Traveller family accused of exploitationHOMELESS AND vulnerable men were poorly fed, frequently threatened and forced to work for nothing by a family of Irish Travellers…Thu Apr 19 2012 - 01:00
1,000 jobs for Irish in Middle East, says HyderA MAJOR international consultancy has up to 1,000 jobs available for highly qualified Irish construction staff as it ramps up…Wed Apr 18 2012 - 01:00
British to deport Abu Qatada to Jordan following guaranteesABU QATADA (52), once described as Osama bin Laden’s right-hand man in Europe, can be extradited to Jordan, British home secretary…Wed Apr 18 2012 - 01:00
British householders must pay for tap supplies and the removal of sewageBRITAIN: SOUTHERN WATER, one of the Britain’s biggest water companies, is currently metering 500,000 homes in Hampshire and …Wed Apr 18 2012 - 01:00
Hague defends diplomats' handling of death in ChinaBRITISH FOREIGN secretary William Hague has insisted that British diplomats were kept in the dark about the suspicious circumstances…Wed Apr 18 2012 - 01:00
Parts of England face drought 'catastrophe' if rains fail againSOME PARTS of southern England, which is facing the worst drought since 1976, could face catastrophic water shortages next year…Tue Apr 17 2012 - 01:00
Forced marriage blocked by court order in ScotlandA FORCED marriage in Scotland has been blocked after the authorities won their first court order to prevent it taking place following…Tue Apr 17 2012 - 01:00
Nottingham teachers to strike next week over five-term yearTEACHERS IN Nottingham in England are to go on strike next week over plans by the city council to introduce a five-term school…Fri Apr 13 2012 - 01:00
Mayoral debate could increase scrutiny of politicians' tax affairsLONDON LETTER: QUEUES FOR debates between politicians are a rarity, which made the numbers in line outside the Emmanuel Centre…Fri Apr 13 2012 - 01:00
Irish soprano to play Covent Garden opera leadIRISH SOPRANO Celine Byrne is to take the lead role of Mimi in Puccini’s La Boheme at London’s Covent Garden later this month…Fri Apr 13 2012 - 01:00
Theatre group tells tales of heartbreak blotted from local folklore for yearsLike Belfast, Southampton, which lost almost 600 people when the ‘Titanic’ sank, is rediscovering its connections with the liner…Thu Apr 12 2012 - 01:00
European court backs Abu Hamza extraditionFIVE MEN, including radical Muslim cleric Abu Hamza, wanted on terrorism charges in the United States, can be extradited from…Wed Apr 11 2012 - 01:00
Others may follow where Bradford began with Galloway electionLONDON LETTER: The Respect party leader’s win in last week’s byelection has rattled the Labour PartyFri Apr 06 2012 - 01:00
Fears UK hosepipe ban to be extendedHOSEPIPE BANS affecting 20 million households in southern and eastern England have come into force, with fears that restrictions…Fri Apr 06 2012 - 01:00
Irish cultural centre signs deal with council to secure its futureTHE IRISH Cultural Centre, which has for years leased its home in Hammersmith in London, has signed a contract with the local…Thu Apr 05 2012 - 01:00
Original inquiry limited to exclude royals, Leveson toldTHE ORIGINAL investigation into phone-hacking by the News of the World was deliberately limited to ensure that Princes William…Thu Apr 05 2012 - 01:00
Murdoch steps down as BSkyB chairmanJAMES MURDOCH’S decision yesterday to step down as chairman of British Sky Broadcasting was prompted by fears that a House of…Wed Apr 04 2012 - 01:00
Johnson fury over Livingstone chargesMAYOR OF London Boris Johnson issued an expletive-filled tirade against challenger Ken Livingstone yesterday following a radio…Wed Apr 04 2012 - 01:00
Strike threat leads to panic buying at UK petrol stationsPETROL AND diesel supplies could run low in many parts of Britain from today following panic buying by drivers who heeded calls…Fri Mar 30 2012 - 01:00
Orde says he learned much from journalistsFORMER NORTHERN Ireland chief constable Sir Hugh Orde has told the Leveson Inquiry that he learned more from senior journalists…Thu Mar 29 2012 - 01:00
Barclays had no plan to eject McKillen from the company, claims executiveTHE BILLIONAIRE Barclay brothers never had a plan to eject Belfast-born property developer Paddy McKillen from a company controlling…Wed Mar 28 2012 - 01:00
Quinlan's wife left in tears, says witnessFINANCIER DEREK Quinlan’s wife Siobhán and children were left in tears at their London home after witnessing him being subjected…Wed Mar 28 2012 - 01:00
Labour calls for electoral commission inquiryBRITISH PRIME minister David Cameron is desperately trying to stave off an official inquiry by the electoral commission into …Wed Mar 28 2012 - 01:00
Cameron dinner guests have given £25m to ConservativesGUESTS AT dinners hosted by British prime minister David Cameron at No 10 Downing Street and Chequers for Conservative Party …Tue Mar 27 2012 - 01:00
British may sell third of RBS to Abu DhabiUP TO one-third of Royal Bank of Scotland, which owns Ulster Bank in Ireland, could be sold by the British government to the …Tue Mar 27 2012 - 01:00
Cash for access sting puts Tories under pressureBRITISH PRIME minister David Cameron is resisting demands for an independent inquiry after a key Conservative Party fundraiser…Mon Mar 26 2012 - 01:00
Halting sites ban on greenbelt landsNEW LAWS coming into force in England next week will make it much more difficult for thousands of Irish members of the Traveller…Mon Mar 26 2012 - 01:00
Pub ban for Irishman found drunk in Windsor CastleA TIPPERARY man has been banned from all pubs in the United Kingdom for a year after being found drunk in Windsor Castle, just…Sat Mar 24 2012 - 00:00
Quinlan accused of 'upsetting' Qatari PMBILLIONAIRE QATARI investors offered financier Derek Quinlan a reduced price for his shares in a luxury London hotel group last…Sat Mar 24 2012 - 00:00
Living with the consequences of last summer's violenceLONDON LETTER: AMRIT KHURMY’s Ealing Green supermarket was destroyed on August 8th when rioters attacked, leaving her with no…Fri Mar 23 2012 - 00:00
Over-corrected commercial property has attractive yields, says Nama chiefCOMMERCIAL PROPERTY prices in Ireland have “over-corrected” and now offer attractive yields to investors, National Asset Management…Fri Mar 23 2012 - 00:00
Dale Farm ruling a 'mockery' of anti-racist lawA BRITISH court ruling that an Essex council does not have to offer halting sites to Irish Travellers makes “a mockery” of anti…Fri Mar 23 2012 - 00:00
Peers pressure Ireland to keep its word in the euro crisisLORD JOHN Maples, sitting in a cramped room in the House of Lords with hideous floral wallpaper, still finds the Irish banking…Fri Mar 23 2012 - 00:00
Tories may regret a gamble on 'the granny tax'ANALYSIS: WITHIN MINUTES of George Osborne sitting down in the House of Commons, a measure buried in page 35 of his Budget Red…Thu Mar 22 2012 - 00:00
Osborne cuts taxes for high earnersBRITISH CHANCELLOR of the exchequer George Osborne has taken a major gamble following a budget decision to cut taxes for high…Thu Mar 22 2012 - 00:00
Peers and MPs honour Queen's jubileeSIXTY YEARS into her reign, Queen Elizabeth II was in humorous mood yesterday, taking pleasure in her longevity, but making it…Wed Mar 21 2012 - 00:00
Quinlan 'kept afloat' by Barclay brothersFINANCIER DEREK Quinlan has been “effectively kept afloat” by two billionaires since October 2010 in return for his support in…Tue Mar 20 2012 - 00:00
Osborne must be wary of 50p tax rate cut backfiringANALYSIS: IN ADVANCE of tomorrow’s British budget, television news reports at the weekend were filled with accounts of plans…Tue Mar 20 2012 - 00:00
Opening salvos fired in McKillen versus BarclayPROPERTY DEVELOPER Paddy McKillen sought side payments from a deal to restructure the Maybourne Hotel Group, which would not …Tue Mar 20 2012 - 00:00
Make 2012 'O'lympics' Irish, says JohnsonTHE CONSERVATIVE mayor of London Boris Johnson came to Trafalgar Square yesterday for the St Patrick’s Day festival, but he did…Mon Mar 19 2012 - 00:00
England in unforgiving mood as chariot mows down Irish at TwickenhamTHE IRISH Ambassador to Britain Bobby McDonagh gave lots of speeches during St Patrick’s Day celebrations.Mon Mar 19 2012 - 00:00
Archbishop Rowan Williams to stand downARCHBISHOP OF Canterbury Dr Rowan Williams will, no doubt, enjoy his time as master of Magdalene College in Cambridge, which …Sat Mar 17 2012 - 00:00
Livingstone uses Higgins's image in election literatureFORMER MAYOR of London Ken Livingstone has raised eyebrows by using a photograph of him taken with President Michael D Higgins…Sat Mar 17 2012 - 00:00
Manager forced to defend his actionsDARREN SUTHERLAND, an Olympic boxing medal-winner and a potential champion in the professional game, died in a Bromley flat in…Fri Mar 16 2012 - 00:00
Sutherland family wants support for boxers who go proBRITISH BOXING authorities are to be asked by a coroner if more help can be offered to amateurs turning professional, following…Fri Mar 16 2012 - 00:00
'Sufficient doubt' over Sutherland death as coroner returns open verdict at inquestTHE INQUEST into the death of Olympic boxer Darren Sutherland yesterday found that there was “just sufficient doubt” about the…Fri Mar 16 2012 - 00:00
Open verdict at Sutherland inquestThe inquest into the death of Olympic boxer Darren Sutherland yesterday found there was “just sufficient doubt” about the circumstances…Fri Mar 16 2012 - 00:00
Nissan ripple effect brings some hope to football-mad northeastLONDON EDITOR: EVEN RESERVE derbies between Newcastle and Sunderland, the northeast of England’s biggest football rivalry, in…Fri Mar 16 2012 - 00:00
Coroner says no one on trial over death of SutherlandFORMER OLYMPIC boxer Darren Sutherland told a psychologist days before he was found dead at his flat that he wanted to go home…Thu Mar 15 2012 - 00:00
Open verdict in Sutherland inquestThe inquest into former Olympic boxer, Darren Sutherland found that there was ‘just sufficient doubt’ about the circumstances…Thu Mar 15 2012 - 00:00
