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Good week Daniel Day-Lewis The finest movie star we like to call Irish consolidated his status as one of cinema’s greatest actors…

Good week Daniel Day-LewisThe finest movie star we like to call Irish consolidated his status as one of cinema's greatest actors when he won a record third best actor Oscar last Sunday night for his magnificent performance as Abraham Lincoln

Ryan Giggs

Ahead of his 1,000th senior appearance this weekend, the Manchester United legend signed another one-year contract, meaning he’ll be playing soccer into his 40s

Park Geun-hye

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It might be a bit turbulent on the Korean peninsula, but for new president Park Geun-hye it was a special week, becoming the first female leader of South Korea

Bad week

Declan Kidney

And it started so well. After the impressive win against Wales, this year’s Six Nations has gone downhill fast, culminating in that Scottish defeat, and Kidney is fighting for his future

Bob Woodward

The famed Watergate journalist didn’t cover himself in glory when he alleged he had been “threatened” by Obama administration officials over his coverage of the sequester saga. When the email was released, precisely nobody else felt it was threatening

Ikea

The Swedish retail giant might be famous for its cheap designer furniture, but it’s almost as well known as a purveyor of Swedish meatballs. The news that said meatballs have included horse meat doesn’t exactly tally with the famed Scandinavian design ethos