Tributes paid to singer-songwriter from the worlds of music, sport and politics

Patrick Freyne: A US celeb says he likes our favourite butter? Make him president

The comedian wants his life back after a recent sex assault case against him was dismissed

The midlands have a lot more to offer than roads to elsewhere

Great Escapes: €500 off holidays to Barbados, Club Med Provence for a lovely break

Working Abroad: Gary Dunne, director of arts and culture at the London Irish Centre

“I’m a saver, but I always seem to spend what I save”

How does a 23-year-old Scouser become the poster boy of the Irish country music scene? Nathan Carter’s mix of Daniel O’Donnell’s nice-guy demeanour and Tom Jones’s sex appeal has turned the ‘Wagon Wheel’ singer into both a star and a heartthrob – knickers included