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justin and jessica’s irish libel justice HOLLYWOOD couple Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel don’t have to explain why they lodged their defamation claim in Dublin against a gossip magazine over pictures of the singer partying in a Paris nightclub, an Irish defamation lawyer has said.

The singer and the actress lodged a defamation claim against Bauer group, the German publishers of Heat magazine, over an article, photographs and quotes attributed to Biel last month.

The court heard the article was based on an un-

by joanne ahern founded report regarding Timberlake’s alleged behaviour at a party in the club after one of his shows.

At a brief hearing before Mr Justice Nicholas Kearns, the President of the High Court, lawyers for the couple confirmed a settlement had been reached. And the Bauer group issued an unreserved apology.

A lawyer for the Bauer group admitted the article – headlined ‘Justin Timberlake gets flirty with another woman’, ‘It is not his wife!’ and ‘The flirty photos that rocked Justin and Jessica’s marriage’ – was based on an unfounded report.

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‘The article was based on an unfounded report regarding Justin Timberlake’s alleged behaviour at a club following a performance in Paris, and also included a number of purported statements improperly attributed to Jessica Biel, which Heat now understands had never been made by her,’ the statement said.

‘The defendant accepts that the article was false and withdraws any inferences that questioned the state of Justin and Jessica’s marriage. The defendant regrets any embarrassment caused to the couple and unreservedly apologises to them.’

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Lawrence joins the tributes to ‘gentleman’ designer Oscar star wears dress by de la renta to mark his death

by JEnnI MCKnIGHT JENNIFER LAWRENCE appeared to pay a practical tribute to late fashion designer Oscar de la Renta when she wore one of his creations at a glitzy award ceremony.

The 24-year-old was seen in a white long-sleeved lace dress by de la Renta at the Elle Women In Hollywood Awards.

Monday’s ceremony came on the same day the 82-year-old Dominican-born US designer, who also created Amal Clooney’s wedding dress, passed away at his home. No cause of death was given, but he was diagnosed with cancer in 2006.

Singer Taylor Swift, 24, also tweeted: ‘My all-time favourite designer has passed away.

‘Oscar, it was an honor [sic] to wear your creations and to know you. In loving memory.’

Supermodel Naomi Campbell called him a ‘gentleman of fashion’ and fellow designer Diane von Furstenberg added he was ‘a true Renaissance man’.

A statement released by his company revealed de la Renta died surrounded by family, friends, and ‘more than a few dogs’.

‘While our hearts are broken by the idea of life without Oscar, he is still very much with us,’ it said.

De la Renta is survived by his wife Annette and adopted son, Moises.

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In safe hands: Puppy

Where beagles dare: Pups in mine rescue

A PUPPY was rescued after two days stuck down a mine shaft in west Cork yesterday.

Three of Taylor’s siblings had already been safely recovered from the disused pit between Leap and Glandore yesterday afternoon.

However, despite the best efforts of Toe Head Coast Guard

on Monday, one poor canine remained down in the dark after he ran further into the mine.

The Coast Guard’s Don Healy said the fourth dog was found safe and brought above ground.

He added that ‘she was hungry but had no injuries’.

It’s a happy result after the team had to conduct a risky

operation in a mine that was some 57m deep.

After the 48-hour ordeal, we feel the unnamed pup deserves more than a few treats.

It is understood the puppies made their own way into the mine after becoming separated from their master during a hunting trip on Sunday.

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Justin and Jessica settle Irish libel case Practical: Lawrence at the Women In Hollywood Awards

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The couple’s lawyer, Paul Tweed, who in the past has represented stars such as Britney Spears and Louis Walsh, read a brief statement outside the Four Courts but declined to divulge any details of a financial settlement.

‘Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel are very satisfied with this categoric retraction of what was a false and unfounded story, together with the comprehensive apology

from Bauer Consumer Media, the publishers of Heat magazine,’ Mr Tweed said.

The action could be taken in Dublin as the weekly celebrity magazine is sold in Ireland as well as countries across Europe.

David Phelan, managing partner of Hayes Solicitors, who deal with defamation cases, told Metro Herald yesterday that there are several reasons someone might decide to sue for libel here rather than in another jurisdiction.

‘The Defamation Act 2009 makes it relatively quick to get a decision in Ireland compared to elsewhere,’ Mr Phelan said.

‘Also, the bar for a complainant to prove a defamation claim is arguably lower here than in many other countries.’

For example, the UK now requires the claimant has to show ‘substantial harm’ was caused, whereas here it only has to ‘tend to’ injure their reputation in the eyes of reasonable people.

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Sex offender arrested over girl missing since 1977

case review and appealed for the man to help her find her daughter. The susThe mother of a young girl who dis- pect, a convicted sex offender, was arrestedin Midlands Prison. appeared without trace 37 ‘it’s positive as far as i’m years ago says she hopes she concerned. hopefully i’ll can find out what happened find out what happened to to her little girl ‘before i die’, Mary before i die,’ Mrs after a man was arrested.

Boyle told highland Radio.

The man, 64, was detained ‘i hope he has information. on suspicion of kidnapping i am aware of who he is and six-year-old Mary Boyle, who if he has any information went missing near her grandplease let the gardaí know, or parents’ home in cashelard, Today: Photofit let somebody know so that i Ballyshannon, co Donegal, will find my little girl.’ and is presumed murdered.

Margo o’Donnell, sister of Mary, from Belcruit, in the singer Daniel, who has helped north of the county, was on a the Boyle family in their st Patrick’s Day visit to her quest, said they were spendrelatives with her parents ann ing the day comforting one and charlie and siblings when another. ‘anything that would she disappeared in 1977. her body was never found Mary: 1977 picture help find out what happened to Mary, the family would be and her disappearance is the very, very grateful for,’ she said. longest case of its kind in ireland.

Gardaí said the arrested man was Mary’s mother ann said she had been notified the arrest was due to be made taken in for questioning to Mullingar after new evidence emerged in a cold Garda station.

Circus facing shaky future FOSSETT BROTHERS CIRCUS, which a judge heard yesterday has been walking a financial tightrope for years, is to ask the Circuit Civil Court to consider giving the company protection against its creditors under examinership.

Judge Jacqueline Linnane was told that despite a shaky balancing of income against expenditure since 2010, the Lucan, Co Dublin firm – which traces its origins back to 1888 – faced potential collapse.

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’Hide-bound: Commuters queue at Malahide Dart Station yesterday after a tree fell on the tracks

TREE fALL HALTS RAIL TRAvEL

A FALLEN tree caused transport chaos in Dublin yesterday as many were forced to abandon their rail plans.

Iarnród Éireann had to restrict Dart and North Commuter Services when the tree came down in strong winds between Malahide and Clongriffin at approximately 7.20am.

Irish Rail said the size of the tree contributed to delays until 9.30am when it was removed.

The loss of power and obstruction to the track meant

Dart services were operating between Bray/Greystones and Clongriffin only, for two hours.

As relief, Dublin Bus honoured commuter rail tickets, but many voiced annoyance over the lack of an effective remedy. Free park and ride was also made available for those heading to the North.

A spokeswoman said Irish Rail acknowledged the problems faced by passengers, but said ‘unfortunately the company isn’t in a position’ to offer alternative services outside of Dublin Bus.

Return of ‘an Tweeseach’

IS THERE an election in the air?

After a three-year absence, Taoiseach Enda Kenny has rejoined Twitter – but has only managed six tweets in two days.

The Fine Gael leader heralded his return on Sunday, catching the attention of many when he posted: ‘Twitter, it’s been a while but it’s time to talk about the #littlethings.’

Little Things is a mental health campaign. Before being elected Taoiseach, Mr Kenny (pictured) had been a regular tweeter.

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Taoiseach enda Kenny has declared his confidence in the chief of irish Water as controversy mounts over the new state body behind the tap tax.

John Tierney (right) has come under sustained pressure in recent days over y, his management of the crisis-hit agency, its staff bonuses and proposed call-out charges for householders.

Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin said the new utility company was a mess and causing huge social upheaval and anger among the public. he attacked Mr Kenny for the ‘shabby and sleeveen’ way he claimed Mr Tierney had been undermined in response to growing dissent over the water charges. a number of government figures have expressed xpressed concerns about the running of irish Water, which is costing the taxpayer €180million to establish.

But Mr Kenny said Mr Tierney was a life-long public servant and was able to carry out his role. ‘i have every confidence that John Tierney can do his job,’ he told the Dáil. he denied the job, Government made any approaches to Go the irish Water chief about his position. charges – Mr Martin said looming char including a potential €188 call-out fee, or €282 for out-of-hours – are frightening the life out of people. don’t know if they are coming ‘People don’ water charges or going in relation to the w regime,’ he said. ‘The thing is a mess regime, and it is causing huge social upheaval out anger.’ there and a lot of anger Mr Martin said a report handed to the Government by consultants Gove Pricewaterhousecoopers gave 17 reasons Price why the body should not be set up as a subsidiary of Bord Gáis, now renamed ervia.

The Government ignored this advice, he said.

Vandals destroy WT Cosgrave’s headstone

ThE headstone on the grave of Ireland’s first head of the Free State, William T Cosgrave, has been smashed in two.

The Celtic cross erected by his family to mark the former Taoiseach’s resting place in Goldenbridge, Inchicore, was destroyed in an attack during the past two days.

The cemetery has been targeted by vandals in recent months and in the latest attack, discovered on Monday afternoon, damage

was done to other graves.

The plots next to the Grand Canal are under the care of the Glasnevin Trust which said it will meet any cost of replacing the cross.

‘Goldenbridge Cemetery is locked and visited by appointment only, given that there are now relatively few burials at the cemetery. The cemetery has been the target of vandalism over the past number of months and in response to this,

executives of the Glasnevin Trust have recently met with public representatives, Dublin City Council and the Gardaí to discuss the issue,’ said a spokesman Charlie Flanagan, Foreign Affairs Minister, called the desecration ‘beneath contempt’.

The vandalism occurred on the eve of the release of a new book on Mr Cosgrave’s life, Judging WT Cosgrave by Michael Laffan, which was being launched by Taoiseach Enda Kenny.

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Oscar cries as he gets 5yrs in prison for killing lover

Message: Judge Masipa

Support: Relatives comfort Pistorius as he is led away

Doing time: Jailed star gives watch to his uncle Arnold

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Judge says if he can handle Olympics he can cope in tough jail BLADE RUNNER Oscar Pistorius was behind bars for the first time as a convicted killer last night.

The Paralympic star was given five years in jail for shooting dead girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp – but could be released in just ten months and placed under house arrest.

The 27-year-old wiped away tears as he handed his watch and other possessions to distraught relatives before getting into a prison van.

And it emerged that his prosthetic legs could be taken off him at night if jailers deem them a security risk.

Judge Thokozile Masipa said it would have sent the ‘wrong message’ if Pis-

by DANIEL BINNS torius avoided jail. ‘It would be a sad day if an impression was created that there is one law for the poor and disadvantaged and another for the rich and fa-

skills’ and noted that he had competed against able-bodied athletes.

Prosecutors wanted Pistorius to serve ten years after he was cleared of murder but convicted of culpable homicide last month. They said they would consider whether to appeal.

His family said he would not challenge the judge’s ruling. He will be able to apply to see out his sentence under house arrest after ten months Killed: but his lawyers said he would likely Reeva, serve two years inside. left, and The fallen hero – who said he the scene thought Ms Steenkamp, 29, was an after Pistorius intruder when he shot her through shot her his bathroom door – was also given a three-year suspended sentence for PICTUREs: AP/PA firing a gun in a restaurant.

mous,’ she told the High Court in Pretoria, South Africa.

She also dismissed claims the athlete – who won six Paralympic golds and reached the 400m semifinals at the 2012 Olympics – would fail to cope in prison.

She said he had ‘excellent coping

Down-and-out blade runner left broke by €1.4m legal bill OSCAR PISTORIUS is ‘broken and broke’, his lawyers have said.

The athlete – who a court heard was left an emotional wreck after killing his lover – has sold his house and €32,000 car to fund his defence.

His representative, Barry Roux, said the 27-year-old had not earned a penny during the 20 months since he killed girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp.

‘He has no sponsors. It’s a person that’s down and out,’ Mr Roux said. ‘He’s

not only broke but he’s broken. There is nothing left of this man.’

Pistorius was reportedly charged €8,000 a day by his lawyers – adding up to a bill of €1.4million.

It has been claimed that he is planning to publish a lucrative tell-all book to help him recoup his costs.

His manager, Van Zyl, said: ‘We’ve discussed it.

We’ve talked about ideas.’

Pundits have speculated that Pistorius could forge a career as a sports commentator or coach.

Prisoner: Pistorius is led into a van on his way to jail yesterday.

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Reeva’s mother glad it’s all over REEVA STEENKAMP’S mother June said justice had been done after Oscar Pistorius got five years for killing her daughter.

Asked what she thought about the possibility he could be released early, she replied: ‘It doesn’t matter, he’s going to pay something’.

She said she was exhausted and added: ‘I’m just glad it’s over’. Husband Barry (pictured), who had a stroke after the killing, said: ‘We are satisfied.’ Reeva’s friend Gina Myers said: ‘Nothing’s going to bring her back.’

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Heirloom: The ring has a thin gold band and an emerald

Veteran Irish-American TV and theatre actor John Finn has starred in Cold Case and films including Catch Me If You Can and The Pelican Brief. In his latest role he plays garda Seán Óg in Irish language drug thriller An Bronntanas

The trailers for An Bronntanas have been intriguingly creepy – what’s it about? It’s a

story of drugs that were intended to be smuggled along the coast of Connemara that are found by a lifeboat crew – and murder and mayhem has ensued around the whole thing. My character’s a local sergeant. My son’s a detective investigating the operation, which has international implications.

Given your experience playing Lt John Stillman on Cold Case, was it easy to slip into the role of an Irish guard? It seems to be what I’m

typecast as, which is fine, but I’d love to do a role in tights and tutu some day. I have a military background so I’m comfortable with the hierarchy and structures of authority, so the role was very comfortable for me.

Enforcing the law seems to run in your family… Yes,

I was involved with the Irish Arts Centre in the 1970s helping them build sets. I had no intention of acting. Then we did Freedom Of The City, a Brian Friel play, and to American ears I could do a believable Irish accent so I played a tiny role in it and was hooked.

do a role in tights and tutu one day

with a guard if that’s what you’re thinking. I wouldn’t even do that in America – it’s just not the way I approach research. The most difficult thing was the Irish language and the challenge of understanding what I was trying to say and saying it in a way that was believable.

How did you cope learning lines as Gaeilge? My grandpar-

ents had it but I didn’t grow up with it at all. I would hear them speak it casually. Occasionally I would find an Irish dictionary and look up a few words. It wasn’t until the 1980s when I was at the Irish Arts Centre in New York that I would dabble in Irish language classes. I quickly realised I would never become fluent. It’s hard to find people to converse with, but it became a lifetime hobby.

What drew you to this role?

I didn’t seek it out; it kind of fell together. I had been working on an independent film in the States and

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How did you research for a role like this? I didn’t ride around

A DUBLIN singer is appealing for the return of the emerald engagement ring her late grandmother gave her, after she lost it in the city centre.

Maud Reardon, frontwoman of art-rockers Maud In Cahoots, believes it may have fallen from her bag outside the Project Arts Centre in Temple Bar, or while walking on George’s Street and Fenian Street on September 29.

Ms Reardon said the ring holds great sentimental value to her and her family. She is offering a reward. ‘I am absolutely devastated to have lost it,’ she said.

someone on that film had a script that he was trying to set up in Ireland. He introduced me to director Tommy Collins and he asked me if I was interested in the role. I said ‘Jesus, I’d love to if we could pull it off’. I came over and we talked to the commissioning editor of TG4. I knew they were a little trepidatious about it but it all came together. I feel very fortunate to do something that’s an avocation as well as my career.

You have an Irish passport and citizenship.

I’m typecast as an What’s your favourite facet Irish guard, which of the Irish is fine, but I’d love to lifestyle? Now

that’s true. I have cops in my family; my father was one for a while but he switched to the Fire Department in New York City.

One-ring if you found it…

you’ve got me on the spot… If I’m sitting with a good pint and some smoked salmon and brown bread, I’m pretty happy. It’s an atmosphere thing. I really love the west of Ireland. That and a good pint!

What’s next on the agenda for you? There’s tremendous

work in television in the US and a lot of it is in New York so every week there’s new opportunities to get a guest spot on a show so that’s what I’ll be focusing on, but nothing specific at the moment.

So after all this do you still have a passion for an teanga? The language is a real

sore spot for some people in this country. From my point of view, Irish was here before any of us and it’ll be here long after we’re gone, whether people say it’s dead or not.

I just think the key is to use it and that’s why it was so exciting to see people like director of photography Cian de Buitléir using it in a practical sense, and not reverting to English. There was no stress about it – it was just the way he worked.

It was pretty exciting.

An Bronntanas begins on TG4 tomorrow at 9.30pm Aileen Donegan

Celebrity squares

Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, in her first appearance since the announcement she will give birth in April, waits with Prince William at the Royal Garden Hotel in London to meet the president of Singapore yesterday PICTure: geTTY

A SUMO wrestler has spent 30 years trying in vain to learn to drive – because she is too fat to fit in instructors’ cars. Sharran Alexander – who weighs 203kg – has been turned away by ten tutors. Whenever the Londoner found a big enough vehicle, nerves failed her and she has flunked her test five times.

northern ban on buying sex ‘puts women at risk’

A lANDMArk ban on paying for sex in the North has been hailed by Christian groups but denounced by groups representing prostitutes.

The province will become the first part of the Uk to back such a clampdown after Stormont Assembly members supported the contentious move in a vote late last night.

The proposal to outlaw purchasing sex was among a number of clauses contained in a Bill aimed at amending Northern Ireland’s laws on trafficking and prostitution.

Paid-for consensual sex is currently legal in Northern Ireland, though activities such as kerb crawling, brothel keeping and pimping are against the law.

A ban will see the region implement a prohibition similar to the model operating in Sweden.

The Evangelical Alliance in Northern Ireland praised the bill as a

by DAviD young ‘significant step in the right direction’. However, a statement issued by sex workers said they were ‘devastated’ and claimed the move would drive the trade further underground, making it more dangerous.

David Smyth, from the Evangelical Alliance NI, said: ‘While no Bill

‘This law will not help to reduce trafficking’ is perfect, and legislation can only take us so far, this is a significant step in the right direction.’

He added: ‘Sadly, there are an estimated 29.8million people in slavery today – more than were transported during the slave trade.

Our hope is that this law will lead to Northern Ireland becoming

a world leader in tackling the human-trafficking problem.’

The statement issued by campaign group Ugly Mugs on behalf of Northern Ireland sex workers said: ‘This new Bill will only drive sex work further underground and make it more dangerous for the most marginalised sex workers.’

It added: ‘We ask the Northern Assembly to reconsider this law and look at the evidence. This law will not reduce trafficking and will make working conditions more unsafe.’

The Human Trafficking and Exploitation Bill was tabled before the Assembly by Democratic Unionist peer lord Morrow. The fate of the Bill’s contentious clause six, proposing the ban on purchasing sex, was uncertain at the outset of the debate, with Sinn Féin’s decision to back the prohibition along with the DUP proving crucial.

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Total Oil boss dies World in crash on runway

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new rules for trekkers after snow disaster

TOTAL oil boss Christophe de Margerie has died in an air crash in Russia.

The jet carrying the 63-year-old burst into flames after it hit a snowplough during take-off from Moscow’s Vnukovo airport on Monday.

All four people on board the Dassault Falcon 50 were killed in the accident.

The driver of the snowplough was ‘in a state of

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alcoholic intoxication’, according to Russian investigators. Mr de Margerie had been chief executive of Europe’s third largest oil company since 2007.

Known affectionately as ‘Big Moustache’ because of his silver handlebar, the oil boss (pictured) was one of the French business community’s

most colourful figures. French president François Hollande expressed his ‘stupor and sadness’ at the news of his death and said he had cherished Mr de Margerie’s ‘independent character and original personality’.

Vladimir Putin praised his ally for being at the heart of many joint projects ‘that have laid the basis for co-operation between Russia and France in the energy sphere for many years’.

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nEpAL: Trekkers will have to rent a GPS unit and use trained local guides under new rules to avoid a repeat of the snowstorm disaster which killed dozens last week. Peter Roddis, 26, a British national feared dead, made contact with his loved ones in Sussex, england over the weekend. he had been planning to hike the 180km Annapurna trail but was lucky to escape the storms.

Malala awarded freedom medal AMERicA: nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai is to be honoured with the Liberty Medal. The 17-year-old, who was shot by the Taliban two years ago because she supported education for girls, will accept the award at the national Constitution Centre in Philadelphia. The award is bestowed annually on someone who campaigns for freedom.

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JOhn LennOn often sang about peace and love. But now his name will also be linked with fear after a new species of tarantula was named after him. Bumba Lennoni was found by a team of Beatles-mad scientists in the Amazon, Brazil.

Microsoft’s pay gaffe boss in line for €66m pay package MICROSOFT has given new boss Satya Nadella a pay package worth €66.2million. The software giant’s chief executive received a salary for the fiscal year that ended in June of €722,855 and a €2.8million bonus.

Mr Nadella’s pay package was mostly made up of a long-term performancebased stock award worth about €63million. He will not receive any of that until 2019 and it will depend on the performance of Microsoft’s stock relative to companies in the S&P 500 index.

He made headlines earlier this month when he was asked whether women should ask for a pay rise, even if they don’t feel comfortable doing so.

Mr Nadella’s answer was: ‘It’s not really about asking for the raise but knowing and having faith that the system will actually give you the right raises as you go along.’

He made the remarks at a conference and was immediately criticised by female delegates attending.

Nice little earner: Satya Nadella speaks at a media briefing this week picture: reuters

Mr Nadella, who became CEO in February, apologised, saying he had been ‘inarticulate’. He later announced, in a company-wide memo, that all Microsoft workers would receive training on how to foster an inclusive culture.

The company, based in Redmond, Washington, has had to change its pay structure because former CEOs Bill Gates and Steve Ballmer were not given stock awards because they were already among Microsoft’s largest shareholders.

Beijing offers students election compromise A NEW Banksy artwork that appeared in his hometown was vandalised within hours.

The mural is a homage to the Girl With A Pearl Earring by the Dutch master Vermeer with a yellow alarm box replacing the earring of the original work.

Banksy calls it Girl With A Pierced Eardrum but vandals in Bristol splattered it with black paint on Monday night. The 4.6m-high work, potentially

worth tens of thousands of euro, is on the wall of the Dockside Studio by Bristol Marina.

Ellie Morgan, 47, joint owner of the studio, said: ‘It’s really disappointing because there is nothing to gain from doing this. Banksy has already been back to touch it up once. Hopefully he’ll come back.’

A graffiti artist scrawled on Banksy’s Art Buff in Kent, England recently.

HONG KONG’S Beijing-backed leader says his government won’t let the public nominate candidates to succeed him, as thousands of protesters demand, but there’s room to discuss how to form a key committee that would pick candidates.

Chief executive Leung Chun-ying said such changes could be covered in a second round of consultations over the next several months.

Student protest leaders are demanding

voters be allowed to skip the committee and directly choose candidates.

Mr Leung would not say how long the government would allow protests to continue in the city of 7.2million, but he said police could move to clear the streets at any time.

Hong Kong officials have ended their first round of talks with students, with the government’s chief negotiator saying she hoped for further meetings with protest leaders.

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It’ll be Louboutins at dawn when our Dolly hears about this…

HE MAY be in the middle of an epic 18-month tour but James Blunt has managed to put some time aside to come to the rescue of troubled Guilty Pleasures readers.

After proving himself to be a comic genius on Twitter in dealing with fans and combating haters, James needed no audition to land this special role.

Acting as the official Guilty Pleasures agony uncle, 40-year-old Blunty dishes out some hard truths and offers his advice on an array of love life issues and work crisis problems.

His new single, When I Find Love Again, and album Moon Landing: Apollo Edition are out on November 3.

Got a problem for James to solve? Send it to news@metroherald.ie

Dear James,

I was with a guy for two years. I miss him and think of all our happy times together. We broke up because his family didn’t like that I was older by five years. He is 23. My family are also not that supportive of us because of our ages and finances. What do I do?

Secret K, via email Dear Secret K, In matters of love and money, parents are always right. In two years, when your body clock is screaming for babies, he’s going to be 25, and still hoping for a decade of bachelorhood. And if I’m honest, his family didn’t split up with you – he did.

Dear James,

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Is it OK not to have kissed your girlfriend after you have been together for a year and a bit?

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Dear Matty B, If you are both three years old, this is fine.

If not, she’s not your girlfriend. She’s just your friend.

Dear James,

I get told all the time, ‘You’re beautiful’.

However, I am still single and I keep getting chatted up by mingers. Please advise how I could find ‘the one’ so I never have to say Goodbye My Lover?

Western Boy Dear Western Boy, Beggars can’t be choosers, my friend. Those mingers are doing you a favour. Either close your eyes, or drink them pretty.

Dear James,

Me and my boyfriend have been together almost three years now and lived together for two. Recently, he’s started expressing his desire to buy a house and have a baby. However, in the past week, he’s done a 360-degree turn and now doesn’t know what he Matty B, via wants. This is the second time he’s email

Orlando linked to Bieber ex... again O r L A N d o BLooM and Selena Gomez have reignited fresh romance rumours after they were clocked walking through an airport mere steps behind each other.

The potential lovebirds were spotted in LAX airport trying to look inconspicuous – with Bloom, 37, hidden under

a large hat and Gomez wrapped under a scarf. The pair originally set tongues wagging back in April when they were snapped together during a cigarette break.

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But Rumours: Selena Gomez back in news

Gomez and Bieber, 20, are said to have split again earlier this month.

The linking of the actress to Bloom is sure to be a bitter pill to swallow for the Baby singer.

Bloom allegedly took a swing at Bieber back in July after Bieber was said to have teased The Pirates of The Caribbean star about bedding his ex, 33-yearold model Miranda Kerr.

ARQUETTE IN STREET FIGHT WITH FIANCÉE

s of a split with DAVID ARQUETTE sparked rumour blazing row. a g win fiancée Christina McLarty follo seen was 43, , Cox y rtne The former Mr Cou of r the mo the from y stomping awa his six-month-old son in LA yelling that he was ‘done’ with their relationship.

TV presenter McLarty, 33, ran after him pleading for him to stop in footage released online.

However, Arquette’s camp insists the pair are still together.

felt like this and I don’t know whether to fight, or leave it be and move on. Help.

Victoria, via email Dear Victoria, Is it definitely him expressing those desires, or are you pushing your desires on him? When a man knows what he wants, he goes out and gets it. If he’s unsure, it generally means he doesn’t.

Dear James,

I am an estate agent and my life is being made hell by my boss. He bullies me and contradicts everything I do, so he is impossible to please. Should I cut my losses and quit to escape his reign of terror? Or persevere and think of the six-figure bonus I’ll get at the end of the financial year? Please help.

Mike Dear Mike, Six-figure bonus!?!? I have done worse for less. Give yourself to him. You might learn to enjoy it.

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RUSSELL BRAND claims there’s no chance of anyone leaking photos of his winky – dubbed ‘the Emperor’ – because there aren’t any. ‘I try not to do things I wouldn’t want other people to see,’ the 39-year-old, pictured, told Time Out. He said of his privates: ‘He used to be called “the Emperor” but those imperial times are somewhat over.’

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Bryan Cranston has thrown his toys out of the pram after a call by a Florida mom for a ban on a Breaking Bad action figure. He tweeted: ‘I’m burning my Florida mom action figure in protest.’

Jessie freezes out Botox offer

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Jessie Ware has revealed that her dentist tried to give her Botox. ‘i went to my dentist the other day to talk about my fake tooth – he does Botox, too. He looked at me, touched my forehead and said, “You’re very expressive Jessie… have you thought about having Botox?”,’ the singer, pictured – who turned 30 last week – told Beat magazine. ‘i was like, “F*** off, i’m 29! imagine if i had Botox and had to sing something really expressive and couldn’t move my face”. i mean, ask me when i’m 60.’

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Miley confronted by a squeaky-clean fan A MILEY CYRUS fan broke into the backstage area and managed to meet his rau nchy idol – by disguising himself as a cleaner .

Anthony Skinner donned a hig h-v vest and gloves. He pretended is to clean for an hour before he cam e face-to-face with Cyrus, 21, pictured, and her 50-strong security detail in Sydney, Australia. But victory was sho rtlived. ‘I froze up, choked, and could barely get any words out , my mind just went empty,’ he told music site Faster Louder.

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SJP takes wrong step with SATC shoe shoot SARAH JESSICA PARKER upset residents of Carrie Bradshaw’s former screen home when she staged an unauthorised photo shoot to plug her latest shoe line.

The 49-year-old, pictured, ignored ‘no trespassing’ signs to use the Manhattan townhouse, home to her character in Sex And The City, to promote the range.

‘The owners are up in arms,’ a source told the New York Post. ‘SJP won’t acknowledge she and her company used the steps and facade – this time without permission.’

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t 24, I was one of the ‘fortunate’ graduates of my generation to gain employment in my area of study in Dublin, unlike the many others who were forced to emigrate or take up jobs in other areas. I say ‘fortunate’, because although I am grateful to have been given a job, I am increasingly frustrated with the quality of life us recent graduates are faced with.

My friend and I have been living in Rathmines for the last year and have recently been charged with the task of finding a new place to rent. we were spending €500 per month each (plus bills), which was the upper end of my budget. Now it looks as though we can expect to pay €700+ per month each (plus bills) to rent any two double bedrooms in the Dublin 2/4/6/8/14/16 area. the recent Budget has done nothing but worsen our prospects. If first-time buyers will need to come up with a 20 per cent deposit before applying for a mortgage, now more than ever we should be looking for ways to bring the cost of renting down.

Rent control is a process that has worked well in other cities for years, so I cannot understand why our Government is so quick Gráinne to dismiss it.

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Quick pic SOMEWHERE UNDER THE RAINBOW: Ian Cutliffe blew our minds with this weird and wonderful shot of a boat being lifted out of the water at Dún Laoghaire Yacht Club. Nice rainbow action, sir Send your photos to pictures@ metroherald.ie with ‘Quick pic’ as the subject and we will print the best each day in the paper

■ Dear sir/Madam, in your news story yesterday, you call the proposal by trinity scientists to establish vulture restaurants in africa ‘ingenious and unusual’. this is not the case. Vulture restaurants have been an accepted conservation strategy now for 30 years and have already been implemented in India, Nepal and Pakistan as well, over and above southern africa. and without wishing to be pedantic, the picture you feature is a Rüppel’s Griffon vulture, not a white-backed vulture! thanks for highlighting this conservation crisis, nonetheless.

Kerri Wolter, VulPro ■ Yesterday’s train delays left hundreds of us waiting at the bus stop in Malahide.

However, I was extremely fortunate to receive a lift from a generous man sitting in the nearby line of traffic.

On his way into town to teach a class, he noticed everyone standing at the bus stop and very kindly offered a lift to four people. the four of us couldn’t thank him enough for this kind gesture. sadly, I didn’t happen to get his name nor did the other passengers but we would like to extend our deepest thanks to him. It sure brightened up our morning and reduced our delay.

Aoife thanks a million.

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● A huge thanks to my neighbours who are feeding my cat while I’m away. You have a dog so I appreciate it.

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● May be released after ten months though? Wow, I feel for Reeva’s family, that’s not justice. #OscarPistorius @samanthabmubiru

● I am restraining myself from commenting openly about the Oscar Pistorius sentencing.

But we are in big trouble in SA. We don’t feel safe! #OscarPistorius @ChapmanNatalie

● Ain’t no privilege greater than male privilege. Add rich and white to that and you can get away with anything. @sandyn1

● Verdict is a joke, five years for shooting his girlfriend and most probably be out in ten months #OscarPistorius @alexveale

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Channing Tatum Yes, he’s as ripped in person

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Treasure chest: Tatum’s character Joaquin from The Book Of Life

Hanging with the magic mike star tells Jane Mulkerrins about fatherhood, wrestling, stripping… and mexican puppets

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Born in Alabama, Tatum grew up in Mississippi and Florida, where he was a school sports star, playing American football and baseball and performing martial arts. As he has recently revealed, however, he struggled with ADHD and dyslexia. ‘I have never considered myself a very smart person,’ he says.

After high school, he worked as a roofer, then a stripper, before he was discovered by a model scout. Modelling led to dancing, which led to acting with parts in films such as Havoc and War Of The Worlds. 2006’s Step Up (where he met dancer wife Jenna) brought him a wider audience. In 2012 he starred in three films which made more than $100million at the US box office but he has yet to be considered a serious actor in some quarters.

That is likely to change with the release in January of Foxcatcher.

He isn’t exactly playing against type, as the Olympic wrestling champion Mark Schulz, but he gives the most talked-about performance of his career so far in a role that demanded intense physical training, including learning to wrestle. ‘It’s the most suffocating sport I have ever played,’ he says. ‘I don’t think my knees will ever be the same after that, and I still have a cauliflower ear. But if I came out of the movie without it, I’d feel like I didn’t do something right.’

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nimated movies are like vacations for actors,’ Channing tatum says with refreshing honesty. ‘i got to show up in my sweatpants every day. Zoe [Saldana, his co-star] jokes that she didn’t even brush her teeth. and there are no wrong lines. i could have spoken French and they’d have probably been like: “maybe that’ll work”.’ ork”.’

He’s not denigrating his own relaxed, ad-lib-heavy efforts in the Book Of My job in that film is to Life; he’s merely do things that wives acknowledging the would not want light relief from his their husbands doing, usual 15-hour days but she’s cool like that... spent on set for films It really is just me telling such as 21 Jump a part of my life, and she Street and White understands that House down.

Based on the folklore surrounding mexico’ss day Of the dead, the eye-poppingly colourful 3d film ‘looks like a magical piñata burst open and mexican culture fell out’, he says. tatum is the voice of Joaquin, a swaggering, moustachioed Latin spin on Captain america.

Like all the characters, Joaquin’s a wooden marionette-type figure, with hinges for joints, but his broad chest and shoulders – larger in every way than the rest of the ‘cast’ – still manage to mirror and, perhaps, ever so gently mock the famous physique of the man bringing him to life. today, in a hotel in new York’s SoHo, 34-year-old tatum is covered up in a long-sleeved grey t-shirt and jeans. the t-shirt, admittedly, is snug, and i can confirm that tatum’s upper body, even clothed, is as impressive at close quarters as millions of women the world over have imagined. in contrast to his narcissistic animated hero, however, tatum comes across as self aware and sweetly humble.

He is also very much a family man. His wife of five years, the actress and Magic marriage: dancer Jenna dewanTatum’s wife Jenna is untroubled by his role tatum, gave birth to their as a male stripper daughter everly 16 months ago. ‘making a children’s film wasn’t a

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conscious decision but i can feel the sway that fatherhood has on my creative projects,’ he says. ‘it definitely changes you. When you’re a parent, you want the person you’re responsible for not to make the same mistakes you made. i’m very competitive but i’m going to have to try to let her find her own way.’ this is at least one of his films everly can see before she comes of age. ‘Yes, there’s almost nothing of mine that she can watch any time soon,’ he laughs. ‘maybe Step Up – she’s going to end up watching that a lot.’ it will certainly be some time before he’ll let her watch his current project, magic mike XXL, the sequel to the 2012 hit

which reunites most of the original male strip troupe, including matt Bomer and Joe manganiello. His wife, however, remains untroubled by his thong-sporting performance.

‘She loves magic mike, believe it or not,’ he laughs. ‘Obviously, my job in that film is to do things that wives would not want their husbands doing but she’s cool like that.’ the original film was based on tatum’s own experiences as a male stripper in tampa, Florida. ‘if i was just doing any old movie about strippers, she would probably ask why i wanted to do that,’ he says.

‘But it really is just me telling a part of my life and she understands that.’

The Book Of Life is released in cinemas on Friday

Dance of love: Channing Tatum and Jenna Dewan in Step Up

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you can kill nazis Why does Hollywood love World War II? Fury director David Ayer tells James Mottram it’s about moral certainty

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hile this year has seen the 100th anniversary of the start of World War i, somebody clearly forgot to tell hollywood.

World War ii seems as popular as ever as a setting. To come we have the Angelina Jolie-directed Unbroken, telling the true story of Japanese PoW survivor louis Zamperini. First, though, it’s her other half – Brad Pitt – wedged in a tank in David Ayer’s jawdropping Fury.

Set in April 1945, as the Allies push for victory, Fury is an intense ride, with Pitt’s battle-hardened Sgt Don ‘Wardaddy’ Collier commanding a five-man Sherman tank in a narrative that’ll leave you shaking. inspired by the US Army’s

66th Armoured Regiment, it’s a visceral watch – and further proof that film-makers keep returning to World War ii, as Fury’s writerdirector Ayer willingly admits. ‘i think it’s several things,’ he says. ‘One is that black-and-white nature of the conflict itself. everything today is morally murky.

World War ii had moral clarity.

Plus, Nazis are great bad guys – like zombies. You can kill lots of them and not raise hackles.’ in this case, Fury plays out like a Das Boot on wheels – upping the claustrophobia and camaraderie inside the tank. With its immediacy, it’s the flip-side to Quentin Tarantino’s glib fantasy war flick inglourious Basterds, which also starred Pitt. Yet logan lerman, who plays tank rookie Norman,

Tank boys: Director David Ayer on the set of Fury with Brad Pitt disagrees that World War ii holds a spell over directors. ‘i think most film-makers feel it’s been overdone,’ he claims.

True or not, Ayer isn’t ‘most film-makers’. it was his script for corrupt cop drama Training Day that steered star Denzel Washington to an Oscar back in 2002. Other

impressive works include Dark Blue and end Of Watch, which he also directed. So why not cover a more modern-day conflict?

‘Part of the problem is you don’t have the closure of World War ii,’ he says. ‘There’s no container to understand it, no frame, no bookends, because it’s

ongoing.’ Certainly, The hurt locker and Zero Dark Thirty aside, there have been few recent films that have captured the morally grey iraq and Afghanistan conflicts with any real resonance. Ayer cites the ‘exhaustion of the visuals of war’, when it comes to desert-set dramas in the Middle east. ‘Visually, it’s a difficult world to capture,’ he says.

With its worldwide settings, from the Pacific to europe, it’s no surprise World War ii is still a draw.

And it helps there are still first-hand sources. The cast of Fury met not only military advisors and historians but also four veterans of the Armoured Division. ‘it was amazing to hear the stories from their perspective,’ says lerman. ‘They were so generous.

They told us they haven’t talked to people about a lot of these stories since the war. They don’t bring it up. But now they’re talking about it.’

Ayer has already screened the film to veterans from the 66th Armoured Regiment, and he received a resounding response.

‘They all said it’s the most accurate war film they’ve ever seen,’ he says. Given how relentless Fury is, it’s staggering to think what these real soldiers endured. Perhaps after years of hollywood soft-soaping the experience, film-makers are finally getting it right.

Fury opens in cinemas from today.

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’71 Star Jack O’Connell and director Yann Demange impress equally in this nail-biting thriller about a young squaddie fighting to survive on the streets of Belfast during the height of the Troubles. With Love/Hate’s Charlie Murphy and Killian Scott.

Maps To The Stars If this film wasn’t so critical of Hollywood, Julianne Moore could be looking at an Oscar for her performance as a bitter, ageing actress desperate for a part. Robert Pattinson, John Cusack and Mia Wasikowska co-star.

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Nightcrawler Jake Gyllenhaal plays a creepy, ambitious video reporter in this enigmatic thriller that takes a dim view of American news channels.

The Maze Runner Can’t wait for the next Hunger Games movie? Try this young adult novel adaptation for size. It’s an engaging story about a group of amnesic boys mysteriously trapped behind a giant maze. Dylan O’Brien (right), Will Poulter and Kaya Scodelario star.

Pride An uplifting true story of gay activists supporting initially wary striking miners.

Bill Nighy, Imelda Staunton and Paddy Considine are among the talented cast.

Ida The winner of the Best Film award at last year’s BFI London Film Festival, this tells of a fledgling nun who discovers a dark family secret in 1960s Poland. Pawel Pawlikowski (Last Resort, My Summer of Love) directs.

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Rachel Allen: All Things Sweet Spoons at the ready

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Winter is coming. Your body will need extra calories to fight off the bitter cold. We therefore feel it’s vital you tune into Rachel Allen. Tonight, she takes us through chocolate and hazelnut praline ice cream, and roasted plums with white chocolate sauce. No better woman to help us stave off hypothermia...

2. Live Champions League

RTÉ2, 7.30pm Liverpool face the toughest test yet of their Champions League credentials as they take on Real Madrid at Anfield, a fixture that carries echoes of the Reds’ glory days. Darragh Maloney is joined by John Giles, Eamon Dunphy and Didi Hamann for live coverage. Kick-off 7.45pm.

4 Grand Designs Kevin McCloud revisits an epic French renovation

3. grey’s Anatomy

Sky Living, 9pm Meredith (Ellen Pompeo) arrived as a wet-behind-the-stethoscope medical ingenue. Now, as season 11 arrives after heaven knows how many heart-stopping complications, she’s a seasoned pro. Tonight, will Dr McDreamy really pack up his lingering looks and take off to Washington?

4. grand Designs

C4, 9pm There are reveals and there are miracles in makeover shows – and tonight’s story of an 11-year mission to restore a magnifique French country pile to its former glory truly fits the latter category. Kevin McCloud ages before our eyes as he checks the progress of Doug and Deni from dust and decay to wonder.

5. The Mobo Awards 2014

Grey’s Anatomy Ellen Pompeo returns as Meredith

5 Mobo Awards Rita Ora is up for a gong

YOUR gUiDE TO THis EvEning’s EssEnTiAL viEWing

ITV2, 8pm The acts clustered under the Mobo banner are a pretty broad church, from the pop-oriented Rita Ora and Katy B to the harder sounds of Ghetts and FKA twigs. So who’ll bag what at Wembley Arena is intriguingly unpredictable in a night featuring live performances from Ella Eyre and Professor Green.

Surprise without hearing Cilla’s dulcet Scouse tones, Chuck, but it’s the softer pipes of Holly Willoughby who’s in charge these days. She’s got an all-star trio – Pharrell Williams, Stephen Fry and Nicole Scherzinger – to make the day of some specially selected deserving cases.

6. surprise surprise

C4, 10pm The popular cross-dressing ceramicist and sometime TV

UTV, 8pm We still can’t see the title Surprise

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7. grayson perry: Who Are You?

presenter plays a combination of artist and analyst for this sketch of the state of identity in modern Britain. Shamed politician Chris Huhne and X Factor novelty Rylan Clark are among those whose lives Perry puts under his penetrating microscope. Huhne looks like he wishes he was back behind bars…

8. The Apprentice

BBC1, 9pm Let’s face it, we don’t watch this to be blinded by the business brilliance

but to see who makes the biggest idiot of themselves. And there’s no shortage of competition as the latest challenge, creating a brand new fragrance, results in a right stinker in the board room.

9. The supervet C4, 8pm

Dog-lovers will need to keep a grip on their emotions tonight as pioneering vet Noel Fitzpatrick finds his ingenuity tested by a shih-tzu, a dachshund and a Labrador. It’s OK,

I’ve just got something in my eye...

10. Today’s Film: Hugo

Film4, 9pm Martin Scorsese’s drama about a boy who lives alone in a Parisian train station in the Thirties was the director’s first venture into 3D. It would go on to Oscar glory, something that Scorcese doesn’t always court with live-action fare. It’s a charming, old-fashioned tale of the young Hugo (Asa Butterfield) finding his place in the world.

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ROSS MCDONAGH has a giggle chatting with Steve Carell and Jennifer Garner about their new children’s movie – and it has nothing to do with the male strippers working their magic nearby

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’M sIttIng opposite steve Carell and Jennifer garner, and the only thing separating us is the australian stripper’s crotch gyrating in the direction of my face. this has to be one of the weirdest press conferences I’ve ever been to. the presence of thunder Down Under is made all the more unusual by the fact that the room is dotted

with children, including the cast of Disney’s alexander and the terrible, horrible, no good, Very Bad Day (a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad title if ever there was one, but it’s based on a book so they can’t be blamed).

One minute we’re sitting asking questions about a family-friendly film, the next InXs’s need You tonight is blaring and these well-cut

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well either,’ steve adds, leaning young men are dancing rather across the table. the other line of inappropriately considering the surroundings. You sort of have to go questioning that is painfully see the film to get what that’s all inevitable is the ‘did anyone have a about. If you have kids, they’ll terrible/horrible/no good/very bad defo enjoy it. think Final day on set?’… but by the delayed Destination for children. response it seems like things went speaking of children, what was it very smoothly during the shoot. like for steve Carell to act alongside ‘there is always a day where you so many? ‘It was the worst,’ he says, look around and say this is the nadir deadpan and completely straightof the making of this film,’ Bella thorne – who plays the faced, before he remembers what kind of press film’s resident bitch conference this is. ‘I Celia – eventually know in print that will chimes in. ‘We had play really well.’ day where we After a 12-storey climb awere there are lots of outside and I finally make it, open it was really hot questions for steve and Jennifer and we shot the the hallway door and same revolving around scene all find myself face to them both being day long…’ parents in real life of yeah, we face with... C3PO were‘Ohhot!’ course, and inevitably Carell newcomer youngster Ed cuts across her, Overbold (who’s great as the dripping with sarcasm; eponymous linchpin alexander) is he’s not going to let her get asked how the pair compare to his away with that ‘We were making a own real life parents. ‘My movie movie and got hot!’ the room descends into hysterics parents are better than my real parents,’ he says a little too seriously, and a mortified thorne mutters ‘thank you, steve’ from behind her and seems a bit surprised when the room bursts into laughter. face-shielding hands. ‘that’s definitely not going to play Making our way out of the press

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conference, a rep tells us there are goodie bags on the 12th floor.

Oooh, goodie bags! I feckin’ LOVE goodie bags. I make my way out to the elevators but there’s a massive queue, and for some reason the lift in this hotel seems to take four seasons to get here. screw it, I’ll take the stairs, I’m a fit young man, it’s only up 12 storeys! two storeys up and I’m sweating; four and I’m beginning to regret my decision, but I decide to stick it out. I eventually open the door to the 12th floor hallway and find myself face to face with… C3PO. ‘good afternoon sir. It is very nice to meet you,’ he says in such a pristine robotic English accent, that I’m almost certain anthony Daniels himself is in there. turns out he’s off to another press conference Disney have scheduled today, for the new series star Wars Rebels.

I step aside and he shuffles past, closely followed by R2-D2, fellow astromech droid Chopper, a light saber-wielding Jedi and a blueskinned twi’lek. You meet the weirdest celebs in this hotel… just another day in Beverly hills.

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Holy Moses!

This one is epic

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hat’s my favourite plague?’ Joel Edgerton ponders the question for a few seconds before answering with a grin. ‘the frogs! It would have to be the frogs. People were finding them for days!’ the reason for the aussie star’s sudden affection for amphibians is that we’re in the desert north of almeria on the southern tip of spain, where Edgerton is playing the role of Pharaoh Ramses II. It’s Ridley scott’s megabudget take on the Old testament tale of Moses leading his people to freedom from an Egypt afflicted by natural, or supernatural, catastrophes.

Cue flies, boils, hail and the aforementioned frogs, a few sad rubber examples of which still dot the vast outdoor set. Which, it should be said, is an incredible thing to behold. One-and-ahalf square kilometres of desert has been whisked several millennia back in time to recreate the city of Pi-Ramses.

Clusters of filthy hovels housing the enslaved Israelites nudge mud walls with opulent villa exteriors. Up a slight hill is a dust-choked building site where hundreds of slaves are quite literally being whipped into action, building a startling 50ft-high stone replica of Edgerton’s shaved noggin.

Below them is a gallows where a trio of slaves dangle – their daily appraisals presumably didn’t go so well. ‘this is the biggest film I’ve done with anybody,’ reveals scott’s veteran production designer, arthur Max, as he escorts me round his mammoth crea-

Exclusive: Adam Smith visits the spectacular Spanish set of Exodus: Gods And Kings. Starring Christian Bale, Joel Edgerton and Sigourney Weaver, Ridley Scott’s Old Testament story is being made to truly biblical proportions

Set up: Ancient Egypt rises again in Ridley Scott’s epic film tion. ‘this set alone is easily the biggest thing I’ve ever built,’ he says.

‘You can take gladiator plus Robin hood and add in a bit more.’

If the set is impressive, the cast is epic, too, with sigourney Weaver and Ben Kingsley among the stars supporting Christian Bale as Moses. ‘this is my first time working with Christian,’ enthuses Edgerton of his elusive co-star. ‘I’ve had the luxury over the past few years to work with people I admired – and Christian is definitely

one of them. he’s is just a nice, regular guy and we have a really good laugh on set.’

With its swords-and-sandals trappings, Exodus bears more than a passing resemblance to scott’s smash hit of 2000, gladiator. But, at first, the director wasn’t interested in what he thought was a dusty old tale more suited to a class of bored sunday school students than a modern multiplex crowd.

‘I originally passed on it,’ scott

Frenemies: Christian Bale and Joel Edgerton as Moses and Ramses reveals during a brief break from filming. ‘I’ll admit I never really paid much attention to RI, as we called it at my secondary modern school. But the more I researched, the more I became fascinated. I was staggered to see what kind of man Moses was. I had no idea he was a military leader and a general. Or the closeness of the original relationship between Ramses and Moses when they were children. and it all just lit a match for me.’

Meanwhile, Edgerton seems quite content to contemplate the truly gargantuan replica of his head, which dominates the equally enormous movie set.

‘I’ve been texting pictures back to my mates,’ he grins. ‘have you got a giant 50ft stone head yet? no! You really should get one. Everyone in hollywood’s got one these days...’

Exodus: Gods And Kings is in cinemas on December 26

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Turn up the volume

SO BEN, ARE YOU BEIGECORE? A few years ago the music scene seemed to be awash with nice young men with acoustic guitars and quietly soul-baring songs. Their records sold in large quantities, but music writers were often dismissive of what they dubbed ‘The New Boring’ or ‘beigecore’.

‘A journalist mentioned that it was a boring time in pop music, and to be honest I’d kind of agree,’ says Howard, who regularly found himself named alongside the likes of Ed Sheeran. ‘In hindsight, from the outside looking in, the references probably weren’t that far off. There was a batch of us in that singer-songwriter mould... I don’t know what that was about.’ Howard’s new album marks a significant evolution in sonic terms. ‘With the first album I wasn’t so interested in the sounds of amps and synthesizers and the different levels of noises you could make,’ he explains. ‘I sat there and played the guitar and we added a few bits to it.

I mainly played acoustic and that was the sound I liked at the time. But this time it felt as though there wasn’t enough substance to that.’

Robert Shore meets singer-songwriter Ben Howard, whose new album marks a break from his quieter debut

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find the importance other people put on fame funny, especially when there aren’t many famous people saying interesting things,’ says millionselling singer-songwriter Ben Howard from behind a pair of dark sunglasses. ‘in the pop scene at the moment it just feels like bright colours and noise a lot of the time.’

Howard, who began his career performing to fellow surfers in his native devon, has sometimes seemed reluctant to embrace his stardom – he famously disappeared to rural ireland after emerging a surprise double winner at last year’s Brits. Surfing and the south-west coastline continue to offer a welcome escape. ‘i spend quite a lot of time out in the sea. That forces you to be a bit more conscious of your surroundings and how lucky you are to have your health. Touring slowly ruins that and then you get back to basics when you get home.’

Predictably, he’s not a huge fan of Twitter. ‘i don’t find it very fun.

Everything will be in CAPS LOCK on Twitter in a year’s time. no one will be able to write in small letters any more.’

But you wouldn’t expect anything different from an artist who makes a big emotional impact by whispering rather than shouting.

That said, Howard’s new album is a bit louder than his 2011 debut, Every Kingdom. The sound on i forget Where We Were is much more edgily ambient and electric than its ‘safe’ acoustic predecessor. ‘We’re playing as a six-piece at the moment, and that’s one of the elements that have made the record more expansive,’ he explains.

Was there any concern at his record label about the more ‘electric’ direction of the new album?

‘no. We were recording for six months before they even heard a demo,’ he says. not many musicians enjoy that much trust. ‘A lot of people battle with labels about these things, but the success of the first album gave us a bit of freedom,’ he says.

‘The thing is,’ he adds with a smile, ‘if no one listens to this record it’ll be a whole different conversation for album three. You have to realise that. But that’s all right.’

He performed lead single End Of The Affair on Later With Jools Holland a few weeks ago. ‘They let us play a seven-and-ahalf-minute song.

Madness!’ he laughs. ‘That made us feel good.’

Shows like Holland’s hold a special place in his affections.

‘There aren’t many TV shows that actually have music on them now. Most people know the X factor is entertainment, but the scary thing is there are some people who think it’s a music show.’

Howard built his reputation on the road and has another round of European dates coming up. ‘The band is bigger, and the noise we’re making is slightly grander,’ he says. He also promises a more developed visual element this time around. ‘i don’t dance around the stage. But when you play bigger venues, there has to be an entertainment side to it.’

Ben Howard plays Dublin’s Olympia Theatre on Dec 07 and 08. www. benhowardmusic.co.uk

Why Meghan won’t hit a bum note

Meghan Trainor’s bottom anthem All About That Bass has propelled her to stardom. Andrew Williams tries to catch up Meghan Trainor, currently number one in 27 countries with her hit All About That Bass, has just flown in to appear on Ellen DeGeneres’s chat show, has done a photo shoot and is off to a magazine party. She had to cancel our previous interview as she was confined to bed for four days, exhausted by her schedule. Today she seems perky, if slightly frazzled.

The highlights of her success so far?

‘Meeting Hilary Duff. Lizzie Maguire taught me so many important life lessons. Be cool in school! Be nice to people! And I went to Canada. They

songwriter aged 18 after recording three albums at home by herself, would stay behind the scenes.

‘I guess everyone thought I wasn’t a star so they signed me as a were so nice... they were adorable. songwriter but then I met LA Reid And the hotel bed was beautiful.’ (who signed her to Epic records) who The success of her single, a sassy said “You are an artist, you have a rumination on the benefits of having look and you y have the songs a big bum, has been a bit of to back it up”. up” I was like a whirlwind for or Meghan.

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I think so too!” t ‘I wake up in shock Meghan’s Now everyone gets it.’

No every morning.’ It only influences She thinks she’s came after a whole ‘The Tarzan so handling it quite well. host of pop stars, was my jaaa undtrack ‘It’s hard to go from including Beyonce, day. Phil Collm. Every writing songs for two wr had turned the song ins w so good.’ as hours a day da to down. The original promoting a single for f 14 plan was that Trainor, hours a day. da And the 4am who signed a deal as a

wake up calls every day are a lot – but I’m blessed. It’s terrifying when you’re about to go on a TV show like Ellen but afterwards I’m like “Yaay! I was born to do this!”’

Not everyone’s so convinced. While some have applauded All About That Bass’ body-positive message, others have criticised a lyric about ‘skinny bitches’. Trainor has said she’s not a feminist but has generally tried to side-step the issue, saying some of the lyrics are just there to rhyme.

She’s more concerned about having fun. ‘There’s nothing depressing on my album. My dad [a church organist] says there are too many slow songs in the world so we keep things upbeat.’

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The ART of staying fit for life Acting your age is key when it comes to exercise, says Vicki-Marie Cossar

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ow old are you?

That might be a personal question but it’s an important one when it comes to exercise.

The workout choices we make in our twenties and thirties affect us in later life, says personal trainer wayne léal, who’s developed a system called Age Related Training (ART). He believes that to minimise the aches and pains of ageing, we should consider our fitness choices now.

His regimes use three core disciplines: aqua training, yoga and rebounding (a mini trampoline). ‘we tend to do the same exercises throughout our lives,’ he says, ‘but as we age – losing muscle mass, gaining fat and becoming prone to injury – these aren’t necessarily right for your body anymore.’

See panel (right) for the best exercise for your age group.

sHApE up WAyne’s trAining tips

Let’s suppose that a day later you realise that you now have a cold too. Your eyes are watery and sore, you need tissues, you’re sneezing a lot and beginning to cough. You are feeling really sorry for yourself and possibly even more annoyed towards that little boy. Most of us accept that cold as being part of life and do our best to look after ourselves. We don’t really spend time wondering why that child had a cold, why he happened to be in the same place as us and why we picked it up. We get on with things and hopefully do our best not to

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‘Bone mass really drops in your forties,’ warns Wayne, ‘so cycling is ideal to reduce the impact on your joints.

Swap heavy weight training for activities that use your body weight – walking, hiking and gentle jogging. And try Hatha yoga, which focuses on floor work and breathing.’

At this age, ‘your bones, skin and muscles are as dense, supple and strong ong as they will ever ur fast-twitch muscle fibres, be,’ says Wayne. ‘Your ation, are at their most used for quick acceleration, ul and the muscles can effectively utilise plentiful gen pumping around your system. the oxygen ise builds muscle and bone High-intensity exercise ou keep active as you age. density and helps you ill also give you an athletic Power yoga will workout thatt challenges every muscle group.’

‘Your heart can’t pump as fast as it did so be wary of circuits,’ Wayne counsels. ‘Avoid running and heavy weights as they put undue pressure on the joints,’ he says. Our bodies lose approximately 20 per cent of their bone mass by the time we reach our eighties but, to counteract that, Wayne recommends aqua training.

For more information about ART, visit wayneleal.co.uk

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Our shockabsorbing cartilage starts to degrade and ws in our thirties. ‘Try low or bone growth slows non-impact sports thatt preserve joints while

AWARE WITH DR CLAIRE Have you ever shared a very small space with a three-year old boy who has a really bad cold? This could be in the cinema, on a bus, in a doctor’s waiting room or even at your own kitchen table. How you react depends on so many things. If you actually care about the child who is sneezing, coughing and spluttering, you may feel some compassion and even love towards him. Even if he is related to you though, you may feel annoyed or frustrated as you think ‘he’s not even trying to cover his mouth when he coughs’. You probably would not appreciate him directly sneezing on you and might, if you could, move away.

building muscle and bone density,’ Wayne says. And that means getting on a mini trampoline. ‘When done properly, rebounding is one of the most time-efficient, all-round body conditioning routines. Incorporating weights will dramatically increase your workout.’

Caring: Sick children get compassion generously spread our cold to others.

Wouldn’t it be great if we all were as skilled at coping when an adult says something or does something that we consider to be upsetting? It doesn’t take much sometimes to trigger us to feel irritable for hours.

It could be that someone else sits on the seat we were heading towards, or takes the car space we had spotted. Thoughts such as ‘that’s so unfair’, ‘I was there first’, ‘I knew today was going to be a lousy day’ can actually trigger us to feel upset, frustrated, annoyed and even fed-up.

We might

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think that the person who took what we considered as being ‘our space’ caused us to feel that way and not realise the power of our own thoughts to turn any situation into a crisis. If we believe that the day is going to get worse, then we probably will be right as, without even realising it, we will steadily look for situations to prove that yes, today is a really bad day.

We may not notice ourselves becoming grumpy or even aggressive. We might not notice the impact that our mood is having on the people around us and not see how quickly the negativity is spreading.

Just think of how our lives would be if we could respond to someone’s grumpiness as gently and compassionately as we would respond to a child with a cold? If we were somehow able to protect ourselves from taking on the negativity and had the skills to acknowledge our own feelings of hurt, upset, annoyance while deliberately focusing on healthy actions we could take to improve things for ourselves?

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Ill: Adults can be equally deserving of sympathy during difficult times have no control over upsetting things happening, but we can do a lot to stop the upset from spreading.

Aware has two courses that teach participants the skills to catch thoughts, question beliefs and most of all develop proactive ways of responding to challenging situations. They are called ‘Life Skills’ and have both been proven to be effective.

One is a sixsession course with up to 25 participants and

Next time you notice that someone is in a particularly bad mood, how about picturing him or her as a little child with a really bad cold before you choose how you are going to react. It might be good to carry a spare tissue in your bag too!

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Aries Mar 21 – Apr 20

Last night may have thrown up an intense situation which shows that however well anything is ever going in life, there is always the potential for things to be knocked off course. The best way to deal with this is to take time to absorb what’s happening.

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Taurus Apr 21 – May 21

Your ruler Venus forges great links with both the sun and Mars. This suggests that with determination, all sorts of tests today can be overcome.

Yet despite this, it wouldn’t be a surprise if you found yourself feeling on edge.

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Gemini May 22 – Jun 21

METROKU Easy, Moderate and Challenging

There could be a moment of tension or conflict coming up today but it’s unlikely to be long-lasting. The big picture remains very bright for you, so do be as busy and active as possible to embrace the opportunity, Gemini.

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Someone could make a sudden demand that sets you back. What’s galling is that you may feel you’re giving a situation absolutely your maximum, already. If they fail to recognise and acknowledge that’s the case, this could irritate even more.

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Leo Jul 24 – Aug 23

Your mind can buzz with different ideas and concepts today. The trick will be really settling down to one thing that you find gripping and interesting. You’re unlikely to be lacking in energy, it’s just how you apply it, Leo.

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If you’re still waiting for someone to make up their minds around a financial decision, your frustration could be palpable today which might see you getting in touch and letting someone know your dissatisfaction.

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Libra Sep 24 – Oct 23

Unpredictability around relationships

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Unfortunately, there could be another slice of this now. The difference is, you’re beginning to understand your needs and reactions more clearly.

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scorpio Oct 24 – Nov 22

Little things could have a habit or tendency to niggle you today. This is because your nervous system is more than ordinarily over aroused. The trick is going to be in finding some kind of sanctuary where you can collect your thoughts.

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sagittarius Nov 23 – Dec 21

You can find yourself craving some extra stimulation today, and could almost provoke some kind of reaction in order to get it. As much as this has been a sparkling period for friendships, you may also find more predictable people less companionable.

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capricorn Dec 22 – Jan 20

Whatever you’re feeling, it is likely to be intensified. And when it comes to how you link with the wider world, your role or goals need to mesh in with a sense that you will enjoy and thrive in what you do.

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Aquarius Jan 21 – Feb 19

If there is an unfilled seam of escapism in your nature ready to burst out and go into full-on discovery mode, it can gain traction. But equally, do be mindful of not getting so caught up on life’s treadmill that you sacrifice your true potential.

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Pisces Feb 20 – Mar 20

It’s been an intense time, and you may have had some mixed emotions about this recent phase. In some ways it has conspired to get you to confront issues that you might have been putting off.

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Payne, Ryan make it on to schmidt’s Test squad

by DAnny HOgAn Ulster centre Jared Payne leads a cast of five uncapped recruits to Ireland’s 37-man autumn test series squad.

Payne joins Connacht duo Darragh leader and Nathan White, Munster’s Dave Foley and leinster’s Dominic ryan in head coach Joe schmidt’s senior ranks.

New Zealand Under-21 cap Payne has qualified on residency after three years with Ulster, and will compete with Connacht’s robbie Henshaw for Ireland’s outside centre berth.

Ulster fly-half Paddy Jackson has failed to make the cut, with schmidt opting for Ian Madigan and Ian Keatley as the support playmakers to Johnny sexton. leinster’s Isaac Boss has also missed out at scrum-half, with Kieran Marmion and eoin reddan challenging Munster’s British and Irish lion Conor Murray.

Ulster confirmed backs luke Marshall and Andrew trimble will swell Ireland’s list of significant absentees for the three-test series against south Africa, Georgia and Australia.

Ireland will now be shorn of 15 regular faces, with in-form wing trimble ruled out through toe trouble and Marshall suffering medial knee ligament damage.

Prop White, lock Foley and flanker Dominic ryan – who starred in lein-

ster’s Cup win over Wasps last weekend – bolster Ireland’s pack resources that have been hit by long-term injuries to Cian Healy, Ulster duo Iain Henderson and Dan tuohy, and backrower sean O’Brien.

Connacht full-back leader will offer extra support for the likes of rob Kearney, while all eyes will remain locked on schmidt’s autumn choice to fill the No.13 berth vacated by the retired Brian O’Driscoll.

O’Driscoll’s former centre partner Gordon D’Arcy will be expected to retain his accustomed No.12 role, with Connacht’s Henshaw and Ulster’s Payne in the running for the outside centre spot. Ulster’s stuart Olding has started the new campaign in fine form, however, and could also force his way into contention.

Ireland will open their autumn series against south Africa on saturday, November 8.

Munster lock Paul O’Connell continues as captain, and his presence will be more pivotal than ever given Ireland’s front-five injury list.

With Donnacha ryan adding to Ulster duo Henderson and tuohy as lock absentees, O’Connell and Devin toner should continue their developing engine room partnership.

Former scarlets boss simon easterby will make his first real steps into international test level since replacing the impressive John Plumtree as forwards coach.

ryan flyin’: Dominic ryan has been called up for Ireland duty on the back of a star turn in Leinster’s win over Wasps pIcture: InpHo

Roy could be Bard from the bench

Theatrical: Keane

COaChes from all 20 Premier League sides will be at the Royal shakespeare Company in stratford-uponavon this morning for a course on learning how to get their players to ‘move instinctively and freely’ in front of a crowd. actor Peter McGoven said: ‘We are so excited about it. We don’t know which coaches are coming but we rather like the idea of Roy Keane.

I like the idea of him shouting at us.’

Major body blow: Andrew Trimble to miss autumn Tests

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Door not closed: James Hook

Hook and Jones offered hope of Welsh return Wales boss Warren Gatland has told adam Jones and James Hook ‘the door is not closed’ on their international futures.

Despite boasting more than 170 caps between them, Cardiff Blues prop Jones and Gloucester fly-half Hook have been left out of a 34-man squad for autumn Tests against australia, Fiji, New Zealand and south africa. Gatland said: ‘It’s important that Jones continues to keep working on his game. We’ve had that conversation with him.’

InjURy RULEs TRIMbLE OUT

IrelaND have been served a fitness blow ahead of the autumn Internationals and possibly the six Nations after winger andrew Trimble was ruled out with a toe injury.

Ulster said the 30-year-old had suffered ‘significant ligament damage’ to his big toe during a recent PrO12 clash with Glasgow and is expected to miss ‘a period of months’. a statement read: ‘andrew Trimble suffered significant ligament damage to his great toe playing in the PrO12 game against

Glasgow Warriors. Ulster rugby, in conjunction with the national medical staff, will seek a second opinion on the management of the injury, however, it is expected that he will be out of rugby for a period of months.’

There was further bad news for the Irish after Trimble’s club and country team-mate luke Marshall was confirmed to have sustained medial ligament damage to his left knee during a clash against Yorkshire Carnegie.

The six-cap centre is expected to miss six weeks with the problem.

IRELAnD sQUAD: Forwards: s archer (Munster), R ah You (Connacht), R Best (Ulster), J Cronin (Munster), s Cronin (Leinster), R Diack (Ulster), D Foley (Munster), C henry (Ulster), J heaslip (Leinster), D Kilcoyne (Munster), M McCarthy, J McGrath (both Leinster), P O’Connell (capt), T O’Donnell, P O’Mahony (all Munster), M Ross, R Ruddock, D Ryan, R strauss, D Toner (all

Leinster), N White (Connacht).

Backs: T Bowe (Ulster), G D’arcy (Leinster), C Gilroy (Ulster), R henshaw (Connacht), F Jones (Munster), R Kearney (Leinster), Ian Keatley (Munster), D Leader (Connacht), I Madigan (Leinster), K Marmion (Connacht), C Murray (Munster), s Olding, J Payne (both Ulster), e Reddan (Leinster), J sexton (Racing Metro), s Zebo (Munster).

ODDbALLs Injury time leaves ref no option

Sidelined: Tuilagi limps off

Manu to miss autumn tests eNGlaND centre Manu Tuilagi has been ruled out of the autumn internationals with a groin injury.

The leicester star limped off in saturday’s 25-18 Champions Cup win over Ulster and will miss the Tests against New Zealand, south africa, samoa and australia at Twickenham. england are due to name their squad for the series today but leicester boss richard Cockerill said: ‘Manu’s had scans and we’re still waiting for the exact prognosis. He won’t be fit for the autumn internationals for sure. He’ll be missing for a few weeks.

‘Of course he’s frustrated but he’s pretty level headed. His concern is to get fit.’

Strange stories from the world of sport

A referee in Peru was forced to abandon a cup-tie after five players from one team all went down injured at the same time.

The team, Defensor Bolivar, happened to be losing 4-1 with just eight minutes remaining. Having

already had two players sent off it appears the plan was to force the official to suspend the game – the rules state a team must have at least seven players on the field.

The ruse worked, although officials are looking into the incident.

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Sunderland players will reimburse fans SUNDERLAND’S shell-shocked players have confirmed they will refund the cost of supporters’ tickets for Saturday’s 8-0 Premier League humiliation at Southampton.

More than 2,500 fans made the long trip to the south coast last weekend, and they will be able to claim back the £24 cost of admission, or have the sum donated to children’s hospice Grace House instead.

Skipper John O’Shea

premier lge said yesterday: ‘We win and lose as a team, players, staff and fans.

However, we wanted to acknowledge and thank the fans who travelled such a long way to give us their backing and despite everything, stayed with us until the final whistle.’

Goalkeeper Vito Mannone suggested the idea, which will cost Sunderland’s players in excess of £60,000.

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Big-match briefing: Liverpool

v Real Madrid 7.45pm, sky sports 5 Liverpool badly need something out of the first of back-to-back matches with Real having dropped to third in Group B after a 1-0 defeat at Basle.

The reigning champions top the group after wins over Basle and Ludogorets and arrive at Anfield in

great form having won their last seven matches in all competitions.

But Liverpool boast a 100 per cent record against them in Europe’s elite tournament. The Merseysiders have won all three competitive matches between these continental giants.

Battle for the middle ground: Modric, left, and Henderson

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Wins for Liverpool in 14 home matches against Spanish opposition

Liverpool: Mignolet, Johnson, Lovren, Skrtel, Moreno, Allen, Gerrard, Henderson, Coutinho, Sterling, Balotelli.

Real Madrid: Casillas, Carvajal, Varane, Pepe, Marcelo, Isco, Kroos, Modric, Rodriguez, Ronaldo, Benzema.

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Wins and two defeats for Carlo Ancelotti as Chelsea boss v Liverpool

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While the mere presence of a certain Mr Ronaldo will put the jitters up a fragile Liverpool defence – Brendan Rodgers’ team have kept only two clean sheets in 20 matches and just one this season – the crucial action area could come in the spaces immediately behind the Portugal superstar.

The key for the Reds’ midfield will be their attempts to cut Ronaldo’s supply line and Henderson will be crucial in winning Brendan’s boys some precious ball. His main target should be master technician Modric, the ringmaster who makes the Galacticos tick. Luka likes facing the Merseysiders; in eight games with Tottenham the Croat won five, drew one and lost just two.

J Three: ee: Skipper Terry nets the third after summer signing Remy, inset, opened the floodgates

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by Danny griffiths DIDIER DROGBA scored his first goal for Chelsea since slamming home the winning penalty in the 2012 Champions League final as Maribor were ripped apart.

The 36-year-old striker, back at Stamford Bridge after leaving Galatasaray as a free agent in the summer, tucked away another spot-kick when Ales Mertelj handled Willian’s 23rd-minute pass.

Drogba was as composed as when deciding that penalty shootout with Bayern Munich at a joyous Allianz Arena two years ago, bagging yet another clinical finish.

The Ivory Coast striker had only been on the pitch for seven minutes – replacing Loic Remy, who had appeared to pull a groin as he

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swept in a superb pass from John Terry to give the Blues a 13thminute lead.

It was all over bar the shouting on the half-hour when Terry turned goalscorer, rolling in the simplest of chances at the end of a lungbursting, 70-yard run as Chelsea broke at ferocious pace when clearing a Maribor corner.

Eden Hazard should have made it four soon after the break but his low cross was then turned in by Mitja Viler in the 54th minute as

Horne to quit FA post in new year FA GENERAL secretary Alex Horne is to leave the organisation at the end of January.

Horne, who joined the FA in 2004, has been in his current post since 2010.

He became the FA’s chief operating officer in July 2008 and was a leading figure in the St

the fa George’s Park National Football Centre development.

‘After 11 fantastic years I have decided to look for a change of direction and I will be leaving the FA at the end of January,’ Horne confirmed.

the Londoners ran riot. It was not Maribor’s night as the visitors were denied a consolation when Agim Ibraimi’s penalty hit the outside of a post after he was bowled over in the area by Nemanja Matic.

Hazard showed Macedonia midfielder Ibraimi how to convert from the spot, making it five after Branislav Ivanovic was bundled over by Marko Suler.

Hazard then produced a moment of brilliance to make it six and complete a superb night’s work.

THEy sAiD iT ‘Our tweet was made as the player removed his tracksuit top... during a period when night-time temperatures were dropping significantly. We are extremely disappointed [it] was taken out of context by mischief-makers.’

West Brom attempt to explain their tweet that appeared to poke fun at Marouane Fellaini on Monday night

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city slackers surrender in Moscow Manchester city surrendered a two-goal lead in Moscow to leave their hopes of reaching the knockout stages of the champions League very much in the balance. city looked to have ignited their Group e campaign as they took a commanding first-half lead with goals from sergio aguero and James Milner.

But csKa hit back through substitute seydou Doumbia and a contentious late Bebras natcho penalty.

It was a position city should not have

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ended up in after dominating the opening half in freezing temperatures in a game played behind closed doors at the Khimki arena.

It took some time for the visitors to settle but they burst into life to claim the lead just before the half-hour.

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Bright start: Sergio Aguero gives City the lead

Tough start: Shaw

Shaw: United yet to see best of me luke sHaW has vowed to improve soon and admits he is yet to hit top form at Manchester united. the £27million defender, 19, knows he has struggled to adapt since his summer move from southampton. united boss louis van Gaal criticised his fitness levels in the summer and gave him his own training plan, something shaw admitted he was right to do. after united’s 2-2 draw at West Brom on Monday, shaw said: ‘they haven’t seen the best of me yet. I know I haven’t been up to my full potential and I think maybe people can see that. I am trying hard and it’s about getting used to everything. I’ll get myself started soon and put in good performances. I know I can do much better.’

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away to Roma in Manchester City’s Group E. The German table-toppers enjoyed 66 per cent possession in the match.

David silva released edin Dzeko and the Bosnian raced in on goal before squaring for aguero to tap home. city then took a firm grip with a second nine minutes later, Pablo Zabaleta nodding the ball down to aguero, who could only scuff his shot but the ball rolled straight to Milner, who made no mistake from close range. csKa regrouped at the interval and were back in the tie on 66 minutes as Doumbia bundled the ball home. city began to look ragged and the hosts’ pressure paid off when, with just four minutes of normal time remaining, Doumbia made the most of a challenge from aleksandar Kolarov and referee Istvan Vad pointed to the spot. natcho stepped up to score and leave city reeling.

Spot of bother: Hart Har can’t stop Natcho’s Na s penalty leveller, lev while the City subs use us rugs to keep warm

Moyes disrupted winning formula, says Fergie premier league

Accused: Moyes

DAVID MOYES has been accused by Sir Alex Ferguson of tinkering with Manchester United’s winning formula during his brief spell in charge.

In his new autobiography, Ferguson criticises his successor for clearing out his backroom staff and slowing United’s style of play.

Ferguson is full of praise for Louis van Gaal, though, calling the man who replaced Moyes in the job ‘formidable’. ‘The reason

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for playing at speed was United players had been accustomed to operating that way,’ wrote Ferguson.

‘If the tempo slowed for any reason, I would be into

‘The network was there for David’ them at half-time.’

Ferguson questioned Moyes’ decision to replace assistant manager Mike Phelan, suggesting: ‘David

felt that at such a massive club he had to be sure that all corners were covered in terms of his support system.

‘I felt that network was already there, with plenty of great people already in important slots.’

On Van Gaal, Ferguson wrote: ‘He is what I would call a managers’ coach. He’s one of those committed ultra-professionals. If I had to choose one word for him it would be “formidable”.

He was a good choice.’

De Jong’s still two months off return NeWcastle’s siem de Jong says his rehabilitation from injury will take at least another eight weeks. the midfielder, a £6m signing from ajax, suffered a major setback just three games into his Magpies career when he sustained a serious thigh injury. the initial prognosis was he would not be fit until the new year but it was then hoped he would be back sooner than that. However, the 25-year-old (pictured) wrote on his Facebook page: ‘Just saw the surgeon in london and all looks good. still a couple of months to go but I’m going to work hard.’

Platini snubs Sepp ueFa president Michel Platini says he will not support sepp Blatter in his bid for a fifth term as Fifa president. Blatter, 78, announced last month he would run for another four-year term, shortly after Platini said he would not be standing in the race. the Frenchman said: ‘I wish him well but four years ago he asked for our support by telling us it would be his last candidacy. Now he’s again asked for our support and I told him we won’t any more. We need some fresh air.’

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Joe Schmidt makes do without injured Trimble PICTURE: EPA

Drogba spot on again

Still got it: Drogba salutes his goal last night

«see page 21 Ferguson: Moyes call not down just to me SIR ALex Ferguson has lifted the lid on his role in David Moyes’ ill-fated Manchester united reign and said it was ‘nonsense’ to suggest he alone chose his successor as boss.

Moyes lasted just ten months after reportedly being hand-picked by his predecessor but, in his updated autobiography, Ferguson writes: ‘There appears to be an accepted view out that there was no process. Nonsense. Surely

Didier hits the target as chelsea smash six

CHeLSeA coasted to a 6-0 victory over Maribor last night to keep them on course for the last 16 of the Champions League, as Didier Drogba scored his first goal since returning to the club.

The Blues are two points clear of Schalke at the top of Group G as they proved far too strong for the Slovenian outfit at Stamford Bridge.

Loic Remy put the hosts ahead early on, before Chelsea great Drogba scored from the penalty spot, his first goal

Hitting back: Ferguson

by nick METcALfE for the Londoners since the famous triumph over Bayern Munich in the 2012 final.

John Terry added a third before the break, and a Mitja Viler own goal and two from eden Hazard applied the gloss on a routine night for Jose Mourinho’s men.

Manchester City carelessly let slip a two-goal lead as they drew 2-2 with CSKA Moscow in Russia, leaving them under pressure to qualify.

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people don’t really believe the Glazer family would allow the new manager to be chosen by one person?’

Ferguson suggests Moyes ‘hadn’t realised just how big united is’ but denied he left the ex-everton boss with a squad past its best.

‘Chelsea started [this] season with six players in their 30s. I don’t hear grumbles about the age of their group,’ he added.

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Oscar’s left with nowhere to run

Fallen idol’s career could be over for good

OSCAR PISTORIuS will be ineligible to compete in Paralympic competition for the whole of his fiveyear sentence for killing girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp and may never return to the running track.

The six-time Paralympic champion and London 2012 Olympian, who was last month found guilty of culpable homicide, was sentenced in Pretoria yesterday.

A member of the 27-year-old’s legal team said he is expected to serve a sixth of the sentence –

around ten months – in jail before being held under house arrest.

Pistorius, known as the Blade Runner as a result of his prosthetic carbon fibre running blades, was one of the biggest Paralympic stars in the world for almost a decade after winning his first gold in the Athens Games in 2004, aged 17.

However, he will not be free to compete in competitions run by the International Paralympic Committee until 2019, once his sentence has been served.

International Paralympic Committee spokesman Craig Spence said: ‘On his prospects of competing, for us he would have to serve the whole term even if he was released early.

‘It [his sentence] will have very little impact [on the Paralympics].

‘London 2012 showed the

Paralympian movement is about more than just one man. Lots of stars were born there.’

The sentence means 400m specialist Pistorius, will miss the Rio de Janeiro Games in 2016 but could, theoretically, return for Tokyo four years later.

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‘This is a human tragedy for the family of Reeva Steenkamp and also for Oscar Pistorius. We hope very much that time will bring comfort to all those concerned.’

The International Olympic Committee

Sentenced: Pistorius celebrates Paralympic gold at London 2012 PICTURE: AP