D Wednesday, October 14, 2009 METRO Scratch to win 25,000 instantly. Or Reveal DEAL and enter the draw for your chance to win 250,000 on the TV gameshow on TV3. 2009 Endemol International B.V. / Endemol UK plc, DEAL OR NO DEAL is a registered trademark of Endemol International B.V. - used by permission - all rights reserved. www.dealornodeal.com Its the deal of a lifetime Metro List The top 10 types of driver that other drivers most dislike were: 1. Boy racers 2. Drivers who do not say thanks 3. Drivers who show off 4. Those who listen to loud music with windows open 5. White van man 6. Sunday drivers 7. School-run mothers 8. Taxi/Mini cab drivers 9. Foreign lorry drivers 10. Drivers with caravans Source: AA/Populus poll of 15,000 AA members Arnotts unveiled its new ground floor shopping experience with a fashion show yesterday. The show, styled by Colm Corrigan of RTs Off The Rails, took place in the store and featured key season looks from the womenswear collections Picture: Robert Doyle Grounded in fashion Man accused of aggravated rape A POLISH national has gone on trial at the Central Criminal Court charged with raping his former girlfriend after tying up her boyfriend with rope and duct tape in their Offaly home. The man has pleaded not guilty to trespassing while armed with a bladed weapon and a weapon capable of discharging a noxious liquid gas, false imprisonment of both complainant and her boyfriend, and various sexual offences, including aggravated rape, against the woman on November 25, 2007. He pleaded guilty to assault causing harm to the complainants boyfriend on the same date. Victims are turned away 1,700 timesDESPERATE women suffering at the hands of abusive partners were turned away from support services 1,700 times last year, it emerged yes- terday. A new study revealed demand for domestic violence services is on the rise, with 21 per cent more women supported throughout 2008. More than seven out of ten who stayed in an emergency refuge said they fled because they wanted to be safer and needed changes in their lives. The data was compiled by Safe Ire- land, which represents frontline do- mestic violence services groups. Dr Sarah Morton, service develop- ment manager, said women accessing refuge were looking for protection for themselves and their children. We are doing our job and we are delivering vital change. But the serv- ice is a fragile one, said Dr Morton. In reality, we are in crisis. Services are being cut all the time by this government. Our services are stretched and cant be stretched any- more. It is important that the Government takes what these women have to say seriously and continues to provide ad- equately for frontline domestic vio- lence services. The majority of women in refuge are mothers aged between 16 and 35 years. Figures released earlier this week from a one-day count showed 263 women and 216 children were ac- commodated and/or received support from a domestic violence service on just one day, November 4, 2008. This means that 11 women and nine children looked for safety every hour. The Safe Ireland study found almost four out of ten women said they would have had nowhere else to go without a refuge, while 17 per cent believed they would have had to stay in the abusive situation. By CON DOHERTy index.html2.html3.html4.html5.html6.html7.html8.html9.html10.html11.html12.html13.html14.html15.html16.html17.html18.html19.html20.html21.html22.html23.html