Inquiry to investigate claim of UK tortureAN INDEPENDENT judicial inquiry set up last year will now investigate allegations that British security officers were directly…Tue Sept 06 2011 - 01:00
News International to sell its headquarters site in WappingTHE RUPERT Murdoch-controlled News International is to sell its Wapping headquarters in London, the scene of some of the most…Tue Sept 06 2011 - 01:00
Date set for Travellers' eviction from encampment in EssexTHE EVICTION of hundreds of Irish Travellers by an English local authority from an Essex encampment will begin on September 19th…Tue Sept 06 2011 - 01:00
No case against nurse on hospital deathsBRITISH NURSE Rebecca Leighton, arrested in July over the deaths of four patients in a hospital in Stockport, will not be prosecuted…Sat Sept 03 2011 - 01:00
Osborne under pressure to boost UK economyBRITISH CHANCELLOR of the exchequer George Osborne has come under renewed pressure to boost the economy following depressing …Fri Sept 02 2011 - 01:00
Council tells Travellers to leave quietly and warns it will proceed with evictionAN ENGLISH local authority has appealed to hundreds of Irish Travellers who have been ordered to leave land in Essex to go quietly…Fri Sept 02 2011 - 01:00
A school rooted in the belief that Britain must try harderLONDON LETTER: TOBY YOUNG’S father, Michael, who eventually became a Labour member of the House of Lords, was the man who coined…Thu Sept 01 2011 - 01:00
'We are not prepared to live in bricks and mortar. We are Travellers'A High Court judge says Irish Travellers living illegally on a site in Essex have reached the end of the roadThu Sept 01 2011 - 01:00
Travellers lose 10-year legal battle against evictionIRISH FAMILIES living on the largest Traveller site in the UK have lost a legal battle to stop their eviction by a British local…Thu Sept 01 2011 - 01:00
Two British teenagers in court over charge of hacking major websitesTWO BRITISH teenagers, accused of involvement in attacks on major websites, are facing a transatlantic investigation involving…Wed Aug 31 2011 - 01:00
Travellers in last-minute court bid to halt evictionsTRAVELLERS, MAINLY families with connections to Rathkeale, Co Limerick, will make a last-minute effort in the High Court in London…Wed Aug 31 2011 - 01:00
Hundreds of thousands enjoy largely peaceful Notting Hill carnivalLONDON’S NOTTING Hill carnival, Europe’s biggest, passed off peacefully yesterday, and although hundreds of thousands of people…Tue Aug 30 2011 - 01:00
Killings put spotlight on English IslamophobesBORROWED FROM the Knights Templar, who ruled Jerusalem during the days of the Crusades, the insignia of the English Defence League…Sat Jul 30 2011 - 01:00
Before Murdoch, Fleet Street was all about murderRecent unethical practices have forced shifts in the tabloid world – but ethics had little to do with 1950s journalism, according…Sat Jul 30 2011 - 01:00
Threat of strikes over new pension contributionsTHE PROSPECT of widespread industrial action looms following the publication yesterday of plans that would require 2Fri Jul 29 2011 - 01:00
Regulator widens investigation into care homesHUNDREDS OF care homes for the elderly and disabled run by a company bought by wealthy Irish investors are to be investigated…Fri Jul 29 2011 - 01:00
Irish-owned UK care homes told to improve or face closureALMOST HALF of the care homes run by a British company owned by wealthy Irish investors, including JP McManus, Dermot Desmond…Fri Jul 29 2011 - 01:00
Potential hacking victim: Mother of murdered child Sarah Payne on paper's listPOLICE HAVE told Sara Payne, whose daughter was murdered in 2000, that her telephone messages may have been hacked by the News…Fri Jul 29 2011 - 01:00
London 'on budget and on time' for OlympicsINTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC Committee president Jacques Rogge has said that London has done “a great job” to prepare for next year’…Thu Jul 28 2011 - 01:00
UK to expel last eight Libyan diplomatsCOL MUAMMAR Gadafy’s last remaining diplomats in the United Kingdom are to be expelled, but the British government has offered…Thu Jul 28 2011 - 01:00
Osborne met News Corp chiefs 16 timesBRITISH CHANCELLOR of the Exchequer George Osborne has met senior News Corporation executives 16 times since he took office, …Wed Jul 27 2011 - 01:00
Poor growth casts doubt on UK government policyBRITISH CHANCELLOR of the exchequer George Osborne’s economic strategy is facing questions following figures that show he will…Wed Jul 27 2011 - 01:00
Mass killer was in contact with far-right group's online forumNORWEGIAN MASS killer Anders Behring Breivik was in frequent contact with the far-right English Defence League (EDL) in the months…Wed Jul 27 2011 - 01:00
Claim gunman linked to UK groupTHE BRITISH CONNECTION: SEARCHLIGHT , THE London-based anti-fascist magazine, last night said it would today release information…Tue Jul 26 2011 - 01:00
Fans gather at late singer's homeREACTION: A POSTMORTEM is due to be carried out today on the body of singer Amy Winehouse, who was found dead on Saturday afternoon…Mon Jul 25 2011 - 01:00
Rule change needed to prevent media dominance - CableTHE RULES that govern British media should be changed to ensure no company enjoys a dominant share of newspapers and television…Mon Jul 25 2011 - 01:00
Fleet Street awaits 'collateral damage'As the investigation into phone-hacking gathers pace, will the scandal change British media for the better or lead to more restrictions…Sat Jul 23 2011 - 01:00
London's deputy mayor says sorry for dig at Irish buildersLONDON’S DEPUTY mayor Richard Barnes, who is in charge of equality issues in the city, has been forced to apologise following…Sat Jul 23 2011 - 01:00
Cameron says Murdoch jnr has 'questions to answer'NEWS CORPORATION’S James Murdoch’s position has come under new pressure following British prime minister David Cameron’s declaration…Sat Jul 23 2011 - 01:00
English and Welsh police forces face 34,000 job lossesPOLICE FORCES in England and Wales are to shed 34,000 jobs, including 16,000 uniformed posts, over the next four years to cope…Fri Jul 22 2011 - 01:00
British leaders divided over euro crisisLONDON: DIVISIONS HAVE emerged between British prime minister David Cameron and Liberal Democrat leader and deputy prime minister…Fri Jul 22 2011 - 01:00
Law firm authorised to speak to policeA LONDON firm of solicitors which was given hundreds of internal News of the World e-mails in 2007 has been freed from a confidentiality…Thu Jul 21 2011 - 01:00
Murdoch staff thwarted police inquiry, say MPsNEWS INTERNATIONAL appeared to try to deliberately thwart the Metropolitan Police’s 2005 investigation into phone-hacking, but…Thu Jul 21 2011 - 01:00
Coulson problem is not going to go away for weakened PMLONDON LETTER: David Cameron has left unanswered questions about his relationship with News InternationalThu Jul 21 2011 - 01:00
A day of humble pie for Murdochs but responsibility is another questionCOMEDIAN JONNIE Marbles, little known outside his own sittingroom, yesterday did Rupert Murdoch a favour when he hit him with…Wed Jul 20 2011 - 01:00
UK police chief defends reasons for his resignationPOLICE COMMISSIONER Paul Stephenson, who announced his resignation on Sunday, said he had made the “difficult and personally …Wed Jul 20 2011 - 01:00
Relationship with Cameron was entirely appropriate, says BrooksFORMER NEWS International chief executive Rebekah Brooks has rejected MPs charges that she was too close to British prime minister…Wed Jul 20 2011 - 01:00
Murdoch refuses to accept any culpabilityNEWS CORPORATION’S Rupert Murdoch has refused to accept responsibility for the News of the World phone-hacking scandal, insisting…Wed Jul 20 2011 - 01:00
Police to face several inquiries, says MayTHE METROPOLITAN police, still reeling from the resignations of Commissioner Paul Stephenson and top anti-terrorist officer John…Tue Jul 19 2011 - 01:00
'News of the World' journalist found deadFORMER News of the World journalist Sean Hoare, the first journalist to publicly allege that former editor at the paper Andy …Tue Jul 19 2011 - 01:00
Each resignation brings sword of Damocles closer to CameronANALYSIS : IN LATE 1997, in the months following his first election victory, Tony Blair enjoyed unprecedented popularity, seemingly…Tue Jul 19 2011 - 01:00
Murdoch scandal inspires bardic barbs on TwitterTHE SCANDAL engulfing Rupert Murdoch’s News Corporation has all of the elements of a great Shakespearean tragedy – looming disaster…Mon Jul 18 2011 - 01:00
Ex-News International chief arrested over phone-hacking claimsTHE DECISION of the Metropolitan Police to arrest former chief executive of News International Rebekah Brooks in connection with…Mon Jul 18 2011 - 01:00
Nine banks get three months to raise €3bnEUROPEAN BANKS STRESS TEST: NINE EUROPEAN Union banks have been given three months to raise nearly €3 billion in capital, while…Sat Jul 16 2011 - 01:00
Murdoch apologises as Brooks finally resignsNEWS CORPORATION chairman Rupert Murdoch will today offer a full apology to the British public for the News of the World’ s phone…Sat Jul 16 2011 - 01:00
The once omnipotent Murdoch humiliatedIN A humiliating climbdown, Rupert Murdoch, chairman of News Corporation, has accepted a summons to appear before a House of …Fri Jul 15 2011 - 01:00
News Corp to be asked to withdraw BSkyB bidTHE HOUSE of Commons will today issue an extraordinary call on Rupert Murdoch’s News Corporation to withdraw its bid to take …Wed Jul 13 2011 - 01:00
Murdoch newspapers reject ex-PM's allegationsNEWS INTERNATIONAL titles the Sun and the Sunday Times have both firmly rejected charges made by former British prime minister…Wed Jul 13 2011 - 01:00
News Corp withdraws Sky News guaranteesNEWS CORPORATION’S decision to withdraw its guarantee of editorial independence for Sky News has offered the British culture …Tue Jul 12 2011 - 01:00
Reversal of fortune as Miliband has the upper hand and Cameron looks vulnerableLabour senses scandal could hurt not just the Murdoch operation, but also the prime ministerTue Jul 12 2011 - 01:00
