D Thursday, February 4, 2010 News 13 Knifeman jailed for sex threats to doctor A MAN armed with a knife who threatened to torture, kill and have sex with a doctor at a Dublin hospital has received a partially suspended seven- year sentence. But Paul Kelly, 24, of Liscairn Gardens, Clondalkin, must serve three and a half years in jail. By Ross McDonagh THE Irish Cancer Society has been named by Metro Herald readers as your Charity of the Year 2010. This means that Metro Herald will donate 80,000 worth of free advertising and pro- vide editorial support to the Society through- out the year. Irish Cancer Society communications man- ager Jane Curtin said the collaboration would allow us to communicate the positive impact that good dietary habits and other cancer pre- vention and cancer risk reducing measures, especially giving up smoking, can have on your enjoyment of life. Metro Herald marketing and research man- ager Kieran Forde added: Urban Life, our readership tracking survey, helps us under- stand our readers better we know they are socially conscious and have a strong convic- tion when it comes to helping charities and giving up their time. Support: Irish Cancer Society head John McCormick with Metro Herald distributors Picture: Patrick OLeary Readers choose to back the Irish Cancer Society Hope for patients in vegetative state SCIENTISTS have reached into the shuttered world of a lost brain-damaged patient and communicated with him via his thoughts. The 29-year-old Belgian was able to answer yes and no to questions by conjuring up imaginary scenes while having his brain scanned. Functional magnetic resonance scanning (fMRI) was used to measure activity in motor and spatial brain regions while the patients imagined specific scenes. British and Belgian researchers say the astonishing results offer a chance for patients to communicate their thoughts with the outside world. Staff losing sleep as firms raise workload A NEW report claims recession-hit companies are keeping people at work longer and increasing their workloads, causing hundreds of thousands of people to lose sleep. More than one in five are not getting enough sleep, losing up to three hours a night because of work worries, a study of 2,100 adults by insurer RSA showed. Half of those losing sleep said they were working longer hours or were waking up in the night worrying about their jobs. Men were more stressed by their jobs than women, especially those in higher-paid posts. Back to business: DUP leader in talks at Stormont on power sharing Robinson back as North first minister DUP leader Peter Robinson resumed his role as Northern Irelands First Minister after being cleared of breaching his code of office over the financial scandal surrounding his wife, Iris. He said a legal review had ruled he had not breached his ministerial code over allegations raised in a BBC programme that he should have informed the authorities of his wifes financial dealings. index.html2.html3.html4.html5.html6.html7.html8.html9.html10.html11.html12.html13.html14.html15.html16.html17.html18.html19.html20.html21.html22.html23.html24.html25.html26.html27.html