Divisions exposed as MPs back 1% welfare capWelfare payments in the United Kingdom will rise by just 1 per cent a year over the next three years, following a House of Commons…Wed Jan 09 2013 - 00:00
Cameron and Clegg give 'Ronseal' coalition a fresh coat of varnishPoliticians, to borrow a hackneyed phrase, campaign in poetry but govern in proseTue Jan 08 2013 - 00:00
Olympics ran rings around a perfect showIn the days running up to July 27th, the British suffered a collective bout of nerves about their ability to run the Olympic …Sat Dec 29 2012 - 00:00
‘Evasive’ O’Donnell fails in UK bankruptcy attemptBank of Ireland will press for property investors Brian and Mary Patricia O’Donnell to be made bankrupt in Ireland next month…Sat Dec 22 2012 - 00:00
Second man held over police 'plebs' rowPolice investigating allegations that Conservative MP Andrew Mitchell was falsely accused of calling officers “plebs” have arrested…Fri Dec 21 2012 - 00:00
Royal rights for women escape the aristocracyLONDON LETTER: Female British aristocrats are feeling unloved this Christmas.Fri Dec 21 2012 - 00:00
Nama-owned US navy HQ on marketThe former headquarters of the United States navy in Britain in leafy Grosvenor Square in London – bought with a £240 million…Thu Dec 20 2012 - 00:00
Investigation under way into police role in Mitchell caseBritish prime minister David Cameron has said allegations that a police officer sought “to blacken the name” of former government…Thu Dec 20 2012 - 00:00
Wealthy Traveller family sentenced to jail for exploiting vulnerable menFive members of an Irish Traveller family have been jailed in England for nearly 17 years for forcing homeless alcoholic or drug…Thu Dec 20 2012 - 00:00
Decision to drop Savile programme 'flawed'Senior BBC executives have escaped sacking over a decision last year not to broadcast a Newsnight programme in December 2011 …Thu Dec 20 2012 - 00:00
Blair warns against making scapgoats of immigrants in debate on Britain's problemsFormer British prime minister Tony Blair, blamed by some for allowing hundreds of thousands of eastern Europeans to migrate to…Wed Dec 19 2012 - 00:00
British expert group splits on rights BillThe British commission on a Bill of rights, set up by prime minister David Cameron, has divided sharply over the European Convention…Wed Dec 19 2012 - 00:00
Cameron to reveal plan for poll on British role in EUBritish prime minister David Cameron is to lay out his plans for a referendum on the United Kingdom’s European Union membership…Tue Dec 18 2012 - 00:00
McKillen making inroads into cutting IBRC debtProperty developer Paddy McKillen, who is engaged in a high-profile battle for control of three luxury London hotels, has cut…Sat Dec 15 2012 - 00:00
Family guilty of forced labourFive members of an Irish Traveller family have been convicted in England of demanding forced labour from dozens of homeless men…Sat Dec 15 2012 - 00:00
Miliband promise is Finucanes' best hopeQ: Will the Finucanes ever get a public inquiry?Sat Dec 15 2012 - 00:00
Test-drilling for shale gas gets green light in UKTest-drilling for shale gas in Lancashire can go ahead with safeguards to ensure that they do not cause earthquakes, British …Fri Dec 14 2012 - 00:00
Irish developer McKillen lodges money to protect stake in three luxury London hotelsProperty developer Patrick McKillen has lodged the funds necessary to ensure that his stake in three luxury London hotels is …Fri Dec 14 2012 - 00:00
Cameron taking a gamble on gay marriage lawLondon Letter: Conservatives opposed to the law may punish the PM if it passesFri Dec 14 2012 - 00:00
Cameron rejects public inquiryBRITISH REACTION: British prime minister David Cameron has said the report into the murder of Belfast solicitor Pat Finucane…Thu Dec 13 2012 - 00:00
Family calls Finucane collusion inquiry a 'sham'Taoiseach Enda Kenny last night held to the Government position that there should be a public inquiry into the murder of Belfast…Thu Dec 13 2012 - 00:00
Family condemns 'sham' reportFAMILY REACTION: The family of murdered Belfast solicitor Pat Finucane has pinned its hopes for an inquiry into his 1989 killing…Thu Dec 13 2012 - 00:00
Irish-born population in England and Wales falls sharply in last decadeThe number of Irish-born people living in England and Wales fell by almost 125,000 in the last decade, according to the first…Wed Dec 12 2012 - 00:00
Cameron defends stance on LevesonBritish prime minister David Cameron has stood by his opposition to statutory regulation of the press despite the Labour Party…Tue Dec 11 2012 - 00:00
UK draft proposals on gay marriage dueLegislation that would allow churches to refuse to hold gay marriage ceremonies had a “negligible” chance of being successfully…Tue Dec 11 2012 - 00:00
IBRC rejects Barclays' debt purchase offersThe billionaire Barclay brothers, who are battling property developer Patrick McKillen for control of three London luxury hotels…Tue Dec 11 2012 - 00:00
Hiring is just the start of getting the bestCompanies spend fortunes recruiting executives but do little to help them to be successful in their rolesMon Dec 10 2012 - 00:00
Cameron urged to back gay marriageLondon mayor Boris Johnson has urged British prime minister David Cameron quickly to pass legislation allowing gay marriages …Mon Dec 10 2012 - 00:00
Cameron faces revolt on same-sex marriageLegislation to clear the way for gay marriage in the UK will include an opt-in for churches who favour the change, British prime…Sat Dec 08 2012 - 00:00
Nurse in royal hoax call incident found deadJacintha Saldanha was at the end of a long shift when the telephone call came through to the front desk of King Edward VII’s …Sat Dec 08 2012 - 00:00
Australian DJs behind royal hoax call taken off airThe Australian disc jockeys responsible for the prank call to a London hospital treating the pregnant Duchess of Cambridge that…Sat Dec 08 2012 - 00:00
Judge questions facts of O'Donnells' move to LondonThe High Court judge in London dealing with property investors Brian and Mary Patricia O’Donnell’s application for bankruptcy…Fri Dec 07 2012 - 00:00
Top-rate taxpayers in UK on course to double since 1995By the time voters next go to the polls in 2015, the number of higher-rate taxpayers in the United Kingdom will have doubled …Fri Dec 07 2012 - 00:00
Independent Scotland 'will have to apply to EU'Scottish first minister Alex Salmond’s campaign for a Yes vote in the 2014 independence referendum has been dealt a blow after…Fri Dec 07 2012 - 00:00
Multinationals put their hands up on tax billsLONDON LETTER: The tax practices of multinationals have been exposed, to the fury of big businessFri Dec 07 2012 - 00:00
Campaigners deride editors' proposals as a charadeCampaigners pushing for regulation of British newspapers have called an offer by editors to implement practically all of the …Fri Dec 07 2012 - 00:00
Osborne targets welfare recipients and teachersWelfare benefits are to be squeezed, teachers forced to accept performance-related pay and half a million people will be dragged…Thu Dec 06 2012 - 00:00
UK to offer tax breaks for onshore gas drillingEnergy companies in the United Kingdom will be offered tax-breaks to drill for onshore gas, British chancellor of the exchequer…Thu Dec 06 2012 - 00:00
Pledges dumped with a smileANALYSIS : George Osborne’s mini-budget took a little from the wealthy and a lot from the poorestThu Dec 06 2012 - 00:00
Cameron warning on press rulesBritish newspaper editors have been given just 48 hours by British prime minister David Cameron to show they can reach a deal…Wed Dec 05 2012 - 00:00
O'Donnell suspected of siphoning sales fundsBank of Ireland was suspicious that property investor Brian O’Donnell was siphoning funds from property sales forced on him after…Wed Dec 05 2012 - 00:00
O'Donnell denies rent at 'absurdly low' levelMary Patricia O’Donnell told a London court she and her husband, Brian, had been unable to find a tenant willing to pay £4,000…Tue Dec 04 2012 - 00:00
London move not to exploit law - O'DonnellProperty investor Mary Patricia O’Donnell, who is seeking to become bankrupt in Britain with her husband, Brian, has insisted…Tue Dec 04 2012 - 00:00
New UK powers to curb illegal scrap metal tradeScrap metal dealers in England and Wales will be forbidden from today for paying cash for scrap metal in a bid to curb a multimillion…Tue Dec 04 2012 - 00:00
Starbucks in talks on paying more tax in UKMultinational coffee giant Starbucks is in talks to pay more corporation tax in the United Kingdom following bitter attacks by…Mon Dec 03 2012 - 00:00
McKillen refused leave to appeal Nama sale of £660m of hotel debtProperty developer Patrick McKillen has been refused permission by the UK Supreme Court to appeal the National Asset Management…Sat Dec 01 2012 - 00:00
O'Donnell claims senior Bank of Ireland executive 'consumed by animosity'Senior Bank of Ireland executive Des Hanrahan is “consumed by animosity”, property investor Brian O’Donnell, who is fighting …Sat Dec 01 2012 - 00:00
Artane days stayed with ship croonerIn life, singer Matt Munro was a favourite of Dubliner John RyanSat Dec 01 2012 - 00:00
Judge urges independent regulator for British pressWhile the independence of the British press must be protected, a powerful self-regulatory system must be created to protect the…Fri Nov 30 2012 - 00:00
Cameron opposes legislation to regulate newspapersBritish prime minister David Cameron, who yesterday opposed the passing of legislation to support a new independent press regulator…Fri Nov 30 2012 - 00:00
