METRO Monday, November 23, 2009 D TODAY: A mix of sunny spells and showers. Max: 10C TOMORROW: Very windy with scattered showers: Max: 12C METRO Weather Irans war games over nuclear sites IRAN yesterday began large-scale air defence war games aimed at protecting nuclear facilities against attacks. The five-day drill will cover a vast area, including regions where its controversial nuclear facilities are located. The war games are seen as a defiant gesture to countries opposed to Tehrans nuclear ambitions. MENU THE Home Digest 4 Guilty Pleasures Celebrity gossip 6 World Digest 10 MetroLife Arts and entertainment 12-13 60 Second Interview Ross OCarroll-Kelly 14 TV 14-15 Puzzles 16 Letters 17 Classifieds 18-19 Sport 20-24 Help keep Dublin clean and tidy for everyone by taking your Metro with you and recycling it HeadsUp, Rehabs youth suicide prevention programme, enlisted the help of celebrity gardener Diarmuid Gavin and HeadsUps Youth ambassadors, Carol Cavanagh from Mullingar and Emma Louise Rogers from Tallaght, to launch its winter fundraising campaign. You can support the drive by buying a hyacinth bulb to bloom over Christmas. The bulbs are on sale for 7 at Top service stations, Rehab Smiles shops and RehabCare centres IN FULL BLOOM bY jOAnnE AHERn Illegal file-sharers to have their sayPEOPLE accused of illegally sharing material online will be enti- tled to a fair hearing before their internet service is cut off under new EU telecoms laws to be introduced next year. The telecoms reform directive states termination of internet access must conform with the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, including effective judi- cial protection and due process. Restrictions on a users internet access may now only be imposed if they are appropriate, proportionate and necessary. The EU Telecoms Commissioner, Viviane Reding, said the new inter- net freedom provision represents a great victory for the rights and freedoms of European citizens. She added: Three strikes laws, which could cut off internet access without a prior fair and impartial procedure or without effective and timely judicial review, will certainly not become part of European law. Eircom introduced its own three strikes rule earlier this year follow- ing legal pressure from the Irish Re- corded Music Association (Irma), which represents international music publishing companies in Ireland. Under the rule, users caught ille- gally sharing copyrighted works would first receive warnings and would then be disconnected. A law similar to Eircoms scheme is in place in France with a similar law expected for Britain next year. TJ McIntyre, a solicitor and law lecturer at UCD, is against the three- strikes rule and has described it as an internet death penalty. He said it is unclear how compat- ible Eircoms civil agreement is with the new legislation, as no Eir- com client has yet had their service disconnected under the rule. He described the new legislation as a compromise but said it does give some protection against inter- net users being disconnected. The directive package is expected to be put to a final vote in the Euro- pean Parliament tomorrow. No benefits for Facebook funA CANADIAN woman on long-term sick leave for depression says she lost her benefits because her insurance agent found photos of her on Facebook in which she appeared to be having fun. Nathalie Blanchard has been on leave from her job at IBM in Quebec for a year. She was diagnosed with major depression and was receiving sick-leave benefits. When the payments dried up, Ms Blanchard called her insurance agent and was told pictures posted on the social networking site showing her at a Chippendales show, her birthday party and on a sun holiday proved she was no longer depressed. Ms Blanchard argues that she was following her doctors advice and trying to have fun. LOTTO SATURDAYS LOTTO 03 05 07 21 30 42 bonus: 45 Plus 1: 06 12 13 21 33 44 Bonus: 40 Plus 2: 03 07 27 28 33 35 Bonus: 14 FRIDAYS EUROMILLIOnS 05 09 28 43 47 Luck Stars 02 09 Obamas slogan is on most used list CLIMATE change, the war on terror, swine flu and credit crunch are some of the most used English phrases of the 21st century. The King of Pop, a reference to Michael Jackson is at No.13, while US president Barack Obamas Yes we can election slogan is at No.15 on the list by the Global Language Monitor. Duo lined up to replace Tubridy RT has chosen Lucy Kennedy and Brendan OConnor to jointly present a show aimed at replacing Tubridy Tonight. Craig Doyle, Gerry Ryan and Irish Big Brother winner Brian Dowling were all reported to have been attached to rival proposals. Due to begin in January for an eight-week run, the programme will cost the station 90,000 per episode. It has been created to help RT cope with the battering it has been receiving in the ratings war with TV3. Lucy Kennedy has pursued a Saturday night show for some time, while Brendan OConnor has enjoyed success as host of TV3s Apprentice spin-off show Youre Fired. Take two: OConnor and Kennedy index.html2.html3.html4.html5.html6.html7.html8.html9.html10.html11.html12.html13.html14.html15.html16.html17.html18.html19.html20.html21.html22.html23.html