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• The Facemaker: A remarkable book about a pioneer of plastic surgery and facial reconstruction

  "From the moment that the first machine gun rang out over the Western Front, one thing was clear: Europe's military technology had wildly surpassed its medical capabilities"

• Revolut begins European roll-out of 'buy now, pay later' product

  Revolut will begin the phased European roll-out of a 'buy now, pay later' product on Friday which will allow its customers to spread the cost of purchases over a number of instalments.

• AIB share sale plan extended into 2023

  The Government has extended the time frame in which it plans to offload part of its large shareholding in AIB, Minister for Finance Paschal Donohoe has announced.

• Russia heads towards default as payment deadline looms

  Russia could default on its foreign debt for the first time this century as the clock ticks down on a pair of overdue interest payments blocked by western sanctions.

• Irish house prices up almost 11%, says MyHome.ie report

  Asking prices for the average home in the Republic rose almost 11 per cent to €320,000 in the 12 months to June, says a new report.

• Ray D'Arcy dives into a particularly piddling subject, even by his standards

  Ray D'Arcy rarely concerns himself with heavyweight matters in his daily monologue, preferring to talk about subjects that might charitably be described as trifling. Even by his own standards, however, the opening spiel on Tuesday's Ray D'Arcy Show (RTÉ Radio 1, weekdays) deals with a particularly piddling subject. "I ask you—and answer honestly—who hasn't weed in the sea?" D'Arcy inquires, in relation to the Spanish city of Vigo's recent ban on urinating in the Atlantic waters. Although he doesn't exactly confess to aquatic micturition of his own, he clearly deems it a minor infraction. "It's a pee in the ocean, as opposed to a drop in the ocean."

• John Wilson: New Zealand wine bargains for under a tenner at Lidl

  This week, two members of the Pinot family, from different regions of New Zealand. Both are available from Lidl and represent good value for money.

• Zola Jesus — Arkhon: Glossy and gothic pop but lacking originality

  Since 2009, Nika Roza Danilova from Phoenix. Arizona has been making glossy gothic pop under the stage name of Zola Jesus. Her parents are first-generation Americans of Russian, German, Slovenian, and Ukrainian descent. Similarly, she channels a broad range of influences. Singers who inspire her include Siouxsie Sioux, Kate Bush, Lisa Gerrard, and Elizabeth Fraser, but also blue-chip pop behemoths such as Mariah Carey and Barbara Streisand.

• Varadkar's Dáil attack on Pearse Doherty was important and justified

  Leo Varadkar's combative response to Sinn Féin in the Dáil last week was a welcome sign that the Fine Gael leader is prepared to defend the Government's record and has not succumbed to the defeatist attitude that appears to have infected some of his party colleagues.

• Summer's wine essentials

  By Richard Bampfield

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