Minister says referendum would be a vote on euro membershipTHE GOVERNMENT was accused of scaremongering after Minister for Finance Michael Noonan warned that a referendum on tougher rules…Thu Dec 15 2011 - 00:00
Noonan would prefer to avoid vote on euro dealMINISTER FOR Finance Michael Noonan has said he would prefer not to hold a referendum in Ireland on a new treaty involving tougher…Thu Dec 15 2011 - 00:00
Saving the British high street from decades of declineLONDON LETTER : A new report on the state of UK town centres recommends urgent actionWed Dec 14 2011 - 00:00
Noonan confident Ireland would pass EU referendumMinister for Finance Michael Noonan has said he would prefer not to hold a referendum in Ireland on a new treaty involving tougher…Wed Dec 14 2011 - 00:00
Europe will target Irish corporation tax, warns DUPDEMOCRATIC UNIONIST Party MPs last night warned that Ireland will face major pressure from EU states such as France to increase…Wed Dec 14 2011 - 00:00
UK remains 'influential' player after treaty rejection, insists CameronBRITISH PRIME minister David Cameron said the UK would remain a full player in the European Union, despite his decision to veto…Tue Dec 13 2011 - 00:00
RBS report criticises rapid expansionROYAL BANK of Scotland’s (RBS) multibillion losses were exacerbated by a 2006 decision of the bank’s board, including Irishman…Tue Dec 13 2011 - 00:00
North urged to adopt law on welfare reform or miss benefitsTHE NORTHERN Ireland Executive and Assembly must move urgently to clear the way for major reforms of the UK’s welfare system, …Tue Dec 13 2011 - 00:00
Shale gas could provide fuel independence for the USENERGY SUPPLY: DESPITE environmental issues and increased carbon-dioxide emissions, shale gas discoveries in the US offer – …Mon Dec 12 2011 - 00:00
Report to criticise board over bank collapseA REPORT today by the British Financial Services Authority (FSA) into the collapse of Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) in 2008 is…Mon Dec 12 2011 - 00:00
Exploration company's arrival divides English villageLANCASHIRE DRILLING: ON A DARK, wet November night, Singleton is a quiet village with just a few cars parked at the Miller’s…Mon Dec 12 2011 - 00:00
Odds on Britain leaving the EU have shortenedUK: DESPITE HAVING got to bed for just an hour at 7am yesterday, British prime minister David Cameron ended a long 48 hours …Sat Dec 10 2011 - 00:00
€500m Oceanico golf loans to be soldNAMA IS set to sell loans with a face value of £500 million made to an Irish developer of Portuguese and US golf resorts popular…Sat Dec 10 2011 - 00:00
Cameron faces backbench revolt over vote to ratify a summit dealVETO THREAT: BRITISH PRIME minister David Cameron faces rebellion from his Conservative backbenchers on a House of Commons vote…Fri Dec 09 2011 - 00:00
Stress tests show EU banks have capital shortfallBANKS IN the European Union must hold onto more profits, lower bonuses to staff and sell assets to ensure that they have enough…Fri Dec 09 2011 - 00:00
British attitudes to jobless hardenA MAJORITY of the British now believe unemployed benefits are too high, oppose extra taxes for public spending and are increasingly…Thu Dec 08 2011 - 00:00
Tory divisions on Europe may have Cameron throwing knivesLONDON LETTER: THE CONSERVATIVE Party has rarely been more united in its general attitude to the European UnionThu Dec 08 2011 - 00:00
Mulcaire arrested again for perverting justicePRIVATE INVESTIGATOR Glenn Mulcaire, who has served a prison sentence for phone-hacking, has been arrested again by the Metropolitan…Thu Dec 08 2011 - 00:00
Cameron threatens to veto EU treaty over financial taxBRITISH PRIME minister David Cameron has raised the stakes over Friday’s crucial meeting of European Union leaders, warning that…Wed Dec 07 2011 - 00:00
Amy Winehouse's dad lights up Irish Centre near her old homeSINGER AMY Winehouse, who was found dead in north London in July, used to sit on the wall of the London Irish Centre just down…Sat Dec 03 2011 - 00:00
Sutherland should have been told of Gadafy claims - reportFORMER CHAIRMAN of BP, Peter Sutherland, should have been told of untruthful claims by a son of Col Gadafy that part of a £1.…Sat Dec 03 2011 - 00:00
Clarkson apology to striking workersLONDON – British prime minister David Cameron has criticised comments made by Top Gear television show presenter Jeremy Clarkson…Fri Dec 02 2011 - 00:00
Battle of Trafalgar warship restoration project to beginIn 1759, carpenters used 8ft wide oak beams to construct Nelson’s flagship, HMS Victory in Chatham DocksFri Dec 02 2011 - 00:00
British banks told to prepare for worstTHE DANGER of the collapse of the euro has created an “exceptionally threatening environment”, the head of the Bank of England…Fri Dec 02 2011 - 00:00
AG warns media on court injunctionsLONDON – Media organisations could be prosecuted for contempt of court for reporting comments by MPs who use House of Commons…Fri Dec 02 2011 - 00:00
Morrisons chief sets great store by its foodFRIDAY INTERVIEW: Dalton Philips, chief executive of MorrisonsFri Dec 02 2011 - 00:00
'Do you want your five-year-olds to be taught by 68-year-olds?'ON A normal Wednesday, like every other day in school term, Kilkenny-born Kenny Frederick runs the George Green secondary school…Thu Dec 01 2011 - 00:00
‘Sunday World’ named in UK paper inquiryTHE SUNDAY World made dozens of requests for private information, including criminal records and car-registration numbers, from…Thu Dec 01 2011 - 00:00
Dirty issue of health and safety surfaces in debate on river clean-upLONDON LETTER : LUKELY BROOK is a tributary of one of the Isle of Wight’s two main rivers, rising in the Boscombe Valley before…Thu Dec 01 2011 - 00:00
UK body warns of risk of EU defaultsDEFAULT BY a number of European Union states on hundreds of billions of euro in sovereign debt is now a “significant” risk, according…Wed Nov 30 2011 - 00:00
Osborne issues stark warning on recessionUK AUTUMN BUDGET STATEMENT: BRITISH CHANCELLOR of the exchequer George Osborne has accepted publicly that he cannot bring the…Wed Nov 30 2011 - 00:00
Chancellor unbowed in midst of stormOsborne capitalising on public’s mistrust of his Labour opponentWed Nov 30 2011 - 00:00
Ten charged with offences at care homeTEN PEOPLE have been charged following an investigation into abuses of patients at a care home in Bristol owned by Irish investors…Tue Nov 29 2011 - 00:00
Singer tells inquiry she was advised to waive fee to sing at Murdoch's weddingSINGER CHARLOTTE Church told the Leveson inquiry yesterday she believed her telephone had been hacked when she was 17, and that…Tue Nov 29 2011 - 00:00
Maverick film-maker Ken Russell dies at 84FILM-MAKER KEN Russell, who died on Sunday aged 84, remained in love with movies up until the end, and had agreed to create a…Tue Nov 29 2011 - 00:00
Rights body undermined by hacking, inquiry toldTHE WORK of a Northern Ireland human rights body has been compromised by computer hacking allegedly carried out for the News …Tue Nov 29 2011 - 00:00
Seediness of British tabloid press laid bareFOR SOME watching the Leveson Inquiry yesterday in Court 73 of the Royal Courts of Justice in London, the memory they will take…Fri Nov 25 2011 - 00:00
UK pub chain rejects allegation of racism against Irish TravellersONE OF the largest pub chains in the UK has rejected charges of racial discrimination against Irish Travellers after a group …Fri Nov 25 2011 - 00:00
UK pub chain which barred Travellers faces investigationONE OF Britain’s largest pub chains is to face investigation for racial discrimination after a group, including a police officer…Thu Nov 24 2011 - 00:00
Education gets spiced up as curry-making finds way on to menuLETTER FROM BRADFORD: THE HOUSE speciality in the Prashad restaurant in Bradford is aloo dum biryani – a mixed vegetable dish…Thu Nov 24 2011 - 00:00
Leveson warns over hostile reportingTHE HEAD of the Leveson Inquiry has warned he is “extremely concerned” witnesses will feel intimidated over giving evidence on…Wed Nov 23 2011 - 00:00
Hugh Grant claims 'Mail on Sunday' hacked voicemailTHE HACKING of voicemails in the UK was not confined to the News of the World , actor Hugh Grant said yesterday during one of…Tue Nov 22 2011 - 00:00
Reoccupy Dale Farm: the Travellers who have gone back to their old homeA month after the Dale Farm evictions in the UK, some Travellers have returned and are living on a neighbouring siteSat Nov 19 2011 - 00:00
Suitability of GPs for signing long-term sick notes queriedBRITISH DOCTORS should not be allowed to sign sick notes for people out of work for long periods, according to a major report…Sat Nov 19 2011 - 00:00
O'Leary and Walsh urge end to UK air passenger dutyAVIATION BOSSES Willie Walsh and Michael O’Leary are unlikely bedfellows, but yesterday they united in calling for the scrapping…Fri Nov 18 2011 - 00:00
Branson's Virgin Money buys Northern Rock for £747mONCE VALUED at £20 billion, Northern Rock, the bank that suffered the first run on a British bank for 150 years, was yesterday…Fri Nov 18 2011 - 00:00
British central bank warns of low growth and 'arduous' recoveryUNEMPLOYMENT IN Britain has reached near 20-year highs, youth unemployment now stands at record levels, while the Bank of England…Thu Nov 17 2011 - 00:00
Englishman's council house may not always be his homeLONDON LETTER: WANDSWORTH COUNCIL in London, with the lowest council tax in the United Kingdom, is often seen as a triumph of…Thu Nov 17 2011 - 00:00
Murder victim's mother 'felt euphoria' at reaching voicemailTHE MOTHER of murder victim Milly Dowler, whose mobile telephone was hacked by the News of the World after she went missing, “…Thu Nov 17 2011 - 00:00
Official claims name tarnished over border checksA FORMER top British borders security official, who quit last week in a dispute about changes made to speed up passport checks…Wed Nov 16 2011 - 00:00
