5 at 9 for today FLEEDOM – leads The Sun today with a photo of 2 brothers from Athlone who escaped from prison in South America Convicted drug offenders Leigh and Dermot O Neill were less than a year into an 11 year sentence at Venezualas notorious San Juan prison. They had been imprisoned after being found with 50,000 euro worth of cocaine. Accord to the paper they fleed to Columbia and are now back in Ireland Egypt declares state of emergency as hundreds reported dead in crackdown A state of emergency was proclaimed yesterday in Egypt and night-time curfews imposed across the country after security forces stormed two Muslim Brotherhood sit-ins where protesters had been demanding the reinstatement of president Mohamed Morsi deposed in early July. Among the dead was Mick Dean, a veteran cameraman for Britain’s Sky News Doctors will be allowed to prescribe medicinal cannabis under regulations likely to be introduced this year. According to explanatory notes, Minister of state for Primary Care, Mr White said he planned to “amend the regulations to allow a newly authorised medicinal product containing cannabis extract to be prescribed, supplied and used by patients. The product Sativex (nabiximols) has been authorised in other EU member states for the relief of symptoms of spasticity in multiple sclerosis”. Nephew of Phil Collins linked to smuggling accused in Peru THE nephew of musician Phil Collins has been placed at the centre of the gang which allegedly forced a young Irish woman and her friend to carry €1.7m of cocaine out of Peru. Philip Austin Collins, the nephew of the legendary pop star, is currently being held in the South American country Today marks the 15th anniversary of the Omagh bombing which killed 29 people and injured hundreds in the Tyrone town in 1998.
Posted on: Thu, 15 Aug 2013 07:47:59 +0000
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