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don’t have a cow, man, try a gay bull

A ‘gAy’ bull has been saved from slaughter after the terminally ill cocreator of The Simpsons donated thousands towards his rescue. benjy, a Charolais in Co Mayo, was being fattened for the butcher after his farmer owner complained he was not sexually interested in cows.

His plight came to the attention of animal activists – who said he was more interested in bulls – last week through a local newspaper report.

Following a fundraising drive to save benjy, Sam Simon, the producer behind The Simpsons, Cheers and Taxi, stumped up the €6,250 needed to buy the bull.

Mr Simon – who has terminal cancer – has vowed to use his €80million fortune for animal causes.

‘All animals have a dire destiny in the meat trade, but to kill this bull because he’s gay would’ve been a double tragedy,’

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he said. A life-long vegan, Mr Simon felt compelled to act and was thrilled that benjy’s fate was now ‘a sanctuary rather than a sandwich’.

The bull will be transported to the Hillside Animal Sanctuary in the uK where he can ‘live out his natural life with peace and dignity’.

More than 250 others also contrib contributed through a crowdfunding scheme set up by animal-protection group Aran and ThegayuK.com.

John Carmody of Aran said there was a phenomenal response to their pleas.

‘The response from around the world has been so very encouraging, but to now hear that Sam Simon, co-creator of the world’s most popular animated sitcom, is stepping in is just icing on the already well-baked cake,’ Mr Carmody said.

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Something about marry

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Rock and stroll: Diaz and Madden in Beaulieu, France

CAMERON DIAZ looks set for a dramatic U-turn on her marriage ban after pals claimed the bachelorette is engaged after a whirlwind romance.

The sizzling 42-year-old Hollywood beauty did nothing to dispel the rumours when she stepped out flashing an engagement ring, signalling she and Good Charlotte rocker Benji Madden, 35, had gone up several gears.

‘The pair decided to take things to the next level and Madden popped the question with a diamond-encrusted ring,’ a source told Australia’s Daily Telegraph, adding that the pair have been engaged since last month.

Madden had hinted in September that marriage sounded appealing, admitting: ‘It’s what every man wants, whether they admit it or not.’

But Diaz had previously warned off suitors, saying: ‘It just wasn’t the thing I was drawn to. I certainly didn’t want it in my 20s. Or my 30s,’ Spokesman for both parties refused to comment.

Future Mrs Cumberbatch plays the fame game her own way SOPHIE HUNTER may have been catapulted into the A-list following her engagement to Benedict Cumberbatch but she kept things low-key when she joined him on the red carpet in New York.

The theatre director chose a demure floral dress rather than a plunging Hollywoodstyle gown for the premiere of The Imitation Game.

And she seemed to be shy about

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flashing her engagement ring, keeping it discreetly hidden behind Cumberbatch’s back as they posed for photos together.

The 36-year-old’s engagement to the Sherlock actor prompted a flurry of disappointed tweets from his legion of female fans. But her husbandto-be has urged his followers not to be too downhearted.

‘Your ovaries do still have use, let me tell you,’ the 38year-old said during an appearance on US show Live! with Kelly and Michael.

Ring bling: Diaz with her new rock at Gracias Madre restaurant in West Hollywood pictures: fameflynet

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Hayes calls for tracker ‘swap’ A DUBLIN MEP has proposed a ‘grand bargain’ whereby the European Central Bank would take Ireland’s tracker mortgages from the country’s banks onto its own balance sheets.

Brian Hayes, a former minister of state at the Department of Finance, said the plan would involve ‘introducing fixed-rate mortgages at a fair price for homeowners and would help resolve the problem of tracker mortgages for Irish banks’.

He said: ‘Europe owes Ireland for the action we took during the crash that saved the euro.

‘The ECB would be taking on a very low risk by taking tracker mortgages on to its balance sheet and of course it would have zero financing cost.

‘Removing tracker mortgages from the books of Irish banks would improve their profitability and free up capital for new lending to growing businesses creating new jobs.’

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Walk the road: Transport Minister Paschal Donohoe (far right) with the chief executive of the BAM Group Theo Cullinane (centre) and Fred Barry of the NRA at the official opening

Highway to heaven for long-suffering drivers THIS stretch of road is empty now, but come tomorrow morning it will be teeming with traffic and providing relief to the hard-pressed commuters of west Dublin.

The Newlands Cross flyover was officially opened by Minister for Transport Paschal Donohoe yesterday.

The long-awaited road will provide light relief for motorists between the N7 Naas Road and the R113 Fonthill/Belgard Roads. Major road works since January have not helped the heavily congested area which sees more than 80,000 vehicles pass each day.

The addition to south-west Dublin’s road system will be open to traffic tomorrow.

Speaking at the opening, Mr

Donohoe said: ‘It’s an exciting development for regular commuters, for motorists, for hauliers and for anyone who remembers the frustrating delays and frequent tailbacks that used to occur here.

‘The opening is an important signal of our economic recovery and I hope it will significantly assist economic activity.’

Head of communications at the National Roads Authority, Sean O’Neill, told RTÉ’s Morning Ireland: ‘It’s going to be a major relief. In the early hours of Thursday the contractor is going to do a major traffic shift, which is taking everyone from the temporary road and travelling up and over Newlands Cross for their morning commute’.

Kenny offers new water concession THe Government will bring in legislation to prevent the privatisation of Irish Water, Taoiseach enda Kenny has said.

Mr Kenny made the admission during a heated Leaders’ Questions that was dominated by Irish Water. Ruling out Sinn Féin calls for a referendum, the Government said it would ‘further strengthen legislation’ that protected the company as a public utility under the 2013 Water Act. The news comes on the back of a leak that outlined new concessions on water charges, concessions dismissed as ‘an attempt to buy time’ by the Right2Water campaign.

Accusing the Government of ‘backpeddling so quickly… it was going to fall over itself’, the group said the plans to delay bills until after Christmas, cap payments, give homeown-

By DAviD KEARns ers a €100 rebate, and remove bonuses to Irish Water workers for 2013/14 were a ‘futile attempt to deflate the Right2Water campaign’.

Speaking out against the violence that has marred recent protests, organiser Brendan Ogle warned that ‘anger protestors’ will not be welcome at the nationwide rally

Ryan Tubridy invited Kenny onto Late Late against water next month.

‘We want to send a very clear message – anger is not a strategy, anger is not a policy. What we have achieved to date – the biggest mass mobilisation of people in the State – is through

mass mobilisation of peaceful protest,’ he insisted, adding that the demonstration outside the Dáil on International Human Rights Day on December 1 will be a ‘family day’.

Mr Ogle said that no matter what the Government proposed, the campaign to scrap water charges would only end when water charges were abolished.

Public anger has remained high this week after a video appearing to show gardaí pushing an Irish Water protester into a steel bollard went viral.

Speaking yesterday morning, the protestor, Fiona Healy, said she planned to lodge a complaint with the GSOC. Meanwhile, Ryan Tubridy called on Mr Kenny to appear on the Late Late Show and answer a few questions in ‘the national parlour room’.

Bid to boost Cyclist injured Wage cuts ‘a bus access in collision big mistake’ THE National Transport Authority (NTA) is carrying out a public consultation on how to make the commercial bus and coach sector wheelchair accessible.

The sector provides around 7 per cent of all annual public transport journeys. The NTA has now asked the public to weigh in before December 16 with their opinions on how to move towards an accessible licensed bus sector, at nationaltransport.ie.

GARDAÍ are investigating a road collision involving a Dublin bus which left a female cyclist in a serious condition.

At around 9.45pm on Monday, a 55-year-old female cyclist was injured when she was struck by the number 39 bus.

The collision occurred on Burlington Road, Dublin 4. The woman was rushed to St Vincent’s Hospital. The bus driver did not require medical attention.

IrElAND’s growth will mean nothing if it does not protect its workers, an Italian expert warned. speaking at a conference in Dublin, Dr Thomas Fazi said that austerity and wage cuts had made Germany the ‘sick man’ of Europe and expressed concerns about Ireland taking the same path.

He said Europe was on the verge of a ‘triple dip recession’ because of Germany’s policies.

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Israel responds after four killed in synagogue storm Israel’s prime minister has ordered authorities to destroy the homes of the attackers who killed four people in a Jerusalem synagogue.

Benjamin Netanyahu also ordered the demolition of homes of Palestinians involved in other recent deadly attacks. He announced the directive yesterday after a meeting with top security officials. He did not say when the demolitions would take place.

Israel halted its much-maligned practice of home demolitions in 2005 after officials determined it was not an effective deterrent. But they have had a change of heart recently and begun to renew the tactic in certain cases.

Two Palestinian cousins armed with meat cleavers and a gun stormed a Jerusalem synagogue during morning prayers yesterday, killing four in the city’s bloodiest attack in years. Police killed the attackers in a shootout.

The attack ratcheted up fears of sustained violence in the city, which is already on edge amid soaring tensions over its most contested holy site.

The dead worshippers were three americans and a Briton, all of whom held dual Israeli citizenship. The attack occurred in Har Nof, an ultra-Or-

by MOHAMMED DARAgHMEH thodox neighbourhood that has a large population of english-speakers.

Mr Netanyahu vowed to ‘respond harshly,’ describing it as a ‘cruel murder of Jews who came to pray and were killed by despicable murderers.’

The Us Consulate in Jerusalem identified the americans as aryeh Kupinsky, Cary William levine and Mosheh Twersky. Twersky, the grandson of renowned Boston rabbi Joseph soloveichik, was the head of Yeshivas Toras Moshe, a religious seminary for english-speaking students.

Israeli authorities identified the British man as avraham Goldberg.

One Canadian was wounded in the attack, said a spokesman for Canada’s Foreign affairs Department.

Us secretary of state John Kerry denounced it as an ‘act of pure terror and senseless brutality and violence’.

Palestinian President Mahmoud abbas condemned the attack, the first time he has done so since a recent spike in deadly violence against Israelis. However, Hamas praised the attack from Gaza, where dozens took to the streets to celebrate.

Mourning: Three of the four killed in yesterday’s attack are laid to rest picture: Ap

Water safety award for hero Damo SINGER Damien Dempsey was among those honoured yesterday by Irish Water Safety for saving a life.

Some 35 members of the public were presented with awards for their bravery, which saved the lives of 22 people in difficulty.

Humble hero Dempsey joked yesterday on Today FM he wasn’t sure if he would attend the Seiko Just In Time Rescue awards but went in the end.

‘My mother wants to go,’ he told Ray D’Arcy, ‘I wouldn’t have gone myself. I might just send my ma in.’

Dempsey was on his way to a gig in June when he spotted two men in trouble in Enniscorthy’s River Slaney, and used a sheet to pull the man out. He said: ‘One of them was bobbing up and down and trying to come up for air. He was obviously struggling to keep afloat and his friend couldn’t keep him up for long.’

A number of gardaí were also recognised, along with 135 Irish Water Safety volunteers and lifeboat men.

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Mild weather toll on clothes stores ERRATIC weather is driving clothing retailers to buy more often and closer to home, rather than rely on seasonal collections sourced months in advance.

Global fashion chains such as Zara and H&M regularly change ranges, often dealing directly with factories to cut down delivery times and ensure a steady supply. Now others, from Marks & Spencer to Hugo Boss, are following suit, accepting the added costs to help reduce the risk that unseasonable weather leaves them with piles of unsold stock.

An unusually warm September and October in Europe has hit sales of winter garments such as coats and boots by chains including Gerry Weber, IC Group and Next.

Let the smells ring out for Christmas It IS starting to smell a lot like Christmas as nearly half of Irish people say a real Christmas tree is their favourite festive scene. this is according to a new survey that found 55 per cent of us prefer to use a real fir as its smell brought back Christmas memories.

‘Of the five senses, smell is the most powerful trigger of emotions and memories. And the use of scent can really help shop and hotel owners create an atmosphere that captures the essence of Christmas,’ said Michael O’Mahoney of Rentokil Initial, which carried out the survey as part of its new range of Christmas scents. It found that visiting family was still the most popular activity for 47 per cent of Irish people on Christmas Eve, with 43 per cent having a drink in their local pub. Less than one per cent of us refuse to stick up a tree.

new apprentice system welcomed THE Government’s new apprenticeship scheme is ‘fundamentally important’ to the building sector, according to a leading construction group.

The Construction Industry Federation hailed yesterday’s announcement of the Apprenticeship Council as ‘significant’. Speaking at its launch, Minister for Education and Skills Jan O’Sullivan said one of its first tasks would be to encourage employers and training providers to develop new apprenticeships in areas outside of traditional trades.

Welcoming the news, Ibec, which represents Irish business, said the current system – limited to 26 occupations – no longer ‘reflects the broad skill needs of the Irish economy’. ‘A new model has the potential to boost skill levels across the economy and help get people into quality, sustainable jobs,’ said Ibec’s Head of Education, Tony Donohoe.

Life’s work: Some of the posters in the collection

Every movie great is yours for €6.2million

FROM the golden age of Hollywood to modern day blockbusters, one US man has seen them all.

Morris everett Jr (inset) has dedicated his life to amassing a collection of movie posters estimated to be worth €6.2million.

His stash of 196,000 posters, which is going on sale, includes The Wizard Of Oz, Breakfast

At Tiffany’s and modern classics Pulp Fiction and Titantic.

Mr everett Jr is a historianturned-collector from Ohio whose passion began in 1961 while he was still at university.

‘It became my goal to collect a poster from every single englishspeaking film ever made,’ he said. now 73, Mr everett Jr has decided to sell-up so that he can see his life’s work enjoyed by others.

His collection is being sold as one lot at Los Angeles salesroom Profiles In History on December 17.

Shopping patterns of Irish revealed in online survey THE average Irish shopper spends a remarkable 16 days every year shopping, a new survey has shown.

And most of us will spend four full days exercising our purchasing power between now and Christmas Eve, the online poll of 1,000 people revealed.

We don’t split our time equally, however – we spend more than two hours a week in the supermarket shopping for essentials like groceries, or popping to the shop for a daily paper or a once-off purchase.

We’re as picky about our clothes and shoes as we are our fruit and veg – we spend some two hours on aver-

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age every week looking for new duds.

More dedicated followers of fashion are prepared to shop for longer in search of the right look and price, admitting to spending hours, especially at the weekend, browsing rails.

The poll, conducted by promocodes.ie, showed we spend around 40minutes shopping for health and beauty products. Meanwhile, we take a half hour on average when shopping for entertainment (books, films and music). However, while purchasers check out items in the store, they of-

ten then buy them online or at the supermarket where they find prices more competitive.

One female respondent said: ‘In my lunch hour, I can easily kill the full

‘20minutes a week is spent looking for gifts’ 60minutes browsing around the shops without buying anything.

‘I’m a terrible window shopper; I just like to see what they have. If it’s something I really like, then I tend to check the price online when I get home. If it’s

cheaper, then I buy it that way.’

They say it’s the thought that counts when it comes to gifts, but we spend much less time shopping for others than for ourselves – just 20minutes a week is spent looking for gifts.

Shem Douglas from PromoCodes said: ‘We love to shop, or at least browse around the shops. It seems to be a hobby for a lot of people.

‘But for some, shopping can be a chore, especially something like food shopping. That’s why more and more people are looking at the online option.

It saves them time and cuts this boring task out of their weekly schedule.

‘Danger, sex and threat’ in Paddington film?

SceneS showing cross-dressing flirtation and a villainous taxidermist all contributed towards the new Paddington film being given a PG cert in the UK – much to the surprise of the famous bear’s creator.

The British Board of Film classification (BBFc) posted the rating on its website, saying there was ‘dangerous behaviour, mild

threat, mild sex references (and) mild bad language’. It said ‘infrequent scenes of dangerous behaviour’ included Paddington hiding in a fridge, while ‘mild threat’ was seen when a villain ‘threatens to kill and stuff’ the famous bear.

Among the ‘mild sex references’ is a ‘comic sequence in which a man disguised as a woman is

flirted with by another man’.

Michael Bond, 88, the author of the 35million-selling books, who makes a cameo appearance in the film, said he was ‘totally amazed’.

‘I’d be very upset. I might not sleep well tonight. I can’t imagine what the sex references are. It doesn’t enter into it with the books, certainly,’ he said.

Ben Whishaw voices the Peruvian

bear in the live-action film, which also features starring roles for Hugh Bonneville, Peter capaldi and nicole Kidman.

Whishaw replaced colin Firth as the voice of Paddington after The King’s Speech star quit, saying he was having trouble finding the voice of the marmalade-loving bear.

The film has been given the lowest G rating in Ireland.

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strained but true: the colander-head licence You might think transport staff would apply the brakes if you turned up with a driving licence photo of you with a colander on your head.

But Asia Lemmon said faces drained only briefly when she presented the photo to utah authorities – they had to stick to the rules because the headgear is a religious statement. ms Lemmon, whose legal name apap pears on her driving licence as Jessica

Protest: Asia Lemmon’s driver’s licence photo

WORLD ‘Emergency’ over teen killer verdict

AMERiCA: Missouri governor Jay Nixon has called in the National Guard as the fate of a white police officer who shot dead an unarmed black teenager is decided. The Democrat has declared a state of emergency while a grand jury considers charging Darren Wilson over the shooting of 18-year-old Michael Brown in Ferguson, St Louis, on August 9. Brown’s death caused a spate of civil unrest.

digest Devotees shield guru who ‘ordered murder’

inDiA: Followers of a guru wanted on murder charges attacked police with clubs and stones as they tried to arrest him. Satguru Rampalji Maharaj, 63, was protected by a chain of men, women and children, who faced rounds of teargas at his compound in northern Haryana state. Last week, a judge ordered Rampal’s arrest for telling his devotees to shoot villagers, killing one and injuring six, in 2006.

AMERiCA: A twin-engine cargo plane points its tail upwards after crashing into a house in Chicago, killing the pilot. It had left the city’s Midway airport. The two occupants of the house were unhurt Picture: AP

Policewomen forced 600 whales saved to have virginity test as Japan cuts target

inDOnEsiA: The national police force has been criticised for forcing female recruits to have virginity tests. The practice, described by women as ‘traumatic’, was banned four years ago, said Human Rights Watch. A police spokesman said the tests still took place but claimed virginity was not compulsory.

However a police website states that women who want to join must ‘safeguard their virginity’.

JAPAn: International pressure yesterday forced the nation to slash its whale catch in the Antarctic by two thirds, saving at least 600 whales a year. The fisheries agency said it will aim to catch 333 minke whales a year between 2015 and 2027, down from an earlier target of 935 minke and 50 fin whales.

The move came after the UN overruled Japanese claims that its whale hunt programme is scientific.

and finally... inDiA: Two monkeys called Ramu and Ramdulari have been married by a Hindu priest after a procession in a flower-decked SUV. Their owner Udesh Mahto from Bettiah, Bihar, said: ‘Ramu is like an adopted son to me.’

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Steinhauser, says the pasta strainer represents her beliefs in the satirical Church of the Flying Spaghetti monster. the Flying Spaghetti monster movement, also known as Pastafarianism, started in 2005 as a protest against teaching intelligent design as an alternative to evolution in Kansas schools.

When she had the photo taken on Sep-

tember 29, ms Lemmon said she was not sure if staff at the Division of motor Vehicles office in hurricane would allow her to wear the headgear, but ‘it was surprisingly really, really easy’.

Nannette Rolfe, director of utah’s Driver Licence Division, said about a dozen Pastafarians have had their state driving licence photos taken with a similar colander or pasta strainer on their heads in recent years.

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I’m a celebrity, so will you marry me?

Dec: Proposal in the jungle seemed the right time

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eclan Donnelly says getting down on one knee to girlfriend ali astall was a spur of the moment decision inspired by his return to the australian jungle.

The I’m a celeb presenter, 39, told how it was time to jump off the shelf.

‘There was no special reason. It just seemed like the right time. I just did it. It’s nice. I’ve had an amazing year,’ said Donnelly, who took the plunge on the Gold coast after dating the talent manager for a year and a half.

The cheeky Geordie is making his sidekick ant McPart-

Amazing year: Donnelly and his fiancée Ali Astall Picture: SPlaSh NewS

lin sweat it out before he is asked be best man. ‘He has got to wait. There is plenty of time for all that,’ said Donelly as the pair celebrated McPartlin’s 39th birthday in Oz. ant, married for the past eight years, was ‘very proud’ his pal popped the question without asking for advice The pair enjoy watching Gemma collins’s freak out on the show. ant said: ‘I don’t watch Towie, so I have got no history with her. I think she is great. She makes me laugh. She wants to kill herself over everything!’

Dec teased: ‘I just want to send in a ham sandwich and a packet of Quavers to see her face light up.’

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X Factor reject Jake Quickenden sparked confusion amongst fans as he continued to tease the possibility of entering the I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! as jungle Jake.

The 26year-old (right) said he was ‘heading to the studio’ before tweeting he could ‘murder some grub’ and then adding emoticons of worms, hinting he could soon be tucking into some bush tucker.

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Hozier for smalls fashion show...

WICKLOW star Hozier may have a hard time concentrating on his day job when he’s surrounded by beauties at next month’s victoria’s Secret Fashion Show.

The 24-year-old will strut down a catwalk after he was announced as one of the special musical guests at the lingerie brand’s annual show on December 2. He will join last year’s headline performer, Taylor Swift, 24, along with ed Sheeran, 23 and Ariana Grande, 21, at earl’s Court in London.

‘Just when u thought #vSFashionShow hair couldn’t get sexier… who else is pumped for Catwalk king: @Hozier?’ the lingerie brand tweeted.

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IT’S a long way from Hollywood... and now Justin Bieber’s humble beginnings have been revealed after his childhood home was put up for sale for €222,000.

Bruce and Diane Dale hope their grandson’s fame will bump up the price of the three-bedroom house in Ontario, Canada, where the 20-year-old star spent his formative years.

According to TMZ, Justin’s room remains as he left it, with the wallpaper, bedding and curtains decked out in the blue and white colours of the Toronto Maple Leafs ice hockey team.

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Clean Bandit doing the dirty on radio

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CHART-TOPPERS Clean Bandit turned the air blue on BBC Radio 1.

Breakfast show host Nick Grimshaw apologised to listeners after the Rather Be singers dropped the F-bomb.

Solange thanks pill for curing her hives

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SOLANGE KNOWLES has credited an antihistamine tablet for helping her overcome hives during her wedding.

‘Shout out to Benadryl yo, lol,’ the 28-year-old posted.

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DAMON ALBARN has accused Bob Geldof’s Band Aid 30 effort of undermining the meaning of charity, telling Channel 4 News the idea was lost in a ‘media frenzy’.

Gaga goes on strike in bowling bender e xc l u s i V e

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The singer stunned staff at Manchester’s all Star Lanes by taking over the venue on Monday with 110 friends. and the pop princess then opted to make a strike in

see-through lingerie and stilettos. a source revealed: ‘Gaga was sipping her way through red wine through a straw during the game which helped fuel her to a total of 69.’

But the singer was only just warming up for her wild night which included downing whiskey and bleating Spice Girls on the karaoke box. Not that she needed any dutch courage, as Ms

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Poker Face then hit the karaoke box in her own private bowling room where she bleated out renditions of Spice Up your Life and the Scissors Sisters’ I don’t Feel Like dancin’.

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60 seconds Mailbox nATALiE DORMER, 32, found fame with Game of Thrones. She talks about her new role with Jennifer Lawrence in The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 What was the shoot like for Mockingjay? To shoot the two

parts back to back pretty much trumps everything I’ve ever done. It was seven months in Atlanta then one in Paris and one in Berlin.

You play Cressida, who directs promotional films for the rebels. Is it weird to be directed playing a director?

half-shaved haircut?

Do you think this movie is darker than the previous two? You can’t get

What are you up to next?

I wrapped season five of Game of Thrones last week so it’s great to get another season done. I’m just about to start shooting The Woman In Red for the BBC, then I start Patient Zero in the New Year.

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any darker than children killing each other. I think it’s just an extension of the themes that started to be explored in the first two – self-realisation, personal identity, power struggle, repression, loss.

Also, everyone says it’s very adult but I think the success of both the books and the movies is because we don’t talk down to adolescents.

Yeah, it’s hilarious to shout action for nostalgia? I’m a Blackadder on set when you’re not actually girl. I had the privilege to work doing anything! Francis [Lawrence, with Rik Mayall on Miss Marple. the director] was quite open to me he played my husband. his doing a bit of ad-libbing, character Lord Flashheart is which helped. I’ve so great. spent enough time on set to observe What’s the worst a bit.

Jen [Lawrence] hangover you had recently? It is so talented.

Did you base at the Venice Everything you hear was film festival after it on anyone? the premiere of about her being I’m with one!

W.e. (Madonna’s [Irishman grounded and Wallis Simpson Anthony Byrne]. biopic). We had an fun is true So when I was amazing party at a popdoing the audition up Bungalow 8. Venice is so tape, I mimicked him a bit beautiful, the way the sunlight and he directed the audition tape. bounces off the canals, but that Had you met Jennifer morning it was, “oh my god!” But Lawrence before? No, Jen and I you’ve got the best hangover food hadn’t met before. She is so you can get your hands on there, so talented. everything you hear by 11am, I just had my nose in a about her being grounded bolognese. and fun is true. It’s important on a nine-month shoot.

What’s your party trick? everyone is homesick and I’m actually a woman that the energy always filters can have a shower, dry and down from the top. So to style her hair, do her have two such happy, make-up and get positive people in dressed for a party in Francis and Jennifer was under an hour. I only to all our benefits. realised that was fast when I had girlfriends Did you have fun staying with me – it’s as a cast? It was a wasting serious blast on set. When Jen drinking time! and Josh [hutcherson] Any make-up tips? are together, things Make-up is all about get raucous. And shading, it’s about with Liam tactical application. It [hemsworth]. helps when you watch How are you people do it to you every morning. enjoying Cressida’s

It’s kind of like a fluffy uncut now, I’m enjoying it.

I’m accidentally in vogue – it seems to be quite a popular hairstyle. It’s good as you can hide it quite well.

If anyone’s getting in trouble at school, they can flip it over then – ta-da!

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he hysteria over water charges is a sight to behold, with no attempt to examine how damaging the effects of giving in to this hysteria are.

The reality is that in November 2010 this country needed an €80billion bailout.

That was a result of the country being bust during the boom by the decisions of a small number of its own most powerful citizens.

The scale of the problem thus created is highlighted by the fact that, as a consequence, this country needed to reduce its deficit from 32 per cent of national income to 3 per cent by 2014.

Most of that plan has been implemented. The economy is growing.

There are high levels of foreign investment.

Yet there is a group of people who want to use the water charges issue to reverse all that.

They want to default on the bailout. They want to leave the eU and they want to get rid of multi-national investment.

The problem is aggravated by much of the Irish media aiding and abetting the hysteria over water A Leavy charges.

■ It seems that KQuinn thinks that only gay people should be allowed to vote or have a say in the samesex marriage referendum – if Colin isn’t allowed have a say because he is not married (yet is a fantastic father), then only those involved are to be granted an opinion.

Utter nonsense.

By your logic, children should have voted in the children’s rights

yEH big RiDE ● Good luck in your exam, Boo, yeh little ride :) Still tingling from our first kiss...

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■ KQuinn, it doesn’t matter what kind of personal life Colin Farrell has or has had. The only thing that does matter is his support. his previous relationships don’t dictate whether or not he wants people to vote in favour of marriage equality. he is not trying to be a poster boy for marriage. he’s trying to urge the Irish citizens to vote in favour of marriage equality next year, nothing more. We need all the support we can get to hopefully pass the legislation in 2015, celebrity or no celebrity!

Marissa, Bray ■ KQuinn, well said. I totally agree with you. Stop that propaganda from the worthless celebrity world!

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Nokia unveils N1 tablet as first device using Android

NOKIA is launching a tablet computer months after selling its ailing handsets unit to Microsoft.

The Finnish company’s new offering operates Android software – and its appearance immediately drew favourable comparisons with an iPad mini.

The 7.9in N1 tablet will be available in China early next year, priced at €200, before being introduced to other markets.

Sebastian Nystrom, from Nokia’s technologies unit, said the former global mobile phone leader was ‘pleased to bring the Nokia brand back into consumers’ hands’.

He added that using Android will give the company access to 80 per cent of the world’s mobile consumers com-

pared with the 2.5 per cent who use Windows mobile devices.

Nokia adopted Windows on its mobile phones when it started a strategic partnership with Microsoft in 2011.

The slimmed-down company’s earnings have improved since the €5.7billion sale of its handset unit. It now has three remaining operations – networks, mapping and software.

Reviewers said N1’s iPad-style appearance extends beyond the identical screen size and resolution to the aluminium design and the placement of the camera, buttons and headphone jack.

way, with users over the age of 18 sending the amount as a figure through the app’s messaging service.

It will only be available to customers in the US to start with. however, some are wary. ‘I think it’s probably gonna be super easy to hack,’ said one user.

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Having a vape with my bae is hot right now Not so long ago, someone who said they were off to vape with their bae while discussing the indyref would have been accused of talking gobbledegook. But new research into the most recent words to enter general parlance suggests this is now a perfectly reasonable sentence. oxford Dictionaries has announced vape as its international word of the year, reflecting the meteoric rise in popularity of electronic cigarettes.

Bae, which is used as a term of endearment for a romantic partner and is popular on social media, was shortlisted for the title, along with indyref – used to describe the poll on Scottish independence.

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Snapchat makes it easy to send cash to friends in app

Snapchat has launched a payment service which allows users to send money to friends. the picture messaging app has teamed up with Square, a payment service that allows users to send money via an email’s subject line.

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iPod running out of juice?

Then recharge it with poo FAeCeS could be used to power a future generation of mobile phones, scientists have said.

Researchers have found a natural process which occurs within bacteria that could help improve ‘bio batteries’. It is hoped the discovery could produce energy for portable technology, such as mobiles, tablets and laptops.

The study from the University of east Anglia (UeA) focused on how electrons cross bacterial proteins.

Both human and animal waste contain bacteria which breathe minerals of iron much like we breathe oxygen.

An electrical charge is released during this ‘breathing’ process.

This is released from the cell, similar to the neutral wire in a

household plug, and can then be harnessed.

Lead researcher Julea Butt, from the University of east Anglia’s schools of chemistry and biological sciences, said: ‘These bacteria can generate electricity in the right environment.

‘This is an exciting advance in our understanding of how some bacterial species move electrons from the inside to the outside of a cell and helps us understand their behaviour as robust electron transfer modules.

‘We hope that understanding how this natural process works will inspire the design of bespoke proteins which will underpin microbial fuel cells for sustainable energy production,’ she added.

olive oil prices to soar after tough year along Med If your favourite bottle of Mediterranean olive oil starts costing more, blame unseasonable European weather – and tiny insects.

High spring temperatures, a cool summer and abundant rain are taking a big bite out of the olive harvest in some key regions of Italy, Spain, france and Portugal. Those conditions have also helped the proliferation of the olive fly and olive moth, which are calamitous blights.

The shortfall could translate into higher shelf prices for some olive oils and is dealing another blow to southern Europe’s bruised economies as they limp out of the financial crisis.

‘The law of supply and demand is a basic law of the market,’ said Joaquim freire de Andrade, president of growers’ association olivum in Alentejo, Portugal, the country’s olive heartland. ‘It’s a tough year.’

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technology

Become a smartphone snapper Jedi 1. FLAsH: An LED flash can ruin night pics, so try to find another light source, such as a neon sign.

During the day, get the sunlight to hit the face of your subject.

2. FREEzE: Blurry photos are common. Stay still by leaning on something, hold the phone with both hands, tuck those elbows in and control your breathing. Use your touchscreen controls, not buttons.

3. FiLTERs: They’re your friend, not your enemy – even going black and white can cure ugly snaps, and there are plenty of great apps around.

4. FOcus: Tap on the touch screen where you want your camera to focus, but also read up on your phone’s camera features, such as exposure, white balance and ISO for low-light snaps.

5. HDR MODE: This layers multiple images and combines them into one. Great for extremely light or dark conditions, but not so for moving objects, which could end in a double-image effect.

Look flash this festive season with James Day Day’s guide to the best cameras

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Pro snappers

Other than Justin Bieber remonstrating on a red carpet, the quickest way to spark a paparazzi punch-up is to shout: ‘Nikon kicks Canon’s a***’ or vice versa. What can we say? They’re a sensitive bunch. Nikon and Canon are the main DSLR heavyweights. DSLR stands for digital single-lens reflex – or, in other words, big boy cameras with swappable lenses. Drop the ‘D’ and you’re left with an SLR that uses film instead. To say there’s a DSLR and lens selection to suit your skill level, budget and desired photographic outcome is an understatement, so we recommend seeking expert advice before buying. Pentax also offer DSLRs, while bargains from Sony and Olympus can be found.

Compacts and compact systems

A decent digital compact can cost as little as €65. Megapixels, full HD, optical zoom, high ISO (so more sensitive to light) and

image stabilisation are important considerations when it comes to choosing, but so is sensor size. Bigger sensors let in more light and that means better pictures. If sharing is important, the Android-powered Samsung Galaxy Camera 2 uses apps like a smartphone for edits and uploads to social media, while travel compacts such as the Panasonic TZ40 and Canon PowerShot SX700 (below, left) offer a massive 30x optical zoom.

Premium compacts are packed with features for photographers who like to tinker – check out the Sony RX100, Nikon P340, Fujifilm XQ1, Canon PowerShot S120, and Panasonic Lumix LF1. Beefier ‘bridge’ (halfway between a compact and a DSLR) cameras offer superzoom capabilities with fixed lenses, but the growing trend is for compact system cameras (CSC) that do take changeable lenses.

CSCs are a smaller, lighter and simplified alternative to the pro DSLRs above. Top picks include the Kodak PixPro S-1, Olympus OM-D EM10, Sony A5100, Nikon 1 V3, Sony Alpha A5000 and Canon EOS M.

while the Fujifilm Instax Mini 8 is the cheapest in a range topped by the new Wide 300, which uses double-size film.

Smartphones

offerings include the Fuji X-T1, Nikon Df, plus good lookers from Leica.

Action and instants

Lomo and retro

How Lomo can you go? Ditch digital and embrace analogue photography with some choice picks from lomography.com. Launched recently after a successful crowdfunded campaign, the Lomo’Instant Sanremo Edition (below) is the movement’s first ever compact instant camera. The Sprocket Rocket has a penchant for panoramas, even on 35mm film, while the Diana mini with flash uses 35mm film to shoot full frame and half frame images. A fisheye lens offers superwide angle shots, and catch of the day is the Fisheye 2 (gold edition). If you’re intent on keeping things digital, but still want to appear vintage, the Fuji X30 (left) and Panasonic Lumix LX100 are our compact picks, while more opulent

Adrenaline junkies and Polaroid preachers, fear not: Santa’s sack is positively bulging with kooky kit. The 4K Go Pro HERO4 remains the actioncam king but faces competition from the distinctively designed Panasonic HX-A500, waterproof Contour Roam3 and the full HD Sony Action Cam Mini. The prize for the cutest cam goes to the tiny Polaroid Cube.

The Ricoh Theta M15 (top, right) will capture 360-degree spherical, seamless stills and video, while it’s up-periscope with the waterproof HTC Re (right), a simple point-and-shoot video camera. Wearable, ‘lifelogging’ cameras are another growing trend, with the likes of the Autographer and Narrative Clip. It’s a shootout between Polaroid and Fujifilm for instant print cameras. The Polaroid Z2300 doubles as a digital snapper and photo printer,

Smartphone cameras used to purely be a case of megapixel willy waggling.

Packing pixels is still useful but a handful of handsets stick out.

The Samsung Galaxy K Zoom is a hybrid phone and optical camera that’s great for close-ups. Microsoft Nokia’s impressive cameras are epitomised by the Lumia 1020.

You can’t sniff at 41 megapixels but it’s touches such as the Xenon flash, detailed images and low-light performance that we love. The waterproof Sony Xperia Z3 (right) is my phone of the year and includes a feature-packed camera. Sony QX’s lenses strap to pretty much any smartphone, transforming them into an optical super shooter.

Apple’s iPhone 6 Plus (above) has the same 8-megapixel snapper as its smaller sibling, but includes image stabilisation and scored top marks for a smartphone camera in independent tests.

Note! We haven’t included RRPs as camera prices vary wildly depending on stockist and whether they come with interchangeable lenses, etc – shop around online before you buy.

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Idris Elba is switching to the ‘other side’ with new characters including a sociopath and a menacing tiger. Lesley O’Toole

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troking his chin, idris Elba tries his best to do a very-bad-man expression when we meet in Los Angeles. ‘i’m never the really really nasty bad guy. i’m just too nice a guy to get those roles!’ laughs the 42-year-old actor.

But this time he has landed a nasty-guy role, in the form of Colin in the new thriller no good Deed.

Colin’s a sociopath and murderer who breaks out of jail and into the life of vulnerable home-alone mum terry (taraji P Henson).

‘So after Luther,’ he says. ‘i’m kind of on the other side of the fence being big and loose and monstrous. it was a lot of fun, but he’s a very angry guy. i think we shot for 40 days, a long time to play

IdrIs the DJ ‘I play house music and I’ve been a DJ in Ibiza the past two summers. It’s a great outlet. It’s my reset button.

‘I didn’t plan to take it this far. It started as fun, then I decided to try to make a go of it. It all comes from the same source of creation. I don’t really dissect it. As an artist, you apply yourself to something and just do it.

‘I just want to make the most of my brain before I die! People do come and say hello and want a picture. It can be annoying because they don’t realise I’m working on my beats!’

that real anger. A Jack Daniels and Coke helped afterwards!’ the reason he’s playing the role of Colin is that he’s one of the film’s executive producers. What does that mean exactly? ‘i was influential in bringing the team together. i introduced the director Sam Miller to [film company] Sony – we’ve worked together on Luther. And yes, having that power was great and it’s a really good space to be in, having slightly more power and a say in the decision-making.’

Hollywood-watchers might be surprised to hear him say that.

Critically adored since his 2002-4 role as a drug kingpin’s second-incommand in US tV series the Wire, Elba had a firm career footing in tinseltown long before Luther

Household name: As Luther with co-star Ruth Wilson as Alice Morgan

for them, and when i go made him a household name in the Uk more than five years later. Had back to South Africa, he not got the role in the Wire, he it’s sort of hailed as a would have returned home to the great performance, Uk. He was raised in Hackney by thank you very much. i am so pleased for that parents from Sierra Leone and ghana, and is proud to call himself and actually that means an ‘east London boy’. a lot more to me than While he was filming no good accolades in Hollywood, if i’m to Deed, Elba was researching Work ‘baby’: Mandela: Long Wal Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom, be honest. Here is Freedom was a tribute to his fathkerTo the work ‘baby’ nearest to his heart, someone that is real to being in part a tribute to his father, a lot of people and Winston. the tribute continues in they actually really make another tV instalment, enjoyed the film, so i kind of the naming of his new w son, whether we do it as a series or a did get due where it who was born in April two-hour special, we’ll see. We’re and called after matters most.’ most. leaning towards the latter.’ How Elba says Elba’s father,, who would Luther fare with Colin? died of lung directing is a Here I am getting ‘Luther would eat Colin for cancer last year. logical next ne step ready to play one of breakfast. that’s the good thing.

But the though with Luther would definitely outsmart juxtaposing of major new the greatest men who Colin and win.’ the two projects projects being ever lived in our Up next for Elba are an expanded – Mandela and offered daily, society, and I’m role in the Avengers: Age of Ultron no good Deed he’ll be pushed (his character Heimdall had a tiny – proved a little to find time. playing a real role in the first film), plus starring ‘i’ve ‘i’ directed a jarring for Elba. dumb-ass roles in A Hundred Streets (London‘Here i am getting few music videos set, with gemma Arterton), Beasts ready to play one of and a couple of of no nation (he’s a commander of shorts,’ he says. the greatest men who child soldiers in an unidentified ever livedd in our society, and ‘Directing is definitely African country) and the gunman i am playing a real dumb-ass,’ he something i want to go towards. (with Sean Penn and Javier says. ‘it was a really interesting i have a company, green Door.

Bardem). He’s also the voice of We’re focusing on tV drama contrast, to say the least!’

Shere khan in Jon Favreau’s inbecause that’s what i do, but films Was he disappointed not to be production version of the Jungle recognised on last year’s awards are also coming into the picture.’

Book. Doesn’t he get to be bad in is there a Luther movie coming circuit? ‘Well, it’s perspective, isn’t that then? ‘But of course. He is as it’’ he replies. ‘in South Africa it into the picture as rumoured? was the biggest film and they loved ‘We haven’t quite announced it but menacing as you remember him and has a really bad temper.’ it. it was a very, very emotional time i think we’re definitely going to

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Emotive: Hassan films scenes in new movie The Caravan Targeted: Hassan plays stalker victim Annie Brawley in The Fall

Sneaky previews Love ’em or hate ’em, trailers will always be there. But are they giving away too much these days, asks Anna Smith As A FiLm CriTiC keen to avoid spoilers, i used to abide by a basic rule: don’t reveal anything that’s not in the trailer. This was based on the idea that many audiences would already be well aware of the basic facts of a story from the trailer and the perhaps naive assumption that film companies wouldn’t want to spoil moviegoers’ experience by giving away plot points that were key to the film.

But while they’re not in the majority, i have over the years been astonished by a few trailers that completely give the game away, such as Dream House, starring Daniel Craig. The 2000 film Cast Away famously featured a massive spoiler that revealed the ending. And i’m glad i saw the Jake Gyllenhaal film Nightcrawler before i saw the trailer, which outlines the plot of a film that thrives on the power to surprise. so i’m no longer taking trailers as my cue – and audiences aren’t best pleased with them, either. A recent study at the University of East Anglia found that the most popular trailers were those that teased and excited without revealing too much narrative.

But this doesn’t necessarily translate to which movies they actually go to see. many who bought tickets for The Hobbit: The Desolation Of smaug were encouraged by the trailer but let down by the film. And 80 per cent of those who took the survey said they were ‘disappointed’ with a film after seeing the trailer. i sympathise with both camps here.

With an ever competitive market, the onus is on trailer production companies to provide an enticing product that translates directly into sales. if the final film isn’t up to scratch, is that their problem? it’s their job to

make something look good – possibly better than it actually is. But it can leave the audience feeling cheated. real problems start when the trailer actually spoils the enjoyment of a strong film or when the trailer misrepresents it so badly that the target market is put off. i’ve used the better-than-it-looks-in-the-trailer line more than once.

Here’s another common refrain: ‘All the best jokes are in the trailer.’ How disappointing is it to chuckle at a comedy trailer only to find those six gags are the only real zingers in the whole shebang? sure, often editors are doing their job by highlighting a comedy’s best qualities, but in some cases it can be a case of misrepresenting a comedy drama as a pure comedy, or making a serious film seem more accessible.

Foreign films are often trailed with no dialogue and an American voice-over accompanying love scenes and comical interludes. The hope must be that people will fail to realise it’s a subtitled film until it’s too late.

And of course i would say this but… if you want to know how good a film is, don’t watch the trailers, read the reviews.

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iewers of the crime thriller The Fall started season two seeing Karen Hassan, as Annie Brawley, recovering from being beaten into a coma by serial killer Paul spector – played by Jamie Dornan. After being stalked and almost murdered, her life is in ruins. Presumably the role wasn’t a laugh a minute to play?

‘Actually it was good fun!’ enthuses the chatty Northern irish actress. ‘i love anything creepy and scary so it was right up my street. i loved all the action stuff and the scenes where he’s sneaking up on her. it’s fun to play because you imagine how people sitting at home will be reacting.’ it’s a high-profile role for Hassan, who took a gamble in 2012 when she left Hollyoaks after a two-year stint playing character Lynsey Nolan, the victim in a whodunnit plot. ‘it was one of the biggest storylines the show has had. Hollyoaks was great – i learned a lot. sometimes we’d get scripts the morning of shooting and you learn how to produce something of a certain standard quickly.’

Hassan’s been busy since though. she features alongside sienna Miller and Tom Hiddleston in the 2015 film High-rise, has completed an independent family drama set in a caravan (called, surprise surprise, The Caravan) and has just finished shooting TV show Vikings – but she

Currently starring in thriller The Fall and with other TV and film roles in the pipeline, we’re about to see even more of Belfast’s Karen Hassan. By Andrew Williams can’t talk about that role. ‘if i tell you what my character gets up to, it’ll give the storyline away,’ she says. ‘But she is feisty and unlike any other character i’ve played.’

One role that we won’t be seeing her portray is that of Anastasia steele in the epic Fifty shades of Grey, having unsuccessfully auditioned for the part last year.

‘That was an eye-opening experience,’ she laughs, declining to give details of what her audition entailed. ‘it’s good to be able to go in and think “Can i play this?” and then push yourself out of your comfort zone. i’m excited for Jamie [Dornan] doing it – i’ll see it and support him.’

But not getting the job may have been a blessing in disguise for the actress. ‘i can’t say i’m a fan of the book. i liked the script so i’ll be interested to see how they’ve done it but i prefer books like Game of Thrones. i like fantasy and witches and historical fiction.’

Her current busy schedule comes after a stint of working in a wide variety of day jobs while pursuing the acting dream. ‘As an actor you always think, “i need a back-up plan,” but nothing has gripped me as much as acting. i haven’t found anything i love as much as being on set.’

The Fall is on RTÉ1 on Sundays at 9.30pm

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1. Live At the Apollo

BBC1, 11.05pm The best thing about this stand-up showcase is that if you don’t like the first act, you can rest easy in the knowledge there’ll be another one along in a minute. So if Sarah Millican’s chirrupings about toast and alcoves don’t knock your socks off, then manic Russell Kane or the pithy observations of Joe Lycett might hit the spot.

Our money’s on Edwina Curry to be the first to have nasty things done to her on I’m A Celebrity...

Joe Lycett brings his pithy observations to the stage on Live At The Apollo

2. the Apprentice

BBC1, 9pm The remaining candidates go giddy with sugar-rush excitement when they get this week’s task: launching a soft drink in New York. That’s the ticket: a business jolly! But the fizz soon goes flat when the dime drops that not everyone is heading for the Big Apple – cue burps of bitterness in the boardroom.

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3. the newsroom

Sky Atlantic, 10pm Are we the only ones who see Dev Patel on screen and still think Slumdog Millionaire? He’s all grown up here though, as reporter Neal, embroiled in an espionage situation, as Aaron Sorkin’s TV station drama continues to skate a fine line between action and moral grandstanding.

Julia Roberts locks horns with Meryl Streep in the family drama August Osage County

3 We may think Slumdog when we see Dev Patel but he’s all grown up in The Newsroom

4. i’m A Celebrity... get Me out of here!

3e and UTV, 9pm We’re just wildly speculating here but we predict that ‘surprise’ contestant Edwina Currie will have nasty stuff happen to her sooner rather than later (insert your own John Major gag here), while X Factor reject Jake Quickenden will most likely be whipping out his tattooed body faster than you can say ‘bikini bodies in the shower’. And will Dublin model Nadia Forde ever perfect that bark and vine bikini she’s been working on? She has our full support, either way...

5. today’s Film: August: osage County

Sky Select, 8pm A powerhouse cast including Meryl Streep, Julia Roberts, Ewan

YoUR gUiDE to this EvEning’s EssEntiAL viEWing McGregor and Juliette Lewis have fun biting chunks out of each other in a predictable but witty family reunion tale that kicks off with the sudden disappearance of the father of the family. Given what this lot are like, you can see why he took off.

Oh, and Benedict Cumberbatch is in it too: does that man ever sleep?

6. Confessions of A Copper

C4, 10pm Reminiscing about the good old days can easily slip into misty-eyed nostalgia but there’s a cutting edge to this bunch of UK ex-coppers

revealing the fast ones they used to pull to get a result back in the day.

Think Life On Mars but in documentary form.

7. grey’s Anatomy

Sky Living, 9pm After the bombshells last week involving Meredith’s family secrets, this week it’s the Callie and Arizona hour as the spotlight falls on Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital’s lesbian power couple.

Their marriage is in trouble and they turn to counselling – and a trial separation.

8. Liberty of London

C4, 9pm An alternative visit to the Big Apple for viewers this evening, as boss man Ed whisks two chosen ones off for a whirlwind tour of New York’s fashion week. Back at Liberty HQ, a party night sponsored by a fashion mag threatens to career out of control.

9. Rachel Allen: All things sweet RTÉ1, 8.30pm This week, the chef prepares milk

chocolate mousse, crunchy and chewy ginger cookies, and deep-fried honey-puffs. So it’ll be caster sugar and butt-ah all round.

10. Dialanna Ón gCogadh Mór

TG4, 9.30pm The story of the First World War, using the words of people who lived through it, turns to the families left behind. With thousands of Irishmen serving in regiments all over the Western front, the conflict would take its toll on their relationships with their loved ones.

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Chadwick Boseman tells Andrew Williams about playing soul legend James Brown

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t’s dangerous,’ says Chadwick Boseman of staying in character for extended periods of time – as he did for the 49 days spent playing James Brown for biopic Get On Up. ‘I’ve seen it in other people,’ he says. ‘they start to behave like their character would. If you don’t stop and debrief, you never know what you might say to someone that you’ll have to apologise for later…’

And presumably that potential with playing the Godfather of soul was enormous. Get On Up follows a pretty familiar biopic path – directed by tate taylor, best known of 2011’s the Help, it jumps around to differ-

ent points of Brown’s life to show us what turned him into such a troubled and at times ruthless megalomaniac.

For Boseman, it meant playing Brown at the ages of 17, 35 and 63.

‘I played him in jail at 17 and in jail at 63 on the same day because the locations were next door to each other,’ he says. ‘sometimes it was a tall order.’

It was an intense experience and one that pays off for Boseman – his striking performance holds the film together. He nearly turned the part down, having just finished 42, another biopic about baseball star Jackie Robinson.

‘I didn’t think I should touch it at all but then I learned the choreography, put on the hair, the clothes, put the whole persona together and

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It’s this man’s world: Playing James Brown in Get On Up is propelling Chadwick Boseman (left and below) into the major league discovered a whole new skill set I didn’t know I had. You create boundaries for yourself and when you break them down it’s a new experience of living.’ this is Boseman’s highest profile role yet – and one that is sure to put him on the map, but it’s been overtaken by the announcement he’s set to star as Marvel’s superhero Black Panther in the third Captain America film and his own solo spinoff. ‘this

film has changed things,’ he says.

‘It’s bigger budget stuff, leading roles, working with higher-profile actors. Anything you would think it would be – it’s that,’ he laughs.

‘But you can only concentrate on one thing at a time,’ he adds. ‘I’m being careful about what I follow this up with, it doesn’t have to be a leading role, just something I’m passionate about.’

Before putting the Black Panther mask on, he has to finish the screenplay for a thriller he’s sold to Universal – having started out as a director at university, putting on new writing, shakespearean productions

and ‘hip-hop fusion theatre.’ He’ll be starring in the film, too.

‘It’s good to create your own work,’ he says. ‘It’s the difference between buying a suit off the rack or getting one tailor-made. the tailormade one is going to fit you better.’ this writing project looks like it might be the last behind-the-camera job he’ll do for a while. ‘I’m sure there’ll come a time when I want to write something, produce something or maybe direct,’ he says. ‘But right now, I’m firmly into the acting – it’s going pretty good.’

Get On Up is in cinemas this week.

ROSS MCDONAGH tries and fails to get some Star Trek/Wars news out of Chris Pine’s massive head...

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jaw-droppingly funny and jaw’M sIttInG opposite Captain droppingly explicit in it).

James t Kirk himself, and my When you think of Hollywood, you God, his head is massive. no, might instantly think of film-making, not the shats, the other one, the younger one. Chris Pine. He but surprisingly – and somewhat sadly – it isn’t so much the case any has a massive head on him. Massive more. Productions are as in gorgeous, and massive as increasingly filming out of in size. It may be that state for a variety of bouffant hair that’s reasons, the main one giving it that extra being cost. I’ve even length. He’s like a I think it’s so noticed it in the ridiculously mere two years I’ve handsome important that we been here. When I bobblehead version bring more first arrived you’d of himself.

We’re in productions back to see something being filmed on Hollywood chatting Los Angeles every second corner, about the release of or you might wake up his new movie, to find a notice pinned to Horrible Bosses 2. (the your door telling you that film is actually very good – if someone will be shooting a scene on you liked the first one, you’ll love your street. But not any more. the second. no Colin Farrell, Indeed the last two set visits I did unfortunately, as he *sPOILER* (for the upcoming sequels to died in the original, but Jennifer national Lampoons Vacation Aniston is jaw-droppingly hot,

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PINING FOR THE OLD DAYS: Star Trek actor Chris Pine believes that more tax measures must be implemented to ensure that Los Angeles remains a competitive place for film and TV productions to get made and Magic Mike) were all the way going to leave Los Angeles.’ it’s an absolute travesty. And I think Of course, all this talk of future it’s something that Mayor Garcetti over in Georgia. productions has me gagging for should be working on. Governor Horrible Bosses 2, however, was some star trek 3 info.

Jerry Brown, before he leaves office, shot right here in LA, and according ‘I have no idea. I’ll be the last should make permanent the tax to Chris Pine, it’s proper order.

‘It was so good, I wish more person to know,’ he says. ‘I think credits we need to bring productions they finished the script and we’ll be back to Los Angeles. productions were here,’ he said. ‘I doing it next year.’ that’s it? ‘this is getting a little political… think it’s so important that we bring Goddammit…. I suppose that but the argument that tax credits more productions back to Los Angeles. I don’t think it should be as benefit people like myself who make means he didn’t worm any difficult as it is, especially when you information about a certain a lot of money making films, it’s not really the case. What it is is it’s bring other sci-fi series from director see all these tour buses going round JJ Abrams…? back all the ancillary pieces of the studios… if those poor people ‘I say hi to him. He’s making star production, everything from craft from Kentucky knew that nothing Wars so he’s busy. But JJ is the services to gaffers to transportation was shooting on those stages except most incredible multitasker I know to catering to their families, it goes for some television shows and so he always gets back to you. I’ve on and on and on down the line, and commercials, I think they’d heard a couple of things about it should not be lost. More has to be be disappointed. ‘there’s a romance that’s lost from where it might go, but I haven’t done, it can’t just be the bill that’s LA. this is what we do for a living, read anything. JJ is the king of going to promise this in a certain secrecy. But it sounds like all that I amount of years, because the more this is what we produce. And we’re hear is it’s going really well.’ years that go by, the more people are not doing it much any more. I think

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the hard graft, while the more expensive versions can be mainscharged, have timers and are waterproof. But are any of them really anyy good for your skin? various studies show w that actually almost any brush is more effective at cleansing than just using your hands, meaning skin is left cleaner and the products you use afterwards will penetrate deeper.

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Sam Bunting, approves – as long as they’re used carefully. ‘it’s easy to overcleanse and damage f five years ago someone had suggested you cleaned your face with an oversized electric toothbrush, you’d have thought they were mad.

Then along came Clarisonic with its €190 face brush, and now they’re everywhere. from Lidl to swanky department stores, they range from around a tenner to a staggering €250. Some vibrate and others rotate, but there’s no evidence to suggest one technology is better than the other. The cheaper versions rely on you to do

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skin so i always ys advise caution, and suggest overly patients avoid ove foaming cleansers, which can irritate. if skin is red, or feels tight, you’ve gone too far.’

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times a minute and has tw two speeds bbut no timer. When it launched in America, Olay showed claimed its research sho effectively as it cleaned as ef the top of the range Clarisonic. Although Clarisonic later disputed the manner in which the tests had been conducted.

We say: Of all the budget brushes, this is the only one that’s waterproof, that’ meaning that it can be shower. it used in the sho felt relatively sturdy and was giving my as if it w skin a thorough clean.

Bunting says: ‘i’d like a timer on this product to avoid over-cleansing, but it’s not a bad option at this end of the market.’

Clarisonic Aria, €199, www.boots.ie

The bells-and-whistles brush with a price tag to match. it’s waterproof, charges via USB, oscillates 300 times a second, has various timer options and has the most research behind it.

We say: You feel like you’re getting what you’ you pay for. for it looks and feels like lik a f premium face brush bu i’m not conbut vinced that it cleans three times better than its €65 lookalik lookalike. This actually gave g me spots.

Having said that, i know kno loads of people who rave about it leaving skin acne-free.

Bunting says: ‘i like the timer function on b i’m not this product but

convinced you need to be using anything other than the gentlest head.’

Magnitone Lucid Facial Brush, €65, lookfantastic.com

This feels like a cheaper version of the Clarisonic. it uses vibrating technology, is waterproof, charges via a magnetic system and you can get a brush head for the body. body We say: it moves move only 10,000 times a minute, compared to the Clarisonic’s 18,000 times, but seems like a decent alternative. But the claim that using it twice a day can stimulate collagen production might be cause for concern. it was good on the delicate skin around the eyes. e Bunting says: ‘Women with wrinkles and delicate skin could easily overuse o it, causing more damage. damage.’

Philips VisaPure, €124.99, www.boots.ie

A brush with two speeds that rotates in one direction while vibrating. it pauses every 20 seconds and turns off after a minute. it’s waterproof and the charger also plugs into a storage cradle.

We say: This is the only rotating brush with a charger and although it looks a bit odd, it’s comfortable to use – if easy to turn off accidentally.

Replacement heads are only €10 (compared to €25 for Clarisonic). i now use this at least three times a week and i really love how clean it leaves my skin.

Bunting says: ‘i’m impressed with their research that shows it cleanses ten times better than manual cleansing.’

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dress to Breaking the habit

‘Often people eat to avoid a feelings of loneliness, depression and anxiety,’ anxiety says Elaine Slater, Slater psychologist and resident therapist for the British Fashion F Council at London Fashion F Week. ‘Fatty and sugary foods provide pro immediate comfort and distraction. Resolving underlying issues with a professional may help you overcome poor eating habits.

Remember that diets can create feelings of deprivation, depri leading to an increase in comfort eating.

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Focus on your food

New research by Cornell University shows that when you eat in front of the TV you are more likely to overindulge – especially if you’re watching an action movie. Concentrate on your meal by eating at the table with screens turned off. In his new book, Slim By Design: Mindless Eating Solutions For Everyday Life, Professor Brian Wansink also claims that placing fruit and vegetables on the top shelf in the fridge will encourage you to eat three times more than when they’re placed lower down.

Switch off the cooker

Loaded with nutrients, raw goodies such as thinly sliced fresh vegetables and salad leaves will eliminate the bloat.

Make sure it’s not too much of a squeeze to get into your LBD this party season. Metro Life rounds up the healthiest ways to drop a size in a month Nutritionist Vicki Edgson recommends sauerkraut made with grated raw white cabbage and salt. ‘The salt and the cabbage ferment to produce prebiotics that feed the good bacteria in the gut. This helps you to digest your food more efficiently, reducing bloating.’

Top up omega-3 levels

Increase your intake of foods rich in omega-3 fats, such as oily fish, linseeds, avocado and walnuts, as they will keep you feeling full for longer.

‘Omega-3 fats help prevent spikes in blood sugar that can cause energy levels to fluctuate,’ says nutritionist Alice Mackintosh from the Food Doctor on Harley Street. ‘This means the appetite is more balanced and you have fewer sugary cravings.’

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Aries Mar 21 – Apr 20

Mars’s journey through the top of your horoscope can flag any impatience you have with the reactions you are encountering. This is very much about your approval ratings. But a positive approach will help fend off more negative potential.

For your forecast, call 15609 114 70

Taurus Apr 21 – May 21

Pent-up frustrations bubbling away beneath the surface may just have to come out. And if you don’t manage this process carefully, you might find the events you encounter today will be that much more difficult to deal with.

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METROKU Easy, Moderate and Challenging

Gemini May 22 – Jun 21

– Oct 23

This week is showing you just how far you’ve come over the past two years in terms of appreciating things that really count. So, if anything threatens your equilibrium or sense of security, you’re unlikely to be impressed.

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scorpio Oct 24 – Nov 22

You’ve certainly got used to being much more in touch with what’s truly important. So, if life’s pressures start to ramp up again today, just remind yourself of the perspective you’ve been developing.

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Venus is urging you to be diplomatic.

Another part of you may want to go against this and push a situation into the open. In fact, you may combine the two energies and look to be crafty about how you make a point. Choose your words with care.

sagittarius Nov 23 – Dec 21

cancer Jun 22 – Jul 23

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Someone may confront you about a part of your personality you’ve never fully appreciated before. This can come as something of a shock. You’re rarely short of an opinion, so if you receive one now, perhaps it’s best if you react in a humble way.

Power plays are possible under today’s influences. And however you feel, the chances are it will be difficult to disguise this from others. But as much as you dislike confrontation, if you really feel a sense of injustice, you might be outspoken.

capricorn Dec 22 – Jan 20

Leo Jul 24 – Aug 23

Aquarius Jan 21 – Feb 19

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This week’s Sun/Saturn conjunction is making you aware of the people who rely upon you, and your obligations around your personal needs. But giving can be just as satisfying as getting. Yet, one situation may have been out of kilter for so long the strain is showing.

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Virgo Aug 24 – Sep 23

There could be a part of you that really wants to give someone the benefit of your point of view. Yet, if you do speak out, it may prove to be something that you can never ever take back. Think this through carefully to avoid repercussions.

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Mars continues its passage through your sign and has helped you be more single-minded, but as it angles to Mercury, this combination can see you add extra mental rigour to your determination.

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Someone influential may be working behind the scenes to help you get ahead. However, this might not be obvious and the knowledge someone shared with you can be just as active.

Either way, it could give you a tremendous edge.

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Pisces Feb 20 – Mar 20

If you are one of those amazing people who plans Christmas well in advance, today’s influences suggest you might set off on an expedition to snaffle yourself some early bargains.

Then again, a journey could be linked to your work, as can a meeting.

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Get lost in Lilly’s world Evangeline Lilly is famous for her role in lost but she’d prefer to be known for her children’s books, she tells Claire Allfree

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lutching a red balloon, a little girl stumbles across a seemingly abandoned wagon on the far edge of a fairground. intrigued, she ventures inside, only to discover herself among the Squickerwonkers, a sinister-looking travelling troupe of misfit marionettes who inhabit a topsy-turvy world of vice and mischief called the Squickershow. ‘i wrote the story when i was 14,’ says hollywood actress Evangeline lilly, ‘but for years i never thought it was worth publishing.’ lilly, 35, is better known for her long stint as lost survivor Kate Austen, a performance that earned her a golden globe nomination despite it being her first proper acting gig.

She followed it with Kathryn Bigelow’s the hurt locker and appears in the second and third films in Peter Jackson’s ongoing hobbit trilogy as warrior elf tauriel. Yet despite critical acclaim and a thriving career, the canadian actress says she’s ‘always felt a bit of an outsider in the acting world’, adding: ‘it’ss writing that’s ys been my dream.’ always it was only when lilly was filming the hobbit and had it of access to Jackson’s I always felt a b e magical-sounding an outsider in th special effects acting world – company, Weta t’s Workshop, that the it’s writing tha y possibility of always been m resurrecting that dream dream flickered into life. and he ‘i walked into this immediately rkshop, which is this workshop, put me in touch with Aladdin’s cave of props and Johnny Fraser-Allen.’ sets, and saw all these fantastical lilly and Fraser-Allen, an artist worlds,’ she says. ‘So i approached and illustrator, spent three years Weta’s co-founder, Richard working on the first book, with taylor, with vague ideas of periodic input from lilly’s toddler hooking up with an illustrator son Kahekili (‘each time he reads

Long teen coming: Lilly (above right, with Naveen Andrews in TV hit Lost) wrote The Squickerwonkers Squick when she was 14 but for a long time didn’t think it was worth publishing

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it he understands a new layer,’ says lilly proudly).

Fraser-Allen’s sepia-toned illustrations are wonderful, summoning up a richly detailed cast of cobwebby Victoriana freaks, both grotesque and twinkly with their protruding teeth, jerky marionette limbs, bulbous eyes and rascally

grins. Selma of the Rin-Run Royals is the little girl – intrepid and determined but also a bit spoilt. lilly has a cool 18 books planned in the series, each following a different Squickerwonker (from Papa the Proud to gillis the gluttonous), which together will tell the Squickerwonker story back

AuTHORLy fAMOus More children’s Books By celeBrities Budgie The Little Helicopter

by Sarah, Duchess of York it was flame-haired Fergie who arguably began the trend for celebrities reinventing themselves as children’s authors with this series of books for three to sixyear-olds inspired by her experience as a helicopter pilot. it was good to see a member of the British royal family earning her own money (sarah was still married to Andrew at the time)

but hard to argue that she has produced a classic: the Budgie books are now out of print.

of Price’s life: her passion for – and knowledge of – horses and ponies.

Perfect Ponies by Katie Price katie Price, aka glamour model Jordan, might not exemplify the ideal role model for little girls but at least this series of saccharine children’s books about the adventures of a group of girls at Vicki’s riding school tapped into the most wholesome area

Awful Auntie by David Walliams Walliams is one of the few celebrities turned children’s authors to have received proper acclaim: the little Britain comedian’s humorous books have sold 4million in the Uk and are critically praised. Walliams has even earned some not very

helpful comparisons with children’s favourite roald dahl but, like dahl, Walliams understands something crucial about children and stories: the more appallingly awful the character, the more children will adore it. CA

to front. ‘that’s because, in the Squickerwonker world, everything is turned on its head,’ says lilly. ‘normal rules don’t apply.’

From the start her intention has been to subvert some of the conventions of children’s stories, whereby a happy ending awaits those who are good and evil inevitably befalls those who misbehave. ‘i see kids and young adults walking the streets of lA with this enormous sense of entitlement, who seem to think that if they are basically good people and pay their bills then the world will be good back to them,’ says lilly. ‘And i think life isn’t always like that.’

She courted the opinion of Jackson while working on the hobbit. his response to her book was probably more important to her than his response to her acting. ‘i’d show him a proof and i’d watch a smile creep across his face, and every so often i’d get a chuckle,’ she says. ‘Believe me, there is nothing more rewarding than making Peter Jackson chuckle.’

The Squickerwonkers (Titan Books) is out tomorrow.

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McIlroy will finish 2014 ranked No.1 in the world – and has spent 55 weeks of his career there so far

Jose hands fans a shot at putting finger on it BIDDING is to begin for the middle finger of one of baseball’s greatest home-run hitters.

Jose Canseco had his left middle index digit surgically repaired after he accidentally shot it off while cleaning a revolver in the kitchen at his Las Vegas home.

But the finger then fell off while he was dealing a hand during a poker tournament and the former Oakland Athletics, New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox star has put it and the gun up for sale as a package deal.

He tweeted: ‘The eBay ad will read slightly used middle finger with 462 home runs could be used as a stirring straw for drinks’

RoRy McIlRoy believes he can use his recent break to his advantage at this week’s World Tour Championship, as he chases the fifth victory of a marvellous season.

The Northern Irishman missed the first three events of the Final Series to prepare for his upcoming court case with a former management company but secured a second Race to Dubai title in three years when none of his nearest rivals were able to win the Turkish Airlines open.

The 25-year-old insists, however, he remains highly motivated despite sealing that success.

‘I’m very proud to have won the Race to Dubai again,’ he said.

‘But at the same time it would be nice to pick up two trophies on Sunday and not just one. I’m still very motivated to go out there this week and perform well.

‘I still want

Temporary fix: Canseco posed with fiancee Leila Knight after his finger was sewn back on

Gratz is left gum-struck after arrest JACKSONVILLE Jaguars’ Dwayne Gratz appeared to forget how currency works early on Sunday morning when he tried to pay for groceries with bubble gum.

The second-year cornerback was arrested in Miami at 5.43am for misdemeanour charges of disorderly intoxication and trespassing.

Gratz was arrested at a Miami Beach store and, according to a police report, attempted to buy items with gum and refused to leave the store. It appears this is when his bubble burst.

Rory feels fresh and is still hungry for success

Back at work: Rory McIlroy preparing for action in Dubai yesterday

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Remarkable 12-underpar round for USA’s John Hahn (pictured) at the European Tour qualifying school in Catalunya.

spORT DiGEsT Fifa lodges criminal complaint €260million sOccER Fifa president Sepp

Blatter has insisted the investigation into 2018 and 2022 World Cup bidding will not be reopened despite the world governing body lodging a criminal complaint with the Swiss attorney general over ‘suspected unlawful activity’ of unnamed individuals connected with the bidding contests. The report to the Swiss prosecutors follows a recommendation by Fifa’s ethics judge, Hans-Joachim Eckert, as part of his findings into the Garcia investigation on World Cup bidding. Blatter said, however, that the lodging of the criminal complaint does not affect Eckert’s statement last week that the

investigation into the bidding process for the two World Cups is concluded. Blatter told Fifa’s website: ‘There is no change to judge Eckert’s statement that the investigation into the bidding process is concluded. The matter will now also be looked at by an independent, state body, which shows that Fifa is not opposed to transparency.’ A Fifa statement said: ‘The subject of the criminal complaint is the possible misconduct of individual persons in connection with the awarding of the hosting rights of the 2018 and 2022 World Cups investigated

by Michael Garcia, chairman of the investigatory chamber of the Ethics Committee.’

Deal for baseball slugger Giancarlo Stanton. The 13-year contract with the Miami Marlins is the most expensive ever in American sport.

The 25-year-old (pictured), who hit 37 home runs last year, will earn €20million a year.

by nick METcALfE to play really well and try and win this tournament, because there would be no point in me showing up if I thought I had already won something and was just here for a good time. [It would] make it an even better time if I won.

‘It would be nice to cap off the season with another win and I feel like I’m probably a little fresher than most of the guys as well.

‘There’s a few jaded minds and

‘I feel I’m fresher than most of the guys’ bodies getting off that plane from Turkey the other night. Hopefully I can use that to my advantage.’

McIlroy has also assured his fans despite his legal worries and break from golf, he has kept his game in good enough shape to justify being favourite in Dubai.

‘The last week or so I really put my head down and focused on my golf and everything like that. So that’s been great,’ he added.

‘I’ve actually felt like I’ve had really good preparation coming into this event. I feel good with my game and hopefully I’ve done enough work.’

Hamilton nears new deal

f1 Mercedes boss Toto Wolff is planning a quick resolution to Lewis Hamilton’s future once this weekend’s Formula One title decider is resolved.

Wolff has long made

it clear he wants Hamilton to remain at Mercedes by signing an extension to a contract that expires at the end of next year. Wolff didn’t want talks to distract Hamilton.

f1 Jenson Button and

date, leaving the duo in limbo. Group chief executive Ron Dennis stated during the Italian Grand Prix in early September he would deliver his decision before the season’s end.

... But Button must wait Kevin Magnussen will have to wait until after December 1 for their futures to finally be resolved. McLaren have confirmed there will be no announcement prior to that

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Eyes on prize: Katie Taylor won her firstround bout in South Korea yesterday

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Katie taylor made a successful start in her quest for a fifth consecutive women’s boxing world title in Jeju City, South Korea, yesterday. the Bray 28-year-old cruised past Dominica’s Valerian Spicer by unanimous decision to book her place in the next round of the 60kg competition. taylor’s ireland team-mate Michaela Walsh also got off to a good start with a unanimous win over Sarah Joy rae of Jamaica at 54kg.

Walsh, who pushed Nicola adams close in the Commonwealth Games final earlier this year, is making her World Championship debut. england’s Chantelle Cameron went out to russia’s Sofya ochigava – who had been beaten by taylor in the olympic final in 2012.

fOOTbALL DigEsT Conte puts the Bal into Mario’s court MARIO BALOTELLI’S international career is under threat after Italy coach Antonio Conte claimed he does not have time to change the striker. A hamstring injury in training meant the 24-yearold (pictured) could not be considered for matches with Croatia and Albania during the current international schedule, although he is expected to be fit for Liverpool’s trip to Crystal Palace on Sunday. Conte said: ‘I’m not so arrogant as to claim that I’m different from the great coaches, but the past tells us they failed to change Balotelli. It will be up to the player but I don’t have much time and I need certain things.’

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Real Madrid’s Luka Modric and Bayern Munich captain Philipp Lahm. Modric (pictured) injured his thigh during Croatia’s match in Italy, while Lahm broke his ankle training with Bayern yesterday.

by jOn HARvEy LioneL Messi has admitted he may leave Barcelona in the future, a revelation which will give hope to the two Manchester clubs and Chelsea of luring the Argentina superstar to the Premier League.

The four-times World Player of the Year, who joined Barca’s academy at the age of 13, has not been at his best over the past 18 months and has also had problems with the spanish tax authorities.

Recent reports have linked

‘Things can change a lot in football’ both City and United as well as Chelsea with an audacious move for the 27-year-old, which could cost a world-record fee in excess of £80million.

Probed about his future plans, Messi (right) told Argentinian newspaper ole: ‘Today i am living in the present. i want to

Leo’s suitors on red alert after barca exit hint have a great season and win every title with Barcelona. nothing more.

After that we’ll see.

Things can change a lot in football.

‘While i have always said i would like to stay [at Barcelona] forever, sometimes things do not work out the way you would like it to.’

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things can happen. it about whether he would is complicated, even choose to leave or whethmore so during the er it would happen bemoments like those cause of someone else’s decision, Messi Champions League Barcelona is experiadded: ‘Yes, i have titles Messi has won encing right now.’ said it many times. if it Barca, who failed during his time at was up to me, i would to secure any major Barcelona silverware last season, stay forever.

‘But as i just said, someare second in La Liga, two points behind Real Matimes not everything happens in drid after 11 matches, and have the way you would like it to.

‘The more so in football, which already qualified for the Champiis so volatile and where so many ons League knockout stages.

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Scott: Pompey are there to be shot at PORTSMOUTH tonight aim to avoid a banana skin at Aldershot as they seek their first victory in an FA Cup tie since the 2010 semi-final. Pompey were nine minutes from being knocked out by the Conference side at Fratton Park and have won just once away this season but boss Andy Awford is hopeful of booking a home second round tie with Northampton or Rochdale. ‘Because it is a cup tie, it is local and it is a derby, there is a flavour we can use to our advantage,’ he said. The match is being televised and Shots boss Andy Scott said: ‘There’s no reason why we can’t cause an upset. It’s an opportunity to show what we are about as a club.’

Hai salary for Sven SVEN-GORAN Eriksson has signed a two-year deal worth a reported £8million to take charge of Shanghai East Asia. The former England boss was unveiled as coach of the Chinese Super League side yesterday. ‘I am very happy and very proud it is finally official that we are here and I am going to be the head coach of this club,’ he said.

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USA bunched as Brady doubles up THe republic of Ireland took the lead in last night’s friendly against the USa after just seven minutes. anthony Pilkington worked well off a fine set-up by david McGoldrick, the latter making his senior debut for Ireland and impressing by being a constant thorn in the side of Jurgen Klinsmann’s statesiders. american keeper Bill Hamid made a vital save from daryl Murphy at 1-0 to keep the visitors in it, but Fabian Johnson and Jozy altidore were both denied by the woodwork.

Mix diskerud denied the republic of Ireland a half-time lead as the United States hit back with a goal to go in at the break all square. diskerud stabbed home a 39th-minute equaliser from Chris Wondolowski’s knock-down to cancel out anthony Pilkington’s seventh-minute opener, his first senior goal for his country.

By and large, Jurgen Klinsmann’s side enjoyed the better of the opening 45 minutes.

Ireland pulled away in the second half, however, thanks to goals from robbie Brady – again assisted by debutant McGoldrick – before James McClean’s deflected shot found its way in behind Hamid.

With the Boys in Green looking out of sight and only four minutes remaining on the clock, robbie Brady sealed victory with his second goal of the night at Lansdowne road, one that Martin O’neill will have much to rejoice over after a week of management headaches.

Cast to the side: Payne has failed to recover from a foot sprain for Saturday’s tie with Australia pictUre: inpho

New Robbie on the block: Robbie Brady celebrates the first of his two goals against USA

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Ulster star Jared to miss Wallabies tie

Jared Payne will miss Ireland’s Test clash with australia on Saturday after failing to recover from his foot sprain, team bosses have confirmed.

The Ulster centre’s absence paves the way for boss Joe Schmidt to pair Gordon d’arcy and robbie Henshaw.

Former new Zealand Under-21 star Payne made his Test debut in Ireland’s 29-15 victory over South africa, but hobbled off and was ruled out of action for last weekend’s Georgia clash.

The 29-year-old was unable to battle back to training, and will now miss Ireland’s pursuit of a clean sweep. after Payne’s absence was confirmed, forwards coach Simon easterby said Ireland value performance levels over a potential seventh consecutive victory.

by DAnny HOgAn ‘I think the performance is first and foremost,’ said easterby. ‘you get the performance right, then you get your processes right, and you get results out of the back of that.

‘Is it important to us to get a clean

‘The performance is first and foremost’ sweep? not really.

‘Is it important to us to keep improving and keep getting better as a team and players? yes, and that’s first and foremost.

‘Continual improvement is the most important thing.’

number eight Jamie Heaslip wished flanker Chris Henry a swift and full recovery from the ‘temporary blockage of a small blood vessel in his brain’. Leinster back-rower Heaslip admitted Ireland will be weaker in Henry’s absence, but said his full recovery is the obvious clear concern.

‘He’s a big loss for us, he’s a great player,’ said Heaslip. ‘I don’t want to talk too much on his situation as it would be unfair of me and it’s a private matter. ‘all the players are thinking of him obviously and he’s got the best guys looking after him now.

‘He’s a nightmare to play against: like every good seven he’s got that ability in the dark arts to get in there and mess ball up.’

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