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'Visionary' who built heavenwards over-reached

ANALYSIS : Liverpudlian left sect on mission to leave his mark on the world

Sat Feb 05 2011 - 00:00

Peer-to-peer lenders shake up market for borrowers in UK

A new form of direct lending is gaining ground in Britain, giving better rates for savers

Fri Feb 04 2011 - 00:00

Questions raised over use of foreign aid money to fund Pope's visit

MONEY FROM the UK’s department for international development was siphoned off to pay part of the £10 million (€11

Fri Feb 04 2011 - 00:00

Ambulances to be replaced as patients grow heavier

HUNDREDS OF British ambulances are to be replaced by new vehicles fitted with heavy-duty wheelchairs, super-sized trolleys and…

Fri Feb 04 2011 - 00:00

European court move may cut cost of Sky Sports for publicans

IRISH PUBLICANS paying Sky Sports charges could be in line for lower bills if a preliminary ruling by the European Court of Justice…

Fri Feb 04 2011 - 00:00

Straw says cabinet was aware of war plans

MINISTERS SERVING former UK prime minister Tony Blair would have had to have been “deaf, dumb and blind” not to understand that…

Thu Feb 03 2011 - 00:00

Robinson in 'useful' corporation tax cut talks

THE BRITISH treasury is showing more support for plans to cut Northern Ireland’s corporation tax rates than it has done before…

Thu Feb 03 2011 - 00:00

Child obesity a ballooning problem as one-quarter start school overweight

LONDON LETTER: Fast-food outlets and incorrect notions of ideal body size pose big threats to child health

Thu Feb 03 2011 - 00:00

Home Office website maps street-by-street crime rate

A WORLD-FIRST website mapping crime in Britain, street by street, had a difficult first day, crashing repeatedly in face of 18…

Wed Feb 02 2011 - 00:00

6,700 apply to British universities

THE NUMBER of Irish students who have applied for places in British universities from next October has reached 6,700, but competition…

Wed Feb 02 2011 - 00:00

Deal eases path of UK voting reform referendum

FEARS 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 Act

THE INTRODUCTION of legislation to stop British companies bribing foreign government officials to win lucrative contracts has…

Tue Feb 01 2011 - 00:00

British unions warn of 'last resort' strikes against cuts

THE 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

Forensics reveal secrets of Swift's bawdy love letters

GULLIVER’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

Police launch new investigation into phone-tapping

THE 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 post

SINN 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 forests

HUNDREDS 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

Campaign to urge Irish and descendants in Britain to register ethnicity in census

MILLIONS 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

Irish cultural centre to be sold by Tory-controlled council

THE 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

Minister gives Murdoch more time on BSkyB

BRITISH 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' fears

THE 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

West Belfast byelection will not be called, says speaker

NO 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

Anger at proposal to sell off all public forests

Several 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

Brown called police over fears of phone tap

SCOTLAND 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 system

BRITISH 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

Blair tells inquiry of 'deep regret' for loss of life in Iraq

HUNDREDS OF thousands protested on London’s streets over the Iraq invasion

Sat Jan 22 2011 - 00:00

Former 'News of the World' editor quits Tory role

SCORES 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 quits

BRITISH 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-chair

THE 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 funds

WILDGEESE: 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 day

MANCHESTER LETTER : Local authorities in Britain are taking tougher action to deal with truancy

Thu Jan 20 2011 - 00:00

Lords stage all-nighter to delay coalition referendum

MORE 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 criticised

NEW MEASURES restricting the sale of cut-price alcohol in the UK will not be effective, warned campaigners.

Wed Jan 19 2011 - 00:00

Ruling says Iraq notes cannot be published

THE 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 plan

BRITISH 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 politicians

A 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 sentence

THE 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 victory

The 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 victory

OLDHAM LETTER: Nick Clegg is finding that proximity to power has badly tarnished his moral superiority

Thu Jan 13 2011 - 00:00

Hundreds attend funeral of Lady Miranda Guinness

HUNDREDS 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 extradition

WIKILEAKS 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 election

LIBERAL 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 public

KATE 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 out

LONDON 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 2011

ANALYSIS: As the impact of deep cuts begins to sink in, the Tory/Lib Dem union may soon find its luck is running out

Wed Jan 05 2011 - 00:00

Billboard campaign to target avoiders and evaders of tax

BRITISH 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 era

BRITAIN: From campaign meltdown to televised debates, Election 2010 was truly unusual

Tue Dec 28 2010 - 00:00

Bonus-grabbing bankers the panto villains of our time

LONDON LETTER: City bonuses, and the fury about them, have become part of the traditional British Christmas

Thu Dec 23 2010 - 00:00

Thaw eases airport chaos but airlines struggle with backlog

UK: 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 regulation

UK 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
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