Unions in UK call for action against public service cutbacksSPENDING CUTS in the United Kingdom must be opposed by the “poll tax rebellion” that dealt a major blow to prime minister Margaret…Mon Sept 13 2010 - 01:00
Poll tips Ed Miliband to win Labour leadershipLABOUR MPS’ second preference votes are expected to decide the party’s leadership race, following an opinion poll which indicated…Mon Sept 13 2010 - 01:00
Lenihan praised by ex-attorney generalMINISTER FOR Finance Brian Lenihan’s decision to create the National Asset Management Agency (Nama) and to defend it in the face…Mon Sept 13 2010 - 01:00
When London's difficulty became criminals' opportunityWidespread murder, rape and looting were committed during the Blitz, which began 70 years ago this weekThu Sept 09 2010 - 01:00
Call for end to parades body impasseNORTHERN IRELAND’S politicians must agree quickly on a new system to govern decisions about controversial parades or the British…Thu Sept 09 2010 - 01:00
MPs to inquire into laws on phone hackingMPS WILL conduct an inquiry into the laws governing the investigation of telephone hacking in the United Kingdom after a senior…Wed Sept 08 2010 - 01:00
Outspoken Lib Dem MP Cyril Smith dies aged 82FORMER LIBERAL Democrat MP Sir Cyril Smith, born the illegitimate son of a Rochdale housemaid and who became one of the best …Sat Sept 04 2010 - 01:00
Union to endorse Miliband in blow for rivalTHE BATTLE for the leadership of the British Labour Party will intensify today with the expected decision of the country’s largest…Mon Jul 26 2010 - 01:00
Mandelson in the middleMEMOIR : The Third Man: Life at the Heart of New Labour By Peter Mandelson, Harper Press, 512pp. £25Sat Jul 24 2010 - 01:00
Trimble suspends link to Israel group during inquiryFORMER ULSTER Unionist leader David Trimble has suspended his membership of a pro-Israel group led by former Spanish prime minister…Tue Jul 20 2010 - 01:00
Dormant accounts cash to fund Cameron's 'Big Society'HUNDREDS OF millions of pounds held in dormant British bank accounts will be used to fund Prime Minister David Cameron’s attempt…Tue Jul 20 2010 - 01:00
Release of Lockerbie bomber was 'utterly wrong' - CameronBRITISH PRIME minister David Cameron has said the release from prison last year of convicted Lockerbie bomber Abdelbaset al-Megrahi…Tue Jul 20 2010 - 01:00
Voluntary body in south London draws crowds of enthusiastsDAVID CAMERON wants to create the Big Society, but in Southwark in south London a model already exists that has drawn in higher…Tue Jul 20 2010 - 01:00
Adams's offer of a pet dog unleashed security worriesTHE NORTHERN Ireland peace process has had many heroes who played quiet but important roles in bringing people together, but …Thu Jul 15 2010 - 01:00
Wales hopes 'opt-out' organ donation plan will save more livesLONDON LETTER: Organ donation rules are to change in Wales to increase the number of transplant operationsThu Jul 15 2010 - 01:00
Police to seek extra funds to pay for cost of search for MoatNORTHUMBRIA POLICE are to seek millions of pounds in extra funding from the British Home Office to pay for the week-long hunt…Wed Jul 14 2010 - 01:00
Former colleagues angered by Mandelson's memoirsPETER MANDELSON’S conduct during the Labour Party’s years in power is to come under the spotlight following expressions of anger…Tue Jul 13 2010 - 01:00
'There is a man in the hills threatening to shoot'Rothbury is a village desperately seeking assurance with police now believing fugitive murder suspect Raoul Moat poses a risk…Fri Jul 09 2010 - 01:00
Vision of Scotland as England's fountain still a little futuristicLONDON LETTER: Water shortages are not just affecting the traditionally drier regions in the southeastThu Jul 08 2010 - 01:00
Police take to forests in search of Raoul MoatDOZENS OF heavily armed police sharpshooters have been deployed in forests in Northumbria in northeast England as the five-day…Thu Jul 08 2010 - 01:00
Search continues for fugitive gunmanTHE HUNT by British police for fugitive Raoul Moat, who has killed one person and wounded two more and is believed to be hiding…Wed Jul 07 2010 - 01:00
UK coalition plans to cap public service payouts to one year's payCOMPULSORY REDUNDANCY payments for British civil servants will be limited to one year’s pay under new non-negotiable rules, public…Wed Jul 07 2010 - 01:00
Depression can double the risk of dementiaDEPRESSION CAN double the risk of developing dementia, while high levels of vitamin E could help to significantly reduce the …Tue Jul 06 2010 - 01:00
Clegg outlines plans for UK electoral reformTHE CONSERVATIVE/Liberal Democrat coalition has accepted that a general election campaign will have to be called within 14 days…Tue Jul 06 2010 - 01:00
£12m upgrade for high-tech number plate recognition system in NorthA HIGH-TECH number plate recognition system, which has been in use in Northern Ireland for several years and which can register…Thu Jul 01 2010 - 01:00
Police officers to face action over 'shameful' failingsTHREE METROPOLITAN Police officers are to face disciplinary hearings following an investigation into a “shameful” series of failures…Tue Jun 29 2010 - 01:00
Issue of anonymity in rape cases poses problems all roundLONDON LETTER: The Conservative-Lib Dem programme for government contains a proposal to protect the identity of those accused…Thu Jun 24 2010 - 01:00
British budget hits poor hardest, says fiscal instituteMILLIONS OF British public sector workers will face pension curbs once a review is completed in September, British prime minister…Thu Jun 24 2010 - 01:00
Tough UK budget aims to pack economic punchANALYSIS: British prime minister David Cameron and his Liberal Democrat ally Nick Clegg have risked all early in the life of…Wed Jun 23 2010 - 01:00
Paedophile images charge for killer of James BulgerONE OF the two killers of Liverpool two-year-old Jamie Bulger, Jon Venables, who has been living under a new identity since his…Tue Jun 22 2010 - 01:00
Gladstone's budget box to get one last outingWILLIAM GLADSTONE’S famous scarlet budget box, now frayed and battered, will be used for one last time next week when Conservative…Sat Jun 19 2010 - 01:00
EU imposes tough sanctions on Iran over nuclear planOTHER BUSINESS: EUROPEAN UNION leaders have imposed new sanctions on Iran, including curbs on equipment sales for its vital …Fri Jun 18 2010 - 01:00
Comeback Ken sets his sights on being mayor for third timeLONDON LETTER: Budget cuts will make it tough for Boris Johnson to placate voters in the city’s poorer boroughsThu Jun 17 2010 - 01:00
UK can take pride in uncovering truth, says CameronHOUSE OF COMMONS: THE UNITED Kingdom can “take some pride” from going ahead with the Bloody Sunday inquiry, which has produced…Wed Jun 16 2010 - 01:00
British chief of defence accepts findingsBRITISH ARMY REACTION: THE BRITISH army’s most senior officer has accepted the Saville inquiry’s findings that paratroopers …Wed Jun 16 2010 - 01:00
First victim killed five hours before alarm raisedTHE MURDER spree by taxi-driver Derrick Bird, which has devastated Cumbria, began up to five hours before the alarm was raised…Fri Jun 04 2010 - 01:00
Vicar offers what comfort he can as locals gather to reflectSTANDING ON Duke Street in Whitehaven yesterday morning, local electrician Darren Williamson remembered that he had only seen…Fri Jun 04 2010 - 01:00
A&Es set for injury time as fans board World Cup booze wagonLONDON LETTER: The World Cup exacerbates England’s drink problem, one fuelled by cheap booze, writes MARK HENNESSEYThu May 27 2010 - 01:00
UK latest EU state to impose broad cutsTHE BRITISH government has become the latest EU country to impose spending cutbacks yesterday, with the announcement that £6 …Tue May 25 2010 - 01:00
Labour contenders given more timeCANDIDATES seeking the British Labour Party leadership have been given extra time to attract nominations following complaints…Fri May 21 2010 - 01:00
Cameron sparks anger with bid to gag backbenchersBRITISH PRIME minister David Cameron last night provoked fury among his MPs following a move to curb the powers of a backbench…Thu May 20 2010 - 01:00
The prison priest of Wormwood ScrubsFr Gerry McFlynn, a prison chaplain from Newcastle, Co Down, works with Irish prisoners in UK jailsMon May 17 2010 - 01:00
Lib Dems back Clegg on Tory dealTHE LIBERAL Democrats grassroots have overwhelmingly backed the decision to go into coalition government with the Conservative…Mon May 17 2010 - 01:00
UK leaders compelled to walk tough political lineANALYSIS: David Cameron and Nick Clegg’s embryonic alliance needs success but it will be hard to find given the extent of the…Sat May 15 2010 - 01:00
Daring double act or hostages to fortune?ANALYSIS: The evident bonhomie of Cameron and Clegg will be severely tested by daunting challengesThu May 13 2010 - 01:00
Potential partners size up room for manoeuvreANALYSIS: The idea of a formal coalition is a divisive one for both the Lib Dems and the ConservativesMon May 10 2010 - 01:00
Questions as Tory lead plummets before voteSTRATEGY: THE GRUMBLING has already started in the Conservative Party, though it will be kept under control while David Cameron…Sat May 08 2010 - 01:00
Labour leader plays waiting game in bid for power Brown patient as Cameron pursues deal with Lib DemsLEADERS' DILEMMA: GORDON BROWN stood outside 10 Downing Street yesterday afternoon and looked prime ministerial.Sat May 08 2010 - 01:00
Labour call to vote Lib Dem in some marginal seatsTHE LABOUR Party will today give the clearest signal yet to core voters to back the Liberal Democrats in seats where Labour can…Tue May 04 2010 - 01:00
The prison priest of Wormwood ScrubsFr Gerry McFlynn, a prison chaplain from Newcastle, Co Down, works with Irish prisoners in UK jailsMon May 03 2010 - 01:00
