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
Delight at 'wonderful' meeting with ThatcherCHARLES HAUGHEY, who presented Margaret Thatcher with a Georgian silver teapot at his first meeting with her in Downing Street…Thu Jun 23 2011 - 01:00
Church of England leaders at odds over issue of gay bishopsLONDON LETTER: The church’s full synod will gather in York next month, this time armed with legal advice, to try to break the…Thu Jun 23 2011 - 01:00
Wily man is no friend of ours, envoy told ThatcherCHARLES HAUGHEY was a man of “calculating and ruthless ambition” who had “become pretty sophisticated and would like to be more…Thu Jun 23 2011 - 01:00
Cameron defends change of plans to cut prison numbersMAJOR PLANS to cut prison numbers in England and Wales which were pushed strongly for months by prime minister David Cameron …Wed Jun 22 2011 - 01:00
Irish-owned hospital to closeA PRIVATE hospital owned by Irish investors John Magnier, JP McManus, Dermot Desmond and Denis Brosnan, where staff were secretly…Tue Jun 21 2011 - 01:00
Council told of chance to sell 'green' energy to GermanyGERMANY’S DECISION to close its nuclear power plants early offered major opportunities to Ireland and Britain to sell it renewable…Tue Jun 21 2011 - 01:00
Kenny attends London summitTaoiseach Enda Kenny has insisted that a new European Union bailout for Greece, which is being negotiated in Luxembourg today…Mon Jun 20 2011 - 01:00
Balls makes complaint over leak of papers to 'Telegraph'THE DISCLOSURE of private papers belonging to Labour’s Ed Balls covering efforts to push Tony Blair from 10 Downing Street in…Sat Jun 11 2011 - 01:00
Tory MP questioned on suspicion of sex assaultRIGHT-WING Conservative MP Andrew Bridgen, elected for the first time last year, has been arrested on suspicion of sexually assaulting…Fri Jun 10 2011 - 01:00
Cameron rejects unjust policy charge by archbishopBRITISH PRIME minister David Cameron has rejected charges by Archbishop of Canterbury Dr Rowan Williams that the Conservative…Fri Jun 10 2011 - 01:00
Ireland appears on right track, says acting IMF chiefTHE GOVERNMENT’S economic strategy to deal with Ireland’s financial and banking crisis “appears to be on the right track”, though…Tue Jun 07 2011 - 01:00
Recession just small beer for UK pub chainFRIDAY INTERVIEW: Tim Martin, chairman, JD WetherspoonFri Jun 03 2011 - 01:00
Inquiry into abuse at hospital owned by Irish investorsFOUR HOSPITAL staff working in an English hospital owned by prominent Irish investors, Denis Brosnan, JP McManus, Dermot Desmond…Thu Jun 02 2011 - 01:00
Oxfam warns of mass hunger over food pricesPRICES OF staple foods will more than double over the next two decades unless urgent action is taken to change the rules of world…Tue May 31 2011 - 01:00
Scottish party to challenge UK supreme courtTHE UK supreme court should not be able to review human-rights judgments made in Scottish courts, Scottish National Party ministers…Mon May 30 2011 - 01:00
Twitter hands over data on councillorTWITTER HAS handed over information about a Tyneside councillor who is alleged to have made libellous comments about fellow councillors…Mon May 30 2011 - 01:00
Miliband weds long-term partner in civil ceremonyLABOUR PARTY leader Ed Miliband, who once said he was too busy to get married, yesterday wed his long-term partner Justine Thornton…Sat May 28 2011 - 01:00
Creighton criticises 'sheep' politiciansEUROPEAN UNION leaders must show “courage and leadership” to face the challenges of today and not behave like “sheep” prepared…Sat May 28 2011 - 01:00
Nama denies 2013 is UK sale deadlineTHE NATIONAL Asset Management Agency has denied that it plans to complete the sell-off of £9 billion worth of British properties…Sat May 28 2011 - 01:00
Why 10 years of Doha talks must end with free trade agreementLONDON LETTER: Peter Sutherland and Jagdish Bhagwati say their review of the Doha trade talks is being published as an urgent…Thu May 26 2011 - 01:00
Cameron and Obama promise more co-operationTHE UNITED States and the United Kingdom are to increase security co-operation to prepare for “over-the-horizon” challenges, …Wed May 25 2011 - 01:00
Gifts of album and honey avoid sticky situations of pastQUEEN ELIZABETH, spectacles in place and holding her handbag with both hands behind her, peered over the display case all the…Wed May 25 2011 - 01:00
North should get to set its own corporate tax rates, says reportNORTHERN IRELAND should be given the right to set its own rates of corporation tax, though the change would cause major issues…Wed May 25 2011 - 01:00
US ambassador in London hosts couple after early arrivalVOLCANIC ASH FEARS: US PRESIDENT Barack Obama, who left Ireland for London earlier than planned because of fears that volcanic…Tue May 24 2011 - 01:00
MP names Giggs in injunction controversyMANCHESTER UNITED footballer Ryan Giggs was named yesterday as the celebrity identified on Twitter who brought a super-injunction…Tue May 24 2011 - 01:00
No finding of official conspiracy, says PatersonWESTMINSTER: PEOPLE LOOKING for evidence that the British state conspired in or planned the death of Lurgan solicitor Rosemary…Tue May 24 2011 - 01:00
Courage and sincerity on both sides deliver rich rewardsFEW, IN their wildest dreams, could have imagined the sceneFri May 20 2011 - 01:00
Hague sees 'real opportunity' for both countriesBUSINESS BREAKFAST: IRELAND AND Britain must “be in the vanguard” to ensure that the EU agrees free trade deals with India and…Thu May 19 2011 - 01:00
Visit 'one of most important in Queen's reign'MEDIA: QUEEN ELIZABETH’S visit to Ireland is “one of the most important that she has made in all her long reign”, the London…Wed May 18 2011 - 01:00
President greets royal couple at Áras where Queen plants Irish oak treeÁRAS AN UACHTARÁIN: QUEEN ELIZABETH was greeted by President Mary McAleese and was accorded full military honours yesterday …Wed May 18 2011 - 01:00
Occasion a hugely significant one, says CameronBRITISH PRIME MINISTER: BRITISH PRIME Minister David Cameron, who travels to Dublin today for Queen Elizabeth’s State visit, …Wed May 18 2011 - 01:00
Bomb experts destroy suitcase after phone threatLONDON: STREETS IN central London were closed off for a number of hours yesterday morning while bomb disposal experts destroyed…Tue May 17 2011 - 01:00
British cabinet selling fine wines to raise funds for moreHIGH-QUALITY WINES, including a “silky” 1961 Chateau Margaux and a 1975 Chateau Palmer that “is excellent with some austerity…Sat May 14 2011 - 01:00
UK yet to feel full impact of cuts, says studyHOUSEHOLD INCOMES in the United Kingdom rose during the recession despite significant increases in unemployment but the full …Sat May 14 2011 - 01:00
'News of World' hacked 45 Prescott messagesCLOSE TO 50 messages left on voicemail by former British deputy prime minister John Prescott were intercepted, transcribed and…Fri May 13 2011 - 01:00
Laws suspended from Commons for expenses breachLIBERAL DEMOCRAT MP David Laws’s hope that he could return to the British cabinet has been dealt a blow, following a decision…Fri May 13 2011 - 01:00
BA and Unite reach deal to end bitter 18-month disputeBRITISH AIRWAYS and its largest union, Unite, have reached a deal to end an 18-month dispute that led to 22 days of strikes, £…Fri May 13 2011 - 01:00
Biggest source of wealth for royal family could be at seaTHE PAVEMENTS at the junction of Pall Mall and St James’s Street in London, blocked off by hoardings, are a nightmare for pedestrians…Thu May 12 2011 - 01:00
Two men jailed for murder can seek compensationTWO MEN from Northern Ireland, jailed for life for murder in 1979, were wrongfully refused compensation after their convictions…Thu May 12 2011 - 01:00
Clegg vows to get tougher with Tories on coalition anniversaryLIBERAL DEMOCRAT leader and deputy UK prime minister Nick Clegg yesterday vowed to take a tougher stand in coalition with the…Thu May 12 2011 - 01:00
Cameron asks ministers to consider privacy lawBRITISH PRIME minister David Cameron has ordered ministers to consider the preparation of a privacy law for the United Kingdom…Wed May 11 2011 - 01:00
Labour to go it alone with minority Welsh administrationCARWYN JONES, Labour’s leader in Wales, has decided to form a minority administration following last week’s election where he…Wed May 11 2011 - 01:00
Reforms will irreparably damage NHS, warn GPs and nursesPLANNED REFORMS of the UK’S National Health Service, which will give doctors control over the commissioning of £80 billion worth…Tue May 10 2011 - 01:00
Clegg unscrambles party message on Tory policiesBRITISH DEPUTY prime minister Nick Clegg has begun to take a more combative attitude publicly to his Conservative party coalition…Mon May 09 2011 - 01:00
Nationalists win outright majority for first timeSCOTLAND: THE SCOTTISH National Party, which has won a comfortable majority in parliamentary elections, will hold a referendum…Sat May 07 2011 - 01:00
Scottish independence vote before 2015, says SNP leaderSCOTTISH FIRST minister Alex Salmond has said that Scotland’s “eyes are on the future” following a historic victory by the Scottish…Sat May 07 2011 - 01:00
UK voters firmly reject electoral reformREFERENDUM: THE REFERENDUM to reform voting rules for the election of Westminster MPs has been resoundingly defeated, in a further…Sat May 07 2011 - 01:00
Labour likely to seek coalition partnerWALES: THE BRITISH Labour Party is likely to try and form a new coalition in Wales, possibly with its nationalist partners in…Sat May 07 2011 - 01:00
