Ruling says Iraq notes cannot be publishedTHE HEAD of the Iraq Inquiry has expressed disappointment the inquiry cannot detail the background to the decision by former …Wed Jan 19 2011 - 00:00
Health sector warns of risks in NHS reform planBRITISH PRIME minister David Cameron has said that plans to reform the National Health Service are “a once-in-a-lifetime” opportunity…Tue Jan 18 2011 - 00:00
WikiLeaks given data on alleged tax evasion by 2,000 including politiciansA FORMER Swiss banker facing prosecution in Zurich for breaching Switzerland’s strict banking laws has passed information to …Tue Jan 18 2011 - 00:00
Court backs 'Yorkshire Ripper' life sentenceTHE YORKSHIRE Ripper, Peter Sutcliffe, must spend the rest of his life in jail, the Court of Appeal in London has ruled, after…Sat Jan 15 2011 - 00:00
Labour secures byelection victoryThe British Labour Party has won the first byelection since last year’s general election in the Oldham East and Saddleworth constituency…Fri Jan 14 2011 - 00:00
Scars of tuition fees battle may cost Lib Dems byelection victoryOLDHAM LETTER: Nick Clegg is finding that proximity to power has badly tarnished his moral superiorityThu Jan 13 2011 - 00:00
Hundreds attend funeral of Lady Miranda GuinnessHUNDREDS OF mourners attending the funeral service in London yesterday of Lady Miranda Guinness were told that she had borne …Wed Jan 12 2011 - 00:00
Assange in court over request for extraditionWIKILEAKS FOUNDER Julian Assange will appear in court in London today for a hearing on efforts by Swedish authorities to extradite…Tue Jan 11 2011 - 00:00
Clegg rules out deal with Tories at next electionLIBERAL DEMOCRAT leader Nick Clegg, who spent the day campaigning in a crucial byelection battle in Oldham that will be decided…Thu Jan 06 2011 - 00:00
Details of royal wedding ceremony made publicKATE MIDDLETON will travel to Westminster Abbey by car, but return to Buckingham Palace in a glass carriage following her wedding…Thu Jan 06 2011 - 00:00
New ways with old corpses as space in the graveyard runs outLONDON LETTER: Cremation was once deemed the answer to the UK’s lack of cemetery space, but now the authorities are looking …Thu Jan 06 2011 - 00:00
Cameron's lucky charm may lose sparkle in 2011ANALYSIS: As the impact of deep cuts begins to sink in, the Tory/Lib Dem union may soon find its luck is running outWed Jan 05 2011 - 00:00
Billboard campaign to target avoiders and evaders of taxBRITISH CAMPAIGNERS seeking action against tax avoiders and evaders are planning a major billboard campaign after several Conservative…Wed Jan 05 2011 - 00:00
A beaten Brown quits as Cameron and Clegg unite for new political eraBRITAIN: From campaign meltdown to televised debates, Election 2010 was truly unusualTue Dec 28 2010 - 00:00
Bonus-grabbing bankers the panto villains of our timeLONDON LETTER: City bonuses, and the fury about them, have become part of the traditional British ChristmasThu Dec 23 2010 - 00:00
Thaw eases airport chaos but airlines struggle with backlogUK: TRAVEL CHAOS at the biggest airports around London began to ease yesterday, following a significant thaw, though airlines…Thu Dec 23 2010 - 00:00
Cable loses authority over media regulationUK BUSINESS secretary Vince Cable was last night stripped of his authority to rule on Rupert Murdoch’s bid to take full control…Wed Dec 22 2010 - 00:00
British police hold 12 on suspicion of terror plansTWELVE MEN, mostly British-born Bangladeshis, arrested by police yesterday after months of surveillance following suspicion they…Tue Dec 21 2010 - 00:00
Chaos as flights cancelled and rail services disruptedEUROPE: HEAVY SNOWFALLS have caused chaos throughout Europe, with large numbers of flights cancelled and major disruptions on…Tue Dec 21 2010 - 00:00
Cutbacks 'socially divisive', warn UK unionsLEADING BRITISH trades unionists have warned prime minister David Cameron that multibillion-pound spending cuts that will begin…Tue Dec 21 2010 - 00:00
Coalition leaders to meet bankers for bonus talksTOP BANKERS are expected to meet today with British chancellor of the exchequer George Osborne and Liberal Democrat business …Mon Dec 20 2010 - 00:00
City banks exempt from bonus banMAJOR BRITISH banks have been ordered to pay less than a third of the billions of pounds in cash in staff bonuses due at year…Sat Dec 18 2010 - 00:00
UK's squeezed generationThey’re the squeezed generation: facing higher education fees, kept out of housing by the rise in costs and ultimately paying…Sat Dec 18 2010 - 00:00
Money plays ever increasing role in decisions of Irish women to travelSupport agencies in the UK say half those going for abortions already have childrenFri Dec 17 2010 - 00:00
Deal on banks part of loan conditions for UK moneyIRELAND HAS agreed that there will be no changes to plans to restructure AIB, Bank of Ireland and Anglo Irish Bank’s British …Thu Dec 16 2010 - 00:00
Small communities help show the meaning of Big SocietyLONDON LETTER: The economic and social life of several villages has been saved by locals taking over pubs, shops and post offices…Thu Dec 16 2010 - 00:00
Martin calls for political reformsMULTI-SEAT constituencies in Ireland should be abolished and replaced by single-seat constituencies elected by proportional representation…Wed Dec 15 2010 - 00:00
Assange granted bail and Sweden prepares to appealWIKILEAKS FOUNDER Julian Assange will stay in custody for at least another two days until an appeal by Swedish authorities to…Wed Dec 15 2010 - 00:00
WikiLeaks raid claim no surprise - RobinsonNORTHERN IRELAND First Minister Peter Robinson has said no one in Northern Ireland would be surprised that US diplomats reported…Tue Dec 14 2010 - 00:00
SF unhappy with Labour doubts about Derry-Tyrone roadNORTHERN IRELAND Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness has condemned the Labour Party’s warning that funding from the Republic…Tue Dec 14 2010 - 00:00
Secondary students in UK to protest at abolition of grantTHOUSANDS OF secondary school pupils are set to take to the streets all over the UK today to protest at cuts in a State allowance…Mon Dec 13 2010 - 00:00
Jailed over death of two jockeysA MAN has been jailed indefinitely, but for a minimum of 7½ years, for the manslaughter of Galway jockey Jamie Kyne and a Scottish…Sat Dec 11 2010 - 00:00
Police face questions over attack on royal carTHE METROPOLITAN police service is to be asked to defend its handling of security for the British royal family, following the…Sat Dec 11 2010 - 00:00
Tears and anger as iconic tree cut down by vandalsTHE SOMERSET town of Glastonbury last night held vigils around three holy trees after vandals cut down a hawthorn tree that Christians…Sat Dec 11 2010 - 00:00
Join the chain gangWith the second snowy winter in a row in prospect, thoughts, perhaps, should turn to the art of walking gracefully on treacherous…Sat Dec 11 2010 - 00:00
UK fees protest turns violent as coalition wins voteEIGHT POLICEMEN were injured, one seriously, during violent clashes with students and others over the Conservative /Liberal Democrats…Fri Dec 10 2010 - 00:00
All bets are off as Paddy Power seeks to expand through UKLONDON LETTER: Local neighbourhoods in London are being urged to save their streets from a proliferation of new betting shops…Thu Dec 09 2010 - 00:00
Last-minute concessions offered ahead of fees voteTHE BRITISH government, faced with a revolt by Liberal Democrat MPs, has offered last-minute concessions to ensure a Commons …Thu Dec 09 2010 - 00:00
Conservatives revolt over plan to cut prison numbersMOUNTING OPPOSITION from Conservative MPs is expected following the publication of plans by justice secretary Ken Clarke to cut…Wed Dec 08 2010 - 00:00
Elliott wants Tories to shut NI branchULSTER UNIONIST Party leader Tom Elliott has demanded that the Conservative Party close its Northern Ireland branch as the price…Wed Dec 08 2010 - 00:00
Lib Dem MPs in disarray ahead of fees voteLIBERAL DEMOCRAT MPs are in increasing disarray over Thursday’s House of Commons vote to triple university feesTue Dec 07 2010 - 00:00
Trial begins of five men accused in fake medicine scamFIVE MEN have been accused of orchestrating a multi-million pound fake medicine scam by importing counterfeit drugs for cancer…Tue Dec 07 2010 - 00:00
The amazing technicolor RisingThe English creators of a musical based on the Easter Rising of 1916 hope it will do for Irish history what Les Misérables did…Tue Dec 07 2010 - 00:00
Benefit reform to affect children, says departmentCUTS TO housing benefits in England and Wales may result in significant numbers of schoolchildren being taught in temporary classrooms…Mon Dec 06 2010 - 00:00
Lib Dem MP says aide is not a spyLIBERAL DEMOCRAT MP Mike Hancock has rejected charges that his 24-year-old House of Commons researcher, who was arrested on the…Mon Dec 06 2010 - 00:00
US criticism of Helmand role 'unfair'BRITISH MILITARY commanders and politicians have rejected charges made by senior US diplomats and Afghan politicians in secret…Sat Dec 04 2010 - 00:00
Former Labour MP pleads guilty to fraudFORMER LABOUR MP David Chaytor has become the first politician to be convicted over last year’s House of Commons expenses scandal…Sat Dec 04 2010 - 00:00
Chill winds of competition blow through East End fishmarketsLONDON LETTER: The City of London is to scrap ‘outdated’ bylaws, including a requirement for porters to be licensedFri Dec 03 2010 - 00:00
Sharp drop in expenses claimed by British MPsEXPENSE CLAIMS by British MPs have fallen sharply following the 2009 expenses scandal which claimed the reputations of many, …Fri Dec 03 2010 - 00:00
