Commercial property slump in UK hits NamaTHE NATIONAL Asset Management Agency’s efforts to sell off British properties outside London by the end of 2013 has been complicated…Mon May 07 2012 - 01:00
Chelsea among bidders for Battersea stationCHELSEA FOOTBALL club owner Roman Abramovich has lodged an offer to buy the National Asset Management Agency-controlled Battersea…Sat May 05 2012 - 01:00
Coalition policies questioned after election lossesMAJOR LOCAL election losses for the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats have raised issues about the future stability of Britain…Sat May 05 2012 - 01:00
Johnson looks likely winner in London by a slim marginCONSERVATIVE BORIS Johnson last night appeared to be on course for a narrow victory over Labour’s Ken Livingstone in what turned…Sat May 05 2012 - 01:00
Chelsea bids for Nama-held siteChelsea Football Club has today confirmed a bid to build a new stadium at Battersea Power Station, a site which is partly in …Fri May 04 2012 - 01:00
Old chestnut about elderly being a national burden untrueLONDON LETTER: BRITAIN’S ELDERLY are an economic advantage; not a burden, say researchers. The predictions are woefulFri May 04 2012 - 01:00
Murdoch unfit to lead global company, says inquiryPUBLISHER RUPERT Murdoch displayed “wilful blindness” towards phone-hacking at News International titles and is not fit to lead…Wed May 02 2012 - 01:00
McKillen to be questioned in court over alleged links with BlairPROPERTY DEVELOPER Paddy McKillen will be questioned next week about allegations that he has a “long-standing business relationship…Wed May 02 2012 - 01:00
Quinlan had to maintain air of success, court toldFINANCIER DEREK Quinlan had to maintain his lifestyle as “a successful investor” to ensure he was not exploited when he sold …Tue May 01 2012 - 01:00
McKillen could be irrational at times, says QuinlanPROPERTY DEVELOPER Patrick McKillen “could be very irrational sometimes”, financier Derek Quinlan told the high court in London…Tue May 01 2012 - 01:00
Quinlan says he has paid debts of over £2bnFINANCIER DEREK Quinlan has said that he has paid back more than £2 billion worth of debt to the National Asset Management Agency…Sat Apr 28 2012 - 01:00
'Extravagant a relative term,' says financier, as court hears of the high lifeSITTING IN High Court in London yesterday, rejecting allegations made by his former business partner, property developer Paddy…Sat Apr 28 2012 - 01:00
Bono sat in at yacht meeting on Savoy saleU2 SINGER Bono was brought to a meeting on a yacht in the south of France by Patrick McKillen and Derek Quinlan that settled …Fri Apr 27 2012 - 01:00
McKillen fails in attempt to keep financial details secretCOURT REPORT: PROPERTY DEVELOPER Patrick McKillen’s unprecedented demand for privacy and confidentiality about his financial…Fri Apr 27 2012 - 01:00
Murdoch plays down king-making roleANALYSIS: RUPERT MURDOCH came to the Leveson inquiry to bury as a myth the belief that he is the grand puppet-master, with politicians…Thu Apr 26 2012 - 01:00
PM backs UK minister as special adviser quitsBRITISH PRIME minister David Cameron has backed embattled culture secretary Jeremy Hunt after the disclosure of his close links…Thu Apr 26 2012 - 01:00
Starting out on the road to partitionThe introduction by Prime Minister Herbert Asquith of a third effort to grant Home Rule led to a increasingly bitter debate in the House of Commons, with the Unionist politicians hell bent on scuppering the proposal.Wed Apr 25 2012 - 01:00
Media challenges McKillen moves to stop disclosurePROPERTY DEVELOPER, Patrick McKillen’s attempts to stop disclosure of his financial affairs during a High Court case in London…Wed Apr 25 2012 - 01:00
Lloyds to sell €400m worth of Irish property loansLLOYDS BANKING Group is to sell about €400 million worth of distressed Irish property loans and is taking a more hands-on role…Wed Apr 25 2012 - 01:00
London court told Barclays would 'stop at nothing'THE BILLIONAIRE Barclay brothers “will stop at nothing” to undermine Irish property developer Patrick McKillen’s financial position…Tue Apr 24 2012 - 01:00
Doctors in UK to be investigated over female circumcision claimsPOLICE IN London and the west midlands are to launch an investigation following the emergence of recordings showing a doctor …Mon Apr 23 2012 - 01:00
Dangers of gas fracking overstated, says brokerENVIRONMENTAL DANGERS due to shale gas fracking – the technology proposed for use in drilling for gas in Leitrim and Fermanagh…Mon Apr 23 2012 - 01:00
Dial M for more Murdoch woesOnce he was seen as untouchable, but now the media mogul’s troubles keep growingSat Apr 21 2012 - 01:00
Media challenges McKillen's bid for secret hearingsPROPERTY DEVELOPER Paddy McKillen’s bid to keep information about his financial dealings out of the public arena during a High…Sat Apr 21 2012 - 01:00
Quinlan given €2m by Irish businessmen, court toldFINANCIER DEREK Quinlan received €2 million during 2010 to fund his lavish lifestyle from four so-far unnamed Irish businessmen…Sat Apr 21 2012 - 01:00
Man escaped Traveller site after beating, court toldA MAN allegedly held in servitude by a family of Irish Travellers at a caravan site in England jumped into a canal to escape …Fri Apr 20 2012 - 01:00
All's not cricket on playing fields, say English youngstersLONDON LETTER: Cricket can be a cauldron of bullying, with half of those who played saying they had been teased and taunted …Fri Apr 20 2012 - 01:00
Wade's phone was bugged in last months, book saysFORMER NEWS International chief executive Rebekah Wade’s office telephone was bugged by her own company during her last months…Fri Apr 20 2012 - 01:00
Traveller family accused of exploitationHOMELESS AND vulnerable men were poorly fed, frequently threatened and forced to work for nothing by a family of Irish Travellers…Thu Apr 19 2012 - 01:00
Traveller family in court over forced labourA FAMILY of Irish Travellers held homeless men they had falsely promised to pay for work laying tarmac and paving stones as forced…Thu Apr 19 2012 - 01:00
Hague defends diplomats' handling of death in ChinaBRITISH FOREIGN secretary William Hague has insisted that British diplomats were kept in the dark about the suspicious circumstances…Wed Apr 18 2012 - 01:00
British to deport Abu Qatada to Jordan following guaranteesABU QATADA (52), once described as Osama bin Laden’s right-hand man in Europe, can be extradited to Jordan, British home secretary…Wed Apr 18 2012 - 01:00
British householders must pay for tap supplies and the removal of sewageBRITAIN: SOUTHERN WATER, one of the Britain’s biggest water companies, is currently metering 500,000 homes in Hampshire and …Wed Apr 18 2012 - 01:00
1,000 jobs for Irish in Middle East, says HyderA MAJOR international consultancy has up to 1,000 jobs available for highly qualified Irish construction staff as it ramps up…Wed Apr 18 2012 - 01:00
Forced marriage blocked by court order in ScotlandA FORCED marriage in Scotland has been blocked after the authorities won their first court order to prevent it taking place following…Tue Apr 17 2012 - 01:00
Parts of England face drought 'catastrophe' if rains fail againSOME PARTS of southern England, which is facing the worst drought since 1976, could face catastrophic water shortages next year…Tue Apr 17 2012 - 01:00
Nottingham teachers to strike next week over five-term yearTEACHERS IN Nottingham in England are to go on strike next week over plans by the city council to introduce a five-term school…Fri Apr 13 2012 - 01:00
Mayoral debate could increase scrutiny of politicians' tax affairsLONDON LETTER: QUEUES FOR debates between politicians are a rarity, which made the numbers in line outside the Emmanuel Centre…Fri Apr 13 2012 - 01:00
Irish soprano to play Covent Garden opera leadIRISH SOPRANO Celine Byrne is to take the lead role of Mimi in Puccini’s La Boheme at London’s Covent Garden later this month…Fri Apr 13 2012 - 01:00
Theatre group tells tales of heartbreak blotted from local folklore for yearsLike Belfast, Southampton, which lost almost 600 people when the ‘Titanic’ sank, is rediscovering its connections with the liner…Thu Apr 12 2012 - 01:00
European court backs Abu Hamza extraditionFIVE MEN, including radical Muslim cleric Abu Hamza, wanted on terrorism charges in the United States, can be extradited from…Wed Apr 11 2012 - 01:00
Fears UK hosepipe ban to be extendedHOSEPIPE BANS affecting 20 million households in southern and eastern England have come into force, with fears that restrictions…Fri Apr 06 2012 - 01:00
Others may follow where Bradford began with Galloway electionLONDON LETTER: The Respect party leader’s win in last week’s byelection has rattled the Labour PartyFri Apr 06 2012 - 01:00
Original inquiry limited to exclude royals, Leveson toldTHE ORIGINAL investigation into phone-hacking by the News of the World was deliberately limited to ensure that Princes William…Thu Apr 05 2012 - 01:00
Irish cultural centre signs deal with council to secure its futureTHE IRISH Cultural Centre, which has for years leased its home in Hammersmith in London, has signed a contract with the local…Thu Apr 05 2012 - 01:00
Johnson fury over Livingstone chargesMAYOR OF London Boris Johnson issued an expletive-filled tirade against challenger Ken Livingstone yesterday following a radio…Wed Apr 04 2012 - 01:00
Murdoch steps down as BSkyB chairmanJAMES MURDOCH’S decision yesterday to step down as chairman of British Sky Broadcasting was prompted by fears that a House of…Wed Apr 04 2012 - 01:00
Strike threat leads to panic buying at UK petrol stationsPETROL AND diesel supplies could run low in many parts of Britain from today following panic buying by drivers who heeded calls…Fri Mar 30 2012 - 01:00
Orde says he learned much from journalistsFORMER NORTHERN Ireland chief constable Sir Hugh Orde has told the Leveson Inquiry that he learned more from senior journalists…Thu Mar 29 2012 - 01:00
Labour calls for electoral commission inquiryBRITISH PRIME minister David Cameron is desperately trying to stave off an official inquiry by the electoral commission into …Wed Mar 28 2012 - 01:00
