Deal eases path of UK voting reform referendumFEARS THAT a referendum in Britain on electoral reform could be delayed have eased following a deal between Labour and the Conservatives…Tue Feb 01 2011 - 00:00
UK business opposes terms of new Bribery ActTHE INTRODUCTION of legislation to stop British companies bribing foreign government officials to win lucrative contracts has…Tue Feb 01 2011 - 00:00
Forensics reveal secrets of Swift's bawdy love lettersGULLIVER’S TRAVELS author Jonathan Swift used a form of baby language mixed with often bawdy endearments in letters from London…Sat Jan 29 2011 - 00:00
British unions warn of 'last resort' strikes against cutsTHE BRITISH Trades Union Congress has warned of strikes as “a last resort” to oppose billions in spending cuts, but top leaders…Sat Jan 29 2011 - 00:00
Police launch new investigation into phone-tappingTHE PHONE-TAPPING scandal at the News of the W orld escalated yesterday after the Metropolitan Police, which has been sharply…Fri Jan 28 2011 - 00:00
SF leader has not refused crown postSINN FÉIN leader Gerry Adams has the option of refusing to accept the centuries-old British post of crown steward and bailiff…Fri Jan 28 2011 - 00:00
Outrage over planned sell-off of Britain's state-owned forestsHUNDREDS OF thousands of acres of state-owned British forests are to be sold off by the Conservative/Liberal Democrat coalition…Fri Jan 28 2011 - 00:00
Irish cultural centre to be sold by Tory-controlled councilTHE BUILDING that has been home to the Irish Cultural Centre in London since the mid-1990s will be sold off, the Conservative…Thu Jan 27 2011 - 00:00
Campaign to urge Irish and descendants in Britain to register ethnicity in censusMILLIONS OF Irish people and those with Irish grandparents and great-grandparents are to be encouraged to register their Irish…Thu Jan 27 2011 - 00:00
West Belfast byelection will not be called, says speakerNO BYELECTION will be called for the West Belfast House of Commons seat held by Sinn Féin leader Gerry Adams, because he has …Wed Jan 26 2011 - 00:00
Minister gives Murdoch more time on BSkyBBRITISH SECRETARY of state for culture Jeremy Hunt has given Rupert Murdoch’s News Corporation extra time to make concessions…Wed Jan 26 2011 - 00:00
Osbourne rules out change of course despite 'double-dip' fearsTHE BRITISH Government’s economic strategy was thrown into major difficulties yesterday after it emerged the UK’s economy’s shrank…Wed Jan 26 2011 - 00:00
Brown called police over fears of phone tapSCOTLAND YARD has yet to answer questions from former British prime minister Gordon Brown about whether his mobile phone was …Mon Jan 24 2011 - 00:00
Clegg says he favours overhaul of banking systemBRITISH DEPUTY prime minister Nick Clegg says he favours a break-up of Britain’s biggest banks to stop casino behaviour that …Mon Jan 24 2011 - 00:00
Anger at proposal to sell off all public forestsSeveral luminaries, including the Archbishop of Canterbury, have joined the campaign to stop the sell-off of Britain’s state-…Mon Jan 24 2011 - 00:00
Blair tells inquiry of 'deep regret' for loss of life in IraqHUNDREDS OF thousands protested on London’s streets over the Iraq invasionSat Jan 22 2011 - 00:00
Former 'News of the World' editor quits Tory roleSCORES OF well-known people are now expected to take civil actions against the Rupert Murdoch-owned News of the World over phone…Sat Jan 22 2011 - 00:00
Blow to Miliband as Labour shadow chancellor quitsBRITISH LABOUR leader Ed Miliband has suffered a major setback just months into his leadership, following the decision of his…Fri Jan 21 2011 - 00:00
Racism claim made by Tory vice-chairTHE DECISION of the only Muslim member of the British cabinet to charge last night that Islamophobia had become acceptable in…Fri Jan 21 2011 - 00:00
Woman who took battle of Clontarf to City financial fundsWILDGEESE: EMIGRANT BUSINESS LEADERS ON OPPORTUNITIES ABROAD: Aoifinn Devitt, Founder of Clontarf Capital: FROM CLONTARF, Aoifinn…Fri Jan 21 2011 - 00:00
Why school is out for thousands of pupils every dayMANCHESTER LETTER : Local authorities in Britain are taking tougher action to deal with truancyThu Jan 20 2011 - 00:00
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
Lords stage all-nighter to delay coalition referendumMORE THAN a few members of the British upper house looked weary yesterday morning after an all-night Labour filibuster to block…Wed Jan 19 2011 - 00:00
Alcohol price move criticisedNEW MEASURES restricting the sale of cut-price alcohol in the UK will not be effective, warned campaigners.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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
