Letter bombs sent to UK army offices ‘bear hallmarks’ of dissident groupsNumber of ‘crude but viable’ packages defused without damage or injuriesFri Feb 14 2014 - 01:00
The online love market: the death of romance?Has online dating reduced romance to the dismal level of economics?Fri Feb 14 2014 - 01:00
Family of Patrick Halpin pay tribute at London MassOver 100 attend gathering for 18-year-old Loughrea student who died last weekThu Feb 13 2014 - 21:50
Cause of death of Irish student in London still unknownPatrick Halpin found dead on roof in Leicester SquareThu Feb 13 2014 - 01:03
Son of Irish immigrants looks set to take seat for LabourMike Kane expected to see off Ukip challengeMon Feb 10 2014 - 01:00
Cameron urges Scots to remain in ‘Team GB’British prime minister attempts to shift pro-union camp to positive groundSat Feb 08 2014 - 01:00
Postmortem in London next week on Irish studentPolice believe 18-year-old Galway man Patrick Halpin made his way on to roof from Burger King restaurant in London’s Leicester SquareSat Feb 08 2014 - 01:00
CCTV examined after Patrick Halpin’s body foundPolice expect postmortem to be carried out within the next day or twoFri Feb 07 2014 - 20:52
McFeely firm given no more time in London to prepare for BoI case“All your wriggle room is gone,” counsel toldFri Feb 07 2014 - 01:00
Location, location – and crunching the numbers for the partiesConservative grassroots, though fewer in number, are flexing musclesFri Feb 07 2014 - 01:00
Lottery wins make people ‘more right-wing’UK study of those who won up to £200,000 finds ‘humans are creatures of flexible ethics’Thu Feb 06 2014 - 14:49
Scotland legislates for same-sex marriageHealth secretary Alex Neil says it will be seen as ‘one of the great days’ in Scottish historyWed Feb 05 2014 - 01:00
Wrongly jailed in UK may not get redressCommons vote means proof of not committing crime now neededWed Feb 05 2014 - 01:00
New bird flu virus claims world’s first human victimWoman (73) died from multiple organ failure after contracting virus from poultryWed Feb 05 2014 - 01:00
Thatcher drove Scots to drink and drugs, claims health ministerDestruction of heavy industry responsible for 60% rise in mortality rate, says Alex NeilTue Feb 04 2014 - 01:00
Berlin gives UK hope of treaty change before referendumGerman foreign minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier refuses to rule out renegotiation before planned vote on EU membershipTue Feb 04 2014 - 01:00
Community in Somerset barely coping with floodsBritish PM says everything possible will be done but few locals believe thisMon Feb 03 2014 - 01:00
UK law: Renewed bid to make it difficult for those wrongfully convicted to claim compensationThe Anti-Social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Bill returns to the House of CommonsMon Feb 03 2014 - 01:00
Attitudes in UK have changed, say immigrantsFears have calmed as the expected influx of Romanians and Bulgarians does not come to passSat Feb 01 2014 - 01:00
Angela Lansbury: retire, she won’tAfter nearly 300 episodes of ‘Murder, She Wrote’ and seven decades on stage and screen, Angela Lansbury talks about her latest role, the joys of Barry’s Tea and why she escapes to East CorkSat Feb 01 2014 - 01:00
Hollande rejects UK demands for EU reformFrench president is latest to rebuff to British efforts to secure support for EU changesFri Jan 31 2014 - 18:15
Teaching banks to value trust and honestyA lack of training for banking professionals has been dangerous for both banks and their customers, believes Michael LaffertyFri Jan 31 2014 - 01:00
Police whistleblower faces misconduct hearing that could end his careerOne British police constable has cast a light on accuracy of crime figuresFri Jan 31 2014 - 01:00
Cameron relies on other parties’ votes to see off deportation amendmentAttempt to make it easier to send foreign criminals home had backing of 85 ToriesFri Jan 31 2014 - 01:00
Governor of the Bank of England warns of sterling changes for independent ScotlandMark Carney says “a durable, successful currency union requires some ceding of national sovereignty”Thu Jan 30 2014 - 01:00
Ulster Bank behaviour ‘shocking’, claims Mattie McGrathTD tells House of Commons committee bank is ‘playing games’ with regulators over debtorsThu Jan 30 2014 - 01:00
Too many couples receiving unnecessary IVF, study warnsCommercial pressure partly to blame for rise in fertility treatments, say researchersWed Jan 29 2014 - 01:00
No prosecution of Nigella Lawson over cocaine useFurther police activity may deter victims from being candid, say policeTue Jan 28 2014 - 01:03
A strong commitment: Deco wins over the West EndMeath man Killian Donnelly, now a West End veteran, is starring in ‘The Commitments’. London audiences get it, he says, although some of the language has had to be toned downTue Jan 28 2014 - 01:00
Ballymore lodges plans for homes, offices and shops in LondonLands straddle border between Hackney and Tower HamletsTue Jan 28 2014 - 01:00
Labour pledges to end borrowing in bid to win credibility with votersLabour, Liberal Democrats unite to make changes to Conservative-backed legislationSat Jan 25 2014 - 00:34
David Cameron to tell Davos forum West can win back jobs“The East wins while the West loses . . . I don’t believe it has to be this way”Fri Jan 24 2014 - 01:00
London Letter: Historic fire stations feel the heat as Boris Johnson seeks cutsOver 500 firefighters to leave London’s fire service as mayor orders reduced budgetFri Jan 24 2014 - 01:00
Jealous friend found guilty of acid attackNaomi Oni left disfigured by friend envious of her good looksThu Jan 23 2014 - 22:25
London’s Odeon cinema site to be redevelopedPrime site sold by the National Asset Management Agency two years agoThu Jan 23 2014 - 01:00
Women seeking UK abortions more likely to have suffered abuseStudy finds women who have experienced domestic violence have higher rates of poor sexual healthWed Jan 22 2014 - 07:54
HRT cuts risk of repeat surgery for hip, knee replacementsHormone therapy after operations reduces risk of repeat surgery by up to 50%Wed Jan 22 2014 - 01:00
Air pollution exposure linked to sharp rise in heart troubleResearchers say one-fifth rise in smallest pollution particles raises heart attack numbers by 13%Tue Jan 21 2014 - 18:18
Review highly critical of UK’s police bodyIndependent panel say federation has lost the trust of the public and its membersTue Jan 21 2014 - 01:00
Miliband struggling to get his message acrossOpinion: the British public seems to trust Labour to run things more fairly; but more trust the Tories to run the economyMon Jan 20 2014 - 12:00
From ‘Venice of the Fens’ to magnet for eastern European workersCrop-picking and food plants have lured migrants to stay in the Cambridgeshire town of Wisbech, where a third of residents are from outsidethe UKMon Jan 20 2014 - 01:00
Independent Scotland would not be guaranteed EU membership, warns William HagueBritish foreign secretary says leaving UK could cost Scotland up to £3.5bn a yearSat Jan 18 2014 - 01:00
Wild Geese: Kevin Craig, MD of London public affairs firm, PLMRLobbyist who believes in transparencyFri Jan 17 2014 - 01:00
Muslim Council in drive to get more of their community to donate bloodKoran verses being used to encourage donationsFri Jan 17 2014 - 01:00
Brains age faster even with moderate drinking, study findsCognitive functions significantly reduced by excessive alcohol consumptionThu Jan 16 2014 - 08:59
Conservatives walk tightrope on EU reformCentrist Tories insist there is a deal that can keep the UK in the EUThu Jan 16 2014 - 01:00
UK local bodies to get gas-drilling cash incentivesLocal authorities in line for cash windfalls from companies drilling for shale gasMon Jan 13 2014 - 01:01
Hatred towards the police palpable as gangs mix with anarchists and socialists at Tottenham protestA mix of groups met in the north London district to highlight the Mark Duggan inquest rulingMon Jan 13 2014 - 01:00
Tottenham has a long history of troubled relations between police and the communityThe Mark Duggan inquest verdict has exposed old divisions in this London boroughSat Jan 11 2014 - 01:00
Muslim percentage of English and Welsh populations risesMuslims account for one in 10 under-fours in England and WalesSat Jan 11 2014 - 01:00
