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Daniel Day-Lewis, who won the best actor award at the Bafta ceremony in London last night, with other award winners (from left): Javier Bardem, best supporting actor; Tilda Swinton, best supporting actress; Marion Cotillard, best actress; and Sir Anthony Hopkins, who received the Academy Fellowship.

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Victories put Obama in position to overtake Clinton
Barack Obama is close to overtaking Hillary Clinton in the race for Democratic delegates after sweeping victories at the weekend in Louisiana, Nebraska and Washington state, writes Denis Staunton in Washington.
Irish troops for Chad next week as EU mission resumes
The EU mission to Chad will resume deployment today following delays due to fighting between rebels and government forces, with Irish troops scheduled to depart for the central African country next week, writes Mary Fitzgerald , Foreign Affairs Correspondent.
Cocaine users underestimate the dangers, survey finds
New research commissioned by health authorities indicates for the first time the extent to which cocaine is playing a major role in the social life of younger people, writes Carl O'Brien , Social Affairs Correspondent.

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Ahern accepts North policing powers delay
Taoiseach Bertie Ahern has accepted that plans to transfer powers over policing and justice from Westminster to the Stormont Executive will not be achieved by the May deadline. p
New Dublin transport body to have key role
Major projects may be blocked if developers, councils fail to provide proper transport services p
Criminal held after bouncer shot at club
A Dublin gangland criminal was in Garda custody last night being questioned in relation to the shooting of a bouncer at a nightclub early yesterday morning. p
Designers turn up heat as week of fashion opens
"London's on fire" was the message from the organisers, as London Fashion Week opened yesterday starting a week that will see some 57 designers parade their winter 2008 collections on the catwalk. p
Air traffic controllers vote for industrial action
Air traffic controllers at Dublin, Cork and Shannon airports have voted overwhelmingly in favour of industrial action, up to and including strike action, in a move that could ground flights coming in and out of the country. p
Protesters picket Dublin office of scientology church
More than 100 people took part in a picket of the Irish headquarters of the Church of Scientology yesterday, one of many protests held worldwide against the controversial organisation. p
Minister sets out tougher planning rules on housing
Tougher planning rules, which will force developers and local authorities to build better-quality homes close to shops and schools, and with plentiful green spaces, have been announced by the Minister for the Environment, John Gormley. p
Church silence on cardinal's action criticised
Fr Vincent Twomey, former professor of moral theology at St Patrick's seminary in Maynooth, has said he expected the report of the Dublin Archdiocese Commission of Investigation to be "horrifying . . . much worse than Ferns" where the Catholic Church was concerned. He said also that Irish Catholic priests "have to learn a thing called courage". p
Minister seeks approval for committee on humanitarian law
Minister for Foreign Affairs Dermot Ahern is to seek formal approval from the Government next month to set up a standing national committee on international humanitarian law. p
Over 1,000 march in support of Cork players
More than 1,000 Gaelic football and hurling fans took part in a march in Cork city centre yesterday to show solidarity with intercounty players who are currently on strike over the method of appointing the county managerial teams. p

World

Ukraine moves to solve gas row with Russia
RUSSIA: Ukraine is rushing to resolve a dispute over alleged gas debts to Russia, after Kremlin-controlled energy giant Gazprom threatened to cut fuel supplies to the country when its president Viktor Yushchenko visits Moscow tomorrow. p
Palestinians may soon outnumber Israeli Jews
PALESTINE: The Palestinian central board of statistics reported on Saturday that the Palestinian population of the West Bank, Gaza Strip and east Jerusalem had risen to 3.761 million over the last decade. p
Awards scattered near and far
Bafta awards: When the winners of the British Academy of Film and Television Awards were announced last night there were quite a few unhappy faces among the British and Irish nominees, writes Donald Clarke p
Sarkozy's son to stand as mayor in Paris suburb
FRANCE: President Nicolas Sarkozy's rule grew to resemble a monarchy or Third World dictatorship a little more yesterday, when his second son, Jean (21), announced he will stand for mayor of Neuilly, the rich Paris suburb that gave Sarkozy père his start in politics. p

Finance

G7 fears subprime losses may rise to $400bn
Senior global policymakers have raised projections for the size of subprime-related credit losses in a move that implies financial institutions will have to increase write-offs. p

Sport

Green shoots reappear
Rugby/ France v Ireland : In stark contrast to the numbed thousands watching painful endgames unfold in the World Cup, this time the green-bedecked thousands stayed raucously with their team until the end. p
FAI move closer to signing Trapattoni
International soccer : The FAI's recruitment team met Giovanni Trapattoni over the weekend in the hope of being able to recommend his appointment to the association's board over the next couple of days. p
Hurlers vote to stay away
Cork players' strike : Cork players have decided unanimously to persevere with their withdrawal from the senior county football and hurling panels. p
History weighs on United
English Premier League/ Manchester United 1 Manchester City 2 : Manchester United are so unaccustomed to losing on their own ground that the first thing to digest when it happens is the collective sense of shock. p