Two SNP MSPs quit over Nato moveTWO SCOTTISH National Party members of the Scottish parliament have quit over last week’s decision to drop the party’s long-standing…Wed Oct 24 2012 - 01:00
No more power until referendum, Scotland toldDEVOLUTION OF extra powers from London to Scotland will not be considered until the Scottish independence referendum is over …Tue Oct 23 2012 - 01:00
Salmond confident in battle for independent ScotlandOPINION: SUPPORTERS OF major constitutional change usually need to be well ahead in the opinion polls in the early stages, accepting…Mon Oct 22 2012 - 01:00
Relationships sour over Scotland's gay marriage planTHE ANGER towards Scottish first minister Alex Salmond emanated from the serried rows of mostly middle-aged people gathered in…Mon Oct 22 2012 - 01:00
After more than a century in business, an old curiosity shop may face closureBADLY AFFECTED by traffic curbs in an English county town, a shop that has remained utterly unchanged since the last days of …Sat Oct 20 2012 - 01:00
Scots urged to back independenceScottish First Minister Alex Salmond has today urged Scots to back the independence referendum to be held in two years time, …Sat Oct 20 2012 - 01:00
SNP votes to join Nato if Scotland gets independenceTHE SCOTTISH National Party has overturned its decades-old opposition to membership of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation…Sat Oct 20 2012 - 01:00
Resurrection Men given new lease of life in bodysnatching exhibitionLONDON LETTER: Grave robbers were feared and reviled but clients came from London’s highest societyFri Oct 19 2012 - 01:00
Hague seeks recruits to break the code of hackersPARENTS MAY believe that their offspring are wasting their time with X-Boxes, but British foreign secretary William Hague believes…Fri Oct 19 2012 - 01:00
Cameron to decide on NI corporate taxBRITISH PRIME minister David Cameron will have the final call on demands to give Northern Ireland freedom to cut its corporation…Fri Oct 19 2012 - 01:00
Sister of missing vet pleads for public's helpTHE OFFALY vet Catherine Gowing, who has been missing in Wales since the weekend, is “the light of my life”, her sister said …Fri Oct 19 2012 - 01:00
UK recession affecting mental health of menTHE FEAR of unemployment has led to a significant fall in the quality of mental health of English men since the start of the …Thu Oct 18 2012 - 01:00
Man held on suspicion of murdering Irish womanNORTH WALES police said the disappearance of the Offaly-born vet Catherine Gowing, who has not been seen for five days, is “totally…Thu Oct 18 2012 - 01:00
Rising TB rates lead to call for new vaccinesOXFORD-BASED SCIENTISTS have called for more and better vaccines ahead of the publication of new figures by the World Health …Tue Oct 16 2012 - 01:00
Salmond hails deal on Scottish voteSCOTTISH PEOPLE will face the most important decision “for generations” when they vote in the October 2014 independence referendum…Tue Oct 16 2012 - 01:00
UK investigation into Icelandic bank fraud abandonedA THREE-YEAR investigation by British fraud authorities into the collapse in 2008 of Icelandic bank Kaupthing, which forced London…Tue Oct 16 2012 - 01:00
Britain to invoke powers to opt out of EU policing lawsTHE BRITISH government is to invoke powers to opt out of more than 100 European Union policing and criminal laws, in the latest…Mon Oct 15 2012 - 01:00
Scots to vote on whether to stay in UK in 2014SCOTS WILL be asked a single question in 2014 on whether they want to quit the UK and become independent, British prime minister…Mon Oct 15 2012 - 01:00
Police to be investigated over conduct in Hillsborough stadium disasterHUNDREDS OF serving and retired police officers are to face investigation into their conduct during the 1989 Hillsborough disaster…Sat Oct 13 2012 - 01:00
Could the Great War centenary affect Scots independence vote?LONDON LETTER: The British prime minister says the war must be properly marked given the scale of sacrificeFri Oct 12 2012 - 01:00
British courts to sit at weekends despite objections from lawyersCOURTS IN England are to open for longer and sit at weekends under plans to speed up cases, the Home Office has said, despite…Fri Oct 12 2012 - 01:00
Challenges daunting for UK, says CameronBRITISH PRIME minister David Cameron has warned that the United Kingdom faces “daunting” challenges and can no longer take it…Thu Oct 11 2012 - 01:00
Councils to levy 'unlimited fines' on illegal Traveller sitesIllegal Traveller encampments, such as the one at Dale Farm in Essex which led to a multimillion pound eviction last year, have…Wed Oct 10 2012 - 01:00
Johnson praises PM for 'clearing Labour mess'CONSERVATIVE mayor of London Boris Johnson, frequently seen as a challenger to prime minister David Cameron, paid vigorous tribute…Wed Oct 10 2012 - 01:00
Minister criticises 'vexatious' legal challenges to developments in NorthNorthern Ireland’s legal system is being abused by “vexatious” challenges to development, Stormont minister for enterprise Arlene…Wed Oct 10 2012 - 01:00
British caution over North rate cutNorthern Ireland secretary of state Theresa Villiers has said cutting the North's corporation tax rate to match that in the Republic…Wed Oct 10 2012 - 01:00
Legal protections promised for defence of homeHOMEOWNERS IN England and Wales are to be given greater protection from prosecution if they use violence to defend themselves…Wed Oct 10 2012 - 01:00
Putting the rug back under iconic brandFUTURE PROOF: Connemara Carpets Carpet-making skills built up in Connemara that were nearly lost are attracting attention in…Tue Oct 09 2012 - 01:00
Families of 11 victims of incident in Ballymurphy seek inquiryFAMILIES OF the 10 men and one woman killed by the British army’s Parachute Regiment in Ballymurphy in Belfast during the early…Tue Oct 09 2012 - 01:00
Tax incentives for 'fracking' proposedSHALE GAS exploration in the United Kingdom, which may include significant reserves in Northern Ireland, is to be encouraged …Tue Oct 09 2012 - 01:00
Only 12% of Scots are 'net contributors to economy'JUST ONE in eight Scots pay more in tax than they receive in benefits, Scottish Conservative leader Ruth Davidson is to say today…Mon Oct 08 2012 - 01:00
Cutting abortion time limit would affect Irish women, says support groupA CUT in the legal limit for abortion in Britain to 20 weeks from 24 would disproportionately affect women travelling from the…Mon Oct 08 2012 - 01:00
The story of Ireland told to the world from ManchesterThe first phase of the ambitious Irish World Heritage Centre is nearing completionMon Oct 08 2012 - 01:00
Search for April Jones becomes murder inquiryFOR FOUR days they had searched, but yesterday the people of Machynlleth, a small town in mid-Wales unknown to many before last…Sat Oct 06 2012 - 01:00
Abu Hamza extradited to US to face terrorist chargesRADICAL ISLAMIC cleric Abu Hamza al-Masri and four other men wanted on terrorist charges in the US began their journey to the…Sat Oct 06 2012 - 01:00
Police comb house of April Jones suspectWELSH POLICE yesterday carried out an inch-by-inch search of the house owned by Mark Bridger, the man arrested on Tuesday in …Fri Oct 05 2012 - 01:00
Miliband turns to class in an effort to get Labour working againLONDON LETTER: Britain’s Labour Party is reaching out to the working-class vote that has drifted away from itFri Oct 05 2012 - 01:00
Suspect 'not in a position' to help in search for April JonesTHE MAN arrested for questioning about the disappearance of five-year-old April Jones near her home on Monday evening has told…Thu Oct 04 2012 - 01:00
Miliband rules out reversing taxes imposed by coalitionLABOUR PARTY leader Ed Miliband has pledged to join a trade union-organised protest later this month against spending cuts imposed…Thu Oct 04 2012 - 01:00
Search for April Jones continuesPolice in Wales tonight said they were “in no way scaling back their operation” in the search for April Jones and remain “completely…Wed Oct 03 2012 - 01:00
'Big Fat Gypsy Wedding' campaign ruled offensiveADVERTISING USED by Channel 4 to promote its Big Fat Gypsy Wedding TV series on Irish travellers and gypsies were offensive and…Wed Oct 03 2012 - 01:00
North corporation tax decision closeA DECISION on proposals to let Northern Ireland cut its corporation tax rate, so that it can match the Republic’s 12Wed Oct 03 2012 - 01:00
Parents plead for safe release of Welsh girl as search intensifiesTHE DISTRAUGHT parents of five-year-old Welsh girl April Jones, who has been missing since she got into a van just yards from…Wed Oct 03 2012 - 01:00
McKillen seeks to appeal decision in favour of BarclaysProperty developer Patrick McKillen has lodged an application for permission to appeal to the Court of Appeal in London a decision…Wed Oct 03 2012 - 01:00
Miliband outlines his vision for one nationLABOUR LEADER Ed Miliband yesterday made a determined bid for the middle ground in British politics, warning that he would reverse…Wed Oct 03 2012 - 01:00
Labour refuses to make promises to unions on public worker pay freezesSENIOR LABOUR Party figures avoided a public confrontation with leading British unions over their support for the Conservative…Tue Oct 02 2012 - 01:00
British men convicted of homosexual offences pre-1967 can clear recordTHOUSANDS OF elderly British men convicted of homosexual offences before homosexuality was decriminalised in 1967 will be able…Tue Oct 02 2012 - 01:00
Trade unions warn Labour on public sector pay stanceLEADING BRITISH trade union leaders, who are now the Labour Party’s largest financial backers, have demanded that the party abandons…Mon Oct 01 2012 - 01:00
Putting the drug companies' research to the testMillions of drugs are being prescribed every day on faulty evidence, claims a new book on the pharmaceutical industrySat Sept 29 2012 - 01:00
Former chairman of AIB defends unusual loans to buy UK propertyTHE FORCED sale in 2008 of British properties bought with loans from Allied Irish Banks to Irish firm Green Property on “unusually…Sat Sept 29 2012 - 01:00
