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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Salmond wrestles with independence questionANALYSIS: IN GLASGOW last Sunday, Scottish National Party delegates stood in patient queues to get into the hall to hear the…Wed Mar 14 2012 - 00:00
Olympic boxer 'distraught' on phone day before he diedFORMER IRISH Olympic boxer Darren Sutherland was “distraught” during a telephone conversation on the day before he died, his …Wed Mar 14 2012 - 00:00
Johnson apologises to London Irish for St Patrick's Day slurMAYOR OF London Boris Johnson has apologised to the Irish community there for alleging that a gala St Patrick Day’s dinner was…Tue Mar 13 2012 - 00:00
Taoiseach and Cameron agree to co-operate closely on EU reform pushIRELAND AND Britain are to co-operate more closely to push for reforms of the European Union single market to boost growth and…Tue Mar 13 2012 - 00:00
Lib Dems agree to disagree on health reform BillNICK CLEGG stood in front of Liberal Democrats in Gateshead, northern England, on Saturday afternoon – without a tie and displaying…Mon Mar 12 2012 - 00:00
Irish directors on company boards in UK increasesTHE NUMBER of Irish directors serving on company boards in the United Kingdom has increased by nearly 10 per cent in the last…Mon Mar 12 2012 - 00:00
Kenny meets Cameron in LondonIrish-British relations have never been “stronger, or more settled” and economic prosperity can follow in the wake of deeper …Mon Mar 12 2012 - 00:00
Mass-goers urged to oppose gay marriage proposalsCATHOLICS ATTENDING Mass at hundreds of churches in England and Wales tomorrow will be urged to oppose the UK government’s bid…Sat Mar 10 2012 - 00:00
SNP warns of damage to economy if vote lostSCOTLAND’S ECONOMY will be damaged by the uncertainty that would follow should the independence referendum be lost, the Scottish…Fri Mar 09 2012 - 00:00
Easing the bitter pill of health reformLed largely by Irish management, a private hospital group is challenging the dominance of Britain’s NHS by doing things differently…Fri Mar 09 2012 - 00:00
Friction as locals blame migrants for crime and taking their jobsLETTER FROM LINCOLNSHIRE: Tensions over eastern European immigration are never far below the surface in one east-coast county…Fri Mar 09 2012 - 00:00
European arrest system helps serve justice, says CleggBRITISH DEPUTY prime minister Nick Clegg has strongly supported use of the European Arrest Warrant, despite mounting criticism…Thu Mar 08 2012 - 00:00
Ex-Met chief warns against regulating police, media contactAT THE Leveson inquiry yesterday former Metropolitan police commissioner Paul Condon warned against “a massive bureaucratic overreaction…Wed Mar 07 2012 - 00:00
Nama gets agreement on sale of Kent shopping centreA MAJOR shopping centre in Kent is to be put on the market, following an agreement between the National Asset Management Agency…Wed Mar 07 2012 - 00:00
'Irish Post' to apologise to Higgins for 'disgraceful attack'THE LONDON-based Irish Post newspaper is to apologise to President Michael D Higgins for its coverage of his visit to London …Tue Mar 06 2012 - 00:00
Harcourt puts five-star flagship hotel in Chelsea on the marketHARCOURT DEVELOPMENTS, headed by Pat Doherty, has put a five-star hotel in London favoured by Chelsea footballers up for sale…Tue Mar 06 2012 - 00:00
