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
Newspaper scandal widens over targeting of BrownTHE SCANDAL surrounding Rupert Murdoch’s News International group of newspapers in Britain escalated last night following allegations…Tue Jul 12 2011 - 01:00
Top officers face Commons committeeTOP METROPOLITAN Police officers will appear tomorrow before a key House of Commons committee to face questions about the force…Mon Jul 11 2011 - 01:00
Lib Dem MPs hint at effort to halt BSkyB dealRUPERT MURDOCH’S bid to take complete control of satellite broadcaster BSkyB is under threat after Liberal Democrat MPs hinted…Mon Jul 11 2011 - 01:00
Concerns on UK-Ireland travel rules exploitationIMMIGRATION OFFICIALS at London’s Stansted Airport believe that passport-free travel rules between Ireland and Britain are being…Mon Jul 11 2011 - 01:00
Nama puts iconic London Odeon cinema on marketONE OF London’s most high-profile buildings, the Odeon cinema in Leicester Square, is to be sold following an agreement between…Sat Jul 09 2011 - 01:00
Murdoch flies in to tackle crisis as Clegg calls for 'accountability'NEWS CORP chairman Rupert Murdoch is due to fly to London today to take charge of the phone hacking crisis which has engulfed…Sat Jul 09 2011 - 01:00
Murdoch deal for BSkyB in the balanceRUPERT MURDOCH’S plan to take full control of the satellite broadcaster BSkyB has been scuppered by the political fallout from…Sat Jul 09 2011 - 01:00
Generation LDNLondon’s Gaelic football team is on a roll, supported by a new wave of Irish immigrants, most aged 25-30, for whom emigration…Sat Jul 09 2011 - 01:00
Prime minister fails to distance himself from tabloid chiefsCLOSURE OF THE ‘NEWS OF THE WORLD’: DAVID CAMERON must hope dearly that Rupert Murdoch backs away from the BSkyB deal, for if…Sat Jul 09 2011 - 01:00
News International crisis deepens as paper closesANDY COULSON, former communications chief to British prime minister David Cameron, faces questioning by the Metropolitan Police…Fri Jul 08 2011 - 01:00
Clegg lords it over upper house with plan to establish senateLONDON LETTER: Change comes slowly in the House of Lords and a new reform plan is not proving popularThu Jul 07 2011 - 01:00
More companies join advertising boycott of paperNEWS OF THE WORLD HACKING SCANDAL: MAJOR COMPANIES such as Halifax Bank, Virgin Holidays and the Co-Operative have decided to…Thu Jul 07 2011 - 01:00
A casting of thousandsAs half of the renowned wife- and-husband team behind Hubbard Casting, Ros Hubbard has helped decide who we see in blockbusters…Wed Jul 06 2011 - 01:00
British files reveal US envoys in plot to deport 'dangerous agitator' after RisingDIARMUID LYNCH was said to have been the last man to leave the burning GPO during Easter week in 1916Wed Jul 06 2011 - 01:00
Travellers pledge to fight eviction from Basildon campIRISH TRAVELLERS ordered to leave one of the biggest Traveller camps in Europe have said they will resist eviction by an English…Wed Jul 06 2011 - 01:00
Gang crime plummets in Glasgow districtGLASGOW’S NOTORIOUSLY violent gang culture has been dealt a blow by a Strathclyde police-led community effort that has seen some…Tue Jul 05 2011 - 01:00
London unveils Reagan statue on July 4thIMMORTALISED ON film, Ronald Reagan, former actor and US president, has been commemorated with a series of three-metre (10ft) …Tue Jul 05 2011 - 01:00
Duncan-Smith claims UK young losing jobs to foreignersBRITISH BUSINESS leaders have reacted furiously to charges made by former Conservative Party leader Iain Duncan-Smith that British…Sat Jul 02 2011 - 01:00
Sides disagree on numbers of striking civil servantsTRADES UNION leaders and British ministers last night disagreed about the number of civil servants who went on strike yesterday…Fri Jul 01 2011 - 01:00
British public sector workers start industrial actionCIVIL SERVANTS struggling to look after their children because of today’s strike, which could see up to a third of schools in…Thu Jun 30 2011 - 01:00
Worried rail carriage-builders watch as jobs disappear overseasLONDON LETTER: Railways started in Britain, but soon it may build neither engines nor carriagesThu Jun 30 2011 - 01:00
Ryanair rejects UK ruling over card chargesRYANAIR HAS rejected a ruling by the UK’s consumer and competition authority that it should stop imposing a £6 charge on flight…Wed Jun 29 2011 - 01:00
Cameron urges state staff not to strikeUK STRIKES: BRITISH PRIME minister David Cameron has appealed to 750,000 state employees, including teachers, civil servants…Wed Jun 29 2011 - 01:00
Pensioners breathe a sigh of reliefBank of Ireland had faced a PR disaster as elderly investors refused to be cowedWed Jun 29 2011 - 01:00
British military to be streamlined with reduction in officersTHE BRITISH ministry of defence, which has been criticised for failing to control its multimillion-pound budget, is to reformed…Tue Jun 28 2011 - 01:00
China, UK contract deal worth £1.4bnCHINA AND the United Kingdom yesterday signed contracts worth more than £1.4 billion (€1Tue Jun 28 2011 - 01:00
Bulger killer refused parole after decision he still poses riskJON VENABLES, one of two boys who murdered Liverpool toddler Jamie Bulger in 1993, has been refused parole following a decision…Tue Jun 28 2011 - 01:00
Bank of England governor says loans will not solve crisisBRITISH VIEW: BILLIONS OF extra EU loans for Greece and other countries struggling with mounting national debts, such as Ireland…Sat Jun 25 2011 - 01:00
Sellafield included among eight new nuclear plantsEIGHT PRIVATELY built nuclear plants are to be constructed in England and Wales, including two at existing nuclear installations…Fri Jun 24 2011 - 01:00
