Regulator decides not to punish former bank chiefFORMER HEAD of Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) Sir Fred Goodwin, whose bank cost British taxpayers £53 billion (€62Fri Dec 03 2010 - 00:00
MP links prisoner transfer to British loan for IrelandTHE BRITISH government wants more Irish prisoners serving sentences in Britain to be transferred to the Republic to finish their…Thu Dec 02 2010 - 00:00
Commissioners to replace police authorities in UKELECTED POLICE commissioners with the power to sack chief constables are to be put in place in the United Kingdom under the biggest…Thu Dec 02 2010 - 00:00
UK to raise tax on high-strength alcoholEXCISE DUTIES on high-strength alcoholic drinks in the United Kingdom will be increased next year, while those applying to low…Wed Dec 01 2010 - 00:00
US given assurances it would not be compromised by Chilcot Iraq inquiryWASHINGTON WAS given assurances by then British prime minister Gordon Brown last year that the inquiry headed by former top civil…Wed Dec 01 2010 - 00:00
UK to cut corporation tax on external profitsTHE UNITED Kingdom plans to sharply reduce the amount of corporation tax charged to multi-nationals on profits made by operations…Tue Nov 30 2010 - 00:00
Osborne justifies sparing of senior bondholdersUK REACTION: SENIOR DEBT holders in Ireland’s banks could not be forced to take losses if “financial and economic stability” …Tue Nov 30 2010 - 00:00
UK schools shut amid snowstorm warningHUNDREDS OF schools have been closed throughout the UK and travel has been badly disrupted because of the Arctic temperatures…Tue Nov 30 2010 - 00:00
'Potential threat' to UK security stressedLONDON: THE DECISION by Wikileaks to publish several hundred thousand confidential US diplomatic cables is a “potential threat…Tue Nov 30 2010 - 00:00
Loan in Britain's national interest, says OsborneUK REACTION: THE UNITED Kingdom will lend nearly €8 billion to Ireland, including €4 billion in a direct bilateral loan at a…Mon Nov 29 2010 - 00:00
Pair convicted of abuse in home for childrenA SCOTTISH couple were yesterday convicted of abusing children for over two decades at a children’s home in Jersey, where fragments…Sat Nov 27 2010 - 00:00
Former Welsh minister attacks 'freak' 12.5% taxIRELAND has a “freakishly low” corporation tax rate which confers a “semi-tax haven status” on the country, former Welsh first…Sat Nov 27 2010 - 00:00
€1bn loan to Ireland 'an act of solidarity'SWEDISH VIEW: IRELAND HAS no choice but to cut public spending and raise taxes, Swedish prime minister Frank Reinfeldt said …Fri Nov 26 2010 - 00:00
UK fund manager says debt default may be a better option for IrelandOPTIONS: IRELAND SHOULD consider defaulting on billions worth of international borrowings because the Government four-year austerity…Fri Nov 26 2010 - 00:00
Heavy police presence at further student protests across Britain over higher feesTENS OF thousands of students at British universities took to the streets again yesterday in protest at plans to raise tuition…Thu Nov 25 2010 - 00:00
Island on track to meet challenge of tax change that cost it dearMANX LETTER: It is appropriate to link Thomas the Tank Engine and the island given the huge revenues of bothThu Nov 25 2010 - 00:00
Expert warns NI against 12.5% taxNORTHERN IRELAND’S business community is being “hypnotised” into believing that cuts in corporation tax rates will succeed, without…Thu Nov 25 2010 - 00:00
UK tries to attract influx of world's wealthiestIMMIGRATION RULES for the world’s wealthiest people are to be relaxed in the UKWed Nov 24 2010 - 00:00
Religion still has role to play in politics, says BrutonRELIGIOUS BELIEF must have a role to play in politics despite the opposition of secularists, who should not relentlessly pursue…Wed Nov 24 2010 - 00:00
'Stormont agreement' needed for rights BillA BILL of Rights for Northern Ireland, which was one of the key sections of the Belfast Agreement, will not be put forward by…Tue Nov 23 2010 - 00:00
Loans to Ireland may exceed £7bn, Osborne indicatesUNITED KINGDOM: LOANS FROM the United Kingdom to Ireland could significantly exceed the £7 billion speculated about in recent…Tue Nov 23 2010 - 00:00
'Ireland much more resilient than us'ICELAND: Two years on from its banking crisis, Iceland can see some light at the end of the tunnelTue Nov 23 2010 - 00:00
UK 'stands ready' to help IrelandThe United Kingdom ‘stands ready’ to support Ireland’s efforts to restore stability to its public finances following its decision…Sun Nov 21 2010 - 00:00
Tory adviser quits over recession gaffeA FORMER British cabinet minister, who was an adviser to prime minister David Cameron, resigned yesterday, after he claimed that…Sat Nov 20 2010 - 00:00
Changes to Irish tax rate will not be soughtCORPORATION TAX: THE BRITISH government is not seeking changes to Ireland’s low corporation tax rate as part of the price for…Thu Nov 18 2010 - 00:00
Scottish executive to freeze public sector payTENS OF thousands of Scottish public sector workers earning more than £21,000 (€24,000) a year will have their pay frozen next…Thu Nov 18 2010 - 00:00
Conservative and Labour MPs back British support for IrelandBRITAIN: CONSERVATIVE AND Labour MPs, who may end up having to defend a £7 billion loan to Ireland, have expressed a willingness…Thu Nov 18 2010 - 00:00
Greater Manchester to lose 3,000 posts in police forceONE OF the United Kingdom’s largest police forces, Greater Manchester, is to cut nearly 3,000 front line and civilian posts – …Tue Nov 16 2010 - 00:00
Loss of RUC special branch leaves PSNI 'skills gap'THE POLICE Service of Northern Ireland and MI5 have struggled to cope with the challenge posed by dissident Republican groups…Fri Nov 12 2010 - 00:00
'British jobs for British workers' a surreptitious play on race cardLONDON LETER: The Labour Party uses code carefully in its attempt to get votes from whatever quarterThu Nov 11 2010 - 00:00
British student leaders decry violence at protestBRITISH STUDENT leaders have condemned several hundred protesters who tried to storm the Conservative Party’s London headquarters…Thu Nov 11 2010 - 00:00
Ireland and UK must escape prison of history, says princeIRELAND AND the United Kingdom must learn to become “subjects of our history, not its prisoners”, Prince Charles said last night…Wed Nov 10 2010 - 00:00
British tourists are offered better dealBRITISH TOURISTS have been promised better value for holidays in Ireland next year, including the lowest hotel prices in western…Wed Nov 10 2010 - 00:00
UK law to ban shop cigarette displays faces compromise due to illegal salesLEGISLATION TO block British shopkeepers from openly displaying cigarettes for sale, due to come into force early in the new …Mon Nov 08 2010 - 00:00
UK chancellor refuses to slow pace of cutbacksBRITISH CHANCELLOR of the Exchequer George Osborne has insisted he will not slow down the pace of spending cuts in the United…Fri Nov 05 2010 - 00:00
Scottish council tenants lose right to buy their homeLOCAL AUTHORITY tenants in Scotland will no longer have the right to buy their home following the reversal by the Scottish parliament…Fri Nov 05 2010 - 00:00
Unionists complain about focus on Bloody SundayTHE BRITISH government must hold an independent judicial inquiry into the murder of Belfast solicitor Pat Finucane, despite its…Thu Nov 04 2010 - 00:00
Organised squatters inform others on gaining legal upper handLONDON LETTER: Coming home from holidays to find people have moved into your home without your knowledge is a reality for some…Thu Nov 04 2010 - 00:00
Irish firms make London investment pitchTWO DOZEN Irish software and life sciences companies pitched for international investment in London yesterday before nearly 100…Wed Nov 03 2010 - 00:00
UK killer tried to borrow shotgunTHE CUMBRIAN taxi-driver and mass-killer Derrick Bird, who fired 54 shots when he went on the rampage in June, killing a dozen…Wed Nov 03 2010 - 00:00
France and UK agree 50-year defence pactTHE UNITED Kingdom and France have signed a 50-year defence deal that will see the creation of a rapid reaction force, the joint…Wed Nov 03 2010 - 00:00
Militant republicans 'not yet satisfied' - generalMILITANT REPUBLICANISM has “not yet been satisfied” and poses a serious challenge to the Northern Ireland security forces, a …Wed Nov 03 2010 - 00:00
MI6 chief warns disclosures may hit intelligence sharingINFORMATION FROM foreign intelligence agencies will not be shared with the UK if there is a danger that it will be disclosed …Fri Oct 29 2010 - 01:00
Johnson retracts 'social cleansing'remarksLONDON MAYOR Boris Johnson was forced to climb down yesterday after declaring he would not accept a “Kosovan-style social cleansing…Fri Oct 29 2010 - 01:00
Cameron facing revolt over EU budget increaseBRITISH EUROSCEPTICS: BRITISH PRIME minister David Cameron is facing a significant revolt from Conservative MPs if he accepts…Fri Oct 29 2010 - 01:00
EU rules will 'severely damage' investment in NICHANGES TO European Union rules governing the grants that can be paid to companies locating in Northern Ireland coming into force…Thu Oct 28 2010 - 01:00
Cameron will resist bigger UK payment to EU budgetBRITISH PRIME minister David Cameron is to strongly oppose demands from Brussels for significant increases in Britain’s contribution…Wed Oct 27 2010 - 01:00
UK growth figures defy gloomy forecastBRITISH CHANCELLOR of the exchequer George Osborne received a double boost yesterday after economic growth figures defied predictions…Wed Oct 27 2010 - 01:00
Cameron launches £200bn private investment infrastructure planUP TO £200 billion (€225 billion) is to be spent on upgrading the United Kingdom’s infrastructure, including roads, railways …Tue Oct 26 2010 - 01:00
Scotland to resist plan to sell off forestsPLANS BY the British government to sell off nearly a million acres of forestry over the next decade in a bid to raise billions…Tue Oct 26 2010 - 01:00
