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share the gene as being ‘tanning dependent’. Dr Brenda Cartmel, who led the Yale School of Public Health study, said: ‘We observed that PTCHD2 was significantly associated with whether or not people, all of whom had previously sunbathed or indoor tanned, exhibited symptoms of tanning dependence.’

The findings could help the fight against skin cancer, which can be caused by overexposure to UV light. The report added: ‘Alcohol dependence, nicotine dependence and illicit substance use disorders have been shown to have a heritable component and to be influenced by genetic factors. If tanning dependence is similar to these, a heritable component is likely.’

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Take him to church: Hozier performs at the Victoria’s Secret lingerie fashion show in London yesterday. The Wicklow singer-songwriter shared a stage with megastars including Taylor Swift, Ariane Grande and Ed Sheeran as the Secrets ‘angels’ strutted down the catwalk in an assortment of extravagant undies picture: rex

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A BURNING obsession to get on a sunbed may be more than a desire to look like the cast of Tallafornia, a study suggests. Some people have a gene that makes them addicted to ultraviolet rays, US scientists have discovered. PTCHD2 results in a similar urge to that felt by alcoholics, drug addicts and smokers, they claimed. A study of 300 adults identified 79 who

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Stand-ins: Chris Martin and (below) the Boss on stage with U2 Pictures: rex/Getty

Who’s the Boss tonight, Bono? BONO may regret asking Coldplay’s Chris Martin and Bruce Springsteen to cover for him at a gig for World Aids Day. Fans were so impressed by the U2 frontman’s standins, they did not appear to miss the Dublin rocker. Bono, 54, asked for the musical heavyweights to stand in for him

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by SEAMUS DUFF in New York as he recovered from surgery following a cycling accident. The renamed ‘U2 Minus 1’ belted out the band’s hits in Times Square in aid of the Red foundation, which was cofounded by Bono to fight Aids. One fan tweeted after Monday’s gig: ‘Just watched Chris Martin sing With Or Without You with @U2 in #TimesSquare – he did a great job!’ Aware of his stand-in status, Martin, 37, raised smiles by wearing a T-shirt with the word ‘Sub-

stitu2’ across his chest when he appeared on stage. Springsteen, 65, also impressed as he tackled another U2 classic, with one fan tweeting: ‘Bruce Springsteen just rocked one of my favourite songs ever, Where The Streets Have No Name, with @U2 at #onestep4RED’. Kanye West and Carrie Underwood were also on the bill. Bono was forced to bow out after falling off his bike in Central Park last month. He needed five hours of surgery when he suffered fractures, including to his shoulder blade, and facial injuries.

HIV virus ‘starts to get weaker as sufferers adapt’ HIV is becoming less deadly as patients’ natural immunity develops, a study suggests. The weakening of the virus was ‘an important contribution’ in the fight against its spread, researchers said. Widespread access to antiretroviral drugs was also slowing its progress to Aids. Lead scientist Prof Phillip Goulder, from the University of Oxford, said: ‘HIV adaptation to the most effective immune responses we can make against it comes at a significant cost to its ability to replicate. ‘Anything we can do to increase the pressure on HIV may allow scientists to reduce its destructive power over time.’ More than 2,000 HIV-positive women in South Africa and Botswana took part in the study. Scientists discovered a gene that gives some patients protection against the effects of the virus. In Botswana, where the epidemic has existed a decade longer, the virus had adapted to resist the gene’s immunity, but this reduced its ability to replicate. Researchers also found antiretroviral therapy (ART) on people with a low number of CD4 cells, which protect the body from infection, weakened the virus. Mike Turner, of the Wellcome Trust, which funded the research, said: ‘The widespread use of ART is an important step towards the control of HIV.’ The study was in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences journal.

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TAsTEs Of HOME iRisH AbROAD Miss THE MOsT

THIS Christmas, thousands are yearning for their annual ex-pat survival kit, packed to the brim with delicious Irish treats and memories of the Emerald Isle. But what are the most missed foods by Irish emigrants? According to Checkout magazine, the foods most likely to be sent to faraway shores is the holy trinity of Cadbury, Kerrygold and Tayto. Some 64 per cent of people surveyed said they missed the Tayto crisps most. Cadbury’s milk chocolate and Kerrygold butter tied for second place in Irish hearts and minds. A total of 56 per cent of overseas Irish said they pine for the products ‘a lot’. Meanwhile, the Diaspora

Decides study may have settled a long-running debate. When it comes to the preferred cupán tae, Barry’s Tea (49 per cent) pips Lyons Gold Blend (47 per cent) to the post. Denny rashers and sausages also make the list. ‘With the last postal dates before Christmas fast approaching, Tayto crisps, Cadbury’s chocolate and Barry’s Tea are again likely to be popular choices for Irish families posting “tastes of home” to loved ones,’ said Checkout editor Stephen Wynne-Jones. Those living abroad were also asked what products they felt were of a higher quality in Ireland. Perhaps unsurprisingly, a pint of stout scored the highest.

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Up TO half of all emergency 999 calls in Dublin are delayed because there is no nearby ambulance, a report has found. An investigation into the service found poor co-operation between the nation’s two main authorities meant paramedics were not getting to patients as quickly as they could. It branded as unsafe the lack of staff in ambulance control centres and hit out at bosses for not recruiting enough paramedics to replace those who had left the service. The 187-page review, carried out by the Health Information and Quality Authority (Hiqa), also flagged concerns about the country’s ageing ambulance fleet.

by bRiAn HuTTOn Almost a fifth are more than eight years old and paramedics are repeatedly warning about an increase in breakdowns. phelim Quinn, Hiqa chief executive, has demanded a joint action plan to improve the service. ‘It is of serious concern to Hiqa

Dublin Fire Brigade welcomed the report that current governance arrangements between the National Ambulance Service and Dublin Fire Brigade are disjointed, with inadequate

quality assurance and accountability controls,’ he said. ‘As a matter of urgency, both services must act to ensure that there is a fully-integrated ambulance service in the greater Dublin area.’ Under the present system, ambulances in the capital are controlled by the Dublin Fire Brigade, while the rest of the country relies on the National Ambulance Service. Dublin Fire Brigade welcomed the report, saying: ‘The issues raised by the Hiqa review are consistent with concerns previously raised by Dublin Fire Brigade in the best interests of patients and we are pleased to see them reflected in the main recommendations of the review.

Sun and showers left us Cabinet seeks to reopen all a bit foggy last month ‘Hooded Men’ inquiry WITH the last 30 days whooshing by so fast, you probably didn’t notice the unusual weather. Met Éireann has released its latest report to remind us of what a changeable period November was, when fog, rain and warm temperatures contributed to soupy conditions. In the east of the country, November was its wettest since 2009. The Phoenix Park weather station recorded 154.4mm of rain in the capital. But despite the rain, Dubliners also saw mild temperatures. November 1-6 were the warmest days, with the mercury reaching 15.4°C.

THe Government has accused Britain of using torture during the Troubles ahead of asking europe to reopen a landmark human rights case. On the back of new evidence, and under pressure from human rights organisations, Ireland will call for a reopening of the ‘Hooded Men’ case, Catholic men detained without trial in 1971 who said they were subjected to torture, including being made to think they were being thrown out of a helicopter to their deaths. Foreign Affairs Minister Charlie Flanagan said legal advice had been taken on the fresh evidence.

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Homelessness summit as Church offers shelter EmErgEncy talks on the homelessness crisis sparked by the death of a man sleeping rough across the street from the Dáil will try to find out why things can not be done better, Taoiseach Enda Kenny has said. After Archbishop of Dublin Diarmuid martin vowed to open up church property in the inner city to rough sleepers, the government said it would host a summit tomorrow involving those fighting homelessness. The gathering of council chiefs, politicians and charities will ‘see how is it that we can not do things better’, mr Kenny told the Dáil.

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Dr martin had earlier called for a public summit in the aftermath of the death of Jonathan corrie, 43, in a doorway on molesworth Street. He was one of several homeless men who sleep rough around the area and some are known to mr Kenny and other TDs as they pass on their way to the Oireachtas. gardaí are not treating the death as suspicious and are awaiting post-mortem results to determine if the cold weather or drug use was a factor. Drug paraphernalia were discovered close to the man’s body. Amid an outcry over the death, Dr martin has ordered staff to offer accommodation for between 30 and 40 people. The shelter will be in a diocesan building in the north inner city. Official figures show the number of people Java drive: At the launch of Tiglin Rehab Centre No sleeping rough in Dublin has soared by a fifth Bucks Bus was Tommy Redmond of homeless over the past year. group Tiglin and David Dempsey of Salesforce

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SUPER Mario has had a busy few days in the news recently, and now a group of plumbers have commandeered his likeness for a free water campaign in Italy. As reported by Corriere della Sera, video-game inspired activists have been busy reconnecting water supplies to homes which have had their supply turned off by utility companies.

The group carry out plumbing under the cover of darkness. Carrying the tools for the job and dressed in Mario masks, they stealthily reconnect supplies to households who haven not been able to pay their water service In Ireland, the Right2Water campaign, which is opposed to charging for water, has said that the Italian response should ‘add to our determination’.

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Teachers say more strikes on the cards TEACHING unions have rejected calls by Education Minister Jan O’Sullivan to halt plans for further strikes in the New Year after 27,000 marched against moves to reform the Junior Cert. Ms O’Sullivan insisted she would not back down on plans to have teachers mark their own students’ exams, saying that while she was willing to ‘negotiate on a number of related issues’, teachers assessing their own students ‘must be introduced’. Refusing to rule out further strike action, ASTI general secretary Pat King insisted that as long as the Government maintains the internal assessment requirement, there will be disputes.

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Terror flight as passenger cracks window with punch

A holidAymAker sparked panic among jet passengers at 10,700m when he cracked a window with his fist during a row with his fiancée. Nick Whittaker went berserk when he began arguing with Clare houston as the couple travelled home with families who had been to disney World in Florida. After the 43-year-old swung a pair of headphones in her face, cabin crew aboard the Thompson dreamliner heading to manchester asked him to calm down. But the father of two told them to ‘f*** off’ and then punched a window, shouting: ‘i’m not a f***ing terrorist.’ The force caused a crack in the glass of the interior widow, causing passengers to scramble to their feet for fear it would shatter. The pilot also considered

‘Domestic’ row: Nick Whittaker Picture: cavendish

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diverting the plane to another airport but radioed ahead to police in manchester where the Boeing 787 landed safely on may 25. Whittaker was arrested on touchdown. The former bus driver, from Ashtonunder-lyne, Greater manchester, pleaded guilty to recklessly acting in a manner likely to endanger an aircraft. he was bailed at minshull Street crown court in manchester for sentencing on January 6. At an earlier hearing, Whittaker turned up to court with ms houston and listened as prosecutors described their mid-air ‘domestic’. After monday’s hearing, he admitted his actions had ‘frightened people to death up there’ and added: ‘Sorry is not enough. For me to try to justify it is impossible.’

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A RUSSIAN pilot who stunned airline passengers by calling Ukrainians ‘filth’ has been exposed as a racist and homophobe by posts on his social media page. In the comments, Oleg Bugaev, 30, jokes about the MH17 tragedy, compares Ukrainians to Nazis and brands their president Petro Poroshenko – a confectionary mogul – a ‘chocolate gay’. During an Aeroflot flight over Ukraine to Vienna, he was quoted by Slovakian diplomat Martin Kaco as saying: ‘We fly over remnants of Ukraine, where Banderovtsi and other filth lives’. Although he claimed he ‘abused nobody’, he posted of the MH17 tragedy: ‘Ukrainian army’s tradition is to hit a plane once every 13 years.’

Exposed: Oleg Bugaev’s profile picture on Russian social media Picture: vkontakte

in future, potholes will fix themselves Potholes in the roads could be a thing of the past if a futuristic plan to produce self-healing concrete comes to fruition. the concrete would produce bacteria to fill the cracks when the concrete gets damaged. It is one of the innovative schemes outlined in a report on the future of highways by engineering company Arup. the report looks at possible trends up to 2050 and also envisages the replacement of

conventional road surfaces with solar panels that could charge electric vehicles and melt snow. temperature-sensitive paint on the roads could generate giant snowflake-shaped warnings to indicate a drop in temperature and icy conditions. Arup predicts that patterns of ownership will change in the coming years, with commuters more likely to purchase access to a vehicle rather than the vehicle itself.

the numbers cycling and walking are likely to increase and electric cars could become commonplace, with developments in science dramatically improving performance and leading to better navigation systems. the report also suggests that improved communications will make cars more ‘intelligent’ and ‘self-aware’ of traffic levels, speed, weather and potential safety hazards.

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A NATURALIST has filmed himself being eaten alive by the world’s biggest species of snake – in the name of animal conservation. Paul Rosolie wore a carbon-fibre armour suit featuring a three-hour supply of oxygen, communication devices and cameras as he was devoured

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by a 7.6m anaconda. The 27-yearold, from New Jersey, US poured pigs’ blood over himself and imitated the movements of the snake’s usual prey – wild pigs, deer, large rodents and small alligator-type animals – to get its attention. Animal rights activists accused Mr Rosolie of harming the snake but he insisted the film was made to help raise awareness of dangers to the habitat of anacondas. ‘I didn’t want to stress [the snake] out too much,’ he said. ‘I wanted to

make sure that the suit was smooth and wasn’t going to hurt the snake. ‘Environmentalists, we love to preach to the choir. What I’m trying to do with this is bring in a bunch of people that wouldn’t necessarily know what’s going on in the Amazon.’ He said the suit saved him from being crushed by the 181kg snake – but refused to say how he got out of the animal in Peru. He insisted the anaconda was not hurt. Eaten Alive is on the Discovery Channel on Friday next week.

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Dinner suit: Paul prepares to be devoured

On the menu: Paul Rosolie with an anaconda Pictures: Youtube/discoverY

Time to eat: The team get to grips with the snake

video shows mountain cross being cut down Stranded Gardaí are examining a video after footage of the Carrauntoohil Cross being cut down was sent to the media. The video of the 5-m monument being cut down with an angle grinder contains a number of anti-Catholic Church sentiments. They focus on the number of Irish primary schools run by the church and ask ‘if you agree with the reasons behind this act then like and share this video. I am a parent, not affiliated to any[one]’. The video was sent to the news website

Mystery: The cross was felled last month

TheJournal.ie, which said it passed it on to detectives in Killorglin, Co Kerry. after being cut down in

late November, the cross has since been re-erected on the site by local groups. It was originally placed

on top of the mountain, which is Ireland’s highest, by Beaufort Community Council in 1976.

turtle Leona flown home from ireland

AfTER swimming thousands of kilometres off course, Leona the loggerhead turtle is on her way back to the Canary Islands thanks to Aer Lingus. found moments away from death, Leona (pictured), named after the famous ‘Leon’ shipwreck off Quilty, washed up in Clare last year and has been struck in Ireland since. Normally found around the Cape Verde Islands off the coast of Africa, her discovery last November was only the third such instance on Irish shores.

Despite having been nursed back to health at Galway Atlantaquaria, it proved impossible to get the turtle home as staff at the centre could not secure a warm enough flight back. Trips in any kind of cargo hold would have killed Leona almost instantly due to the cold. But after an appeal for assistance from the Irish Whale and Dolphin Group, Aer Lingus offered a seat on one of their Gran Canaria flights.

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Tears as Victoria wins gong for her fashion designs

tearful Victoria Beckham dubbed herself a ‘pain in the bottom’ as she was saluted by the elite of fashion. Beckham, famous for her pout, revealed a turmoil of emotion from the winner’s podium as she reflected how far she has come

from being Posh Spice to a design guru at the British fashion awards. the mother of four tipped her hat to husband David, 39, as she told the fashion clique that Becks fuelled her ambition from behind the scenes. ‘David, you inspire me every day. You support me. You

make this possible. I adore you and my children,’ said the 40-year-old after planting him with a smacker as her name was called out. Happy to shed her Posh Spice tag, the Wannabe singer acknowledged: ‘We’ve come a long way since the Spice Girl dressing-room days.’

then she broke down as she thanked her parents tony and Jackie adams, who have seen their daughter’s hike to global a-list status. ‘and my parents, you love me unconditionally – and I know I am a pain in the bottom, I really can be,’ said Beckham. She was presented with her award for brand of the year by Hollywood star anna Kendrick.

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PETE DOHERTY signalled he is on the path to sobriety as he collected a gong while in rehab in Thailand. The rocker, 35, made an acceptance speech, via video, as The Libertines won the UK Festival headline performance of the year award for their Hyde Park gig. ‘It was a jolly good knees-up if I remember rightly,’ he said.

Meet the Angels of Bra-lem Jenni McKnight took an exclusive backstage glimpse at the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show.

upermodel Jourdan dunn says even though her young son loves ‘titties’, he had to miss out on watching mum and her fellow models work the runway in their underwear because he was stuck in school. The 24-year-old admitted she would never ban her FOR the four-year-old, riley, from watching her work, but first time, there his schooling is much more important. were two Fantasy bras ‘He would have loved to have come – he’s not worth €1.6million each. banned,’ the British model said before hitting They featured more than the runway last night at earls Court in london. 16,000 rubies, sapphires and ‘He loves girls, he loves titties – he loves all diamonds in 18-carat gold. Both of that. But he would have only been able to Adriana Lima and Alessandra come to the four o’clock show and he had Ambrosio were the chosen school so I didn’t want to take him out. pair who wore them down ‘But he’ll be watching next week when it’s on the runway. TV, I’m sure.’ She credits riley for helping her keep in such great shape. ‘To be honest, I hardly ever work out. even though in my apartment I have a gym and my brother’s a personal trainer. ‘I’m just very lazy. But to be fair I have a four-year-old and running after him and picking him up is intense.’ The models were serenaded by singers including Hozier, Taylor Swift, ed Sheeran and Ariane Grande during the show.

Wonder bras: The jewel-encrusted models PictureS: reX

THIS is the biggest Victoria’s Secret fashion show yet, with 47 models, 81 featured looks and at least 3,000 guests.

Hoziery: The Irish singer performs with model Candice Swanepoel

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i was killing 3 birds with one stone, says doomed ship’s skipper

Concordia’s captain took his risks ‘to impress pal’

THE captain of the Costa Concordia said he wanted to ‘kill three birds with one stone’ when steering the ill-fated cruise ship towards the island of Giglio. Francesco Schettino was speaking yesterday at a trial in the Tuscan town of Grosseto, close to where his ship ran aground in January 2012, killing 32 passengers and crew. He said he wanted to give a ‘salute’ to the island to please the ship’s head waiter Antonello Tievoli, whose family came from there, and to impress a friend staying on the island. Mr Schettino also wanted to give passengers a good view of the beauty spot, he added, denying that he also wanted to impress a Moldovan dancer he had brought to the bridge. The woman has testified that she and the captain were lovers. As he made the manoeuvre, the

Captain Calamity: Schettino in court yesterdayy and, inset, his ill-fated ship picture: GettY

chef died after being ‘mummified’ in cling film during sex A CHEF died during a kinky gay bondage session after asking to be ‘mummified’ and wrapped head to foot in cling film, a court has heard. Alun Williams, 47 (pictured), had a long-term girlfriend but occasionally met for sex through gay websites. During the session in August, he was covered in the film and wrapped in a PVC sheet with just holes left for his nose and mouth. He took horse tranquilliser ketamine and then engaged in sex with two men in a flat in Dover, Kent, it was alleged. But Mr Williams suffered a heart attack brought on by excessive heat because the cling film and rubber sheets prevented his body from cooling down. Richard Bowler, 35, who has cerebral palsy, and his carer David Connor, 23, deny manslaughter. The trial at Canterbury crown court in the UK continues.

by SHAROn MARRiS 290m-long ship hit a large reef and started taking on water through the hole ripped in its hull. More than 4,000 people on board had to jump into the water or rush to lifeboats. The former captain is accused of manslaughter, causing a shipwreck and abandoning ship. His defence says no one died in the collision, but the failure of a back-up generator and the flooding of supposedly watertight compartments created problems during evacuation. Mr Schettino also denies abandoning ship, ter saying he was thrown into the water. A verdict is expected early next year.

North Korea doesn’t deny cyber attack on Sony North Korea has refused to deny its involvement in a cyberattack on Sony Pictures that came ahead of a new film about its leader Kim Jong-un. having denounced the film as ‘an act of war’, the North Korean government promised a ‘merciless

counter measure’ if the film the Interview was ‘not sent to the cutting-room floor’. In the movie, Seth rogen and James Franco play two reporters who are asked by the CIa to assassinate Kim Jong-un. North Korea has asked the UN to

ban its release, describing the film as ‘undisguised sponsoring of terrorism’. When questioned about the cyber-attack, a spokesman for North Korea’s UN mission said: ‘I kindly advise you to just wait and see.’

on Monday Sony said it was working closely with the FBI after four of its unreleased films were made available on the internet. among the titles leaked is a remake of the classic film annie, which is not due for release until December 19.

Dear leader: Kim Jong Jong-un said to be angry over film picture: pa

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Kim: I was ready to freeze my eggs when I conceived North Kim Kardashian has revealed she struggled to conceive her daughter north West. The 34-year-old, who is married to rapper Kanye West, claimed she found out she was pregnant as she made preparations to have her eggs frozen. ‘a few years ago, i was told i could never get pregnant. Three different doctors told me the same thing, which is why i wanted to have my eggs frozen,’ she said. ‘i was just about to do that when i found out i was pregnant with north.’ and one isn’t enough, it seems. ‘i want a boy and another girl; i want it to start happening straight away. i loved being part of a huge family – and i

Peace of her mind: Kim chatted to troops

Say cheese: Kim meets US troops Pictures: sPlash

by SEAMUS DUFF want that for north. We’d do iVF if nothing happens, but we both want to keep trying naturally,’ she said. making the revelations inside ELLE magazine’s Confidence issue, Kardashian also said she struggled to love her curvaceous figure and used to cry about the size of her breasts as a teen. ‘i grew up when the body to have was the tall, slim, supermodel one, like Cindy Crawford’s. no one looked like me,’ she said. Every night, i would sit in the bath and cry. i prayed my boobs would stop growing.’ read the full interview in the January issue of ELLE – on sale tomorrow and also in digital edition.

50 Cent can’t touch a penny after legal row RAPPER 50 Cent has had his personal funds frozen after profiting from stealing a headphone design. The 39-year-old was ordered to pay electronics company Sleek Audio more than €12million after he ripped off its blueprints and used them for his Sync By 50 and Street By 50 products.

And now the star – real name Curtis Jackson – has been blocked from accessing private funds after he failed to stump up the money as ordered by an arbitrator. The spat began in 2010 after Jackson bought a stake in Sleek before tearing up the agreement a year later, frustrated at a lack of activity.

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60 seconds Mailbox bill murray, 64, deadpanned his way to fame in Ghostbusters and Groundhog Day before becoming an indie staple. He plays a grump in St Vincent You’re known to be selective. What made you say yes to St Vincent? There are some sort-of

classic situations in it: the grumpy next-door neighbour; the older man guiding the younger person; the mature man and the russian hooker. But I thought there was a different take on it.

Melissa McCarthy, Chris O’Dowd, Naomi Watts – did you all gel? yes, because we all

Is that difficult when you have scenes with a child as you do in St Vincent? Most kid

actors should be taken out and shot, let’s face it. And their parents too. yet this kid [Jaeden Lieberher] was more professional than most of the actors I’ve worked with. He was completely prepared

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play funny at that sort of forceful knucklehead level and naomi pulled it off. She was incredibly game and just all-in on everything. I envy people who can play at high energy like that. My thing is to be a little behind the beat. Sometimes, I did tell her to rein it in a little bit.

comics at the because me being You only have moment? I like a 1‑800 there makes people Amy Poehler, and number for that girl with the big self-conscious leaving eyes on her show messages. Why [Parks & recreation], don’t you have an Aubrey Plaza. I was in this agent? Because it just eliminates a roman Coppola movie with her.

know... That sounds like work. I just go in and try to be as relaxed as I can and let the other actors’ words hit me. If the refrigerator’s running, it just comes to you.

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and he has a wonderful mother and father who keep him normal. He never became a movie-star brat.

had a common purpose to keep it emotional without letting it get Do you still go to comedy sentimental. When a film clubs? I like seeing funny starts to get too stuff but it’s hard because sentimental, that’s me being there makes when it ends up people self-conscious. getting sloppy I like seeing live Who are your and schmaltzy and ugly. comedy but it’s hard favourite

whole lot of stuff. Agents don’t get paid if you don’t work, so they’re constantly jamming stuff in your face – mostly stuff from other clients in their own agency. I remember saying, ‘Please don’t ever give me another script written by these people. ever.’ Because there are some writers in Hollywood who just churn out crap.

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How often are you checking your voicemail these days? I

check it occasionally and if it’s interesting I respond. People call me with ridiculous things but, you know, I get good jobs. I remember Linda ronstadt once said to me: ‘If I can just have a little spot on the stage, I’ll be happy.’ I don’t need to be the biggest guy. My career is just the amount I can handle.

Have you drawn a line under Ghostbusters? I

thought I’d drawn the line years ago, when we made a second one that wasn’t as good as the first one. Sometimes you should just stop.

What are you proudest of when you look back? I feel pride

about the movies I’ve made. I like my list. I’ll put my list up against anyone’s. I’m not saying I’m the best or anything but I like the ones I’ve done. And I’ve received a lot of goodwill from people because I’ve made comedies. People get joy from watching the comedies that I’ve made. That feels good. matt mueller

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We’re all to blame for homeless death

veryone is all of a sudden shaken into anger with the Government over the death of that poor homeless man on Molesworth Street, another example of hypocrisy in Irish society. If you live or work in Dublin, you walk past homeless people regularly. Instead of screaming ‘what’s the ****ing Government going to do about it?’ (their usual catch-cry for every single problem they see), maybe these ranters should ask themselves why they’ve never stopped to help a homeless person, never bought them a tea and a sandwich in the nearby shop, or dropped unwanted blankets or clothing off with them. Society is the man on the street, not the representatives sitting in the parliament. Clancy Clearview

■ I am somewhat bewildered not one union has reacted to the statement by Michael noonan that the Universal Social Charge is to stay. Introduced in 2011 as a ‘temporary measure’, USC is another example of the taxpayer succumbing to a government lie. By now we are aware the Government has broken every election promise it made and only now are we protesting when they try to add another tax to the already overtaxed nation. But what displeases me most is that not one of our many union leaders has spoken out about noonan’s latest declaration. our unions are the ones that brokered all these deals (Croke Park, Haddington road, etc). The workers have done their part in getting the country out of this mess but now we are being punished again

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by retaining the USC – and not a word from the unions to the Government warning of the pitfalls of doing this. We need stronger representation from the unions and we need it now. I would strongly suggest that every able person turns out on December 10 to protest. Dave Ormonde ■ Dear People of Ireland – please stop talking about the weather. There is nothing wrong with a comfortable silence. The only surprise is Irish people’s constant surprise when Irish weather is Irish Fed Up With Small Talk, Dublin ■ The first no.27A of the day didn’t bother showing up. If you’re going to increase fares, at least get your act together. Grez

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hile many of something different and reinvent myself. i was working with lots us will be of different artists – some of looking them were very surprised that i’d forward to asked them – so it was a little winding down like starting from scratch. it’s a this holiday season, superstar bit scary but it’s also a great, chart-topping DJ/producer great feeling.’ David Guetta is just getting enlisting artists from across started for a no doubt the musical spectrum – everyone hectic 2015. from Birdy and Ms Dynamite to After a lengthy year that saw John legend and even him play everywhere from ibiza to Japan, a classical packing out both orchestra – clubs and Guetta went stadium shows, back to Guetta has basics to When I started to DJ there create a just released was no fame and no winning his new money, it was all about the formula album, passion. It’s true that kids listen. After for his new lP previously nowadays want to be football dominating that will players and DJs because they (he the charts with see money and fame, hopes) banging club which aren’t the pop tracks such appease right motivations as Titanium, Guetta fans and sought to raise the bar silence the this time with a departure in critics terms of sound and style from simultaneously. it’s certainly been a his previous work. ‘This album was one of the whirlwind and at times biggest challenges for me in difficult year – he divorced his my career,’ he muses, speaking wife of two decades, Cathy, back en route to his home city of in March. Paris from london. While we’re asked not to ‘i wanted to come with mention it, Guetta confirms that

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listen was weighted with a lot of depth and feeling over the course of the three years he spent writing it. ‘it’s a very personal record. i spent more time on songwriting,’ he admits. he also recorded the album in a much more traditional way, using piano and guitar. ‘After the instruments, i then produced the beats for the dance element,’ he explains. ‘it’s totally different from what i’ve done before. it can be quite hard to come back all the time with a new sound but i took a major risk on this,

instead of taking the same formula. And it’s working.’ As electronic dance music – now dubbed eDM – has swept through the pop-music charts, the DJ is now enjoying the fruits of his celebrity status. With fashion icons becoming DJs and DJs in turn following paths as media personalities, someone with Guetta’s stature (over one million fans on Facebook) is aware of the work required to keep reinventing the wheel. But Guetta sees the responsibility that’s handed to him as a producer sitting at the top of a growing, hungry industry. ‘i need to be kept on my toes. if an artist’s a singer, people like him for his singing, personality and more. he can sing the same way his entire life and it’s cool. As a producer, my challenge is to express myself with music and do something that hasn’t been done. it’s difficult but i’ve managed to In happier times: Guetta pull it off three or four times now and divorced wife, Cathy, in March every day, i feel lucky to be in this position.’

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Abba: The Official Photo Book

Max Ström Publishing If you can’t quite stretch to taking your favourite Abba maniac to the Abba museum in Stockholm, the band’s first official photo book should suffice, featuring as it does more than 500 images of the group and a foreword written by all four members.

BBC Radio 6 Music’s Alternative Jukebox

Amy Dawson picks the best books to give to the music-lovers in your life

Cassell Illustrated The story behind 500 less mainstream tracks that nevertheless changed the face of popular music, with heartfelt contributions from 6 Music DJs including Cerys Matthews, Craig Charles, Huey Morgan and Mary Anne Hobbs.

Mods: The New Religion

Omnibus Press Published on the 40th anniversary of the notorious 1964 clashes between rockers and mods, author Paul ‘Smiler’ Anderson has compiled the definitive document of the mod movement, featuring rare or never-before-seen ephemera and a range of incisive interviews.

Nick Drake: Remembered For A While

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Dreamy: Alan Aldridge’s I’m Only Sleeping

Sphere Top off a year of Kate Bush mania with this republished collection of photos depicting the artist as a young girl, by her writer/photographer brother John Carder Bush. The first edition was limited to 500 copies in 1986 and this contains eight unseen photographs.

The Beatles: Illustrated Lyrics

Omnibus Press This beautiful book republishes Alan Aldridge’s iconic collection of weird and wonderful illustrations inspired by the lyrics of The Beatles, made with the input of the Fab Four themselves and featuring work from David Hockney, Ralph Steadman and David Bailey.

John Murray Six years in the making and released in time to commemorate his tragic early death 40 years ago, this is the first authorised book about the life of Nick Drake and includes letters, lyrics, photographs and extracts from his father’s diary.

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ON My PLAyLIsT... Christmas wouldn’t be Christmas without a cockle-warming, goodwillinspiring concert from the Palestrina Choir of Saint Mary’s ProCathedral. Conductor Blánaid Murphy chooses some of her festive favourites ahead of the choir’s annual december recital tomorrow Handel’s Hallelujah Chorus It’s always a wonderful moment when choir and orchestra sing together and lift the roof, the trumpets and timpani joining and everybody rejoicing and singing Hallelujah. silent Night I especially love the arrangement by Bob Chilcott – guaranteed to sends shivers up and down my spine. It’s beautiful, atmospheric and totally sets the Christmas night scene. In Dulci Jubilo The lovely old Christmas Carol mixing Latin and German text. It is old-worldy and warms the cockles. A special favourite of mine. God Rest you Merry Gentlemen It really brings to mind Charles Dickens’ wonderful story, A Christmas Carol. It is Victorian in the very best sense – grandiose And yet compelling. Guaranteed to get everyone singing!

In fine voice: The boys of Palestrina Choir kAren MOrgAn Deck The Halls This is fun and upbeat and a great favourite with choirs. This much-loved joyful Carol sets the festive mood, and before you know it everyone is singing ‘falalalala’.

Christmas presented in its greatest form and is my all time favourite carol. I especially love the last verse when the sopranos sing a soaring descant to bring everything to a rousing finale.

Hark The Herald Angels sing One of the most beloved and traditional carols. This is

Tomorrow, National Concert Hall, Earlsfort Terrace D2, 8pm, from €15. Tel: (01) 417 0000. www.nch.ie

tracks from their fourth album Four – geddit? – to the 3Arena next year for two pulse-quickening nights of raging hormones and sing-along hits. Tickets are on sale from this Saturday. Oct 16 & 17, 2015, 3Arena, East Link Bridge, North Wall Quay, D1, from €59.50. Tel: 0818 719 300. www.ontheroad again1d.com

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1. Sleepy Hollow Universal, 9pm

Audiences for this supernatural spin on the Johnny Depp movie are falling in the US, which is a shame because Tom Mison is putting in a fine turn as man-out-of-time Ichabod Crane. Tonight, there’s a life-sucking succubus on the loose. What’s not to love?

Tom Mison makes an excellent Johnny Depp TV understudy in Sleepy Hollow

Lord Sugar’s limits are pushed tonight on The Apprentice

Nadia Forde will be hoping to avoid expulsion on I’m a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here!

2. I’m a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here! 3e and UTV, 8.30pm

Ant and Dec present another day’s highs and lows of life Down Under and announce the results of another elimination as one of the well-known faces is removed from the Australian jungle. It’s anyone’s guess who will be next after the surprise exit of Jimmy Bullard earlier this week. There’s also the small matter of the latest Bushtucker Trial.

3. The Apprentice

BBC1, 9pm He was a right idiot at times but the departure of cocky James Hill has dented the show’s entertainment value. He would have been all over this week’s shopping task, in which the rival teams race around like headless chickens trying to buy, er, kosher chicken. But the gamechanger comes when we discover just how far you can push Alan Sugar when it comes to thinking outside the box.

4 Di and Jon’s unusual relationship takes centre stage in Forbidden Love

5 Signe has no idea what she’s letting herself in for in The Legacy

4. Forbidden Love Sky Living, 10pm

The ‘forbidden’ is a bit misleading here because this is the story of a man and a woman who openly love each other – it’s just that one half of the partnership happens to be gay. Which isn’t forbidden, exactly, just an arrangement that requires a touch more flexibility than your standard Mr & Mrs. To its credit, the programme takes a sensitive approach, ruminating on what it means to love.

5. The Legacy

Sky Arts 1, 10pm Emotional ties tighten in the second episode of this intriguing Danish family saga. Everyone gathers for the funeral of wayward matriarch Veronika and naïve Signe tries to bond

YOUR GUIDE TO THIS EvENING’S ESSENTIAL vIEWING with her new family. Little does she realise the nest of vipers they are – for now she’s simply blinded by their bohemian brilliance.

6. A Simply Delicious Christmas

RTÉ1, 8.30pm Darina Allen and her brother Rory O’Connell present the first in a series of festive culinary specials to be screened on RTÉ1 in the run-up to Christmas. Their menu for tonight includes artichoke soup, spiced beef, chocolate biscuits and a meringue shaped like a Christmas tree.

7. Coronation Street

TV3 & UTV, 7.30pm The bitching has been simmering between these two for weeks and finally, in a special hour-long episode, the bad blood boils over between Tracy Barlow and her nemesis, Carla Connor. While Tracy has the height advantage, Carla’s got some tricks up her designer sleeves.

8. Confessions Of A Secretary

C4, 10pm The thrust of this series appears to be ‘wasn’t the world terrible back when every man was sexist and anyone in power got away with anything?’ So

here we get secretaries revealing how they got groped while trying to take shorthand notes and so on. It’s all grubby and – we hate to admit – a guilty pleasure.

9. Match Of The Day

BBC1, 11.05pm A full midweek fixture list in the Premier League finds Gary Lineker putting in a double shift – but will he still be sporting that odd Musketeer-style silver goatee and ’tache? The London derby between league leaders Chelsea and Spurs and Man City’s trip to Sunderland are among the pick of the matches.

10. Today’s Film: And Now For Something Completely Different BBC4, 9pm

More than 40 years on and the Monty Python gang can still pack in a crowd when the mood for hilarity takes them. For the uninitiated, here’s the perfect chance to sample their unique humour – the 1971 unofficial greatest skits package from their BBC shows, which includes The Dead Parrot Sketch, The Lumberjack Song, Hell’s Grannies and, perhaps best of all, Terry Gilliam’s classic surreal animations.

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Dear Wicked Stepmother

As Cinderella toils for her two ugly sisters in this year’s panto at The Helix, her WIckED sTEpMOTHER dishes out advice to our readers I have an uppity ‘classically good looking’ (ugh!) colleague and she’s really cramping my style. How do I win back the attention of the lads? Scarlet You needn’t worry, Scarlet. Classic looks will only garner attention if the beholder has opportunity to show her wares. Your main agenda should be to keep her out of the spotlight where she won’t be noticed. Ensure she’s kept extremely busy. Sweat patches and stale odours can be a real turn-off to any man.

Unless you’re by your goddaughter’s side 24 hours a day, you can’t be sure exactly why her stepsisters are taunting her. They may have legitimate reasons. it’s likely she changed the dynamic within the home on arrival. The girls will find a common ground in time when your goddaughter agrees to submit to the rules within her new confines. Your interference will only cause more disturbance and give her stepsisters further cause to air grievances.

I’ve overheard that there’s a quality session on this weekend but I have all this cleaning to do! Should I buzz anyway? Ella

My current beau is in a weird line of work, and is rarely home. He’s also having difficulty separating from his ex. He says it’s something to do with him being married to her. What do I do? Jane

if you weren’t invited you’re obviously not ranked amongst the elite section of society. Therefore under no circumstances should you dare abandon your chores to fulfil your pathetic little whims.

Dear Jane, i suggest you break ties with your current beau. if he’s married to someone else, you gain no advantage. His worldly possessions will go to his next of kin after he shuffles off his mortal coil.

My goddaughter is getting bullied by her stepsisters somethin’ fierce. I want to help, what is there that I can do? Ms Fairy

My fella won’t grow his hair out. He looks angry and dangerous with a skinhead but he really has a sensitive side. Should I put Trish my foot down?

Yes, you should put your foot down – on his head, preferably while wearing six-inch stilettos. He’ll soon wonder about the benefits of hair and the protection that may afford him. no doubt he’ll be content to let it grow out soon enough to cover the lumps and bumps. if he has a sensitive side, all the better. it will take less time to break him and steer him towards your way.

I’ve seen your picture and wondered how you do your Mary face? You look fab! Thank you, mary. it takes a great deal of time and effort to look this good. i find eyebrow shaping to be quite an ordeal so i have my unibrow waxed completely on a daily basis and i’ve had two brows tattooed onto my forehead for the sake of convenience. my beautiful daughters keep me busy fretting about their appearance so that’s a physical workout in itself, and whenever i feel the need to flex my muscles further, i call upon my stepdaughter, Cinderella, and give her a piece of my mind in the form of contact interpretive dance.

I have a single, very eligible, son

who can’t seem to find that lucky girl. Any advice? Involved Mother

may i ask how eligible? For instance, does he hold a title of some description? if so, i would highly recommend either of my two beautiful daughters Concepta or Consumpta. They’re both in their prime and ripe for the picking. if you feel they’re a little too naïve in worldly matters, perhaps he might prefer to taste a more forbidden fruit such as myself... The Wicked Stepmother, AKA Mary Murray, AKA Janet from Love/Hate, appears in Cinderella, this year’s panto at The Helix, DCU, until Jan 11. Tickets from €16.50-€25.00 from thehelix.ie and 01 700 7000

Constant threat: Is America really ‘the land of child abduction’? (picture posed by models)

Two days after welcoming a son into the world, ROss McDOnAgH contemplates the very real threat of child abduction in the US

’m in Good Samaritan hospital in Downtown LA, and i’m watching the nurse meticulously check for the umpteenth time whether the serial numbers on my bracelet, my wife’s bracelet and my two-day-old son’s bracelet all match. Once again, she reads the matching number codes aloud three times before finally snipping the LoJack off my boy’s tiny ankle. i can’t remember what security in maternity hospitals is like in ireland (i never had any kids there), but then again, i don’t remember any kids ever being abducted there either. What i do remember from when i was a kid is that America is the land of child abduction – and now that i’m here, that doesn’t seem too far off the mark. The car alarm around little Salvador’s leg ‘must never be tampered with’, the nurse had told me, affixing it to him pretty much as they were detaching him from his

mother. ‘if this is removed, a team of security guards will burst in here in seconds.’ On the way back to our room, the missing for four years was found nurse continues her debriefing like hidden inside his father’s wall. i we’re playing capture the flag. don’t think he’d been there ‘Everybody who enters the whole time, mind your room must have an you, rather the dad iD,’ she insists. just sort of taken ‘Question anyone I wondered was the had custody from the unfamiliar.’ indeed, fear legitimate or just mam, and hid him as each nursing there whenever shift ends, the some mass hysteria authorities came clocker-off always looking. in a lot of the media had comes in and these cases, the introduces whoever cooked up ‘kidnapper’ is one of is taking over. the parents. But there i had always are also those horrible wondered if the childcases where it is not. Just last abduction fear was legitimate year, i remember reading about a case over here or just some mass hysteria in Florida in which a man had offered the media had cooked up once and to buy a woman and her eight-yearhad never really gone away. But it old daughter clothes as they were really does seem to happen quite a browsing in Walmart; he then offered bit. Just this week, a kid who’d been

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to buy them mcDonald’s, led the girl out of the store and into his van, where he murdered her. in fact, Walmart even invented Code Adam, a procedure for when kids go missing in stores, where exits are shut down immediately and no one is let in or out as soon as the alarm is raised. Adam was actually another little boy who was murdered after being abducted from a Florida mall in 1981 – in the wake of that tragedy, thousands of stores, parks, museums and hospitals have the Code Adam system in place; his father even went on to become the host of America’s most Wanted. How anyone manages to get away with child abduction amazes me. The US government also has an ‘Amber Alert’ system in place, and the first

time i ever came across that, my underwear turned amber. You’re watching TV with the volume low minding your own business, when out of nowhere this screeching, grating alarm blares out of the TV, before a police dispatcher cuts across your programme to give you the model, make, registration number and physical description of an abductor, and his or her abductee. Your phone bleeps and you have the same text message. if you’re driving, electronic road signs have the same read-out. So is child abduction that big a problem here, or is it overhyped? Well if you google ‘Amber Alert’, you’ll see how many states have their own version named after a child who could have been saved had the system been in place. @rossvsross

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The young old-timer MARTIN FIGURA

Author emma healey took a big risk writing her debut in the voice of an 80-year-old – but it has paid off, writes Claire Allfree

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mma Healey was in her kitchen in her house in Norwich when she heard she’d been shortlisted for the Costa First Novel award. ‘I had been warned in advance to listen in to Front Row that night,’ she says, talking about Radio 4’s nightly culture programme, which announced the shortlists last month. ‘amazing things keep happening one after the other. I have to keep pinching myself.’ It has indeed been an astonishing year for the 29-year-old, which saw the publication of her debut novel, elizabeth Is missing, narrated by maud, an octogenarian experiencing early onset dementia who is convinced her best friend elizabeth has vanished. muddled in with this conviction is the troubled memory of another disappearance: that of maud’s elder sister, Sukey, who vanished in the 1940s when maud was a girl. The book, which beautifully captures the porous, regressive mind of an alzheimer’s sufferer while weaving in a subtle whodunnit, was the subject of a bidding war, received rave reviews on publication and was shortlisted for a National Book award ard – and if all that wasn’tt enough, it has been optioned for TV. It was Healey’s y’s paternal grandmother who gave her the inspiinspi ration for elizabeth. ‘my grandmother said out of nowhere: “my friend is missing”,’ she says. ‘She had been showing signs of senility for some time. my other grandmother was also very ill and it made me think about dementia and old age

Pauline Mclynn

Sligo-born actress and novelist Pauline McLynn is best known for playing Mrs Doyle in Father Ted and for her role in Shameless. She can now be seen playing Yvonne Cotton – ex-daughter-in-law of Dot – in EastEnders

CRUSHED, By HoLLy A HARvEy

I really enjoyed this writer’s first novel, Karma, which won a competition to be published. She has a lovely style and sense of humour; a great storyteller. Recently she wrote Crushed, which is available on Kindle. I am going to leave heavy hints to get one of those this Christmas so that then I can have Crushed too.

Ancient mystery: ys ry Emma Healey’s aley book mixes a subtle whodunnit with a senstitive examination of the effects of old age – but she says: ‘I didn’t want it to be bleak’ and what they can mean. I did have a few qualms about writing in the voice of an 80-year-old. I thought, how ho arrogant ant to think I can do this. I’m only in my twenties.’ like novels such as mark Haddon’s The Curious Incident Of The Dog In The Night-Time and Room by emma Donoghue, elizabeth Is missing depends upon a central protagonist whose world-view is unconventional

and idiosyncratic. In maud’s case it is also unstable and at times highly distressed.

ealey spent a long time researching the condition of alzheimer’s – how it affects memory and behaviour patterns, how sufferers often seek refuge in a childhood version of themselves, how it transforms a previously safe, recognisable world into somewhere that’s frightening and strange. ‘I also wanted to write about

More debuts we’ve loved this year The Miniaturist by Jessie Burton Dark mystery set in 17th-century Amsterdam exploring the painful marriage of Netta, who is given a miniature version of her new home from her wealthy but highly secretive husband on their wedding night.

Man At The Helm by Nina Stibbe The author received adulation for her memoir of life as a nanny to a literary family. Her debut novel – about a divorced mother and the efforts of her daughters to get her a new boyfriend – is even better.

The Bees by Laline Paull This is a really unusual novel: a fantasy dystopia set in a beehive. Like Watership Down but better, Paull uses the meteoric rise of an ugly but ambitious bee to weave a spellbinding story of social systems and environmental threat.

how boring life can be for old people and how lonely – although I didn’t want the book to be too bleak,’ she adds hastily. ‘I’m not one for making a reader have to slog. I’m a real believer in books that are a joy to read.’ Healey’s route to writing was fairly circuitous. She ended up completing a creative writing ma but before then worked in an art gallery and studied the arcane-sounding subject of bookbinding at university – something at which she was hilariously bad. ‘you have to be extremely neat to do it,’ she says. ‘all my friends would be showing off pristine finished products and I would have bits of paper stuck in my hair and glue all over the book.’ Not that Healey needs to mourn a lost career in bookbinding. Thanks to the success of elizabeth she has given up her job as a web administrator in Norwich and has bought her own house with her boyfriend. ‘I still can’t believe I don’t have to get on the bus to work every day,’ she says. ‘Instead I can spend my day writing the next book.’

Elizabeth Is Missing (Penguin) is out now.

THE TAMING oF THE SHREW, By WILLIAM SHAkESPEARE (THE GLoBE EDUCATIoN EDITIoN)

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‘Hives are caused by a release of a chemical called histamine (which is why treatment with antihistamines can be so effective). Hives can be due to allergies, chemicals touching the skin or insect bites. It can also be caused by virus infections, exposure to cold, stress or alcohol, fever or after exercising.’

with Julez,’ she later tweeted. But just what are hives and what causes them? Family GP and tV broadcaster Dr Sarah Jarvis tells us everything you need to know about the skin condition.

Can you do anything to prevent them?

What are hives?

‘If there’s a clear trigger to your hives (like a particular food), try and avoid it. Clearly avoiding stress or viral infections completely is going to be impossible.’

Are they common?

How should you go about easing them?

‘It’s a term for a very itchy rash, otherwise known as acute urticaria.’ ‘Very. About one in six people get hives at least once in a lifetime. Hives usually settle within 24 to 48 hours – it’s termed chronic if it lasts for more than six weeks.’

What are the symptoms?

‘Most people who have hives feel well in themselves. However, when

Spot check: Beyoncé gave some Benadryl to her sister Solange (above)

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Leading irish sight loss charity Fighting Blindness has unveiled a new patient guide to support people diagnosed with retinal conditions. The publication a guide To Conditions Of The Retina, supported by Bayer Healthcare, was launched yesterday in the Royal College of Surgeons in dublin. The guide sets out information on a range of

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Merry bloatless

that is: Fibre works by soaking up liquid and this helps keep you regular. Make sure you still drink eight glasses of water every day. Keep moving: exercise

‘As long as you feel well in yourself and don’t have swelling of your face or tongue, aren’t having palpitations, dizziness or shortness of breath, you can often treat hives without needing to see a doctor. Antihistamine tablets and keeping cool will help.’

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Don’t neglect your 5-aday: apart from keeping your vitamin c topped up, your fruit and veg will also top up your fibre and help keep things moving as they should. Start the day the right way: keep breakfast at least a little healthy with a high-fibre cereal or wholegrain bread. For best benefit, look for cereals with at least 6g of fibre per 100g. Keep drinking – water

the rash appears, it’s often extremely itchy, comes on suddenly and can affect any part of the skin. Raised areas called weals (red swollen marks) appear, usually 1-2cm across – similar to a stinging nettle rash. this redness tends to stay for a while after the weal has disappeared, so skin can look blotchy.’

What causes them?

Solange Knowles endured hives during her wedding. Becky Fletcher looks at how to combat the itchy welts

t was hard to miss coverage of the high-fashion nuptials of 28-year-old Solange Knowles and Alan Ferguson. Beyoncé’s talented sister wed in serious style with an all-white dress code, a celebrity guest list and a ‘first-look’ deal with Vogue. But like most weddings, things didn’t go entirely to plan last week and Solange was pictured after the ceremony with painful-looking hives. thankfully, Beyoncé came to the rescue with Benadryl and Solange made it back to the reception for her dance-off with ten-year-old son, Julez. Despite the small hiccup, Solange took it all in her stride – ‘NOtHING was gonna stop me from having my mother and son dance

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Taurus Apr 21 – May 21

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Gemini May 22 – Jun 21

METROKU Easy, Moderate and Challenging

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cancer Jun 22 – Jul 23

You can be exceptionally compassionate and might put yourself out in order to help someone who’s unwell, perhaps by doing something practical. However, a thoughtful gesture can prove just as telling. Your ability to put yourself in other people’s situations is real gift. For your forecast, call 15609 114 73

Leo Jul 24 – Aug 23

Such is the intensity of differing influences today and the unpredictability of people and situations, do stay alert. There may be one rather more nuanced conversation, which can prove to be important. This suggests you could benefit from listening closely.

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Solutions to previous puzzle: Across: 1 Sobs; 3 Allusion; 9 Respond; 10 Admit; 11 Misadventure; 13 Lessen; 15 Willow; 17 Complication; 20 Upper; 21 Baleful; 22 Strident; 23 Arid. Down: 1 Scramble; 2 Basis; 4 Ledger; 5 Unattainable; 6 Immoral; 7 Note; 8 Good-tempered; 12 Dwindled; 14 Stopper; 16 Ribbon; 18 Infer; 19 Fuss.

Libra Sep 24 – Oct 23

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scorpio Oct 24 – Nov 22

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capricorn Dec 22 – Jan 20

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Aquarius Jan 21 – Feb 19

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ENIGMA Here’s a jolly-looking fellow, Often seen in red and yellow. In a pack of cards a pair Is sometimes used, though always there. WHO AM I? An inventor, I was born in Ohio in 1847. I worked as a telegraph operator until 1871. In my life I took out over 1,000 patents, including the gramophone, the megaphone and the light bulb.

WHO, WHAT, WHERE & WHEN? WHO... was the first Stuart King of England and Ireland? WHAT... is a stere equal to in cubic metres? WHERE... was Adnan Menderes prime minister from 1950 to 1960? WHEN... was Heinrich Brüning appointed chancellor of the German Reich?

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Someone may say something to you today that stops you in your tracks. It is unlikely to be a gripping titbit of gossip as much as their insight and wisdom into a delicate matter you’re facing. Then again, you could find yourself having a dazzling

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Chelsea v Tottenham Kick-off: 7.45pm chelsea are still lording it at the top of the table but Saturday’s 0-0 draw at Sunderland was proof even the best sides can become a tad jaded. Diego costa is suspended but his replacement Didier Drogba has scored three goals and assisted four more in his last eight topflight appearances against Spurs. Poch’s boys are buzzing after their 2-1 win over everton but have a huge psychological mountain to climb if they are to grab another three points tonight – they have not won at the Bridge in any competition since February 1990, when Gary Lineker (inset) scored the winning goal in a 2-1 victory.

Defeat for Spurs in their last six away league games

clean sheets for chelsea from their last 14 league matches at Stamford Bridge

Goals in 82 Blues games for eden hazard

PL matches in a row in which christian eriksen has scored for Spurs

Bridge battle: Drogba and eriksen, right, could hold the key in tonight’s London derby

Wear still oozing confidence, Jose tells Tottenham by JAMEs bOyLAn JOSE MOURINHO has warned Tottenham last weekend’s blip at Sunderland has not affected Chelsea’s self-belief. The Blues host Spurs tonight seeking to consolidate their advantage at the top of the Premier League, having failed to score for the first time this term in Saturday’s stalemate on Wearside. Mourinho, whose side are on a 20-game unbeaten run, said: ‘What do you want the team to do or to feel when a team is doing a perfect season? ‘Top of the league in the Premier League. Top of the group in the Champions League. Quarter-finals of the Capital One Cup. Not losing one match for four months. ‘The team has to feel very, very well. And, when the defeat arrives, we have to feel exactly in the same

Poch wants his men to forget past MaurIcIo PochettIno has urged Spurs to forget their awful record at chelsea, where they have not won since 1990. ‘I don’t read about tottenham’s record at chelsea,’ Pochettino said. ‘For us it is important to go and feel the same mentality which we showed against everton and forget the past. We do not need to let the past affect our present. We know we expect a very tough game.’

‘It was not a result to affect our belief’ way. We are doing things very, very well at the moment and it’s not a bad result that is going to change

our self-belief and our self-esteem.’ Meanwhile, Mourinho – who will be without the suspended Diego Costa tonight – was cagey on whether Blues stalwart John Terry will be extending his stay at Stamford Bridge into an 18th season. The in-form captain’s contract expires next May but Mourinho would only say of the 33-year-old: ‘He knows what I think, he knows what I feel, the board also knows. And we don’t feel the need to share with you.’

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Swans leave it late to find Ki to success

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Ad-vantage: Lallana got Liverpool under way with his second goal of the season

Of Steven gerrard’s last 19 Premier League goals have been from open play

swansea .................2 qpr ........................... 0 QPR are still looking for their first away points of the season after late goals from Ki Sung-Yueng and Wayne Routledge handed Swansea victory at the Liberty Stadium. The hosts looked as if they would have to settle for a share of the spoils after a frustrating night thanks largely to a faultless display from Rangers goalkeeper Rob Green. However, the visitors’ resistance was finally broken on 78 minutes when Ki’s cross-cum-shot hit the base of the post before bouncing into the net. Routledge doubled the lead five minutes later with a fine finish as he curled the ball home from 20m to wrap up the points for the Swans.

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P Chelsea 13 Man City 13 Southampton 13 Man Utd 14 West Ham 14 Swansea 14 Arsenal 13 Liverpool 14 Tottenham 13 Newcastle 14 Everton 13 Aston Villa 14 Stoke 14 Sunderland 13 Crystal Palace 14 West Brom 14 Burnley 14 Hull 13 QPR 14 Leicester 14

W 10 8 8 7 7 6 5 6 6 5 4 4 4 2 3 3 2 2 3 2

D 3 3 2 4 3 4 5 2 2 5 5 4 3 8 4 4 6 5 2 4

L 0 2 3 3 4 4 3 6 5 4 4 6 7 3 7 7 6 6 9 8

F 30 27 24 24 23 19 21 19 18 15 23 8 14 12 18 14 10 14 14 14

A 11 13 9 16 17 14 15 19 18 17 21 18 18 19 23 20 22 20 27 24

Pts 33 27 26 25 24 22 20 20 20 20 17 16 15 14 13 13 12 11 11 10

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Opening goal: Ki

BArCLAyS Premier LeAgue Burnley ........................ 1 Newcastle ................. 1 Leicester ...................... 1 Liverpool...................3 Man United.................2 Stoke ......................... 1 Swansea ......................2 QPR .......................... 0 Crystal Palace............. 0 Aston Villa ................ 1 West Brom .................. 1 West Ham.................2 SKy Bet LeAgue One Barnsley....................... 1 Doncaster ................. 1 Sheff Utd .................... 0 MK Dons ................... 1

Restored gerrard leads a Fox trot

Cisse eases the flow of Clarets burnley ................... 1 newcastle .............. 1 PAPISS CISSE scored a second-half equaliser for Newcastle last night, ensuring Alan Pardew’s men avoided a second defeat in four days. Burnley started brightly at Turf Moor, and a stinging shot from Danny Ings was palmed away by Newcastle goalkeeper Rob Elliot. The hosts then went in front 11 minutes before half-time when George Boyd superbly smashed home from the edge of the area. But Newcastle came out with a fresh determination after the break and were instantly rewarded when Daryl Janmaat crossed into the home penalty area and Cisse fired home.

Salutations: Cisse

Back: gerrard

LIVERPOOL recovered from going a goal down at Leicester to record back-to-back Premier League victories for only the second time this season. Goals from Adam Lallana, Steven Gerrard and Jordan Henderson were enough to see off the lowly Foxes, who took the lead thanks to Reds keeper Simon Mignolet’s own-goal. Leicester opened the scoring 22 minutes in when a

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leicester..............1 liverpool............3 by Jon Harvey shot from Leonardo Ulloa rebounded after hitting the post and deflected in off Mignolet’s back. Liverpool responded well from the setback when Lallana swept in a left-footed half-

volley after the ball fell to him inside the area. Gerrard, restored to the team after being dropped for Saturday’s 1-0 win over Stoke, put the visitors ahead when he calmly passed the ball home when Raheem Sterling’s cross deflected into his path in the 54th minute. Wes Morgan saw red for hauling down Rickie Lambert when the Reds striker was through on goal and Liverpool cashed in on their numerical advantage with seven minutes left. Kasper Schmeichel fumbled a deflected cross into Sterling’s path, who backheeled the ball to Henderson and he slotted it into the net.

Balotelli ‘sorry’ as FA launches racism probe MARIO BALOTELLI has apologised for a social media post which appeared to contain antiSemitic and racist references, with the Football Association poised to charge him with misconduct. The Liverpool striker reposted an image from computer game Super Mario on his Instagram page which was headed ‘Don’t be a racist’ but included the com-

ment ‘jumps like a black man and grabs coins like a Jew’. Balotelli quickly deleted the post

‘the post was meant to be anti-racist’ and responded to criticism on Twitter by posting: ‘My Mom is

jewish so all of u shut up please’ But the FA has now given the Italian until 6pm on Friday for his observations and Balotelli, who missed last night’s clash with Leicester through injury, posted an apology on Twitter. ‘The post was meant to be antiracist with humour. I now understand that out of context it may have the opposite effect,’ the

24-year-old tweeted. ‘I used a cartoon done by someone else because it has Super Mario and I thought it was funny and not offensive. Again, I’m sorry.’ Liverpool said they would be speaking to Balotelli. ‘We are aware of the posting which has since been promptly deleted by the player,’ said a spokesman for the club.

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Opener: Fellaini finds the net to put United ahead last night

MAn united...... 2 stoke city ..........1 by John payne MANCHESTER United scored a freakish winner to secure a fourth straight league victory for the first time since December last year. Juan Mata’s free-kick from way out on the right missed everyone and flew into the net but Louis van Gaal’s men were far from convincing in the absence of the injured Wayne Rooney. In the end United were indebted to a stunning reflex save from David De Gea and a goalline clearance from Ashley Young, both in stoppage time, to keep out Mame Diouf. Stoke hadn’t won at Old Trafford since 1976 but they had battled back well after Marouane Fellaini’s 21stminute header put United ahead. The Belgian arrived from deep to

from outside the box this season – more than any other Premier League side

FiFA’S Michel D’Hooghe claims he is being treated ‘like a murderer’ by the investigation into World cup corruption. the Belgian (right), says he does not understand why he is being targeted by Michael Garcia’s inquiry into the 2018 and 2022 World cup bidding process. D’Hooghe, who is chairman of Fifa’s medical committee, said: ‘i have been in football for 42 years but this is the hardest period of my life. You are considered like a murderer. i am simply a man who has worked for years and years to improve medical issues at Fifa. i’m not so much upset as very, very sad.’

Premier League goals scored by Fellaini this season

48 Middlesbrough goals for

irons flatten blunt brom Benteke ends Villa drought west broM ........ 1 west hAM ..........2 WEST Ham battled back from a goal behind to continue their fine season at The Hawthorns. Baggies defender Craig Dawson headed home to put West Brom in front early on. But Kevin Nolan levelled for the Hammers on 35 minutes, nodding in after Ben Foster had kept out an overhead kick from Andy Carroll. And James Tomkins’ header on

u totteNHAM will have to allow Andros townsend (pictured) – and maybe Mousa Dembele – to be part of any deal which would see Southampton midfielder Morgan Schneiderlin join former manager Mauricio Pochettino at White Hart lane in January. u STOKE manager Mark Hughes is not planning to be a big buyer in the sales unless his squad is hit by further injuries. He said: ‘We’re going to have to make sure we don’t leave ourselves too open.’ u SWANSeA boss Garry Monk has denied looking to bring back striker Michu from his season-long loan at Napoli in January, while top-scorer Wilfried Bony is at the Africa cup of Nations in equatorial Guinea. u EVERTON manager Roberto Martinez has played down rumours he is keen to swap on-loan Chelsea winger Christian Atsu with Blues star Mohamed Salah.

fOOTbALL DigEsT Garcia inquiry just murder for Michel

7 Times United have scored powerfully head home Ander Herrera’s deep cross, a rare moment of quality in a lacklustre first half. Certainly it was better football than when Stoke keeper Asmir Begovic gifted the ball to Robin van Persie, who fed the unmarked Herrera only for the Spaniard to blaze over. United were handed a warning when Bojan Krkic looked certain to score but Marcos Rojo recovered brilliantly to deny the Stoke striker. Bojan played a key role in the 39thminute equaliser. Although his break was halted inside the box, the ball squirmed out for Steven N’Zonzi to fire a brilliant shot into the corner. The winner came just before the hour when Rojo tried to claim he had got his head to Mata’s cross but it clearly went straight in after some poor defending from Stoke.

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Leveller: Nolan the stroke of half-time sealed a seventh win of the campaign.

Christian Benteke scored his first goal of the season as aston Villa ended a nine-match winless run at selhurst Park. Benteke made the most of a mistake by eagles defender scott Dann to fire Paul Lambert’s visitors ahead on 32 minutes with a clinical finish beyond Julian speroni. Palace

Craig Hignett, who has left his post as assistant to head coach Aitor Karanka just nine months after returning to the Riverside

Atletico fan purge

Season’s first: Benteke dominated after the break but Lambert’s side held firm.

Atletico Madrid have expelled seven club members and a group of ‘ultras’ in the wake of the weekend violence that left a Deportivo la coruna fan dead. ‘Atletico Frente [Front]’, one of the groups identified by police in Sunday’s fatal brawl, have been banned from the la liga champions’ Vicente calderon home. Deportivo, meanwhile, are temporarily closing a section of their Riazor Stadium that is frequented by radical groups for their next two games.

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Jose confident team can keep motoring in Blues control

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STEVEN GERRARD fired a timely reminder of his worth to Liverpool as he scored to help secure a 3-1 Premier League win at Leicester. The Reds skipper has finally been offered a new contract by the club, with his current deal set to expire at the end of the season, and put his side 2-1 up early in the second half with a slide-rule finish. Gerrard’s performance, after being rested against Stoke, came after manager Brendan Rodgers told him he will have to be content with a reduced role. Adam Lallana and Jordan Henderson also scored after Simon Mignolet’s own goal had put the Foxes, who later had Wes Morgan sent off, a goal up. Manchester United beat Stoke 2-1 to stay fourth, with West Ham fifth after a 2-1 win at West Brom.

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Slide rules: Gerrard celebrates his goal which put Liverpool ahead last night

Farewells said to ‘finest ever’ rugby legend RUGBY legends have paid tribute to the one considered the greatest of them all as they joined friends and family of the late Jack Kyle at a special thanksgiving service. Ireland and Lions stars Willie John McBride and Mike Gibson hailed Kyle’s qualities as a player and a man after the emotional event in Belfast. Kyle, who died last week aged 88, was once voted the best rugby player the island ever produced, winning 46 caps for his country and six for the British and Irish Lions, inspiring Ireland to a Five Nations Grand Slam in 1948. The service at Fisherwick Presbyterian Church in Belfast also heard of Kyle’s life and achievements off the pitch – about a man who, after hanging up his boots, eschewed a medical career in the UK to work as a surgeon in Zambia for 30 years. Afterwards, iconic captain of the

1974 Lions McBride said: ‘He was one of the great men. How do you define “gentleman”. Well, for me it is two words and those are “Jack Kyle”.’ ‘He was just one of the great men of this world and I am just proud I had him as a friend.’ Gibson said people would be hardpressed to find someone who disagreed with the assessment that the jinking

‘I am just proud I had him as a friend’ fly-half was the finest player to ever wear the green shirt. ‘Unfortunately I didn’t see him when he was at his prime but I don’t think there would be many people arguing with that assessment,’ he said. ‘I was with Jack at a dinner when he was named as the best player ever

produced by Ireland and he felt embarrassed by it, he felt humbled by it – but that was the nature of the man.’ A private family funeral was held yesterday morning, with the public paying respects in the afternoon at Fisherwick church. Present day stars Rory Best, Tommy Bowe, Andrew Trimble, Craig Gilroy and Iain Henderson were among those who attended, as was former Ireland and Lions great Syd Millar, Stormont’s Deputy First Minister Martin McGuiness and 1972 Olympic gold medallist Dame Mary Peters. Kyle’s close friend Reverend Colin Morris spoke of his principled stand on racial issues during his time in Zambia, revealing how Kyle refused to associate himself with all-white sports clubs in the post-colonial country despite numerous requests for the endorsement of the famous rugby player. Golden boys: Willie John McBride and Mike Gibson