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A thrilling finish to the men's 200m final at the European Athletics Championships saw Christophe Lemaitre edge out Britain's Christian Malcolm for gold, with Paul Hession finishing sixth.

Follow all the action from the Killarney Golf and Fishing Club in Kerry as day two of the 3 Irish Open gets underway.

Government and society must have the guts to confront past wrongs in NI if the region is to look to a better future, a Catholic bishop says.

A gay couple become the first to marry in Argentina under a new law allowing same-sex unions.

Christian Malcolm misses out on gold by one hundreth of a second as Christophe Lemaitre wins the men's 200m final at the European Championships to complete a sprint double.

The widow of a man believed to have been killed by the IRA in 1981 said she felt sad but relieved that her husband's remains appeared to have been found.

Mark Johnston's annual pilgrimage to Glorious Goodwood had started to become a disappointing one by his usual standards but Sea Lord came to the rescue in the totesport Mile.

Chilean authorities try to prepare for a possible earthquake that could strike the north of the country any time.

The High Court bans a man from staging sex parties and pole-dancing classes at the mansion he owns in central London.

Government plans to limit the number of skilled foreign workers allowed into the UK are criticised by the Lord Mayor of London.

A 28-year-old man is arrested in connection with the murder of Kevin "Gerbil" Carroll in Glasgow.

David James opted for the chance to play first-team football over remaining in the Barclays Premier League in making the surprise move to Bristol City.

England's Ross Fisher fired 61 in the second round of the 3 Irish Open in Killarney and he needed nobody to tell him it could have been an historic 59.

Sports presenter Clare Balding makes an official complaint to the Press Complaints Commission over an article which mocked her sexuality.

The human skull found on farmland in Co Wicklow has been removed to the State Laboratory for examination.

London Mayor Boris Johnson sells the benefits of the London bike hire scheme to the world media.

Shamrock Rovers have today announced that the club will play the reserve squads of Arsenal and Manchester United at Tallaght Stadium in the Platinum One Challenge.

Striking Greek truck drivers have defied a government order to get back to work, escalating the stand-off over reform to liberalise the debt-laden country's economy.

Birthday boy James Anderson produces a superb bowling display to put England on top in the first Test against Pakistan at Trent Bridge.

A nine-year-old girl from Wales has died in a rafting accident while on holiday in Turkey.