Cameron urges Conservatives to stay the coursePrime minister stresses importance of traditional family values at speech to unhappy party membersSat Mar 16 2013 - 15:59
Brokers to face betting firm levyFirms to pay £20m levy for compensation to clients of stockbroking firm and WorldSpreadsSat Mar 16 2013 - 09:55
Cameron outflanked on UK press regulationRoyal charter likely to be supported by legislationSat Mar 16 2013 - 07:51
It’s all about the image as Conservatives get seriousLatest Tory broadcast aims to portray stability and serious leadershipFri Mar 15 2013 - 06:06
Shamrock-flavoured crisps hit British shelvesCrisps from Co Dublin family-run business available in 700 Tesco stores in time for St Patrick’s DayTue Mar 12 2013 - 06:00
Taoiseach intensifies pressure for EU concessions on bank debtFurther European assistance to reduce taxpayers’ exposure needed, Kenny tells London audienceTue Mar 12 2013 - 06:00
Taoiseach increases demands on bank debtKenny, Cameron to review progress on British-Irish relationsMon Mar 11 2013 - 09:18
Old hand Ashdown seeks to steady jittery Lib DemsDespite controversies and disagreements within, the Liberal Democrats have hopes of survivalMon Mar 11 2013 - 06:00
Liberal Democrats conference rejects plan for secret trials for torture compensationAngry delegates accuse Clegg of abandoning liberal values for privileges of powerSun Mar 10 2013 - 20:00
Poll suggests Labour 'could win majority'Only 7 per cent believe David Cameron can win a majority in 2015Sat Mar 09 2013 - 13:14
Clegg says sexism must have no place in Lib DemsSexism and sexual harassment must have no place in the Liberal Democrats, British deputy prime minister Nick Clegg said following…Sat Mar 09 2013 - 00:00
Many premier league players go from hero to zero after retirementLONDON LETTER: Soccer players often find themselves broke after their careers endFri Mar 08 2013 - 00:00
Pryce and Huhne face jail after convictionsDisgraced Liberal Democrat minister Chris Huhne and his former wife Vicky Pryce can expect lengthy jail sentences, following …Fri Mar 08 2013 - 00:00
O'Donnells fail to reverse ruling on UK bankruptcyProperty investors Brian and Mary Patricia O’Donnell have lost their bid to get a High Court judge in London to reverse his decision…Thu Mar 07 2013 - 00:00
Labour 'was wrong' to reject fear of immigrationLabour was wrong to dismiss British fears about immigration, the Labour leader, Ed Miliband, has declared, in yet another signal that the issue could dominate the political agenda this year in advance of Romanian and Bulgarians winning the right to live anywhere in the EU from next January.Wed Mar 06 2013 - 00:00
Ruling on O'Donnell bankruptcy todayThe high court in London will today rule on an application by property investors Brian and Patricia O’Donnell that it should …Wed Mar 06 2013 - 00:00
Goodman firms buying more beef from Ireland and BritainMore beef is being bought by companies controlled by businessman Larry Goodman from farmers in Ireland and Britain following …Wed Mar 06 2013 - 00:00
O'Donnells lose UK bankruptcy bidProperty investors, Brian and Mary Patricia O'Donnell have lost their bid to get a High Court judge in London to reverse his …Wed Mar 06 2013 - 00:00
Castlebeck put into administrationThe English hospital group owned by wealthy Irish investors led by Denis Brosnan, which was severely criticised after staff were…Wed Mar 06 2013 - 00:00
Verdict in O'Donnell case tomorrowThe High Court in London will deliver its verdict tomorrow on an application by property investors, Brian and Patricia O’Donnell…Tue Mar 05 2013 - 00:00
Magnate overlooks Belfast to build 'Titanic II' in ChinaThe Titanic II, a 21st-century replica of the doomed liner that sank in 1912 with the loss of 1,500 lives, is to take to the …Tue Mar 05 2013 - 00:00
Immigration fears prompt welfare changeBritish welfare rules are to be tightened in the coming months because of fears of significant immigration from Bulgaria and …Tue Mar 05 2013 - 00:00
ACCBank overturns NI bankruptcy order against Seán McCannACCBank has overturned a bankruptcy order made against a Wicklow businessman, who owes the bank €5Tue Mar 05 2013 - 00:00
Cameron faces gargantuan task after Eastleigh defeatAnalysis: In the early hours of yesterday, Diane James was triumphant as she stood on the stage in the Fleming Park count centre…Sat Mar 02 2013 - 00:00
A child of Auschwitz remembersFor Helga Weiss, a Holocaust survivor who is publishing her diary of life in a concentration camp, the passing of time has only…Sat Mar 02 2013 - 00:00
Cameron faces revolt over result of byelectionBritish prime minister David Cameron is facing revolt from Conservative backbenchers over the party’s third-place finish in a…Sat Mar 02 2013 - 00:00
Australian to build '21st century Titanic'An Australian mining magnate today unveiled plans in London to build?a 21st Century version? of the Titanic, complete with all…Sat Mar 02 2013 - 00:00
Labour sees need to widen appealLabour leader Ed Miliband, whose party came a poor fourth in the Eastleigh by-election, said this showed Labour must advance …Sat Mar 02 2013 - 00:00
Lib Dems' handling of sex claims chaoticLONDON LETTER : The party is struggling with allegations against a former officialFri Mar 01 2013 - 00:00
Gilmore says long period of UK uncertainty not in anyone's interestThe UK could cede its place as one of the European Union’s major players if an EU referendum on membership in five years’ time…Fri Mar 01 2013 - 00:00
Tories humbled in UK byelectionThe Liberal Democrats, following some of the worst weeks the party has endured since it entered coalition in 2010, won a crucial…Fri Mar 01 2013 - 00:00
Election in Benny Hill's town no joke for partiesByelection victory would give Lib Dems hope it can avoid destruction in 2015Thu Feb 28 2013 - 00:00
All the care comes together at London cancer one-stop shopBright, welcoming, friendly, University College Hospital, Macmillan Cancer Centre in London is taking care to a new levelTue Feb 26 2013 - 00:00
Sharp never turned to meet stare of victim's sisterEmma Gowing stared intently at Clive Sharp, the man who brutally murdered her sister, Catherine last October, as he sat yesterday…Tue Feb 26 2013 - 00:00
Murderer must serve at least 37 yearsClive Sharp, the man who murdered and dismembered Offaly woman Catherine Gowing in Wales last October, will serve a minimum term…Tue Feb 26 2013 - 00:00
Allegations force Scottish cardinal to quitScotland’s most senior Catholic, Northern Ireland-born Cardinal Keith O’Brien, has been ordered by Pope Benedict XVI to resign…Tue Feb 26 2013 - 00:00
Osborne under pressure after downgradeSterling is expected to come under strong pressure on international financial markets today, following the decision by ratings…Mon Feb 25 2013 - 00:00
Man gets life for Gowing murderA man was sentenced to life in prison by a court in Wales today for the murder of Irish vet Catherine Gowing.Mon Feb 25 2013 - 00:00
Scottish cardinal to vote for new pope despite abuse claims by several priestsIrish-born Cardinal Keith O’Brien, Scotland’s most senior Catholic, is set to fly to Rome this week to vote in the papal conclave…Mon Feb 25 2013 - 00:00
Decision to abandon Savile programme 'pathetic'Serious failings at the head of the BBC, characterised by weakness, caution and poor management, led to the decision to scrap…Sat Feb 23 2013 - 00:00
Major catering firm pulls productsOne of the world’s biggest catering companies has withdrawn frozen beef products from its menus in Britain after the discovery…Sat Feb 23 2013 - 00:00
Priests should be able to marry, says Cardinal O'BrienBritain’s most senior Catholic, Cardinal Keith O’Brien, has said that priests should be allowed to marry and that younger colleagues…Sat Feb 23 2013 - 00:00
'Serious sale' of June bonds a test for State - NoonanIreland will go ahead with “a serious sale” of 10-year government bonds before the end of June that will be a major test of the…Fri Feb 22 2013 - 00:00
Congestion charge takes circuitous route with mixed reviews to reach its decadeLondon Letter: Ten years ago, the congestion charge in central London was introduced in the face of fevered warnings that it…Fri Feb 22 2013 - 00:00
Cameron suggests UK aid could be spent assisting military operationsUK overseas aid: International aid agencies, including Concern, have expressed their unease at suggestions by British prime …Fri Feb 22 2013 - 00:00
Heading for home turfUp to a few years ago Irish people based abroad looked on, amazed, at the money being paid for houses at homeThu Feb 21 2013 - 00:00
Deal shows Ireland has travelled 'good distance', says NoonanThe Canadian insurers who bought Irish Life this week have paid nearly 20 per cent more for the company than they were prepared…Thu Feb 21 2013 - 00:00
Huhne ex-wife faces retrial as jury displays 'deficits of understanding'The London judge in the trial of the former wife of disgraced cabinet minister Chris Huhne has voiced his bafflement at the jury…Thu Feb 21 2013 - 00:00
UK court rejects Anderson move to stop IBRC receiverA bid by the cinema-owning Anderson family to block the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation’s decision to appoint a receiver to…Wed Feb 20 2013 - 00:00
MPs targeted over gay marriage voteLabour MPs who backed gay marriage in a controversial House of Commons vote last month have faced a campaign of internet intimidation…Wed Feb 20 2013 - 00:00
