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Air strikes: Smoke rises from the Tuffah neighbourhood Picture: ePA

by AidAn rAdnedge MORE than 100 Palestinians were killed yesterday as Israel stepped up its bombing campaign in Gaza.

They died as Israeli rockets and tanks besieged the region, hitting its only

100 die in heavy assault on city power plant, the central mosque in Gaza City and the headquarters of Hamas’s Al-Aqsa satellite TV station.

Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu

warned of a ‘prolonged’ campaign against Hamas.

The militant group rejected a 24-hour humanitarian truce mooted

by Palestinan official Yasser Abed Rabbo. More than 1,100 Palestinians, mostly civilians, and 53 Israelis, mostly soldiers, have died in the operation.

Meanwhile, a Palestinian teenager is attracting thousands of followers

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on Twitter for her posts about the Israeli attacks as they happen. In one tweet on Monday, Farah Baker, who goes under the Twitter name of @Farah_Gazan, wrote: ‘I might die tonight’, a message that was shared nearly 10,000 times around the world.

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He ain’t heavy...

...he’s my disabled brother, says hero triathlete, aged just eight

Final push: Noah charges for the line with Lucas in a buggy, after pulling his brother behind his bike and through the water in a rubber dinghy PIctures: caters THE road was long, with many a winding turn. But Noah Aldrich knew he was strong enough to carry his disabled brother Lucas through a gruelling triathlon.

He pulled the six-year-old along in a rubber dinghy as he completed a 200-metre swim – before pedalling 4.8km with his sibling riding in a trailer behind him.

Then it was time for the last leg, a 1.6km run pushing Lucas in a buggy. Parents Brian and Alissa cheered as their children crossed the finish line.

‘It was a little nerve-racking but exciting and exhilarating at the same time,’ Mrs Aldrich said. ‘We’re definitely proud.

by DOMinic yEATMAn As a parent it was a pretty incredible thing to watch.’

Eight-year-old Noah is probably a little young to be a fan of The Hollies. But his sporting exploits certainly kept alive the spirit of the Manchester group’s 1969 hit (He Ain’t Heavy) He’s My Brother.

The American schoolboy trained for three months to ensure he was up to the task of completing the YMCA triathlon in Boise, Indiana, with Lucas in tow. They completed the course in 54 minutes.

Lucas has rare brain condition lissencephaly and cannot walk, eat by himself

Smiles: The brothers with their parents or talk. But Mrs Aldrich said: ‘After the race he definitely knew he had been part of something special.’

Tap and go: Rugby stars’ pub on the way

Teaser tweet: Rob Kearney tweeted out this picture

THE bid by four Irish international rugby players to buy a landmark Ballsbridge pub is apparently going ahead.

Ireland players Rob and Dave Kearney, Sean O’Brien and Jamie Heaslip’s offer of €1.35million for the popular Bellamy’s pub was accepted last February.

It was reported in April that the sale had been challenged by another bidder – but work now looks to be under way on the premises, according to Rob Kearney’s

Twitter account, where he posted a teaser to fans.

Tweeting a picture of the Bellamy’s exterior, Rob said: ‘Work is under way in Ballsbridge, exciting times ahead!

Can you guess the name of our new pub?’

Jamie Heaslip chimed in with an Instagram picture looking out a window of Bellamy’s, saying: ‘This will be a hell of a view, wanna try and guess the name?’

Rob Kearney’s agent was unavailable for comment.

In business: Kearney and Heaslip

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Bailed man beat partner Man dies in tricolour grab

A MAN will serve an extra 32 months in prison for viciously beating his girlfriend while on bail for a previous attack on her.

Terence Russell, 41, of Rafters Road, Drimnagh, punched Elizabeth Gaffney in a lengthy assault. He also bit her on the nose and stabbed her with a corkscrew.

He is currently serving a three-year sentence for another attack on Ms Gaffney and a concurrent three-year term for assaulting two gardaí who came to arrest him for the attack.

Judge Martin Nolan imposed the new sentence to begin Corkscrew: Used when Russell finishes his current term in December. in the attack

A DROWNING tragedy in a lake at the centre of a flags dispute in Northern Ireland highlights the need to finally deal with the issues at Stormont, SDLP Assembly member Dominic Bradley has said.

The man, Oswald Bradley, 68 and unrelated, died while swimming in Bessbrook Pond in Co Armagh on Monday evening while trying to remove two tricolours hung from

trees on a small island. The erection of the flags in the village earlier this month caused tensions and parties including Sinn Féin called for their removal. Politicians are still at loggerheads on the issues of flags and parades. Separately, on Monday night, houses and cars were damaged and racist slogans against Romanians were painted on a wall in east Belfast.

Attack horror of US tourists on first day in city centre by jESSicA MAgEE

THREE Dublin men have been sentenced for a vicious attack on two US tourists who had tried to stop a robbery.

US stockbroker Garth Russell suffered permanent facial scarring in the attack and still has glass embedded under his eye. His brother Patrick’s arm was broken in the attack.

Judge Patrick McCartan sentenced Ian Dent, 21, of Stanaway Road, Crumlin, to five years for two counts

Cycling on path led to assault

A CYCLIST swung out with a key and a small screwdriver to injure a Spanish tourist in a row over cycling on the footpath. Karl Manning, 41, of North Great Charles Street pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to assault causing harm to Gerard Parareda at Middle Abbey Street last August. Before the attack, Manning, cycling by, had brushed Mr Parareda’s companion, who gave out to him. Manning received the Probation Act.

of violent disorder at Merchant’s Arch and on the quays on April 29, 2012.

Aidan Finnegan, 28, of Reuben Street,

Rialto, was sentenced to four years for violent disorder. Richard Fish, 24, of St Anthony’s Road, Rialto, pleaded

guilty to two counts of violent disorder and was sentenced to three years.

Dublin Circuit Criminal Court heard the brothers were walking in Temple Bar when they stumbled on an apparent mugging at Merchant’s Arch.

When Garth Russell intervened and threatened to call gardaí, the gang chased after the Americans, who had arrived in Dublin that day, and Mr Russell was struck in the face and head with a broken bottle.

The attack had left both men with ‘horrific injuries’, the judge said.

Aoibheann’s Pink Tie: 500km in one day

Up to €745 a year for ‘free education’ ‘FREE’ education is costing parents between €345 and €745 per year per child, a Barnados survey has found.

The annual report found that when clothing, footwear, school books, classroom resources and a voluntary contribution are taken into account, it costs €345 to send a senior infants pupil to school and €735 for a first-year student. This is €5 less than 2013 figures for primary and €50 for second level.

Saying that every child has the same right to an education, Barnardos CEO Fergus Finlay called on the Government to ‘show real leadership’ on costs and ‘not put the burden on schools alone.’ He added: ‘A poor child has the right to the same education as a child from a wealthy family.’

Final bell rings for Luas cards

MODEL Pippa O’Connor with Minister for Health Leo Varadkar and volunteer cyclists outside the Marker Hotel yesterday for the launch of the 500k in One Day challenge in aid of Aoibheann’s Pink ur cyclists cy Tie. Ten amateur aree taking on the challenge to ride from Malin Head in Co Donegal to Hook Head in Co Wexford in 20 hours on Saturday, August 9, to raise muchneeded funds for the charity, which is Metro Herald’s charity for 2014. ink Tie supports suppor Aoibheann’s Pink ling cancer c families of children battling in Ireland. The charity is calling on people to support the challenge by texting the word ‘Aoibheann’ to 50300 to donate €2 Picture: Maxwells

TRAM users will be running late tomorrow if they forget to switch to the Leap Card after the phasing out of the Luas SmartCard comes into effect.

Luas operators have advised customers to ‘make the switch’ as tomorrow is the final day for tag on/tag off functions. Luas users have until October 31 to order their free Leap Card.

Solicitor walks free Meat cleaver man Fraudster gets year after 4yrs custody charges dismissed for €250k land deal A FORMER Dublin solicitor who spent four years in custody in Australia fighting extradition on cheque fraud charges has ended up being given a non-custodial sentence.

Vincent O’Donoghue, 62, of Whitworth Road, Drumcondra, pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to fraudulently converting cheques totalling IR£34,828 (€44,231) to be used as deposits on properties in Dublin and Belfast on dates in 1992, 1998 and 1999.

The court heard O’Donoghue was arrested in May 2000 but went to Australia in July 2002 and was in custody there from 2009 to 2013.

Judge Mary Ellen Ring ordered O’Donoghue to carry out 240 hours of community service in lieu of a two-year sentence.

Finlay: A poor child has the same right

A MAN was told by a judge yesterday he was ‘lucky’ as he was cleared of brandishing a meat cleaver on a Dublin bus.

Robert Fogarty, 44, from Cardy Rock Court, Balbriggan, had been charged with possessing the meat cleaver as a weapon and being intoxicated in public at Atrium Road, near Dublin Airport, on the night of January 27 last, but walked out of court yesterday a free man.

His lawyer argued that upon his arrest Dublin Airport Police had cited an incorrect section of the Air Transport Navigation Act in order to search his bag, where the cleaver was found, and that the charges must therefore be dismissed.

A MAN who led four separate lives is in prison after admitting a massive fraud.

Conor Brannigan, 41, from Stafford Hall, Silver Street, Nenagh, Co Tipperary was married with three children, was engaged separately to two other partners and had a girlfriend in Poland with another child.

He pleaded guilty to three charges of defrauding his potential brother-in-law, vet James Hoare of Rooskey, Co Roscommon, of €250,000 in a land deal on dates in 2010 and 2011.

Mr Hoare engaged him to buy a plot of land in Co Roscommon, but when the deal fell through there was no money left to repay Mr Hoare. Judge Tony Hunt sentenced Brannigan to two years, but suspended the last 12 months.

Sneaky: The new pasta sauce

Saucy secrets...

IT’S a battle as old as time – how do you make children eat vegetables?

By hiding them in food, it seems. Pasta sauce company Ragu have just launched their Hidden Vegetable sauce, and it is exactly as it sounds.

With 1.5 portions of veg per serving, now you can see them hit the elusive five-a-day.

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Disfigured recluse who hid from stares is transformed by pioneering transplant

by DOMINIC YEATMAN IT TOOK more than a bit of airbrushing to get Richard Norris on the front of a magazine – after he blew his face off with a shotgun.

The former firefighter had the jaws, teeth, tongue and skin of a 21-yearold road crash victim grafted on by 150 medics in a 36-hour operation.

His transformation after years as a self-conscious recluse saw him chosen to join the likes of Matt Damon and Jay Z as a GQ cover star.

‘When I was disfigured I was surprised that more people didn’t walk into telephone poles or break their necks to stare at me,’ he said.

‘Now there’s no one paying attention. Unless they know me personally, they don’t know I am a face transplant patient.’

Mr Norris, 39, shot himself by accident after a drunken argument with his mother in 1997.

Doctors tried their best to patch him up but after losing both jaws, all his teeth and his nose, his once handsome face was unrecognisable.

He contemplated suicide and rarely left his home in Virginia, US, except to go shopping after dark.

In 2012 he accepted the chance to have the operation known as the Mount Everest of surgery – even after being warned there was only a 50:50 chance of survival.

Face transplants were illegal in Britain until ten years ago because of

Cover star who didn’t have a face

fears over the psychological impact – but Mr Norris says he has got used to his rugged good looks.

He has to take drugs to prevent his

body rejecting his new face... and ought to stay youthful as he is under orders to avoid avoid drinking, smokChanges: From left, Mr Norris before accident, after, post-surgery and now ap/GQ ing or getting sunburnt.

Data show E-car chargers every 60km Dáil is still a sausagefest THE latest Central Statistics Office figures on gender equlity are out, including the fact that just 15.7 per cent of Dáil members are women.

The Women and Men in Ireland figures for 2013 also showed 65.7 per cent of men were in employment, against just 55.9 per cent of women.

More women gained a third-level qualification (55.3 per cent of graduates were women), while men work longer hours. Men worked an average of 39.2 hours in paid employment, while women worked 31.2.

A large disparity emerged in marriage, with 44.1 per cent of husbands working 40 hours or more, compared to just 16.8 per cent of wives.

Women were ‘significantly under-represented in decision-making structures’ on a national and regional level, the CSO found, with females making up less than a fifth of local authorities and just over a third of VECs. The average age for a woman having her first child was 29.8 in 2011. Ireland and France had the joint highest fertility rate in Europe in 2012.

ALL major Irish towns and cities now have electric car charge points following the completion of a European Commission pilot project.

Under the project, the first of its kind in Europe, the ESB was charged (sorry…) with implementing IT and communications platforms to ‘allow electric vehicle drivers seamlessly travel across both jurisdictions of Ireland and

Northern Ireland, a first in Europe’.

There are now 1,200 public electric car charge points, including 46 fast charge points, located every 60km along Ireland’s main roads.

ESB said it hopes the availability of fast charge points, which give an 80 per cent charge in 30minutes, will encourage more drivers to go electric, which it said will save an average driver €2,300 a year.

Drivetime: Electric car owner Natalia Artemieva charging her e-car at a fast charge point in Park Pointe, Dún Laoghaire picture: sharpix

Nova in €47k royalties row RADIO Nova has been billed for almost €47,000 for alleged nonpayment of music royalties, a court was told yesterday.

The radio station, which broadcasts from Castleforbes House in Dublin, was sued by the Irish Music Rights Organisation (Imro). Yesterday, Simon Peare of

Imro told Judge Jacqueline Linnane that he had conducted a check of songs and music being played by Radio Nova on a specific date.

Judge Linnane adjourned IMRO’s application until November 4 and directed the radio station to file an affidavit by October 14.

We’re ugly, but we’re charmers, say Irish men WE may be ugly, but we’re charming, say Irish men, and 20 per cent of the divils would use that charm to seduce another man’s girlfriend, according to a new survey.

Some 56 per cent of men told Cadbury Starbar’s #NoNutsNoGlory campaign that while they think they’re among the ugliest fellas in the world, they’re still effective flirters.

Almost one in five (19 per cent) would definitely seduce someone’s girlfriend if they found her attractive.

Some 59 per cent of males said their sense of humour was their weapon of choice, one-fifth (22 per cent) would call upon their stellar grey matter, with just eight per cent relying on their ‘hot bod’ to get the girl.

But what if their amazing physiques and witty repertoire failed to win hearts? Well, half of the lads said they would simply lie. That makes sense as only four per cent of the 18 to 30-year-olds said their bank balance was a draw for women.

Of course, most (77 per cent) Irish blokes have made an eejit out of themselves to impress a woman, while a third have done it more times than they’d like to admit.

The men rated model Georgia Salpa as Ireland’s hottest woman, ahead of their girlfriends, with more than one-quarter (27 per cent) willing to dump their other half for a chance to date the pin-up. Some 46 per cent say they could pull Georgia,

‘Our rotten, filthy minds; addled by booze, Ronseal and bare knuckle boxing, are ostensibly malleable by simplistic marketing and a “hot bod”’ Luke Holohan defends the Irish male Gometro.ie/eejits while 21 per cent think they stand a chance with Roz Purcell. However, only seven per cent believe they could impress stunning Karena Graham.

But now they are in with a chance to do just that. Cadbury Starbar is giving these charming men the chance to hang out with Salpa, Purcell and Graham in Dublin, London and Abu Dhabi by uploading their best photobomb to nonutsnoglory.ie.

A separate study found 75 per cent of Irish socialisers still prefer an oldfashioned chat-up line over social media hook-ups. Perhaps unsurprisingly, the poll for Bic lighters found 88 per cent favoured ‘do you need a light?’ to spark a conversation while out in a pub.

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Beyoncé fuelled talk that she is to split from Jay Z by going hunting for a smaller flat. The 32-year-old went on her own to view a €15million New York penthouse that is half the size of her marital home in the city. ‘I can say with certainty that Jay is not downsizing,’ a source told the New York Post. ‘And there is no way she is buying a multimillion apartment for her mother or sister.’

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At 14 I drugged a mother so I could bed her daughter

Rocker Slash reveals most outrageous sexcapade

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lash admits he took sex, drugs and rock’n’roll too literally by drugging his girlfriend’s mum so he could get his end away as a teenager.

The former Guns N’ Roses guitarist, 49, casually made his shock sex confession to a reporter as he was grilled at an airport luggage carousel about his craziest ever moment in the bedroom. ‘as far as crazy is concerned, in the living room of my girlfriend’s apartment with her mum asleep on the couch,’ he

told TMZ of the sexcapade. ‘That was like when I was 14.’

The london-born american went on to say they didn’t want to be interrupted so they ‘doped’ the mother with a sleeping pill. slash also offered advice on al fresco fornication, insisting: ‘There’s no ridiculous place [to have sex] if you can get away with it.

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are gonna get busted or not. If you’re going to get arrested then I would zip up and get the f*** out.’

The twice-divorced axeman, who spent part of his formative years in stoke, topped the charts around the world with G N’ R in the 1980s and 1990s. however, he wasn’t part of the band’s reunion after a legal row with frontman axl Rose, 52, who once dubbed slash ‘a cancer’.

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Chris Brown, if you need a cup of sugar, don’t go next door. The rapper, 25, has moved to a new LA suburb but already a neighbour has told TMZ: ‘If he comes here, I shoot him.’

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Evan Rachel Wood and Jamie Bell (pictured) must have one of Hollywood’s most amicable splits. The acting couple swapped ‘love you’ tweets on their son’s first birthday.

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Simon Cowell (pictured) suffered a garden landscaping disaster when his lawn was replaced with fake grass while he was on holiday. ‘Horrendous. Like mini golf,’ he grumbled.

Ariana Grande has frozen out her dad. The 21-year-old popstar said: ‘It’s private but it happened last year. I had to accept that it’s OK not to get along with someone and still love them.’

LOOKS WERE NO USE ON MY FARM, SAYS KATE Kate Upton reckons it was ‘inconvenient’ to be pretty when growing up. The farm-girl-turnedmodel-turned-actress says she has rejected Hollywood requests to lose her curves. ‘Living on a farm, beauty doesn’t get you anywhere,’ The Other Woman star, 22, said. ‘Because I was pretty didn’t mean I could convince my sister to do my chores. It was kind of inconvenient.’

Agents put her ‘under pressure’ to diet, she revealed. ‘They would say, “Just lose five more [pounds]” but I couldn’t give a crap.’ Read the full interview in the September issue of Elle, out tomorrow.

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Paloma Faith has fallen for Nicki Minaj’s mesmerising curves. The singer, 33, said of the star’s breasts: ‘I couldn’t stop looking at them when I saw her and it’s not even a sexual thing, it’s just that they’re so in your face,’ the 33-year-old told The Bump.

Worth waiting for: Lady Gaga’s role Picture: weinStein

Karen: I will never forget my teary time on TaWhordtois

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Sutherland ‘made me want to quit’ Prinze Jr dubs 24 star ‘unprofessional’

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The 47-year-old action TV five years ago and this is star was left dumbfounded the first he has heard of after Prinze Jr said he was Co-stars: Prinze Jr and freddie’s grievances,’ a made to take his shoes off Sutherland PictureS: spokesperson for the while working alongside the Getty/20th century Fox actor said. shorter actor on the eighth se‘Kiefer enjoyed working with freddie and wishes him the best.’ ries in 2010.

‘Kiefer was the most unprofesHaving taken time out from acting after 24, Prinze Jr worked with WWe sional dude in the world. That’s not me talking trash, i’d say it to star Vince McMahon, which he found his face. i think everyone that’s a more pleasurable experience.

‘At least he was cool and tall. i worked with him has said that,’ the 38-year-old i Know What didn’t have to take my shoes You Did Last Summer star off to do scenes with him,’ told ABC News. he revealed. ‘i did 24, it was terrible. i ‘Just put the guy on an hated every moment of it,’ apple box or don’t hire me he went on. i just wanted next time.

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Apple ‘slows down old iPhones’ to boost sales APPLE is deliberately slowing down its customers’ iPhones to force them to buy the latest models, it is alleged.

A study by Harvard University shows online complaints rise every time a new version is released.

Researchers discovered that Google searches for phrases such as ‘iPhone slow’ spike whenever a more expensive type of the device

goes on sale. In contrast, they found there were no such patterns for rival products such as the Samsung Galaxy.

Professor Sendhil Mullainathan said: The results are, to say the least, striking’. However, he warned that the perception of a phone ‘slowing down’ may be purely psychological.

Apple declined to comment.

We’re moving home Easy does it: The building is moved to its new position Pictures: AFP/Getty

High roller: The US townhouse Picture: Getty

Three-storey house rolled to a new site

by AiDAn RADnEDgE MOVING home is always a big operation – but this takes that to extremes. A historic 112-yearold US townhouse is rolled four blocks away after being placed on a steel undercarriage.

The building in Washington DC was on the site of a planned 13-storey hotel but deemed worthy of preservation. Structural specialists Expert House Movers started bricking up the windows in April before lifting the three-storey building on to a wheeled platform. The townhouse was the home of Dr Thomas Martin, one of the longestserving black doctors in the racially mixed Didcot area of the city, who died in 1939.

Sexy pop videos ‘are a turn-off’, say younger fans LADY GAGA and Beyoncé may want to tone down their next music videos.

One in eight youngsters believes the clips should be less sexy and one in ten is bored by raunchy dancing.

A quarter would also stop listening to their favourite pop star if they broke the law.

‘Children aren’t as impressionable as previously thought,’ said Fun Kids Radio, which questioned eight- to 14year-olds.

‘More than 5 a day of no benefit’ EATING more portions of fruit and veg than the recommended ‘five a day’ has no additional benefit in reducing a person’s risk of death, researchers have suggested.

Consuming five portions of fruit or vegetables each day is linked to a lower risk of premature death, but eating more portions appears to have no further effect. The findings contradict recent research which found that eating ‘seven a day’ holds the lowest risk of death.

The latest study, published on thebmj.com, examined the association between fruit and vegetable

intake and risk of premature deaths.

Researchers from China and the US analysed 16 studies involving more than 830,000 participants – 56,000 of whom died during the follow-up period.

Higher consumption of fruit and vegetables was significantly associated with a lower risk of death from all causes, particularly from cardiovascular disease – with risk reduced by five per cent for each additional daily serving.

But once a person had consumed five portions, there was no additional Veggies: No extra boost benefit noted for extra portions.

Morning sickness ‘can be blessing’ for future mums WOMEN who suffer morning sickness often have healthier babies and reduced chance of miscarriage than those who do not, a study says.

Mothers-to-be with the nausea also give birth to children who are more intelligent and with fewer birth defects than those without the illness, which affects 85 per cent of pregnancies.

The Canadian research into the condition involved 850,000 women in five countries.

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students ‘haunted Police shoot dozens by ferry sinking’ of knife attackers SOUTH Korean teenagers who survived April’s Sewol ferry sinking have said they are haunted by the disaster that killed dozens of their friends They also demanded that crew members be punished for abandoning the passengers and fleeing the ship.

Students from Danwon High School, near Seoul, gave evidence for a second day at the trial of 15 crew members involved with the ferry’s navigation, who face charges of negligence and failing to carry out their duty to rescue passengers.

The sinking left more than 300 people dead or missing, and most of the victims were students travelling to a resort island on a school trip.

POLICE in China shot dead dozens of knifewielding attackers on Monday morning after they staged assaults on two towns in the western region of Xinjiang.

A gang armed with knives attacked a police station and government offices in the town of Elixku, the state Xinhua news agency said. Some moved on to the nearby town of Huangdi, attacking civilians and setting fire to six vehicles.

An initial investigation showed that it was an ‘organised and premeditated terrorist attack’, Xinhua added. Rising violence in Xinjiang is blamed on pro-independence militants from the region’s native Uighur Muslim ethnic group.

Ebola doctor dies as virus cancels flights HE LOOKS A PROPER CHARLIE: Dressed ed as a Charlie Chaplinesque clown, Gua Guatemalan Uriel Cifuentes strikes es a pose pos while marching ching in a par parade as part of the sixth annual Latin American Clown Congress in Guatemala City Picture: AP

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THE doctor leading the fight against the outbreak of ebola in Sierra Leone has died.

Sheik Umar Khan was infected as he treated more than 100 patients suffering from the virus, which has killed more than 670 in West Africa.

The blow came as another doctor, American Kent Brantly, admitted he was ‘terrified’ after being struck down by the condition while treating patients in

by sHAROn MARRis Liberia. ‘I’m praying fervently that God will help me survive,’ said the 33-year-old, who has been placed in an isolation unit in the country’s capital Monrovia.

West African airline ASKY said yesterday it was suspending flights to Sierra Leone and Liberia to try to contain the spread of the virus.

It comes after American Patrick Sawyer, 40, died in Nigeria, hav-

ing travelled on ASKY planes from Liberia via Ghana and Togo.

Police are being sent to the airport in Monrovia to ensure that passengers boarding other flights are screened for ebola symptoms.

Many airlines are still flying to affected countries because the risk to travellers is thought to be low.

The virus spreads through contact with bodily fluids including sweat and saliva.

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Relief for Tevez as kidnapped father released

ARgEnTinA: The adoptive father of ex-Manchester City footballer Carlos Tevez was freed by kidnappers last night after his family paid them €300,000. Delivery driver Secundo Tevez had been snatched on the street in Buenos Aires and kept prisoner for eight hours. The ransom was handed over after Juventus striker Tevez, 30, spoke to Secundo by phone from Italy to ensure he was unharmed.

Ex F1-boss sues google over orgy pics BRiTAin: Max Mosley is suing Google for publishing pictures of him at a sex party. The 74-year-old, left, has issued High Court proceedings against the internet giant for privacy breaches over the images, first published in the News of the World, apparently showing him at a Nazi-themed orgy. He won €75,000 damages in 2008 after the court ruled there was no Nazi theme and the article was not in the public interest.

Aliens or missiles? More mystery holes appear RUssiA: Two more mystery craters have appeared in Siberia. The huge holes – discovered by reindeer herders – come just weeks after similarlooking craters were found in the gas-rich Yamal peninsula. Theories about what caused the holes have ranged from meteorites or stray missiles to aliens or an underground gas explosion.

Beach plane crash girl dies of injuries AMERiCA: The nine-year-old girl hit by a crash-landing plane as she walked on a beach with her father died from her injuries yesterday. Oceana Irizarry was airlifted unconscious to hospital after being struck by the Piper Cherokee in Venice, Florida, on Sunday. Her father, Sgt Ommy Irizarry, 36, died at the scene but pilot Karl Kokomoor and his passenger were unhurt.

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AMERiCA: A 52m tall model of a bottle of ketchup is up for sale – for almost €380,000. The Collinsville water tower, in Illinois, is a depiction of Brooks Old Original Rich and Tangy Catsup.

Constant care: A Liberian money exchanger washes hands between customers to prevent infection THE father of British Malaysia Airlines crash victim Liam Sweeney has spoken of his anger at not knowing what has happened to his body.

Barry Sweeney said: ‘I feel very angry and frustrated. It would be nice if they could just stop fighting for a little bit so that we could get all our boys and girls home.’ He spoke after meeting prime minister David Cameron to discuss the shooting down of

Father of an MH17 victim: Not knowing is killing us flight MH17 by Russian-backed rebels in Ukraine. Later, the EU agreed new sanctions against Russia. They include an arms embargo, a block on the sale of sensitive technologies and a ban on the sale of bonds and equities by state-owned

Russian banks. Four members of president Vladimir Putin’s inner circle will also have asset bans. Last night, US president Barack Obama announced he was imposing sanctions in the energy, arms and finance sectors.

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The Garth Brooks concert saga is a wonderful lesson for all of us that the best laid plans can go astray and to always have a plan B’, writes Aware’s Dr Claire Hayes As I had not bought tickets for Garth Brooks, I was curious, rather than anxious, to see if he would play in Croke Park this summer.

Many people were left feeling upset, some were feeling angry and some, possibly, were feeling relieved. All the tears, pleas, prayers did not work.

Instead of letting some of his fans down, Garth chose to let them all down. Instead of giving him a licence to play for five nights, we learnt that the Dublin City Manager was prepared to give him a licence to play for four nights.

Apparently not as many people actually objected to his playing as was first thought. It is all a bit bewildering. There is no doubt, though, that the consequences of the concerts being called off are costly.

So is there anything helpful that we can take from all of this?

Before the age of instant gratification, people knew they could make plans, but that they might not always turn out the way they wanted them to. With money came power and one quote I learned for my Leaving Certificate Irish paper was ‘gineann cumhacht caimiléireacht’ – power corrupts.

Isn’t it encouraging to know that two men, for whatever reasons, did not step down from what they believed in? Most of us have been in the position where we have agreed to do something and then discovered that either we could not, or did not want to, do it. It can be difficult to convince someone that we really could not do what we had agreed to. We are all great at pushing ourselves so hard to not let other people down. ‘The airline is on strike’ may seem like a plausible reason for not attending something we would prefer not to go to, but the Irish response may be ‘sure there is always the boat, or another airline or …’ Death or a stay in hospital may be what is needed to convince someone that we really couldn’t turn up.

So what happens when, for whatever reason, we really don’t want to do whatever we have agreed to do? If we do it anyway (as many of us do), there is a risk that we do so with bad grace and, as my mother used to say, ‘take the good out of it’. If we don’t do it at all then we risk upsetting the other person. There can be a huge, unexpressed fear as to what

might happen then – perhaps other people will be angry with us, blame us, attack us, turn their backs on us and maybe even stop loving us. So we continue doing what others want, even if this is not what is good for us.

Is it any wonder, then, that the rate of depression is predicted to rise over the next decade? Maybe it is time we stopped doing things only because we are afraid of what might happen if we don’t.

I admire the people involved in the Garth Brooks concerts saga for doing what they wanted. It is easy to see how there was never going to be a solution that pleased everyone. A lot of people have been upset – seriously upset. But – and this is the but that I hope we will remember in the future – we all somehow got on with life and the world did not end because people did not do what other people wanted them to do.

One definition of depression is ‘anger turned inwards’ and another is ‘a sense of hopelessness about the self, the world and the future’.

I see the reaction to the cancellation of the Garth Brooks concerts as a wonderful example of how we can express our feelings, acknowledge the upset and loss and then move on in a healthy, respectful way.

It is a wonderful lesson for all of us that ‘the best laid plans can go astray’, to ‘look before you leap’, ‘don’t count your chickens before they are hatched’ and ‘always have a plan B’!

Tabhair aire duit féin, take care of yourself, Claire.

Clinical psychologist Dr Claire Hayes is clinical director with Aware.

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eople who call their drink ‘ale’ and not beer; Non-smoking Nazis and perverts who leer; Ryanair flying and seats by the wing; These are a few of my most hated things.

Anyone who says that something is ‘super’; Anyone calling their error a ‘blooper’; A drunk at karaoke who can’t even sing; These are a few of my most hated things.

Morons who whistle while they’re on their own; D*ckheads who mutter and scream down their phone; Talking of money and saying ‘chi-ching’; These are a few of my most hated things.

Those who are on Facebook and tell me to ‘share’; Chasing cute foxes and baiting a bear; Chicken in popcorn and burgers that zing; These are a few of

my most hated things. people with colds who tell me they’ve fevers; ‘Foodies’ and ‘hipsters’ and ‘emos’ and ‘divas’; Anyone telling me Kanye can sing; These are a few of my most hated things.

DC ■ people Watcher, I think that the issue that people have with Israel is the fact that the state is based on land-grabbing and a so-called ‘historical right’ for the state of Israel to exist.

To explain this situation simply, after WW2, a set of refugees were given permission by the UN to set up their own state on the land of historic palestine. This resulted in the Arab population being unjustly displaced, and creating a new set of refugees, thus causing territorial, religious and racial tension.

Since this time, Israel has not

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● Thanks to the very kind guy at Pearse Street station who told me, rather awkwardly, that my dress was on inside-out. I’d travelled from Bray like that and you spared my blushes Lisa minutes before arriving into the office. ● Good on the lady who gave me €1 towards my fare for the Luas on Monday afternoon. My card didn’t work and I was running late for work. You saved my day.

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been content with the land it has, and insists on annexing more land via settlements for the purpose of ‘survival’, and treating the palestinians and other non-Jews like dirt. The racism prevalent in Israel towards Christians and Muslims has similarities to apartheid South Africa.

While both sides have their differences, the common ground is that they have both committed war crimes. Israel, having been the victim of great persecution previously, should know better. Instead, the victim has now turned the aggressor, with their actions during this battle causing great loss of innocent life and resulting in a comparison to the Nazis.

Rockets vs cutting-edge US weaponry is not war, it’s a vulgar display of power.

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yEH big RiDE ● To Karl, the very cute taxi driver who picked me up on Monday night at about 11.40 on Wellington Quay and dropped me to my door in Lucan. If only you were single. ... ;-)

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Puny humans. you think your marvel suPerhero films can survive in my galaxy?

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What did you think when you heard about the movie’s unlikely ensemble of heroes?

Crazy but also really cool. Two of the key characters are totally CGI, which is amazing – in fact, Groot, the tree, is my favourite.

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ChriS pratt The other day I met Patrick Stewart at a convention and I made a video of him saying: ‘Hi, Marie,’ to my mum. I owe so much to Doctor Who. It has done so much for me, because I’d barely done anything beforehand.

What did you learn at r plAys Guardians of the Galaxy The former docTor who sTAnebulA n boot camp? I trained with a bAld, blue-skinned villAi personal trainer four times a week to bulk up. I don’t work out much normally so it was pretty intense. And then every day I wasn’t working on the film I’d have to do martial arts and they’d teach me how to kick and punch over and over again. It felt like I was in a Rocky montage.

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Making a movie like this looks fun but what is the reality? It feels surreal to be at the centre of such a huge production that is costing thousands of dollars a second. There are hundreds of people around and thousands of tons of steel and in the middle of it all is you in a leather jacket with a mask doing a scene where you’re dancing. It is kind of like, ‘Oh my God! If I mess this up I am never going to work again. This could be the biggest disaster ever…’

the scene where you dance is hilarious. are you a good mover? All my dancing is comedy dancing and, luckily, it is almost impossible to embarrass me. But doing that scene was embarrassing. It was one of the few scenes I have with Lee Pace and he is a big Juilliard-trained actor, with this booming voice and we have 100 actors behind us in alien make-up, which took hours to put on.

And there’s me having to bust some moves and dance. F***! If I were any smarter I’d have had a crippling anxiety attack. did you have any mishaps when you were filming? My mask would fly off a lot in the wind. They had to bolt the mask to my head and I couldn’t breathe very well. That was pretty claustrophobic.

Quill has a touch of indiana Jones or han Solo about him. did the comedy come more naturally than the action-hero side? Definitely – it’s the big movie-star lines that I have trouble with. I was always the class clown at school.

how did you feel when you first shaved your head for the role?

I went to bed and when I woke up in the morning, that’s when it really hit me. I was like: ‘Aargh!’ and I didn’t want to touch my scalp. Then when it grows back you go through some weird stages. First there’s the stubble and then it just started to grow vertically for ages and it didn’t ever drop.

With this and doctor Who, you’re building quite a sci-fi fan base… I’ve always loved sci-fi.

I loved watching The X-Files and my mum is a huge sci-fi fan. She loves all the Star Treks, so I grew up with that around me. Now it’s like her dreams have come true.

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Were you sceptical about doing a comic-book movie? Not sceptical.

Confused. When I was offered the audition I had never heard of Drax or Guardians Of The Galaxy. But I was lucky enough that my acting coach is a serious comic-book geek and was familiar with my character.

Your character has some very funny lines. how hard was it to get the delivery right? The fact that Drax doesn’t realise what he says is funny is what makes it funny. If you can get a hold of that, it becomes very easy. And it doesn’t hurt having guys like Chris Pratt to play off. He really is a hysterical person. apparently you’ve encouraged Chris to try WWe. ever seen him wrestle? No but I have seen him train. We have worked out together and I know he is athletic and that he comes from a very serious legacy of high-school wrestling. He has this idea in his head about professional wrestling. He has even got his storyline written out and it is based on what Andy Kaufman did in the 1970s.

slapped a label on me from WWE. It is kind of rough when you want to pursue more dramatic roles and not be an action star. that said, has dwayne Johnson’s transition from wrestling to acting proved helpful?

I don’t think he paved the way for any wrestlers to move into film. It was hard for me. I couldn’t even get an agent. I think Your character, drax, is stereotyped and Dwayne is an exception. then shows hidden depths. does that feel familiar in your own life? Definitely. It is You went into Mixed Martial arts fighting, hard getting auditions because people have but why just the one fight? Because I trained for three months and really eighT sTArs busted my ass and I didn’t make one The one-Time wwe heAvyw Troyer dime from that fight.

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Your wife anna Faris is a brilliant comedian. When was the last time she made you laugh? In an intimate setting she sweetly, seductively, asked me to whisper a made-up plot to a Law & Order episode in her ear. I was like [adopts sultry voice]: ‘Angel Dominguez, a 16-year-old from St Staten Island is found dead...’ and she w was, ‘Oh, yeah. More! More!’

What can you reveal about your next movie, Jurassic World? Oh, Jur man, Jurassic Park was truly my Star Wa I can’t say much but longWars. time ffans of the franchise and an en new generation alike are entire going to have their minds blown.

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become something of a sci-fi icon…

It is pretty awesome. I grew up in the 1980s and there were certain films that played a very important role in my life – watching Ellen Ripley [in the Alien movies] or Sarah Connor [Terminator franchise]. I thought that was so cool and then when I went to see a movie where the girl was a princess I was like, ‘Nah, I want to be a bad-ass!’

Zoe Saldana

What was your reaction when you heard the movie featured a talking raccoon and a sentient tree? I’d never heard of Guardians Of The Galaxy. I never read comics but I liked the director James Gunn. I loved his movie Slither and he felt to me like the kind of kid I used to hang out with. He isn’t afraid of doing a film that has a raccoon and a tree. how long did it take to apply that green make-up? Four to five hours a day. After 16 hours of work in the make-up, the one thing you are dying to do is submerge yourself in a hot tub. You feel your pores sighing as you breathe all the toxins out.

With this movie, Star trek and avatar, you’ve

Were you a tomboy growing up?

I always described myself as a tomboy but now I think I was just one more kid. I wasn’t a girl, I wasn’t a boy, I was just a kid. If I wanted to play with dolls, I would.

If I wanted to be active, I was. My sisters and I were raised to be independent and sometimes it was hard to have friendships with women who just wanted to get pampered.

We were more like: ‘I know these dudes who are going to shoot some guns. Do you want to go?’ So we’d get in the truck and we’d go. how old were you when you shot your first gun? Properly? It was while training for Avatar, but when I was little I shot a shotgun by mistake because it was left unattended. My older sister and I were in a room and I grabbed it and it went off through the window. My mum gets so pale whenever she relives that story.

Will Lawrence Guardians Of The Galaxy opens tomorrow.

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At times, it’s worth the wait CHER LLOYD SORRY I’M LATE Sony HHHII

‘Everything is an attempt to expand the now – to get inside the moment that you’re in and see how far you can stretch it, in whatever direction, temporally.’

So declared the MC, producer and linchpin of Shabazz Palaces, Ishmael Butler. As a modus operandi, that’s a long way from the bragging, beefs and bling of so much mainstream hip-hop but then there’s nothing mainstream about this Seattle-based collective.

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This self-consciously ‘feisty’ new girl group were partially masterminded by Anita Blay, aka Cocknbullkid – and there’s a genuine spirit to them.

This debut mostly presents variations on the EDM-pop that’s dominating the charts, although Louder is a dramatic power ballad. A cover of Banks’s Waiting Game is an unexpected inclusion – although it lacks the original’s menace.

AD Second time lucky: Cher Lloyd’s sophomore album is a solid and sometimes rather brilliant pop record mately just as unwelcome as the brash, Avril Lavigne-at-her-worst brat pop of M.F.P.O.T.Y. But it’s the generic, American feel to the album that ultimately does Lloyd the biggest disservice – although, as she’s signed to LA

Just Be Mine or Killin’ It (co-written with up-and-coming Swede Tove Lo) are punchy, melodic bubblegum hits. Inevitably there are some dips in quality – and the album’s one quiet moment, the gloopy ballad Goodnight, is ulti-

Reid’s Epic Records in the States and being pushed as a hot prospect over there, it’s ultimately no surprise. Lloyd is, if nothing else, a force of character – so it’s a shame there’s so little genuine personality infusing this. Amy Dawson

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Recorded in a week, this guitarsand-groove-driven side project from ‘libertine Englishman turned California surfer dude’ DJ Harvey comes across like the lost soundtrack to an acidfuelled 1960s road trip. Revelling in unashamedly retro vibes (there’s even a song called Gypsy Eyes), this is one to enjoy in the sun, while appreciating some kind of relaxing refreshment. AD

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There was something eye-popping about Cher Lloyd when she first appeared on The X Factor back in 2010 – a combination of brittle confidence, elfin beauty and the absolute conviction that being a 16-year-old girl from rural Worcestershire should in no way preclude her from rapping.

She only came fourth in the competition but released a No.1 single – unfortunately this single was Swagger Jagger, a ‘Darling Clementine’-sampling sonic monstrosity. An uninspired, incoherent album followed, suggesting nobody quite knew what to do with her. So, the long delays to this aptly titled sophomore effort did not bode well. But the now-married 21-year-old – who has since publicly apologised for past brattish behaviour – has in fact come back with a solid and sometimes rather brilliant pop record. (And having Swedish hit machine Shellback serving as executive producer can’t have hurt one bit.)

Big, belting power ballads such as Sirens or Sweet Despair (cowritten with The Gossip’s Beth Ditto) are the main order of the day here – while tracks such as

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Their abstract and dreamy collagelike style mixes contemporary beats with weirded-out electronica, samples, jazz and shimmering psychedelia to intoxicating but often darkly unsettling effect.

Californian experimental hip-hop crew Clouddead may be kindred spirits but no one is stretching the definition of the genre now quite like Shabazz Palaces.

Lese Majesty (the term refers to the recognised crime of offending a reigning monarch’s dignity) is their second album and it’s more stripped back than 2011’s Black Up. Titles such as Noetic Noiromantics and Down 155th In The MCM

Linchpin: Ishmael Butler

Something of a cult affair through the late 1980s and early 1990s, The Chills’ popularity suffered as lead singer Martin Phillipps’ health declined over the last ten years.

But the internet has given the New Zealand outfit a fresh lease of relevance, a new generation discovering the haunting lusciousness of songs such as Pink Frost and Rolling Moon – flawless

Snorkel give you some idea of Butler’s arcane interests and although the tracks are grouped in seven ‘suites’, the effect is always open-ended. If this record is instinctual and cosmic-leaning, it’s never formless or self-indulgent and is best listened to as a whole.

That said, Forerunner Foray drifts in and out of focus in a seductive golden haze, while #CAKE sounds like a gamelan orchestra given a grime makeover, and the perky Motion Sickness suggests a (very) contemporary take on Daisy Age hip-hop. Fresh, fearless and far-out, Lese Majesty is the sound of the future. sharon O’Connell

pop creations that splice wideeyed wonder and bottom-of-theocean melancholy. Indeed, if The Chills have a unique quality it is this ability to combine shimmering beauty and Smiths-worthy depressiveness. The former has been part of Phillipps’ musical make-up since he emerged as a leading figure in Dunedin’s postpunk explosion (contemporaries

included The Clean and Chris Knox, aka New Zealand’s answer to Paul McCartney). The miserabalism, meanwhile, was surely honed during years of setbacks and reversals, including a parting of the ways with Warner Records and a heart-breaking struggle to spread mainstream awareness of the band beyond the Antipodes. But now, after several

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Something’s been brewing in leftfield Antipodean music circles lately, with bands such as Cloud Control and Tame Impala.

The first Irish release from this Brisbane sextet is a sun-struck blend of punky art pop, psychedelia and krautrock, with a kink in its tail and, on tracks such as The Marksman, a mysterious filmic feel. sO’C

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There’s deep personal sadness at the core of Lewis’s third solo LP (the death of her long-estranged father) but her emotional honesty is matched with sharp wit and a skill for gorgeous pop with a slight, west-coast sheen. Whether she plays it big (Slippery Slopes) or mellow (The New You), Lewis convinces every time. sO’C false starts, Phillipps’ health is at a place where he can tour again and he’s made it to Europe for the first time in 15 years. For those who believe that indie wistfulness isn’t what it used to be, this rare Irish show is surely a must-see.

Eamon de Paor Tomorrow, The Button Factory, Curved Street D2, 7pm, €22. Tel: (01) 670 9202. www.softbomb.com.

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Our favourite geek Richard (Thomas Middleditch) hits a hitch tonight when uptight wingman Jared (Zach Woods) discovers the Pied Piper name actually belongs to a sprinkler firm out in the sticks. And while he may be a whizz with apps and algorithms, Richard still has a lot to learn when it comes to connecting with ordinary sons of the soil.

Lasse Hallström’s adaptation of Nicholas Sparks’s tear-jerker about the star-crossed romance between handsome soldier John, played by Channing Tatum, and student Savannah (Amanda Seyfried).

Panned on release, this weepie at least features performances by two attractive leads and an interesting subplot about John’s relationship with his dear old dad.

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Sky Atlantic, 9.35pm Selina (Julia Louis-Dreyfus) is about to throw her hat into the presidential race, which means her staff have to round up a bunch of votecatching ‘normals’ in order to make it look like she cares. It’s another scorchingly funny episode of the political satire, pepped up by Jonah’s blogging antics and Selina’s principled commitment to the noble cause of Universal Child Care.

free the mind RTÉ1, 11.40PM It was a pivotal moment for neuroscientist Professor Richard Davidson when he met the Dalai Lama in 1992. The spiritual leader encouraged him to apply the same rigorous methods he used to study depression and anxiety to the study of compassion and kindness. This fascinating documentary looks at the surprising results of Davidson’s studies when he applied the Tibetan practice of meditation to soldiers returning from Iraq with PTSD and children with ADHD.

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As you can imagine, Paul is none too happy after he discovers an empty parking lot and Callum is more than a little peeved with Robbie over breaking their deal. But then Robbie comes up with another proposal. Can Callum trust him this time?

Meanwhile, eoghan is raging when he thinks Katy spent the night with Laura. And Sean struggles to cope with caring for Christy, while Judith and Bob face some painful memories.

coronation street TV3, 7.30pm

You’ve got to admire Audrey Roberts’ optimism. She thinks summoning her bickering tribe to a family showdown will put a stop to their relentless in-fighting. Some hope of that happening. The good news is that the episode is written by Jonathan Harvey, so we can be guaranteed some tart remarks at Gail’s expense.

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story of a monster: josef fritzl TV3, 10pm

The story of elisabeth Fritzl, who had been held captive in a dungeon for 24 years and raped by her father, hit world headlines in 2008. This programme looks at what drove Josef Fritzl to commit such crimes, with contributions from psychiatrist Dr Adelheid Kastner, who interviewed Fritzl (above) after his arrest, and interviews with former colleagues and tenants who lived unknowingly on the other side of the wall from elisabeth and her children.

Universal, 10pm Drama starring Callie Thorne stars as Dr Dani Santino, a therapist who helps troubled sports stars. Tonight, she’s helping a Nascar driver who is suffering panic attacks.

Meanwhile, TK causes chaos when he steals a teammate’s girlfriend.

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Mícheál Ó Domhnaill presents live coverage from Cusack Park in ennis as Clare and Cork battle it out in the final of the Munster under-21 hurling championship.

Throw-in is at 7.30pm. The game is followed by a documentary, which takes a look back at the social and cultural background of the GAA in the 1960s.

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Screwball comedy based on the superior French Le Dîner de Cons. This one stars Paul Rudd as Tim, an executive who sets out to impress his bosses as they host a dinner party contest, with the winner bringing the most idiotic guest. In a chance encounter Tim meets Barry (Steve Carell), a socially awkward taxidermist, and believes he has struck career gold. Mayhem ensues.

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Another study of middleclass media-luvvie neuroses – Kelly (Melanie Lynskey) is a novelist but finds looking after a two-year-old leaves her scant time for writing. Naturally, she blames her filmmaker husband (Joe Swanberg, right with Lynskey) for her problems. Luckily, his party-loving sister (Anna Kendrick) moves in and tells her where she’s going wrong.

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Barring last-minute injury and withdrawal, tonight should see a showdown in the sandpit as arch-rivals Greg Rutherford, Olympic champion, and Chris Tomlinson tear down the runway in the long jump.

There’s also the final of the men’s 400m, where Grenada’s Kirani James will be out to show he’s back to the world-beating form of 2012, and the climax of the women’s heptathlon.

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What do two mimics do when they first meet each other? Try to make a good impression. Ouch. This week the determinedly miserabilist comedy finds handyman Martin’s (Terry Mynott, above) 40th birthday fast approaching, which he celebrates by discovering he’s got chlamydia. At least a guest turn from rival impressionist Lord Nigel is bound to raise a cheer.

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Controversial Roman Polanski directs this French film based on a 19th-century novel that explores the world of sadomasochism. A theatre director (Mathieu Almaric) is surprised to discover an actress (Emmanuelle Seigner, left) auditioning for his new play, based on the said novel, is uncannily like the lead character in the book – cue erotic mayhem.

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self-confessed geek ROSS MCDONAGH went to Comic-Con and left questioning the very fabric of the space-time continuum...

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atthew called it in the Bible: the geek has inherited the earth.

Less insult, more badge of honour, the days of basements, pimples and persistent virginities are long past: geek culture is very much in the mainstream now.

So what has become of the nerd mecca that is San Diego’s ComicCon? Once a tiny gathering of a handful of the most dedicated collectors to meet and swap comics, surely

hollywood’s relatively recent vested Street Fighter interest has gorged the thing into a man: Ross monstrously mutated, almost meets a fan unrecognisable spawn of its dressed as original self?

Zangief from In a word: yes. the popular You cannot just run into Comic-Con video game Leeroy Jenkins-style, completely unprepared. Like a Final Fantasy boss, it is immense, has many stages, through the whole following day of lots of targetable parts, and needs a panels they may not be that interested well-planned strategy if you are going in just to be there for that final panel to take anything from it. of the day.

It has been growing steadily larger Meanwhile, people who are since it was first held in 1970 (its interested in those earlier panels in attendance has ballooned from 300 to hall h can’t get in because of the seat 130,000) and has been held in the holders. same Convention Centre since 1991. the most you can leave for is 20 while the events have spilled out minutes, you literally get a toilet into surrounding hotels, the pass. take any longer than main action takes place that – maybe you tried to in the one spot – and wolf down some food herein lies the main – and you’re not problem for Comicgetting back in.

People camp out and Con. all to get a sit through an entire glimpse even if you have of a 20never been to the second trailer that’s day of panels just to event, you have going to be all over be there for the final the undoubtedly heard internet in a day of the famous hall h. or two anyway. panel of the day hall h is where all and that’s not an the most popular panels exaggeration: warner take place – Game Of Bros’ showcase of Batman V thrones, the walking Dead, DC, Superman: Dawn Of Justice – Marvel – the stuff everybody wants to probably the biggest hype-generator see, über nerds and casual fans alike. of the weekend – included a 20second the problem is, hall h only seats (admittedly pretty cool) teaser trailer.

6,100, and 130,000 into 6,100 does henry Cavill, Ben affleck and Gal not go.

Gadot – Superman, Batman and Cue queues. Long ones. the queue wonder woman respectively – came for hall h can start the day before, out on stage, waved, and walked off with people camping out and sitting without uttering a word.

I found myself repeatedly asking over the weekend: what is the point of Comic-Con? what difference does it make to you if you see this footage a few days earlier than everyone else?

Or in some cases, a few hours? was it really worth an entire day of your life queuing? Films come and go, and as soon as they are released, all of a sudden all that information you had squirreled away in your head becomes completely worthless.

I understand it is exciting for fans to have their finger on the pulse, but – especially in this age of social media – is the information really that valuable to you? the most perplexing thing about hall h – indeed all of Comic Con – is that a media pass does not guarantee entry into the panels.

Journalists have to queue up like everyone else. I’m not suggesting we be carried in on litters, but journalists are there to work; they need access to write about it for people who didn’t get to go (or people who just weren’t arsed queuing up outside hall h for 24 hours). I feel for reporters who were sent there to cover something specific: while a media pass allows you to apply to interview stars, if

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Five films to see at the cinema

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Joe Featuring nicolas Cage (right) in his best performance in years, this is the gripping tale of an unlikely friendship in a backwater Texan town. It’s also one the finest films from director David Gordon Green (George washington, Pineapple Express).

Boyhood Richard Linklater’s absorbing account of a child growing up is a heart-warming meditation on what it is to be a child, a teenager and somewhere in-between.

Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes A terrific blockbuster with an exciting plot and spectacular effects.

Entertainment that gets you thinking.

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you want to go to a big panel you are queuing and missing out on the rest of the exhibition.

Luckily, I was not there to cover anything specific, just have a general wander around. But like I said, you really need to be prepared. the convention programme, for example, for comic-related literature, doesn’t have a single picture in it. It is a 48page tome of grids, maps, lists, timesheets, schedules and headacheinducement. the official app was equally difficult. there are Street Fighter tournaments, Call Of Duty tournaments and Magic the Gathering tournaments, Dungeons & Dragons tutorials, film screenings and costume workshops, but just looking at the programme is so overwhelming, if you haven’t planned your route weeks in advance there is only one way to approach it: Just wing it.

I decided to just see where the wind took me, check out the toys and take in the costumes, which are the real stars of the show. I consider myself relatively well-versed in the worlds of film, tV, comics and gaming, but even I couldn’t tell who half the people were dressed up as. the effort and dedication cosplayers put into these costumes really is admirable, and that knowing nod when a fan recognises some obscure character seems to make it all worthwhile for them.

Because there are very few things in this life I would queue an entire day for, I decided to randomly wander into one of the smaller panels without even checking what it was. whaddayaknow! Big trouble In Little China! Great film, although it surprises me a 28year-old film has a panel, and a well-attended one at that. turns out they’ve just released a sequel in comic form.

On the panel were the writer, and the colourist. wait, the colourist? wtF is anyone going to ask the colourist?! ‘So you chose brown instead of dark green for Kurt Russell’s pants – why?’ No disrespect to the artistry of comic book colourists, but sitting at the panel once again had me asking – what is the point?

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Looking ahead ThE InbETwEEnERs 2 The Fault In Our Stars shailene woodley and Ansel Elgort star as a pair of unconventional teenagers whose relationship is set against the backdrop of their battles with cancer.

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Earth To Echo Kids find an alien who just wants to go home. It’s a familiar story but modern touches give it a fresh feel. A good fit for older kids.

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Uh-oh, the boys are off to Australia.

Expect madcap adventures aplenty for our unfortunate lads.

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n-car connectivity systems are fantastic pieces of technology, offering anything from reading aloud your text messages and taking dictation to streaming music from your phone.

They’re not new systems, however, and given the lag time between the arrival of a new car and the rapidly advancing technology, they’re often not the most up to date when they reach the market.

The other issue is ease of use – with the phone having to use the car’s system and each car company offering its own, usability ranges from the simple and completely intuitive to the absolutely bonkers and close to unfathomable.

However, they’re about to get a whole lot simpler (and smarter). apple and Google have taken their battle for consumer hearts and minds to the road with the announcement of apple carPlay and its arch enemy android auto.

These new systems are essentially mirror screens of your apple or android smartphone, projected on to the car’s touchscreen and offering easy to use and familiar touch, voice or button controlled systems.

For instance, drivers will be be able to use the maps feature on their phone via the car’s touchscreen, and the voice button on the steering wheel to tell the phone who to call. apple says its system ‘gives iPhone users an incredibly intuitive way to make calls, use Maps, listen to music and access messages with just a word or a touch’. apple’s Greg Joswiak says carPlay has been ‘designed from the ground up’ to give drivers ‘an incredible experience’ using their iPhone in the car. He also says carPlay lets drivers use their phones ‘with minimised distraction’. as well as apple’s core functions, carPlay also supports apps such as Spotify and iHeartradio.

Ferrari, Mercedes-Benz and Volvo are the first manufacturers to offer apple carPlay, while BMW Group, Ford, Opel, Honda, Hyundai, Jaguar Land rover, Kia, Mitsubishi, nissan Peugeot, citroen, Subaru, Suzuki and Toyota will all sign up down the line. apple carPlay will be available in compatible vehicles as an update to iOS 7 and works with Lightning-enabled iPhones, including iPhone 5s, iPhone 5c and iPhone 5.

Meanwhile, people who use the Google now ‘OK Google’ voice commands on their

First things first – it’s pronounced P-H-E-V (not fev) – and it’s an SUV with a difference. Joanne Ahern takes the new Mitsubishi Outlander Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle for a spin at its Irish launch

Connectivity: Apple CarPlay (top) and Android Auto Google Maps on display (above) phones will see an advanced version on android auto.

This system offers turn-by-turn navigation from Google Maps, curated playlists and radio stations through Play Music, easy to use voice search, as well as reminders from Google now – all accessed via your car from your phone.

Google also says its system is designed to minimise distraction and ‘is far safer than fumbling around with your phone’.

It described cars currently as ‘fundamentally disconnected vehicles’ and said that it has partnered with motor companies and technology partners to ‘figure out the best way to bring android into the car’.

Director of android engineering Patrick Brady says: ‘android auto combines the best of both worlds – so you get the connected apps and services on your smartphone with the physical controls that were optimised for driving in your car.’ android developer Henry newton-Dunn adds: ‘We focused it down to the controls the driver really needs within the driving space.

‘We’ve made Google apps easy to use for the

car. We’ve got easy to access touch targets and a simplified interface. The voice technology we’re using is super conversational.’

Some 27 of the world’s major car manufacturers, including Ford, Volkswagen, audi and nissan have signed up to android auto and It should start to appear in cars later this year.

Meanwhile, Microsoft is also working on its own in-car connectivity system. It’s currently a concept and no launch date has been given.

Microsoft’s Steve Teixeira, however, described it as ‘a concept we’re working very seriously on’.

There’s very little detail yet on how these systems will be installed in cars, or what effect they’ll have on the second hand car market, but presumably each car will support all systems and drivers won’t have to choose their car based on their current phone. and you also shouldn’t have to worry about penalty points for using your phone while driving.

Search for Volvo and Apple CarPlay, and find Android Auto: The right information for the road ahead, all on YouTube

nEW AUDI TT TO SET A ‘RECORD LOW’ In FUEL EMISSIOnS FOR SPORTS CAR RAnGE

nCT set to introduce more customer-friendly measures

THE new Audi TT was unveiled to Irish audiences to much fanfare earlier this month.

Expected in Ireland later this year, the third-generation model is lighter than its predecessor, with a lower centre of gravity and driving position. Audi also says it has lower fuel consumption, improved driving dynamics and better handling. Audi believes the 2.0 TDI manual front-wheel drive model will be the most popular in Ireland. It has a top speed of 234kmh, 0-100kmh acceleration time of 7.2seconds and a combined fuel efficiency of 4.2l/100kmh. Fuel emissions are 110g/km, putting it in the €190 annual road tax bracket.

Audi says this is ‘a new record low level in the sports car world’.

NEW ‘customer service enhancements’ are being introduced to the NCT. From this week, odometer readings will be printed on NCT certificates, with up to a maximum of three previous readings printed on the same cert.

Motorists will also be able to book their car in for an NCT test more than 90 days in advance of their due date. The car will then receive a two-year certificate, or one-year cert in the case of vehicles older than ten years, from the date it passes the test.

NCT operator Applus said this was introduced on foot of lobbying from the motor industry ‘as they see an advantage in being able to sell a vehicle with a full two-year (or one-year) certificate’.

Drivers of cars reaching their tenth anniversary will also be able to present early and get a two-year cert, it said.

What is is: Five-door hybrid four-wheel drive SUV – the first of its kind in the world Styling: Except for its stubby automatic gear stick and fancy hybrid dials, on the inside it feels pretty much like a regular, if more luxurious, Outlander. Outside, the hybrid gets a unique grille and bumpers.

Comfort: Spacious interior, good leg room, large boot and commanding driving position.

Transmission: 2.0-litre petrol hybrid (automatic) Drivability: The PHEV has three drive modes – the totally electric EV, Series Hybrid – a combination of EV and generator, and Parallel Hybrid Mode, where the car is pretty much driven by the 2.0-litre petrol engine. It has an EV range of 52km (total combined range is 824km) and can reach speeds of up to 120kmh in EV mode. Our first impressions are that it drives well – strong and powerful – but I’m looking forward to checking out the plethora of hybrid technology and drive modes on a longer test run later Technology: A pedestrian alarm system which alerts walkers to the vehicle’s presence when the car’s in silent EV mode is standard, as are dual-zone air conditioning, Bluetooth handsfree system, a six-speaker radio/CD infotainment unit with USB port, cruise control, electric windows, rear parking sensors and automatic wipers.

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Strike a pose in relaxing Puglia Nadine Sharkey slows right down at Kaliyoga, an Italian retreat where yoga and peaceful surroundings can’t help but make you happy

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yoga retreat in Italy? Sounds great, I think, with Tuscany and the amalfi coast in mind. But this is not a retreat in one of the usual Italian hot spots. I’m heading to Puglia, hidden in the heel of Italy’s famous boot.

Puglia is home to 725kilometres of adriatic coastline, Unesco World Heritage sites, baroque architecture, natural grottos and old-school charm. and it’s beautiful. amid Puglia’s pretty hilltops, where ancient whitewashed trulli (conical-roofed stone huts) scatter the landscape, it is easy to see why the yoga scene has been steadily growing.

With three trulli of its own, the Kaliyoga retreat at La Masseria Pavone is set in the grounds of a restored farmstead and 17thcentury manor house. There’s a secluded pool, tree hammocks and a hot tub with views of vineyards and olive groves. My room appeals to the little girl in me: it’s in a mezzanine right at

the top of a trullo. ‘you get to be the princess in the tower,’ laughs my host Jax. at 8am, I’m off to meditation – following handwritten sign-posts to the beautiful, circular, marquee-style yoga shala.

‘Warning,’ one sign tells me. ‘yoga has been known to cause happiness.’ With the promise of half an hour of guided meditation and two hours of gentle yoga to come, I couldn’t agree more.

The Kaliyoga team has two simple rules: no loud music by the pool and no phones or laptops at dinner. My teacher Luce is an Italian with a background in ananda, Satyananda and Kriya yoga, and spent two years studying prana-yama (yoga breath control). ‘I want to bring you different things – you can choose which works for you and leave those that don’t,’ she says. and fair play, she even has the most sceptical among us signing up for chanting sessions.

Kaliyoga isn’t the competitive power yoga that is often found in

Yoga’s best kept secrets

Agonda, Goa North Goa has long drawn the crowds. But head to the quieter beaches in the south and you’ll find a different world. It’s here the yoga teacher-training school Sampoorna Yoga has opened its Yoga Village, offering retreats from €75 per night during high season, including accommodation, unlimited yoga, meals and airport transfers. sampoornayoga.com Sanur, Bali While Ubud in the north of Bali is a hive of fashionable yoga retreats and hippy hangouts, a few

Ireland. The morning flow class is challenging but gentle. The afternoon session combines restorative yoga and alignment workshops, culminating in a partner class on the last day that has us on the floor laughing.

They also take the vegetarian dining seriously here – the meals prepared by the onsite chef showcase the region’s rich spoils: there’s ricotta, tomatoes, ewe’s milk pecorino cheese, freshly baked focaccia, parmesan risotto and fresh pasta. a guided walk sees us foraging for wild asparagus and discovering raw almonds – we’ve only just enough room for gelato.

For fun, there’s also a guided bike ride, a trip to the beach and a wide range of holistic treatments to choose from, while nearby Martina Franca has me indulge my shopping instincts as I buy earrings made from ‘chiacchierino’ (or tatting – an Italian form of hand knotting) – a perfect balance of hippy and cool.

Much like Kaliyoga.

miles south the Power Of Now Oasis (pictured) is quietly building its own fan base. Yoga holidays start from about €1,035 for seven nights, including unlimited yoga, food, holistic treatments and accommodation. Ten per cent goes to local charities. powerofnowoasis.com Andalucia, Spain Another rustic offering from Kaliyoga.

Its Spanish retreat lets you stay in tipi, chalets or rooms in the house – all with spectacular mountain views.

Choose between detox and yoga retreats.

Seven nights in a tipi costs from €1,000. kaliyoga.com/ spainhome

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If you have an idea in mind, and it’s one you feel passionately about, the chances are you’ll be reluctant to give this up even if someone disagrees with you. You may even find yourself being deliberately contrary simply because you don’t want to lose face.

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Anyone who tries to limit your scope to do your own thing may be difficult for you to handle. Even a very settled relationship can need revitalising. If you’ve become too co-dependent, look to add new spark.

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Riding high: Gary Halpin with Vastonea

Repeat Ballybrit win for Vastonea

scRuM sisTERs sET TO EngAgE Final push for Ireland’s rugby team members Ailis Egan, Sharon Lynch and Fiona Coghlan who are pictured during scrummaging training yesterday in FFR headquarters, Marcoussis, Paris, ahead of the 2014 Women’s Rugby World Cup, which kicks off on Friday Picture: inPho

Room to improve ahead of next year’s world cup by gAvin HOwARTH

PAUL O’CONNELL believes the foundations are in place for Ireland to contend at next year’s World Cup, but the Irish skipper insists that the Six Nations champions must improve this season.

Since the arrival of Joe Schmidt as head coach last year, Ireland have recovered from a slow start in 2013 to win six out of seven Tests so far in 2014, and yet O’Connell explained that the Irish players still have a lot more to learn from the New Zealander.

‘[The tour] certainly broadens the base of our squad and when you look back at teams that have won the World Cup they’ve had very big squads, very competitive squads and I think that’s happened from the summer tour, O’Connell added.

We’ve added to our squad which can really com-

‘I do wish the body was more willing’ ‘Joe’s always changing, I think even the Leinster guys would say that, some of the stuff he does now he never did with them.

‘Some guys who were on the tour who hadn’t worked with him before have only had two weeks with him and that was a big learning curve for them,’ O’Connell told Metro Herald, before hinting at Ireland’s ambitions to win the World Cup.

pete and are now experienced under Joe and his way of doing things.’

The Munster second row pointed to Ireland’s results

this year against World Cup contenders England and France (a tight loss in London and a title-clinching win in Paris) as indicators of Ireland’s potential in the World Cup. ‘Joe said early on was about marginal improvements all the time, both as an individual and as a team, I think that by a n d large up to the Six Nations we did that.

‘So if we

can improve from that base we’ll be in a good place for the tournament,’ he added.

With Anthony Foley in charge of Munster and Ireland taking on South Africa and Australia in November, O’Connell is eager to get on to the pitch, particularly given that the 34-year-old has been injury free this summer.

‘I’m enjoying it as much as ever, at times I do wish the body was a little bit more willing.

‘It’s been frustrating in the last couple of years not being able to have the quality pre-season I’d like,’ said O’Connell, who has had to deal with pelvic, knee and arm injuries.

‘But this year I’ve been able to take part in everything and I’ve really enjoyed it, so the World Cup is in the back of my mind, but the real focus is on pre-season and helping me into the new year,’ the skipper added.

Solar power: Paul O’Connell, along with Simon Zebo, sported new look jerseys at the launch of the Adidas Munster rugby 2014/2015 alternate kit.

The new solar green jersey is available to buy from this Friday in Life Style Sports stores nationwide and online at www.lifestylesports.com/munster

gALwAy RAcEs Vastonea bounced back to his best to record a second victory at the Topaz Mile Handicap on day two of the Galway Festival. Sent off a 12-1 chance this time around, 7lb-claimer Gary Halpin produced the grey with a perfectlytimed run to hit the front inside the final furlong. Piri Wango had kicked for home on the turn but he had no answer to Vastonea’s challenge, going down by three-quarters of a length with British raider Baraweez claiming third after trying to come between the horses.

‘Gary gave him a good ride, he didn’t get into any trouble and I’m delighted,’ said Kevin Prendergast, whose charge won the €115,000 event in 2012 but had to settle for third behind Brendan Bracken when defending his title last year. It was Halpin’s biggest win to date.

San Lorenzo al Mare start for Giro

cycLing The Giro d’Italia, which this

year began in Belfast, will begin in San Lorenzo al Mare in 2015. The 98th edition of the race begins with a time trial to San Remo on May 9. The first stages will take place in the region of Liguria, with a second stage from Albenga to Genoa, and the third, a hilly stage designed to test the overall contenders. Italian champion Vincenzo Nibali, who won this year’s Tour de France, said he is interested in racing the Giro, which he won in 2013. Nibali said: ‘I have a very special bond with the Giro. I wish to come back in 2015.’

Hamilton receives backing of Horner fORMuLA OnE

Lewis Hamilton has found a surprise ally following the team orders controversy during the Hungarian Grand Prix. Mercedes’ non-executive chairman Niki Lauda has already given Hamilton his full support after the Briton refused to allow team-mate Nico Rosberg by when instructed as the duo were running split strategies. Now Red Bull team principal Christian Horner, no stranger himself to a team orders saga, has given his backing, saying: ‘If he lets him run his fastest strategy it puts himself under pressure, so it is entirely understandable from Lewis’ point of view to say “not today thanks”.’

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CHiLE midfielder Arturo Vidal is not heading for Manchester United and is happy to stay at Juventus, according to manager Massimiliano Allegri.

‘The ideal thing would be not only to keep hold of Vidal but to bring others in,’ Allegri said. ‘We have never activated a clause to try to sell him and if he doesn’t show an intention to leave, our position won’t change. He is a player i consider fundamental and he wants to stay here.’

Juve’s sporting director Giuseppe Marotta added that the club would not sell Vidal (pictured), unless he made clear he wanted to go. ‘We don’t want to sell, there are only rumours because he is among the best players in the world,’ Marotta said.

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LUKE SHAW has been told to train on his own after new Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal criticised his fitness levels.

The 19-year-old only completed his £30million move from Southampton last month, a world-record fee for a teenager, but that hasn’t prevented Van Gaal from taking extreme measures to knock the England left-back into shape.

Shaw trained away from his team-mates yesterday during an open session at the Washington Redskins’ FedEx Field on the club’s North American pre-season tour.

‘I am always a trainer who sees the individuals and what each player needs,’

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PAUL’S A PUNDIT

11 Age Barkley joined the Everton academy League appearances for the Toffees last season.

Wednesday during a 13-game loan spell

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England during the World Cup in Brazil

19 Age he made full

Hull swoop for a defensive double hull CITy have made a double swoop for Dundee united left-back Andrew robertson and sheffield united defender harry Maguire. scottish international robertson, 20, has cost the Tigers £2.85million while 21-yearold Maguire has joined for a £2.5m fee.

Maguire, capped once by england under-21s, was united’s player of the year in each of the last three seasons.

ONTHEgRApEviNE u AshkAn DeJAgAh has left Fulham for Qatari club Al Arabi after an undisclosed fee was agreed for the Iran winger. u BARCELONA are on the verge of signing their third player from Liverpool, with Daniel Agger reportedly poised to join the Spanish giants in a £12million deal. u MArouAne FellAInI and shinji kagawa look to be heading for the exit door at Manchester united.

Fellaini has held talks with napoli over a loan switch, while Dortmund are keen to take kagawa back to germany.

England debut against Moldova

BARKLEY STicKS wiTH TOFFEES

Ross BaRkley has committed his longterm future to everton by signing a new fouryear deal at Goodison Park.

The midfielder (pictured with boss Roberto Martinez) had been linked with Manchester United after a meteoric rise since breaking into the first team at the start of last season

ARSENAL’S Joel Campbell remains a target for AC Milan. Boss Filippo inzaghi is keen to bolster his striking options.

u PAUL LAMBERT wants to sign Chelsea winger Victor Moses, left, on loan to boost Aston Villa’s attack. u neWCAsTle could take QPr striker loic remy back on loan next season after the French striker’s move to liverpool collapsed. u SOUTHAMPTON are interested in Arsenal duo Serge Gnabry and Carl Jenkinson, but could face competition from West Ham for the latter’s signature.

and was included in the england squad for this summer’s World Cup in Brazil.

‘It means everything to me,’ said the 20-yearold. ‘It’s a dream playing for everton. as soon as I got told about it I wanted to sign.

‘I’ve played for everton most of my life. This is a big thing for me.’

Paul scholes has signed up as a pundit for BT sport and ITV. louis van gaal had intended to find a role for him on his united coaching staff. explained Dutchman Van Gaal. ‘Luke needs to be fit and he’s not very fit and can’t perform how I want. He needs to be fit and to train individually.

‘I can’t judge why. I see what I see. I have spoken with him and we have made a programme with him. He has agreed.’

Shaw made his only appearance of England’s dismal World Cup campaign in Brazil in their final match, the 0-0 draw with Costa Rica, and Van Gaal could not say how quickly he would reach a satisfactory level of fitness.

‘How long? That we have to see but that I don’t know,’ he added. ‘I have heard good messages from Strud [fitness coach Tony Strudwick] but we have to see.’

Div expects great things LiVERPOOL have completed the £10million signing of Divock Origi but the Belgium striker will immediately be loaned back to French club Lille for next season.

The 19-year-old impressed at the World Cup but had been on the Reds’ radar since he featured for his national team’s under-15 side.

Origi (left) has joined Liverpool’s pre-season tour of America and becomes boss Brendan Rodgers’ sixth summer signing following the arrivals of Rickie Lambert, Adam Lallana, Dejan Lovren, Emre Can and Lazar Markovic. ‘i am very happy and delighted a

5 World Cup games Origi played in Belgium’s run to the last eight, netting once – the winner against Russia club as big as Liverpool showed interest in me. i’m very excited,’ Origi said. ‘i know it’s a club with a great history, great fans and a lot of great players.

‘For me, Liverpool is one of the greatest clubs and i’m very excited to be part of this great history. i’m hoping we can achieve great things together.’

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Barca boy: Rakitic trains in Burton

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by Nou and improved Barca attack Ivan RakItIc feels he could be

operating behind the three best players in the world in Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez and neymar. after a disappointing 2013/14 campaign, Barcelona bolstered their ranks this summer with the addition of Rakitic and Suarez, among others, while James Rodriguez and toni kroos have joined Gareth Bale and cristiano Ronaldo at rivals Real Madrid.

Rakitic is now integrating into new boss Luis Enrique’s regime at a Barca training camp at the national Football centre in

£16m Fee Barcelona are believed to have paid Sevilla for midfielder Rakitic

Shaw-ful shape: Van Gaal took action over Shaw’s fitness levels in Washington yesterday

Valencia is an East-Enner

EnnER VALEnCIA has completed his £12million move from Pachuca to West Ham after being granted a work permit.

With Andy Carroll out for four months, Hammers boss Sam Allardyce now has Valencia, Mauro Zarate, Carlton Cole and Modibo Maiga as his earlyseason striker options. Valencia (pictured) said: ‘I’ve already watched and read a lot about the club – I know the fans are really passionate and I’m really glad to have signed.’

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Burton upon trent this week. and the croatia international said: ‘these three players are maybe the best players in the world. I think from these players we can learn so much.

‘We have to work together to be a strong team, a hard team.’

Unless the court of arbitration for Sport rules otherwise, Suarez cannot take part in training as part of his four-month ban for biting at the World cup.

However, Rakitic said: ‘I am expecting that he can start soon with us and I hope that he will do the same things for Barcelona like he did for Liverpool.’

gold blames jet lag for ‘sack sam’ tweet gaffe WESt HaM co-chairman David Gold has blamed jet lag for a social media mistake that suggested he wanted to see manager Sam allardyce leave the club.

Having lost both of their pre-season tour matches in new Zealand, and with striker andy carroll once again ruled out for the start of the new campaign, it has been a tough return to work for the Hammers’ manager. co-owners David Sullivan and Gold kept faith in allardyce following calls for his head towards the end of last season, but the latter

was left to explain social media activity which suggested he wanted the 59-year-old to leave.

On returning from their pre-season tour, Gold favourited a tweet sent to him which called for allardyce to be sacked.

‘Is today the day we get rid of BFS?? @davidgold fingers crossed,’ it read ‘BFS’ or ‘Big Fat Sam’ is a derogatory nickname bestowed upon allardyce by supporters unhappy with the manager’s style of football.

Gold returned to twitter in an attempt to explain the reasons behind his gaffe. ‘after a 33-hour flight from new

Zealand, I was in my car scanning through my tweets and it seems I accidentally favourited one,’ he wrote.

‘I should clarify that I did not and would never deliberately or intentionally endorse a tweet that questions our manager’s position.

Lesson: don’t use twitter when you’re jetlagged!’

Sullivan also seemed to make allardyce’s position more awkward last week when he revealed the board and the boss were at odds over the future of Ravel Morrison – with the owners wanting to tie the midfielder down to a long-term contract, despite allardyce saying he does not have a future in his side.

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ZEBO OUT TO SEcURE HiS iRELAnD pLAcE AFTER SHining pERFORMAncES On THE SUMMER TOUR

“i’m pretty confident of where i’m at as a rugby player”

SIMON ZEBO is confident his positive performances on the summer tour to Argentina have put him on the right track to win back his Ireland place, writes Gavin Howarth.

The Ireland and Munster winger started both Tests in Argentina, scoring one try, and with the World Cup looming in a little over a year’s time he feels back to his best.

‘With Ireland it was good on tour,’ said Zebo, who missed out on the November Test series through injury and then the Six Nations as he slowly rebuilt his form.

‘I thought I played really well [in Argentina], I was happy because I hadn’t played in a couple of weeks and showed some seriously sharp touches and to dot down for a score, it was positive.

‘It all leads into a big year ahead with the World Cup at the end of it so everybody is vying for their place – it’s important to hit the ground running now in September.’

Foot and ankle injuries have interrupted Zebo’s Ireland career since the 2013 Six Nations, but the 24year-old, who is hoping to be back in action in round two or three of the Guinness PRO12, is optimistic about his future in the green jersey.

‘I won’t be focused too much [on the World Cup], I’ll let my performances speak for themselves,’ he added.

‘Generally when I get on to the pitch I tend to give it 100 per cent so that means me playing well most of the time. I’m pretty confident of where I’m at as a rugby player and where I want to be come World Cup time.’

Irish pride: Simon Zebo back in green and sporting the new adidas Munster Rugby jersey is looking forward to International season

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Berget a ‘perfect fit’

Celtic boss delighted with the versatility of Norwegian signing by pARAic MORgAn RONNIE Deila believes new signing Jo Inge Berget is a ‘perfect match’ for Celtic.

The Norwegian international completed a six-month loan deal from Cardiff City on Monday and went straight into the Hoops squad for the first-leg of their Champions League third qualifier against Legia Warsaw in Poland tonight.

The 23-year-old former Molde forward who played for Deila at Norwegian club Stromsgodset is happy to play ‘anywhere up front’, and it is that versatility which the Parkhead boss believes is crucial at this point in the season.

Speaking at the team’s hotel in Warsaw, Deila said: ‘I know Jo Inge from the past, we

worked together at Stromsgodset. He is a very intelligent player, a player who knows my systems, he can play all the four forward positions – the wings, number nine or ten.

‘So I am comfortable and I know that he will bring something new to the team.

‘I know that he will bring something new to the team’ ‘We don’t have many options in the wide positions and it is very hard these days when there is so much time left before the window closes to get people in and get people who know the way we want to play, so Jo Inge is a perfect match in that matter.’

Berget is looking to achieve his ambition of playing in the Champions League following his whirlwind move to the Scottish champions.

‘It happened pretty fast,’ he said. ‘I heard a couple of days ago that Ronny was interested and I am really happy that it worked out.

‘I played for him for a year and a half, I know him well and he knows me.

‘He wants to play entertaining football, the same as me.

‘I have been in the qualification (rounds) before but have never played in the Champions League so hopefully I will be able to get there.

‘That is the goal for the club and it should be a goal for the club as

big as it is. This is a great opportunity for me.

‘It is up to me. It didn’t really work out for me in Cardiff, I didn’t play as much as I wanted to but hopefully it will turn around here.’

Deila, in what is becoming a familiar way, straight-batted questions about other possible new signings, saying: ‘We are working very hard to improve the squad.

‘You need to have a list as you can’t always get your first choice.

‘But we have a good scouting department and a lot of options.’

While Berget was added to the squad, striker Tony Watt has left after signing a five-year contract with Belgian club Standard Liege for £1.2million.