatedly failing to comply with senior staff members who repeatedly had to tell him to stop speaking about his faith to workers and the public during office hours. An Equality Tribunal found in favour of Mr McAteer, who said the tenets of his religion require him to share the gospel.

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SINGER-turned-politician Dana told a court yesterday she knew her brother would be ‘guilty until proven innocent’ in some people’s minds after allegations of sexual abuse emerged. The former Eurovision winner said she felt ‘it would have been better to be charged with murder’ when the claims about her brother, John Brown, surfaced in the middle of her 2011 Irish presidential election campaign. Brown faces five counts of indecent assault against two girls under the ages of 13 and 16 in the 1970s. He denies all the charges. In the trial’s third week, the jury heard evidence from Dana, her husband Damien Scallon, her brother Gerald Brown and the defendant’s wife Patricia Brown. The latter told the court her husband ‘would not be living under the same roof’ as her and their children if she believed any of the claims were true. Responding to prosecution claims

KEvin McHALE, 26, who plays Artie in Glee, makes his debut as a panel show host on E4’s Virtually Famous – and he’ll keep a keen eye on the viewing figures

What’s Virtually Famous about? It’s a panel show about

popular internet videos and the people behind them. We have a Hall Of Fame section each week. We have the people from videos such as Charlie Bit My Finger and the panel give their opinions about them.

You host the show but had you heard of any of the celebrity panellists on it – Helen Flanagan, for example?

No, I hadn’t heard of her but everyone’s been a great sport about it. We had Rachel Riley on and there was a running joke about how I didn’t know what Countdown was and how I couldn’t grasp the concept of why that show would be popular. Everyone’s been so nice about it and I do read about them before I meet them.

What’s happening with Glee? We shoot the final season

this year and that will be that. My character, Artie, went to New York in the last season and did really well there so I’d like to think he gets to become a big film director and stays there.

Are you surprised it’s lasted

as long as it has? Yes and no.

We had no idea what would happen when it started because shows that involved singing were usually cancelled after one or two episodes. It was a big gamble. It wasn’t immediately popular when it debuted – it did well by word of mouth halfway through the first series. I never thought I’d be on a show that would last for more than 100 episodes.

Has the diminishing viewing figures been a cause for concern? I’m the only one in the

cast who checks viewing figures – everyone else is oblivious. If someone asks me how we did last night, I say: ‘You don’t want to know, just go through your lines.’ We knew the show was going to end with the sixth season so it’s good to be able to prepare mentally for that. Usually you wake up one morning and are told your show’s been cancelled. We’ve had a really good run and Glee has changed TV in a lot of ways. Even if it doesn’t have the ratings it used to, we still have a passionate hardcore fanbase.

What are your own musical tastes? Pretty much anything but

country. I grew up in the 1990s so I really like pop music. I really like Ariana Grande. I saw Sam Smith the other day – he’s massive in the US, which is nice, because it’s not always people who are supertalented who become popular.

What were the highs and lows of being in your boy band, NLT? There weren’t many

highs – we really weren’t very successful. It was good training for Glee, because I knew all about recording sessions, dance rehearsals and touring. When Glee first started and the music did well – the people at the record label would send me the figures each week – and when Don’t Stop Believing got to No.4, I texted Lea [Michele], Corey [Monteith] and Amber [Riley] and told them and they were like: ‘Is that good?’ I was like: ‘You guys!’ Because going from working for years in a boy band and never getting anywhere to suddenly working on a record that sold hundreds of thousands in a week was really nice. It was nice to be associated with something people gave a s*** about.

What were the problems

Dana: Denies allegations of sex abuse against brother John in court yesterday that she knew about the allegations for more than 30 years, but choose to keep quiet, the former MEP said: ‘I absolutely, did not.’ The All Kinds of Everything singer told the jury that the first victim, now 47, had never been to her home in Wembley, north west London, or stayed with her during any of her summer seasons in the 1970s, where some of the assaults are alleged to have taken place. The first alleged victim is currently suing Dana for defamation following a TV3 interview in 2011 in which she said the claims were lies. The trial continues at Harrow Crown Court in London.

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We’ve had a really good run and Glee has changed TV in a lot of ways. We still have a passionate fanbase with your boy band? There

were lots of problems. We danced all the time – nowadays boy bands don’t dance, they just walk around. We were also much more r’n’b than they are now. Then there were problems with the label and management. Again I cared about the numbers so I got the figures and called the other guys in the band and said: ‘Do you realise they’ve spent $2million on us and only $4,000 on marketing?’ That’s a problem. Record labels don’t work like that any more. You can launch an act from social media now. Back then, they’d spend a ton of money and not necessarily get any results.

What was the worst gig you did? There’s so many to choose

from. We went on a tour – some shows were completely sold out, others would have 30 girls at the front of the stage and no one else in the building. You’d think: ‘What am I doing?’

What are your ultimate career ambitions? I was told

when I was younger I’d have to choose either singing or acting and I always wanted to do both. I love

music – maybe I’d like to run a record label one day. I’d also like to do more TV and films. Glee happened and all of a sudden I was able to do more, so I want to take advantage of all the opportunities rather than limit myself. I never thought I’d present a panel show. I just want to keep trying new things.

Andrew Williams

Virtually Famous is on Monday nights on at 10pm on E4.

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EssIE J credits fame for helping her stare down the sexists but insists growing up a woman in the modern world is still a ‘dark’ experience. The Do It Like A Dude hitmaker also believes it is her duty to use her platform to highlight the struggles of women across the globe. ‘I see myself as a feminist. I think it’s important,’ the 26-year-old said in an exclusive chat with Guilty Pleasures before headlining Girl Effect Live in east London. ‘When you are born a female, it’s the most amazing thing but it’s hardcore and I think people underestimate the difficulties you go through being a woman.’ The star, who recently said she no Speaking out: Jessie J It’s a film but it’s not a film. It’s dislonger viewed herself as bisexual, has the Girl Effect gusting.’ Explaining how she called said she felt a level of ‘responsibility’ Picture: PA the shots these days in her own world, to speak out ‘especially she continued: ‘For me, I feel confiOn leaving The Voice growing up in this day dent and powerful enough that sexism and age’. doesn’t affect me any more. Everything she added: ‘I feel there are e rv ‘That’s where you have to get to but cu g in rn lea a is so many things that happen not every woman is in a position d it’s part of your an as a woman and as a young I’m where they can’t allow it to not story. It’s something on. I On Voice girl that are so dark. rly ea d di I ad prospect affect them.’ gl y ‘I feel obliged, whatever reall air ch Jessie added: B a y e bu c ky Hill ed to go my fame is, to shed light still ne I ‘I’m lucky. It n he w r fo a S Ike he is from on things that are dark.’ doesn’t affect me amazingly doing tch the new wa well. She Jessie said she was heartany more but milis killing series. broken that the ‘brutal and unher, she s it. When I see lions of young ays fair’ practice of female genital turned aro‘If you hadn’t women do go und, who mutilation was still going on both on knows?’. I through it and kin our shores and overseas. don’t know how to still. I feel d of coach her re she fumed: ‘I can’t even imagine get out of it.’ even thou sponsibility gh I’m no being eight years old and having to be Visit girleffect.org t in a chair. married off and have children and to show your support possibly sell my body to pay for them. for girls in poverty.

I WISH I WAS ANONYMOUS

Danny O’Donoghue claims he is Having left The Voice after series two jealous of the anonymity his bandlast year, 33-year-old O’Donoghue mates in The Script enjoy. insists he’s not worried about the band The Irish singer said he can’t get falling back into obscurity. away with as much as he used to after ‘The show had an amazing reach and his stint on The Voice made him a was an amazing platform but it wasn’t famous face. like I was on it every week saying “Buy On guitarist Mark Sheehan, 38, The Script’s records” or singing our and 34-year-old drummer Glen songs,’ he said. Power, he said: ‘They can drink ‘We announced we were going to do a and smoke every night if they Google Hangout last week and want but I can’t because we became the No.1 trend I’m the f***ing lead worldwide on Twitter, s ha m Will.i.a singer. I’m totally so I really don’t think r te defended himself af era missing out. we’ll have a m ca being caught on ‘I can’t do problem getting ice Vo e Th on d looking bore that s*** every the news out.’ k ac Bl ar-old Australia. The 39-ye id: ‘I’m silly night. So I’m Superheroes, sa Eyed Peas frontman e singers are jealous for a the new single by enough, so when th the face I lot of different The Script, is out singing... that’s just ning. I’m reasons. The on August 31 with te make when I’m lis have to day the band the band’s fourth I not at Disneyland, my finishes, I’m album, called No critique and give going to start Sound Without s.’ criticism another band and Silence, due for release become the guitarist.’ on September 15.

CHARLIE’S 50 SHADES OF GRIEF OVER ROLE

TIME FOR ME TO BANG BANG ON AMERICA’S DOOR Jessie J is relishing a new challenge as she prepares to try her luck in America. Equipped with a new softer image, the singer has stars and stripes in her eyes after teaming up with US singers Nicki Minaj, 31, and Ariana Grande, 21, for new single Bang Bang. ‘The UK can fit into Texas twice,’ she said. ‘If I can fly the flag and be a representation of the UK in America then definitely one wish on my bucket list has been ticked. I’m very excited. I feel like I am back.’

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Kim Kardashian’s stepbrother Brody Jenner left viewers reaching for the sick bucket after admitting he became aroused after seeing her pose in a seethrough dress.

Charlie Hunnam is still ‘heartbroken’ over giving up his role in 50 Shades Of Grey because he still feels ‘invested’ in the film. The 34-year-old, who was replaced by Jamie Dornan, said: ‘I was really invested and wanted to work with (director) Sam (TaylorJohnson) and play that character,’ he said of billionaire Christian Grey, one half of the couple in EL James’ erotic novel. Hunnam added: ‘I felt like I had an interesting take on that character and felt like I could have done a good job,’ he said. ‘I really had a clear idea of what I wanted to do. When you put the time into something like that and a character comes alive in your mind, it’s heart-breaking not to be able to play him.’

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Former Destiny’s Child Farrah Franklin has been arrested for disorderly conduct in South Carolina. The 33-year-old was booted out of the band after only five months in 2000.

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Justin Theroux is fed up with the way his relationship with Jennifer Aniston is portrayed in the press. ‘It’s like, “They’re broken up, they’re together, they’re storming out, storming in, rushing out, rushing in.” They make everyone look like a schizophrenic,’ the 42-year-old grumbled.

Scarlett: I’ll wing my latest wedding

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The Vampire Diaries hunk Ian Somerhalder looks to have found a new love in the form of his ex-girlfriend’s BFF Nikki Reed. The hunk, 35, and the actress, 26, could barely keep their hands off each other as they strolled around Studio City Farmers Market in LA on Sunday.

SELENA WATCHES CARA TAKE SHORT ROUTE INTO SEA Tomboy Cara Delevingne prefers a pair of men’s board shorts to a bikini as she takes the plunge from a yacht with her pop pal Selena Gomez. The supermodel dived straight in while her smiling companion stayed safely on the deck of the monster luxury yacht they were spotted on in St Tropez. The two 21-year-olds showed off their contrasting beach styles as they soaked up the Mediterranean sunshine on the French Riviera. Singer Gomez opted for an elegant white one-piece costume, with a shirt tied around her waist.

Our jet has landed in Russia, says scared Tom Diver terrified after MH17 horror

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‘MILEY IS DEAD’ RUMOUR HAS SMILERS FROWNINGthat claimed

a Miley Cyrus left fans fearing she was to ond resp to d faile she n whe er gon rumours that were doing the rounds online. The 21-year-old was unusually quiet on social networks over the weekend – ind playing into the hands of hoaxers beh

a phoney Facebook post she had overdosed on drugs. ‘Could Miley Cyrus, 21, really be dead?’ one of her devoted ‘Smilers’ tweeted. Cyrus opted to stay quiet because rding she finds the post ‘pretty funny’, acco rex e: to HollywoodLife Pictur

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a precaution after a fault was detected on the aircraft. ‘Virgin atlantic can confirm the VS251 travelling from Shanghai to Heathrow has diverted to Irkutsk airport, Russia, as a precautionary measure because of a technical issue detected inflight,’ they said. ‘as standard procedure the aircraft disposed of excess fuel ahead of landing and the flight was met at the airport by the local emergency services.’ The olympic bronze medal winner had been in China with his diving partners Jack laugher and Chris mears at a training camp. meanwhile, Black has announced he will team up with leonardo DiCaprio for a new TV mini-series. The oscar-winning writer and multiple oscar nominee are joining forces to create a biographical show about american aviator Charles lindbergh, with DiCaprio signed on as executive producer. The show is going to be based on Pulitzer Prize-winning biography lindbergh, written by a Scott Berg.

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in focus

T mighT sound like the kind of material used as a plot device in a comic book blockbuster, but it could solve the fuel crisis in the real world. Chemical element thorium is being hailed as key in the hunt for safer and more sustainable sources of nuclear energy. And just like in a hollywood movie, the race is on to be the first to fully harness that power. Named after Norse god (and the marvel comic book hero) Thor by the Swedish chemist who identified it in 1828, thorium has taken almost 200 years to be considered a serious an energy contender. After a period in the 1950s and 1960s in which it flirted with thorium, the US government shut down its research into the radioactive element,

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Thor’s hammer to crack nuclear nut Barlow from the University of huddersfield is part of a team researching thorium power generation. he said thorium was safer as an overheating thorium reactor can be simply switched off, avoiding the problem that occurred at Japan’s Fukushima plant, for instance. Thorium also produces less radioactive waste than uranium, waste which needs to be secured for hundreds rather than tens of thousands of years. he added that it was extremely difficult to weaponise. But who will be the first across the line in the thorium race? ‘The Chinese have thrown a lot of resources at it,’ said Prof Barlow. ‘i don’t know if they’ll succeed or not. They know they’ve got a large pop-

A radioactive chemical element named after the Norse god of thunder is being heralded as the future of nuclear energy. But as China and India race to wield its potential, is thorium all it’s cracked up to be? ROSS McGUINNESS reports...

preferring to go the uranium route. Critics say thorium was pushed aside because uranium was an easier component for nuclear weapons. But times have changed, and thoThorium was rium’s status as a safer alternative named after to uranium is now a help, not the Thor, hindrance it was during the Cold the Norse god of thunder, War. by Swedish chemist Jöns india, which has hundreds of Jacob Berzelius, who thousands of tonnes of the metal identified it in amid its terrain, has

1828

announced plans to build a thoriumbased nuclear reactor by 2016. But it faces competition from China, where scientists in Shanghai have been told to deliver such a facility within the next ten years.

hile thorium nuclear exploration is not new the will to make it a viable energy source is growing stronger. Professor Roger

Thorium

is a radioactive chemical element with the symbol

Th 90

and atomic number

India plans on meeting

ulation and as their standard of living improves, people are going to want more and more energy. ‘Although they’re building lots of coal fired power stations, they’re also looking at other ways of generating power.’ Thorium is not without its critics, who point to its nuclear reaction producing uranium-232, the decay products of which contain gamma radiation. many supporters of green energy believe the nuclear equation should be abandoned, not solved. But Prof Barlow added: ‘if you’re trying to move to a low-carbon fuel economy, you need a whole basket of measures,’ he said. ‘Nuclear power has got to be part of that basket.’

21%

30% of its electricity

of Britain’s electricity was sourced from nuclear power in 2013

requirements through thorium-based nuclear reactors by 2050

India has the world’s largest thorium reserves, estimated to be anything between

300,000 and 900,000 tonnes

31 people died within a few months of the

Chernobyl

Nuclear power plant disaster in 1986, but the projected final death toll as a result of radiation exposure is

4,000

More than 600,000 people were exposed to high levels of radiation

Thorium has a half-life of about

14bn years. It is a silvery white metal in its pure form

India

has designed a prototype

thorium-based

nuclear reactor, which is set to be fully operational by

2016

Source: OECD, World Nuclear Association, DECC, Chernobyl Forum, United Nations

Thorium is

times more abundant than uranium. It is a by-product of rare earth metal extraction from monazite sands

No-one

has died because of radiation released in the wake of the

Fukushima

nuclear accident in March 2011

World

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digest

patriot actress skye dies Rhinos set to move home

AMERicA: Actress Skye McCole Bartusiak has been found dead at her parents’ home in Texas. The 21-year-old, best known for playing Mel Gibson’s daughter in The Patriot in 2000, was discovered by her boyfriend on Saturday. She suffered from epileptic fits but the cause of death is unclear.

sOuTH AfRicA: A number of rhinos could be moved out of Kruger National Park in a bid to protect them from poachers. They could be shifted to other reserves to ‘spread the risk’, conservationists said. But park spokesman William Mabasa warned: ‘Poachers are going everywhere.’

Meat scandal rocks Kfc

Hoffman cut off children

cHinA: KFC and McDonald’s are embroiled in a food safety scare after a supplier sold them out-of-date beef and chicken. They have stopped using meat from Husi Food, which has closed pending an investigation. Husi is accused of deliberately tampering with the expiry date on boxes of meat.

and finally...

AMERicA: Philip Seymour Hoffman cut his three children from his will out of fear they might become ‘trust fund kids’. The actor, who died in February, instead chose for his estimated €25million fortune to go to a his partner and the children’s mother, Mimi fRAncE: A crushed car at a campsite in Saint-Just-d’Ardèche, where O’Donnell, a Manhattan court filing shows. two tourists were killed when a mini-tornado ravaged campsites getty

pOLAnD: A cyclist turned out to have a less than healthy habit when he tried to cross the Belarusian border with a bike stuffed with cigarettes. Roman Kresnikov, 24, hid 50 packets, cramming them into the frame and even inside the tyres, said officers in Kuźnica.

patients killed in beds

Peace talks set to fail as hospital is targeted by DAniEL Binns

FIVE patients were killed in their beds yesterday as Israeli bombs hit a hospital in Gaza. The strike on the al-Aqsa Hospital, in the town of Deir el-Balah, was the fourth attack by Israeli forces on a medical facility this month. The Palestinian death toll in the two-week conflict has now surpassed 550, mostly civilians, with 25 Israeli military dead and two civilians. There were renewed international efforts to broker a ceasefire, with UN

Inspecting the damage: Staff at the al-Aqsa hospital in Deir el-Balah, which was shelled byy Israeli forces

Rage: A Palestinian sees a body removed from the rubble of a house in Gaza Ap

picture: getty

chief Ban Ki-moon and US Secretary of State John Kerry flying to Cairo for talks. However, Hamas said it wouldn’t agree to any truce unless

Egypt lifted its blockade of Gaza. Israel said it needed to ‘complete the mission’ of neutralising Hamas. Mr Kerry blundered when he was caught

on camera talking about Israeli tactics: ‘It’s a hell of a pinpoint operation... we’ve got to get over there... it’s crazy to be sitting around.’

But when later asked if he thought Israel was going too far in its bombing campaign, he replied: ‘I reacted obviously the way anybody does with respect to young children and civilians, but war is tough.’ Meanwhile, the Government has pledged €500,000 to the United Nations’ emergency appeal for families affected by the conflict in Gaza. The funding will provide food, shelter and healthcare to the thousands of families forced to flee their homes.

Suspect in UN 4-year-old dies killings arrested in carjacking US AGENTS have arrested a man said by the Irish government to be a suspect in the abduction, torture and killing of two UN peacekeepers in Lebanon 34 years ago. US Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested Mahmoud Bazzi at his home in the Detroit suburb of Dearborn, Michigan. Spokeswoman Gillian Christensen said Mr Bazzi was held for ‘immigration violations’. Defence minister Simon Coveney welcomed news of the arrest in the US and said the Government had continually pursued the case. Mr Bazzi has denied killing Irish peacekeepers Derek Smallhorne and Thomas Barrett, saying he once falsely confessed because he feared a Lebanese militia would kill him unless he lied.

SoUTH AFRICAN police are searching for three men who forced a family from their car and drove off with a four-year-old boy hanging out of the vehicle. The boy was later found dead in the abandoned vehicle. Police are offering a reward of R50,000 (just under €3,500) for information leading to arrests in a case which has shocked South Africans accustomed to a high crime rate. South African media say that the boy was with his sister and parents in Boksburg, east of Johannesburg, during the carjacking on Saturday night. His mother told reporters that her son’s foot had got stuck as she tried to pull him from the car, but the carjackers sped off. The boy’s head and body may have hit the road as the car sped away, causing the fatal injuries.

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‘Barbarians at gate’ line no longer cuts it with Gaza conflict

avid Bradley, the ‘barbarians are at the gate’ line has been used successfully by many regimes to control public opinion, but you should look at a map of modern israel. Who is surrounding whom? a look at the history books and the modern israeli state would show where the fanatics are. They’re on both sides of the breach, except one side is armed with the most efficient killing machinery, the other with more primitive rockets. Hamas’s attacks have been as useless as they have been indiscriminate and those of israel have been as tragically lethal as they have been indiscriminate. israel, of course, has the right to defend itself from serious threats, but within reason and proportionately, rather than the hysterical, po-faced and trigger-happy manner we now see. as for Gazans getting their lives back to normal, Mr Bradley clearly has no idea about what ‘normal’ is for them or he wouldn’t be so surprised Hamas has not accepted a ceasefire and why it has such

widespread support and was legally elected by Palestinians before being ousted. a North-style peace process is not possible because of the region’s history, but a start would be Hamas recognising israel’s right to exist and israel ceasing its illegal building of settlements and suppression of the human rights of ordinary Palestinians. Patrick Spillane ■ So now Marlay Park residents are on the ‘down with these gigs and the boost to the local economy’ warpath? Will you guys just suck it up already? Your country is broke! it needs all the help it can get. Stop being such a bunch of killjoys. i currently live squarely between the O2, aviva Stadium and Croke Park, which means i get free gigs from every direction. it also means my garden is 70 per cent urine and the chance of me getting anywhere by vehicle on a gig day is slim. So what do i do? i cheer on the diversity of culture and entertainment. Get over yourselves – it’s the freaking summer! Bigupthegigup

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Feel good sweet treats

For the cupcakes: 200g self-raising flour, sifted ♦ ½tsp salt ♦ ½tsp baking powder ♦ ¼tsp bicarbonate of soda ♦ 225g sugar replacement (such as Splenda) ♦ 110g low-fat margarine ♦ 2 egg whites ♦ 2tsp vanilla extract ♦ 175g reduced-fat soured cream ♦ 180ml skimmed milk For the marshmallow topping: 250g caster sugar ♦ 3 egg whites ♦ 2tbsp cold water ♦ 200g strawberries, hulled and chopped To decorate: meringue pieces ♦ mini marshmallows (optional) ♦ blueberries (optional) Equipment: mixer ♦ 12-hole muffin tin lined with muffin cases ♦ sugar thermometer

SKINNY CARROT CUPCAKES

These carrot cakes topped with low-fat cream cheese frosting are one of my favourites. You can add chopped walnuts to the cake batter if you like, to give them extra crunch.

INgREDIENTS (Makes 12)

Preparation time: 25minutes. Baking time: 20minutes.

Step 1 Preheat the oven to 160°C. Using

a mixer, whisk all the cake ingredients together until creamy. Divide the mixture between the muffin cases and bake for 20minutes, until the cakes are firm and spring back to your touch. Transfer to a rack to cool. Step 2 For the frosting, whisk together the icing sugar, butter, cream cheese, orange juice and zest in a mixing bowl until light and creamy. Spoon into the piping bag and pipe a swirl on top of the cooled cupcakes. Dust the cakes with a little ground cinnamon and decorate with candied carrot peel if you like. The cakes will keep for up to 3 days in an airtight container.

INgREDIENTS (Makes 12)

Preparation time: 25minutes. Baking time: 20minutes

Love cupcakes but trying to be healthy? The Apprentice baking entrepreneur Luisa Zissman shares her ‘skinny minnie’ low-fat recipes

For the cupcakes: 320g self-raising flour, sifted ♦ 2tsp baking powder ♦ 1tsp ground cinnamon ♦ pinch of freshly grated nutmeg ♦ 260g low-fat margarine ♦ 260g soft brown sugar ♦ 160g grated carrot ♦ 4 eggs For the cream cheese frosting: 450g icing sugar, sifted ♦ 70g unsalted butter, softened ♦ 180g low-fat cream cheese ♦ zest and juice of 1 orange To decorate: Ground cinnamon, for dusting ♦ candied carrot peel (optional) Equipment: Mixer ♦ 12-hole muffin tin lined with muffin cases ♦ piping bag fitted with large round nozzle

ETON MESS CUPCAKES

Eton Mess is one of those great lastminute, chuck-it-together desserts – fresh berries, crushed meringue and lots of cream. It’s not great for those on a diet, so try these healthier cupcakes for a treat instead?

Cup and away: Queen of tarts Luisa Zissman (right)

SKINNY MINNIE LEMON MERINgUE CUPCAKES These low-sugar, low-fat cupcakes allow us to indulge without feeling too naughty. For a really low-sugar alternative, you can serve these cupcakes without any topping for elevenses – the perfect mid-morning guilt-free treat.

INgREDIENTS (Makes 12)

Preparation time: 25minutes. Baking time: 20minutes

For the cupcakes: 60g light margarine ♦ 225g sugar replacement, such as Splenda ♦ 115g unsweetened apple purée ♦ 2tsp lemon essence ♦ Zest of 1 lemon ♦ 185g self-raising flour, sifted ♦ 2tsp baking powder ♦ 4 egg whites For the meringue: 125g caster sugar (or reduced-sugar substitute) ♦ 2 egg whites ♦ 1tbsp water ♦ A pinch of salt ♦ To assemble: 2-3tbsp low-sugar lemon curd Equipment: mixer ♦ 12-hole muffin tin lined with muffin cases ♦ sugar thermometer ♦ piping bag fitted with large star nozzle ♦ chef’s blowtorch

Step 1 Preheat the oven to 170°C then,

using a mixer, whisk together the margarine and sugar replacement until light and creamy. Mix in the apple purée, lemon essence and zest, flour and baking powder. In a separate bowl, whisk the egg whites to stiff peaks and fold them into the batter.

Step 1 Preheat oven to 160°C. Stir together the flour, salt, baking powder and bicarbonate of soda in a large bowl. Using a mixer, beat together the sugar replacement and margarine. Beat in the flour mixture, then fold in the egg whites together with the vanilla extract. Add the soured cream and milk and mix so that everything is incorporated. Divide mixture between the muffin cases and bake for 20mins, until firm and they spring back to your touch. Transfer them to a rack to cool. Step 2 For the marshmallow, place the sugar, egg whites and water in a large saucepan and heat to 60°C, whisking continuously. Once it reaches 60°C, remove from the heat and pour into the bowl of a stand mixer with whisk attachment. Whisk until the mixture is stiff and glossy peaks are formed. Step 3 Fold in the strawberries, then spoon a mound on each cake and sprinkle with meringue pieces and mini marshmallows or top with blueberries. Best eaten straight away.

Step 2 Divide the mixture between all the muffin cases and bake for 20minutes until the cakes are firm and they spring back to your touch. Then transfer them to a rack to cool down.

Step 3 For the meringue, place the caster

sugar, egg whites, water and salt in a heatproof bowl over a pan of simmering water. Whisk all the time until the sugar has melted and the mixture reaches 60°C. Remove the bowl from the heat and whisk vigorously until the mixture becomes meringue-like.

Step 4 Spread a little lemon curd over the

top of each cupcake. Spoon the meringue into the piping bag and pipe a large swirl on top of each cake. Use the blowtorch to gently caramelise the meringue until it is golden brown. Because of the meringue topping, these cakes are best eaten on the same day that they are made.

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Wooden spatula, €1. www.tiger-stores.ie Jug, €26, Article Dublin, Powerscourt Townhouse. www.articledublin.com

Jansen & Co teapot, €49.95, Article, Powerscourt Townhouse. www.articledublin.com

GOING NORDIC Give your dinner table a bit of class with these Scandi delights

Pod vase, €40. oliverbonas.com

Porcelain ‘Geo’ stacking espresso mugs, €27, Debenhams, Henry Street, www.debenhams.ie

Dutch bread board, €32, Industry, Drury Street. www. industrydesign. ie

Set of three floral storage tins, €27, Debenhams, Henry Street. www. debenhams.ie

cOMEDy The comedy crunch Edinburgh preview and Vodafone comedy Festival The absence of a cover charge, free ice-cream and the best stand-up acts around has made The Comedy Crunch Tripadvisor’s best-rated Dublin nightlife event. Tonight, MC Danny O’Brien (pictured with co-organiser Colm McGlinchey on the right) previews his upcoming Edinburgh show, while this Friday The Comedy Crunch takes over The Nut Hut (with the help of some regular acts and a surprise special guest) at the Vodafone Comedy Festival in the Iveagh Gardens Tonight, The Stag’s Head, Dame Lane, 8.30pm. Admission free. @ComedyCrunch www.vodafonecomedy.com

Experience Wine & Dine in the Dark with Torres and Zaragoza Torres Wines with Zaragoza Restaurant, Dublin, will host an intriguing “Wine & Dine in the Dark” evening on Tuesday 29th July. Diners will be shown to their dimly‐lit table, blindfolded, then presented with a 5-course tasting meal accompanied with matching Torres wines. To book your place at this unusual event, simply phone 01 679 4020

Nordic pitcher, €24 (ex p&p). www. nordichouse. co.uk

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television

★ Must see

Film

Factual bUilding ireland

secreT life of bees

The Port of Waterford is the subject of this week’s show, as geographer Susan Hegarty investigates the mile-long quay wall and fascinating maritime history of Ireland’s oldest city. Engineer Tim Joyce discovers the shipbuilding history of Waterford and architect Orla Murphy explores its streets and buildings.

Sentimental drama in which Dakota Fanning plays Lily, a 14-year-old haunted by memories of how she accidentally killed her mum when she was a nipper. She runs away from her unhappy home with the help of maid Jennifer Hudson and sets up home with the unlikely trio of Queen Latifah, Alicia Keys and Sophie Okonedo.

RTÉ1, 7pm

★

hive alive BBC2, 8pm

Sex and death are closely linked in the world of the male bee who, as presenter Chris Packham excitedly describes, literally goes out with a bang as bee orgasm is a case of fatal attraction. That’s just one fact in a show that buzzes from snippet to snippet, cross-pollenating into a portrait of bee life that makes you want to nurture the struggling blighters on your own patch of turf.

The americans RTÉ2, 10.25PM Excellent political drama centring on two KGB spies who live together as a married couple in suburban Washington, DC in the Reagan era, starring the superb Keri Russell and Matthew Rhys. In tonight’s episode, a new mission has Philip calling on Annelise for assistance just as an old foe returns to DC. Meanwhile, Stan makes a discovery that could put the FBI hot on the trail of illegals.

RTÉ1, 8pm

Down Carrigstown way, things between Katy and Callum are heating up as she decides to get physical, while Dermot becomes even more suspicious as Jo’s behaviour grows even more bizarre. Poor old Christy, he’s really been through the mill lately and tonight he’s really struggling to deal with his newly-diagnosed heart condition. Meanwhile, Louise makes an effort to build bridges with Decco.

easTenders RTÉ1, 7.30pm

You could tell Whitney (Shona McGarty) fancied the combat pants off soldier boy Lee Carter (Danny-Boy Hatchard) from the first minute he strolled into the Queen Vic. But the course of true love – or at least a sexy fling – has refused to run smooth for these two. And now it looks as if gameplaying Whitney might have missed the boat.

C4, 8pm

Kirstie Allsopp offers her crafty upcycling services to social worker Angela, whose bedroom has fallen into a sorry state of disrepair, and couple Emma and Darren, who are trapped in a 1980s timewarp. And there are people who try really hard to achieve that retro look.

Fun

★ The alTernaTive comedy experience

Comedy Central, 11pm

You get more than just jokes from this fast-moving stand-up show, you get a spot of off-the-cuff analysis of the art of comedy too. But if you’re here for the jokes, it’s worth catching Michael Legge, one of life’s victims to whom appalling things inevitably happen, raging about being mistaken for Dave Gorman. Josie Long, Paul Foot, Nish Kumar and master of the ditties, Dubliner David O’Doherty, (above) complete the line-up.

Sport ToUr de france beo 2014 TG4, 1.10pm

Leader Vincenzo Nibali and his chasers will be glad of yesterday’s rest day – next up is a punishing 237.5km from Carcassonne to Bagnères-deLuchon. The climbers competing for the King Of The Mountains title will come into their own as they scale Port de Balès. If you’ve forgotten to record this, don’t worry, you can catch up with the highlights of the day’s action at 9.05pm.

rog – The ronan o’gara docUmenTary RTÉ1, 9.35pm

Another chance to catch this feature-length documentary, which follows Munster and Ireland star during the final four years of his career. O’Gara, the third mostcapped player in rugby union history, also reveals how he came to his decision to become a coach in France.

Drama ★

UTopia

ITV4, 9pm

A fresh-faced Kevin Bacon (above) heads the cast in this B-movie horror that has gained a cult following since its original 1990 release. Bacon plays handyman Valentine McKee who discovers some strange goings-on in his small town home of Perfection. Bodies and mutilated cattle carcasses have been turning up – and before too long, giant snake-like beasts have the town under siege. The locals must band together to stop this menace.

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Jeffrey Schwarz’s earthy documentary charting the life story of Harris Glenn Milstead, an overweight teenager from Baltimore who found cult fame after eating a dog poo in Pink Flamingos as his drag alter-ego Divine, before going on to mainstream success. You’ll need a strong constitution to stomach the casual violence which opens episode three of Dennis Kelly’s stylised thriller. We’re in Tarantino territory as yellow-suited henchman Lee (Paul Ready, above) reminds us that inside his canary costume there lurks a lethal operative. The scene serves as a sharp nudge in the ribs that while Utopia has a gloss of surreal black humour, underneath it’s dealing with big issues – the end of the human race and all that – and is not to be messed with.

20 feeT from sTardom

Backing singers – including Darlene Love, who was responsible for Phil Spector’s Wall of Sound, and the formidable Merry Clayton, who provided the infamous ‘rape, murder’ on The Rolling Stones’ Gimme Shelter – reminisce about their careers at the edge of the spotlight in this Oscar-winning documentary.

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InsTAnT EXpERT InstaGram It’s four years this week since the first Instagram photo was posted by founder Kevin Systrom. If you want to master it, here are some top tips. ■ Try to take shots with soft

lighting and detailed shadows. It makes them more fun to edit with filters afterwards. ■ Shoot from odd

angles – football pitches always look great when the camera is placed ed on the ground between een blades of grass. ■ Click the raindrop op

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Freewheeling sound: Bruno Zamborlin’s Mogees invention can be used on anything from bike wheels to cups to make tunes

images in squares. Some smartphone cameras have a square setting for taking photos.

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■ #Hashtags aren’t just for

Good vibrations make sweet, sweet music

Mogees is a stethoscope-style device that sticks to any object and snApsHOT A stethoscopestyle device that uses vibrations to turn it into a turns any object into a musical instrument. Tables, trees, musical instrument windows, bus shelters – anything you can think of will stop you in and production out of the studio your tracks because you can use it and on to the street.’ The device there and then to compose music. uses a sensor to pick up vibrations ‘The idea is to be inspired by and turns them into an electric what’s around you,’ says inventor signal sent to your iPhone, where Bruno Zamborlin. ‘It works with an app plays and records what you everything from wood to metal to glass. I’ve been playing trees, bikes, compose. I got the chance to play with one at street markets, in second-hand shops. The possibilities are infinite; prototype – Zamborlin has given you could even have an orchestra of another two to French musician bikes. It’s bringing electronic music Jean Michel Jarre and Apple chief

Tim Cook. It’s highly addictive and easy to use. Zamborlin believes it is perfect for use in schools and with special needs students. The device has been used by Rodrigo y Gabriela and the Grammy award-winning Imogen Heap. ‘Rodrigo y Gabriela used it at the Royal Albert Hall a few weeks ago, which was quite overwhelming,’ Zamborlin says. Around 1,600 backers of Zamborlin’s Kickstarter campaign will get their Mogees in a few weeks; the rest of us will have to wait until early next year. Prices will start at around €50. James Day

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App happy Spruce (iOS, free)

It says something about your willpower if you need an app to go three days without alcohol but that’s the aim of Spruce, developed by the British Liver Trust and Nominet Trust. Plan three dry days and then enter a ‘yes’ or ‘no’ if you achieved it. You get notifications to help you stay on track and tips for when you’re at the bottom of a bottle… sorry, glass. Track your progress and the drier you are, the happier the app, your bank balance, and you, should be.

Timberman (iOS/ Android, free) If you’re

suffering from Flappy Bird fallout, Timberman represents a replacement timewaster. The object is to cut down trees by tapping either side of your screen, avoiding descending branches as you chip away at a mighty oak. Hypnotic, and not necessarily in a good way, the game will drive you insane as your timing goes off skew – a bit like Tetris’s insanity phase – especially if you try singing Monty Python’s Lumberjack Song at the same time.

Civilization Revolution 2 (iOS, €13.99)

As well as virtual empires, strategy game Civ has been building its own real following with games across various platforms since 1991. Civ Rev 2 uses improved smartphone power to bring the game much more in line with its console counterpart but has been developed especially for mobile devices. Features include a race to military technology supremacy, the chance to rebuild Silicon Valley and enhanced 3D graphics. JD

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TOsHIbA cHROMEbOOk

How about a portable work device for less than €300? Yes? Well check out the 13.3inch Toshiba Chromebook. The biggest Chromebook to date, this device is a lovely size – it’s big enough to comfortably work on while you’re on the go but small enough and light enough to throw into your bag. While the shell does feel quite plasticky and sometimes flimsy (press down hard on the touch pad and the whole piece moves), the keyboard of raised tiles feels lovely and is easy to touch type on. Like a tablet, the unit turns on instantly (no waiting for it to boot up) and it’s fast. Running Chrome OS, you’ll need to have a wireless internet connection to get the best out of it. It does not support an ethernet connection. However, it does have two USB ports, a HDMi port, headphone socket and an SD card slot. You can also work offline on Google products such as GMail, Google Docs, Google Drive, etc., and they will update when you go online again. While you cannot install Microsoft Office products, they can be accessed online through the browser. While there are many pluses for this device,

it’s not perfect. I absolutely hated that the traditional caps lock key is replaced on the Toshiba Chromebook with a search button. The speakers in the device are loud, but the sound quality isn’t great – it does better with a decent set of headphones. The screen quality also isn’t brilliant for watching video, but it’s perfectly fine for working on. I’d also add a touchscreen to my wishlist. This device doesn’t have one – but that’s probably down to price more than anything. Overall, I really liked the Toshiba Chromebook. It’s a great affordable, on-the-go work device that won’t weigh you down too much. I would buy this in preference to a tablet. Joanne Ahern Toshiba Chromebook is priced from €299

18 METRO HERALD Tuesday, July 22, 2014

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Now it’s bonnie on the Clyde Arran: A slice of heaven

Shopping destination: Buchanan Street in Glasgow’s Style Mile

trolling through glasgow’s george Square, i run into a flashmob. it’s 11am and about 100 dancers, ranging from teenagers to elderly gents, are gyrating wildly to Calvin Harris’s Summer. the joy on the face of one sprightly sixtysomething in tartan trews brings a tear to my eye – but then i’m already feeling fragile after drinking late in the loft-style social space of my hotel, the CitizenM, and am heading to Café gandolfi (cafegandolfi. (cafe

Modern: The Riverside Museum

It’s time to rediscover Glasgow, says Patricia Nicol com) to seek a hangover remedy in the form of Stornoway black pudding. the flashmob is to celebrate the opening of the city’s hosting of the Commonwealth games, from tomorrow until Sunday, August 3. glasgow deserves its moment in the spotlight. While Edinburgh, its rarefied lowland neighbour, has show-boated with its parliament and an array of stylish new hotels and restaurants, Scots know that, August and the Edinburgh Festival aside, glasgow is the country’s party capital, home to the liveliest music events, clubs, bars and an equally thriving restaurant scene.

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glasgow shares with other former manufacturing centres, such as Manchester and newcastle, an in-yer-face ballsiness and a love of flashing the cash. its claim to be the best place to shop in Britain outside london stands up: all the top brands are concentrated in the Style Mile. the ‘mile’ takes in Buchanan Street, Princes Square and the Merchant City, and the stores are often housed in fine georgian and Victorian buildings.

city story

the story of the original captains of industry who commissioned those buildings and, later, the elegant terraces of the City’s West End, are told in How glasgow Flourished, 1714-1837, at the Kelvingrove Art gallery and Museum. the exhibition doesn’t flinch from the often unpalatable history of how the city’s tobacco merchants exploited slavery and Scotland’s economic union with the rest of Britain to build vast fortunes, laying the foundations for glasgow to become the second city of empire in the Victorian era. the Zaha Hadid-designed riverside Museum continues that story with moving exhibits of how shipbuilding – and its decline – has defined this area, with its windows overlooking stretches of river that once hives of industry.

Style: The Kelvingrove Café

HanG witH tHe cool kids

that glasgow is continually evolving is apparent if you walk 20 minutes from the riverside Museum to Finnieston, wedged between the Clyde, the leafy West End and the working centre. Until recently an unfashionable quarter, Finnieseton is now the dynamic setting for some of the city’s coolest new eateries and bars. Seek out the distressed but evocative Kelvingrove Café (kelvingrovecafe.com, mains from €6.50) and the exquisitely fresh seafood at Crabshakk (crabshakk.com, mains starting from €10).

spot of culture

one of the highlights of the games’ extensive cultural programme should be the acclaimed national theatre of Scotland’s ambitious the tin Forest (thetinforest.com, until Aug 3), which explores how the citizens of an industrial city may define themselves after the hands-on work has gone. i attended one of the community projects that will feed into the final show – the

Toil: A puppet in the Tin Forest exhibition

An East Coast friend says Arran is ‘where Glaswegians go to die’. Actually, it’s a slice of heaven whatever your age. A 55-minute ferry ride from Ardrossan on the Ayrshire coast, Arran is the largest and most southerly island in the Firth of Clyde. Called ‘Scotland in miniature’, the Highland-Lowland divide is echoed in the wild, untamed north, dominated by the pe peak of Goat Fell, and the forest, farms and resorts of the south. Arran seems to have it all: golf, history, adventure activities, lovely grub, sailing, diving, nature-watching and fantastic coastal and mountain walks. But one of this magical island’s mor more unsung selling points is ho how accessible it is without a car. Buses, all of which link up w with the fferries to Ardrossan from Br Brodick Ferry Terminal (opposite the sumptuous Dougl Douglas Hotel) ci circuit and cross the island. An Arran Island bus journey is an adv adventure in itself, offering not just viv vivid scenery but a ride wi with a diverse range of tourists, fr from German golfers to pilgrims visiting Holy Isle, off Lochranza, where there is a Buddhist retreat. Even more remarkable is that a gentle hike to the eerie Neolithic standing stones of Machrie Moor – a ramble as remote from city life as you can get – is less than two hours from Glasgow.

Getting there

Patricia stayed at CitizenM (+44 203 519 1111; citizenm.com). Doubles from €88 per night.In Arran she stayed at the Douglas Hotel (Tel: +44 1770 302968, thedouglashotel. co.uk). Doubles from €114 per night. Her trip was organised by visitscotland.com

retirement party of Willy, a former rolls-royce worker. it was as rewarding, moving and thoughtprovoking an experience as any visit to the city could be.

Tuesday, July 22, 2014 METRO HERALD

The value of Stirling A Battle of Bannockburn re-enactment gives Sheena Davitt the perfect excuse to check out what Stirling has to offer

t’s mid-day in a field five minutes’ drive from stirling town centre, and the crowds have been queuing for the past hour to watch two armies of costumed enthusiasts re-enact the Battle of Bannockburn, the famous rout of the English by the scots that took place 700 years earlier. so significant is the anniversary to the scottish that there’s an entire festival, Bannockburn Live, taking place to mark it: more bagpipes, Celtic rock bands and full-kilted American tourists than you will ever see in one place again. As the audience take their seats, there’s a pantomime atmosphere, with loud booing for the English knights (who are having fun riling up the crowd with shouts of ‘scottish peasants’), and cheers for the big lad sitting on an enormous warhorse who’s playing Robert the Bruce. With the independence referendum coming up in just a few months, the battle couldn’t be more topical. And dotted about the festival, you can spot earnest French camera crews pressing battle re-enactors in chainmail for their views on the forthcoming vote. It’s certainly an interesting time to visit scotland – 2014 also happens to be the Homecoming, a year of special events and

festivals laid on for visitors, a bit like the Irish Gathering (well, a lot like the Gathering actually, considering we nicked the idea from scotland’s Homecoming 2009). And for anyone who feels the call of the pipers this year, stirling is a fascinating town to spend a few days in. It’s one of those places that seems to pack in an incredible amount of heritage into one small area. Aside from the Bannockburn battlefield outside the town (which has a new visitors’ centre, as well as the already famous statue of Robert the Bruce), there’s also the epicentre of all the historical upheavals of the past millennium or so: stirling Castle (left). In a country over-run with medieval castles, stirling is one of its best. Viewed from a distance as you approach the town, it’s a fine sight, standing on a crag that dominates the landscape, rather like Edinburgh Castle, but much more striking. A visit there can take up half a day – there’s a lot to take in. Built in the 12th century, and added to by various stewart kings over the centuries, it has links to most of the big names of scottish history – it was besieged by Bonnie Prince Charlie (and Robert the Bruce), was the childhood home of Mary Queen Of scots, and from its ramparts you can see the neogothic William Wallace memorial two miles away, which marks the spot where Braveheart scored a victory over the English (a visit to the memorial tower, a short bus ride away, is worth it for the views alone). Around the castle, there’s more to see in the winding streets of the medieval old town

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(right) – the Church of the Holy Rude and its graveyard, the restored Victorian prison and Cowane’s Hospital, a 17thcentury almshouse that now houses a café. And if you like architecture, be sure to check out the beautiful Georgian sandstone homes on Albert Place on the way to the smith Museum – they brought on a case of house envy on my part. the surrounding countryside is just as attractive. Although stirlingshire was traditionally a coalmining area, the scenery seems unscathed, mainly rolling farmland, stretching up to the Ochil hills. I did catch a glimpse of the mining heritage at my B&B, West Plean House, a 19th-century building that used to be home to the mine owners – you can tell from the abundance of chimneys. It’s a comfortable spot that would make a good base if you are exploring the region by car – and there’s a lot to see if you’re driving: you’re only an hour from Glasgow, Edinburgh and the Loch Lomond National Park. the guesthouse is a working farm with

extensive grounds, and the friendly owners do a rather excellent cooked breakfast – with venison haggis on the side, naturally. As an invigorating way to start the day, it’s enough to make you want to don some chainmail and join in the nearest historic melee. Bannockburn Live is one of more than 900 events in the Homecoming 2014 programme, which include the Forth Bridges Festival, Whisky Month, John Muir Festival, Ryder Cup Concert, World sheepdog trials and the MtV Europe Music Awards.

Getting there

Sheena stayed at West Plean House (www.westpleanhouse.com), which charges £55 (€70) per night for a single room. For more on holidays in Scotland (and on Homecoming 2014) see www.visitscotland.com. Aer Lingus flies Dublin to Glasgow daily with return flights from approx €72.

CAMINO WAYS WALKING FESTIVAL To coincide with this year’s St James’ Day, CaminoWays.com has organised its first ever walking festival, which takes place on Sunday in Roundwood, Co Wicklow. Keen walkers, outdoorsy types, families and anyone who’s ever completed – or considered completing – the Camino (the medieval pilgrim route from France to the reputed burial place of St James

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in Santiago, Spain) are welcome. Walks ranging from a leisurely 4km to a taxing 14km are planned, while a scavenger hunt for children, a giant paella made by FoodFiesta.ie, music from Galician singer Susana Garrido and fitness advice from a host of experts will add to the day out. Tickets from €5 (per child) to €20 (family). See www.CaminoWays.com

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golf the open

Holywood star Rory a credit to irish golfing by DEREk DEnT

six places from last year

Top of the world, Ma: Rory McIlroy and his mother embrace after his Open victory picture: getty McIlroy can expect a boost to his coffers at the club and remembers when McIlroy was a 12-year-old schoolboy whose only aim was through endorsements linked to his new status. While the exact figures have not been made to get on the greens with his clubs. He said: ‘He has a talent but has worked ex- public, it has been reported his contract with tremely hard from day one to achieve what he Nike will earn him up to €200million over ten has done. When he was 12 he practically lived years. Meanwhile, North Down Borough Council on the golf course, Mr Crooks said. ‘He just loved playing the game; as soon as mayor Peter Martin said the victory was a boost for golf tourism in Northern Ireland. school finished he was up here.’

JACk NICkLAuS hailed Rory McIlroy for his Open triumph, and the ‘swagger’ he showed in winning at Hoylake. McIlroy went into the last day holding a six-stroke lead and Nicklaus admitted he was impressed with the way he

protected his advantage with a safety-first 71 in the final round. ‘He didn’t take the chances that he did in the other rounds as far as the clubs he hit off the tee.’ ‘Rory didn’t put himself in position to lose the tournament. He did what he needed to do.’

Eighteen-times major winner Nicklaus added: ‘I like his swagger. the way he handles himself. His desire to be great. I like his desire to do the things he needs to do. ‘I like that in a young guy. He’s cocky in a nice way.’

Fan: Nicklaus

too many good players for mcilroy to dominate Graeme mcDowell was full of admiration for rory mcIlroy’s open victory on Sunday, but does not believe his fellow Northern Irishman can go on to dominate the game. mcDowell feels the talented new generation in the game will make it impossible for mcIlroy to match woods at his prime, the former world number one winning seven of his 14 major titles between august 1999 and June 2002. ‘There’s too many good players. It’s so strong. everyone is so good,’ mcDowell said.

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ICO ROSBERG might not have the common touch that led German sports fans to embrace Michael Schumacher, but he did his country proud on Sunday by becoming the first German to win the German Grand Prix in a German car for 75 years. The last was Rudolf Caracciola, also in a Mercedes, in 1939 at the Nurburgring. It capped a dream week for Rosberg. He saw his homeland win the World Cup, got married to his childhood sweetheart Vivian, and won his home grand prix to increase his lead in the world championship in Hockenheim. Qualifying once again proved while the Mercedes may be the quickest car, it is also one of the more fragile. Two weeks on from Rosberg’s car expiring, it was time for Hamilton to retire with brake failure that left him with sore legs, a gearbox that needed replacing, and a start from the pitlane. His race through the field was breathless and impressive. A couple of contacts were inevitable. He broke his front wing trying to pass Jenson Button but kept his head down, the damage hurting his tyres but doing little to dampen his speed. Button was at first critical of Hamilton’s scruffy attempt to pass and accused him of expecting his rivals to move over. After gathering himself, though,

RORy MCILROy’S home club coach has lauded him as a once in a generation player and predicted he could go on to win eight majors. The proud professional at Holywood in Northern Ireland said the country may not see another golfer of the calibre of the precocious schoolboy who rose to the very top. Multi-millionaire McIlroy, 25, could now boost his earning power even more after becoming only the third person after Tiger Woods and Jack Nicklaus to win three major tournaments by the age of 25. There was a party atmosphere on the manicured fairways in hills overlooking Belfast where it all began for McIlroy – who dreamed

of winning the Open from age two or three and used a plastic club. Club professional Stephen Crooks said: ‘He is very much a once in a generation player. I don’t know if we will get anyone else from Ireland who achieves what he is doing. He is unique.’ McIlroy’s two-shot victory at Royal Liverpool on Sunday evening made him only the third competitor from Northern Ireland to win the Open. Among his next goals will be the uS Masters, the last piece of the four-major Grand Slam, and defending his Open title next year. Holywood Golf Club’s honorary secretary Martin Gunning said he was a normal person despite his talent, while Crooks predicted McIlroy could win eight majors, given what he has achieved at such a young age. The professional has spent the last 14 years

Tuesday, July 22, 2014 METRO HERALD

McDowell: Too much talent

‘I don’t think we’re going to see that dominance again for a while unless somebody comes out who has perfected the imperfectable. I think these guys, the best players in the world, are playing pretty close to as good as you can play, really. This game is hard. ‘You can’t play much better than rory is hitting the ball. That’s as good as it gets.’ Phil mickelson, who mcIlroy succeeded as open champion, agreed with mcDowell’s assessment, adding: ‘we used to say there will never be

another Nicklaus, and then along came Tiger. You never want to discount the possibility of someone dominating. ‘But nobody has asserted themselves week in and week out the way Tiger did for such a long period of time.’ mcDowell feels mcIlroy could benefit from having to work hard to hold off Sergio Garcia’s challenge on the final day at Hoylake. ‘Tiger had that capability of getting it done ugly. Perhaps rory has to prove that he’s got that side to him,’ he said.

In great Nic: German Rosberg won on home soil he apologised for his remarks. The 34-year-old later tweeted to say, ‘after watching the race back I think I overreacted about Lewis’s move. I can understand why he thought I was giving him room’. Without that accident, second would have been Hamilton’s but, under the circumstances, he was justly thrilled with third. It was a terrific race and the fighting prize goes to Daniel Ricciardo. He finished sixth behind Fernando Alonso, with whom he was wheel-to-wheel for much of the second half. Alonso rated it Ferrari’s best race this year. ‘Fifth place was absolutely the maximum,’ Alonso said. ‘I’m very pleased. Daniel is a surprise,’ he added. ‘He is doing unbelievable.’

Williams raising the Bottas bar yet again SECOND place was well earned by Valtteri Bottas, but podiums, he thinks, are boring. ‘It feels really good to be [on the podium] for a third time in a row but we’re aiming for more than that now,’ the Williams driver (pictured) said. His team-mate Felipe Massa threw away a potential podium. He binned it on lap one after first-corner contact with Kevin Magnussen. His car is capable of winning races and a little more caution might prove fruitful.

22 METRO HERALD Tuesday, July 22, 2014

Don’t blame nibali – he is simply a great riDer

lright, so it’s Vincenzo Nibali’s tour de France. he simply needs to stay upright, and ensure he makes it to Paris, writes Ned Boulting. there are still two mountain-top finishes to come and Saturday’s time trial but the way the Sicilian’s been riding, he’ll only embellish his prodigious lead. they say the mythical Yellow Jersey lends you an aura, as if the spirit of the race were protecting its chosen one. this is obviously sentimental codswallop, except Nibali’s progress has been so smooth, so unruffled, while all around chaos has been raging, that it’s made me wonder if there’s something in the theory after all. Sunday’s ride into Nimes was a good case in point. A sub-tropical storm gathered over the race. tejay Van garderen’s BMC team rode hard on the front, in an effort to break the race into bits in the cross-winds and damage the leader. in an instant the entire race was put under the most intense pressure, evidenced by the long, thin line of grimacing riders visible from the air. All except one, that is. Nibali, caught slightly

TRANSFER TALK Aspas makes loan return to Spain SEvillA have signed liverpool forward iago Aspas on a season-long loan. the Spanish striker (pictured) passed a medical on Friday after the two clubs agreed a deal, which includes the

ONTHEGRApEviNE u LiverpooL appear to have missed out on long-term target Xherdan Shaqiri, with the Bayern Munich midfielder’s representatives reportedly meeting Juventus ahead of a £15million move. u EvErton, Aston villa and Celtic are interested in taking Chelsea’s Christian Atsu on loan following his impressive World Cup showing for Ghana. u SAMi KHeDirA’S £20m move to Arsenal is still ‘likely’ to go

ahead, despite rumours the Gunners had abandoned the deal after becoming frustrated in their attempts to sign the real Madrid midfielder. u SundErlAnd will offer Fiorentina Modibo diakite plus £2.5million in a bid to bring former Wearside loanee Marcos Alonso back to the club. u reAL Madrid expect to unveil James rodriguez today, when the Colombia forward completes his move from Monaco.

Qpr striker Loic remy jetted across to the United States last night to have a medical ahead of a move to Liverpool. The reds are in Boston on a pre-season tour and were joined by the Frenchman (pictured). remy scored 14 goals as he impressed on loan at Newcastle last season and is likely to be confirmed as an £8million signing tomorrow. Fabio Borini made the trip with the rest of the squad on Sunday and wants to fight for his place at Anfield, despite the club accepting a £14m bid from Sunderland. His agent Marco de Marchi said: ‘Fabio wants to stay.’ u Ed WoodWArd has left Manchester united’s uS tour for ‘general business reasons’ – less than 24 hours after telling fans new signings would be coming to old trafford this summer. u JuvEntuS have completed the signing of united left-back Patrice Evra for £1.2m.

Nando return would be just Torrific, says Garcia

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by JON HARvEy AtlEtiCo Madrid midfielder raul garcia claims Fernando torres would be welcomed back to the la liga champions with open arms if he opts to leave Chelsea. torres has been linked with a move back to Atletico, where the Spain international came up through the ranks to captain the first team before joining liverpool in 2007. And despite the striker, 30, looking a pale shadow of his former self since joining Chelsea for £50million in January 2011, garcia insists torres would fit right back in. ‘i speak to [torres] a lot and he still feels very strongly about this club,’ garcia said. ‘his life has been defined by what he experienced here. he’s another option, just like

out on his own: nibali has to stay safe to win

‘Here’s someone at the height of his powers’ out of position, calmly pulled out of the line, into the wind, and rode up the join the leaders. the tV coverage caught the moment to perfection, an effortless acceleration that simply should not have been possible. in an instant, the danger had passed. No panic, just pure racing intelligence and absolute physical self-possession. if we can’t enjoy a nail-biting finale, we should instead sit back and admire an athlete at the height of his powers. But in cycling none of this comes without suspicion. too often have ‘incredible’ performances been unmasked as just that; incredible. to those who doubt, let me say this: he has already won two grand tours. And he is beating a field which is, at best, second rate. there is no Chris Froome, no Nairo Quintana, no Alberto Contador. there is no serious competition, and if you are as good as he is, then of course it will look as straightforward as he is making it look. he announced his attention way back in Sheffield, and he’ll take that fight all the way to the Champs Elysées. Nobody can live with him. it’s time to celebrate an exceptional rider.

option to buy permanently. Aspas, 26, moved to Anfield from Celta vigo last summer but had a disappointing season for liverpool, making just 15 appearances.

Remy’s Anfield tonic as Fab goes nowhere

‘His life has been defined by the experience here’

157 Goals for didier drogba in 342 appearances for Chelsea who are refusing to comment on reports the Stamford Bridge legend – now a free agent – will return to the club on a oneyear deal.

any other the media have mentioned. Any great player that can come here will be welcome.’ if torres does move to Atletico, the switch would reverse the flow of players moving in the opposite direction this summer, with Chelsea having already landed striker Diego Costa and left-back Filipe luis for a combined £48m, as well as ending goalkeeper thibaut Courtois’ loan spell. Now the Blues – despite boss Jose Mourinho saying his transfer dealings are over – are reported to be interested in signing Atletico defender Miranda. But garcia played down the speculation, adding: ‘if we took every transfer story seriously we would only have about two or three players left here. ‘the club has to manage these things, but Miranda is an important player for us.’

football champions league

celtic boss Deil-ighted with Murrayfield pitch by EDDiE THOMpsOn Ronny Deila believes his Celtic side will have ‘no excuses’ for failing to perform at the home of Scottish rugby in the second leg of their Champions league second qualifier against KR Reykjavik tonight. The match is being played on a brand new pitch at the BT Murrayfield Stadium in edinburgh as Parkhead is out of commission due its use in the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. The Hoops are 1-0 up from the first leg in iceland and will face either Polish side legia Warsaw or St Patrick’s athletic in the next qualifier if, as expected, they see off the icelandic side. after looking at the Murrayfield playing surface, a mixture of grass and artificial fibres, Deila gave it a ringing endorsement. ‘it is fantastic,’ said the norwegian. ‘it is a very good pitch. i don’t think there will be any problem. ‘The team will have the support and that is important and the pitch is perfect. So no excuses.’ Charlie Mulgrew, skipper in the first leg in place of the injured Scott Brown, was equally praiseworthy of the pitch. He said: ‘if you are not going to play at your home stadium then this is just the perfect place. ‘Preparations have been fine and everything has gone smoothly. it is just another place to

spORT DigEsT Gerrard calls time on internationals sOccER England captain Steven Gerrard (pictured) has announced his international retirement after 114 appearances in a 14year career. The 34year-old, who led his national side in this summer’s World Cup, said he had ‘agnonised’ over the decision since returning from Brazil. ‘This has been a very difficult decision, one of the toughest I’ve had to make in my career,’ he said. ‘I have spoken to family, friends and people close to me before coming to this point. Brendan (Rodgers, his manager at Liverpool) has been fantastic and obviously I have to look after my body to ensure I can give everything when I take to the field.’

Cav is recovering

cycLing Mark Cavendish says he is

recovering quicker than expected from the shoulder injury that ruled him out of the Tour de France but may still miss the World Championships in September. The 29-year-old crashed on the opening stage two weeks ago. ‘Obviously I can’t compete until I can be guaranteed there’s no more damage,’ he said.

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team, who have booked their place in the semi-finals of the European championships after a 2-1 win over Sweden.

‘We are working to try to get someone in’ play, and it is a great place. ‘We hope to get as many fans as we can in. We all know what Celtic fans are like in the Champions league for us so hopefully we can get them behind us.’ The Hoops fans who make their way to the capital will see a familiar Celtic line-up as Deila has only added former Hearts and Sunderland keeper Craig Gordon to his squad so far and he may not even be on the bench if regular no.2 lukasz Zaluska is named as back-up to england cap Fraser Forster. The former Stromsgodset boss continues on the search for new players, which will be vital in the event of the Scottish champions making the group stages, but insists he will not be making signings for the sake of it. ‘We are working to try to get someone in. it is a bad time, it costs more money. it is also about finding the right ones. i am after quality,’ he said. ‘it has to be someone who can come straight in and do something at once and that is very difficult. or get a player who will be a good player in a while.’

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Heffernan to lead Irish in Switzerland ATHLETics

Struck down: Republic of Ireland’s Anthony Stokes is out of tonight’s second leg tie through injury

Reykjavik boss taking defence-first approach KR Reykjavik manager Runar Kristinsson will put the emphasis on defence against celtic even though his side are trailing in the tie. The Icelandic side are 1-0 down from the first-leg and expected to exit the competition against the Scottish champions. Kristinsson claimed to

believe his side have a chance to cause what would be a major upset against Ronny Deila’s men but Hoops fans should not expect an open game. ‘It’s a very big task ahead

of us, we had a difficult game against them back home,’ he said. ‘celtic had most of the ball so we’d expect the same. We defended well back home so we’re going to see if we can do that again but mount some better counter-attacks this time and try to hurt them.’

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JT’s handing out the lolly

FRENCH cyclist Thomas Voeckler offered one critic a piece of his mind when the banter turned a little too personal during Friday’s Tour de France. When a spectator started to boo the 35-year-old as he tackled

cHELSEA’S John Terry took pity on builders working on his house during the recent heatwave, hiring a local ice-cream man to turn up in his van and supply his workers with free icy treats.

Voeckler heckles heckler the final climb of the day to Chamrousse, Voeckler stopped his bike and called over to his tormenter: ‘Have you ever ridden a bike?’ Next came a grovelling apology from his red-faced abuser.

Reigning 50k World Walks Champion Robert Heffernan will lead a 30-strong Irish team to the European Track and Field Championships in Zurich in August. Last August the Corkman (pictured) made history by becoming Ireland’s third ever World Champion when he struck gold in Moscow. He said: ‘I am really looking forward to the huge challenge that lies ahead in Zurich and look forward to bringing more national pride to Ireland.’ Hurdler Thomas Barr, 800m runner Mark English and 1,500m star Ciaran O’Lionaird are among those hopeful to make an impact at the Championships.

Wiggs team effort cycLing Bradley Wiggins has shelved

plans to compete in multiple events at the Commonwealth Games and will focus instead on the team pursuit. The 2012 Tour de France winner left out by Team Sky this year, had intended to race on the road and track in Glasgow, with as many as four events open to him. But he will not now contest the time-trial, road race or individual pursuit. ‘I’ve been focusing on the team pursuit,’ he said. ‘I dropped everything else.’

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Eyes on the prize: Macklin hopes to earn a title shot by coming through an eliminator

stokes out but Deila happy with home away from home

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MAckLIn AIMS fOR fOURTH TIME LUckY In WBc TITLE BID IRISh favourite Matthew Macklin will hope to secure a fourth shot at a world title when he takes on Jorge Sebastien heiland in an official eliminator for the WBC middleweight crown at the National Stadium in Dublin on August 30. The Birmingham-born fighter has fallen short in his previous three world title bouts, losing bravely to Felix Sturm and Sergio Martinez before being brutally pulverized in a three-round knockout defeat to heavy-handed Gennady Golovkin. The 32-year-old bounced back from the loss to Golovkin by outpointing the previously undefeated Lamar Russ in December, and victory over heiland

would set up a title shot against WBC champion Miguel Cotto. ‘It’s great to have an eliminator to put me straight back in the frame for another world title fight,’ Macklin said. ‘heiland is rated number four with the WBC so I’m sure he will be coming to Ireland with his own ambitions. It’s a must-win fight for me and it doesn’t matter what he brings to the ring, he won’t beat me.’ London 2012 gold medallist Anthony Joshua will also feature on the bill against Ukrainian heavyweight Yaroslav Zavorotnyi, while Commonwealth superflyweight champion Kal Yafai will take on Belfast’s Luke Wilton.

McIlroy’s Masterplan Rory plotting a way to land career Slam by nIck METcALfE RORY McILROY is already planning how to complete his career Grand Slam by winning the Masters, and says the key to it is an amateur who humbled him at Augusta last year. McIlroy’s Open victory means he needs to win the Masters to become just the sixth player in history to claim all four majors. The 25-year-old famously blew a four-shot lead going into the final round in 2011, finishing ten shots behind winner Charl Schwartzel. His solitary top-ten finish at Augusta came this year but only after the ignominy of being beaten by his noncompeting marker in the third round. McIlroy made the cut on four over par and, as an odd number of players advanced to the weekend, played with a marker on Saturday. Augusta member and two-time former Georgia amateur champion Jeff Knox – who holds the course record of 61 from the members’ tees – shot 70, one better than McIlroy. And now McIlroy will seek Knox’s help ahead of his return in April. ‘I’ll be going into Augusta next year pretty confident if I can just figure out the greens a little bit more,’ McIlroy said. ‘What really helped me last year was playing with Jeff Knox. ‘He’s the best I’ve ever seen on Augusta’s greens. ‘I might have to take a couple of trips up before it starts and have a couple of practice rounds with him.’ Ror emotion: McIlroy takes a selfie with some Royal Liverpool members in the clubhouse

TIgER MkII? ‘I don’t think we’ll ever see the dominance of Tiger Woods in the late 90s, early 2000s [again]. For every Rory there’s an Adam Scott and Jordan Spieth. There are too many good players now.’ Northern Ireland’s Graeme McDowell

‘The way Rory plays is pretty aggressively. When he gets it going, he gets it going. When it gets going bad, it gets real bad – fan snub it’s one or the Ian Poulter insists Rory other. He’s played by rules. ‘Just to similar to clear up the signature what Phil thing. We are asked not [Mickelson] to sign autographs until does.’

we have officially handed in our scorecards,’ he said on Twitter.

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Tiger Woods, who has won 14 majors