Thu, 15 Jul 2010 08:33:00 GMT British Open begins with Tiger in quest of 15th major first British Open title. Also among the notable afternoon starters are US Open champion Graeme McDowell of Northern Ireland, playing alongside Australian Geoff Ogilvy and American Jim Furyk, and English world number three Lee Westwood. The Old Course's

Wed, 14 Jul 2010 21:35:00 GMT Tributes paid to troops killed by rogue soldier also fired a rocket-propelled grenade into the base's command centre, killing Lt Turkington, 26, from Craigavon, Northern Ireland, and Corporal Pun, 33, from Nepal and wounding four other UK soldiers. The Afghan soldier was named as Talib Hussein, 23,

Wed, 14 Jul 2010 17:36:00 GMT UK: Belfast rocked by third day of sectarian violence Children as young as nine years old are reported to have taken parts in riots in Northern Ireland this week, while shots were fired at police forces during a third night of violence that authorities have blamed on dissident republicans

Wed, 14 Jul 2010 11:04:00 GMT London Cycle Hire scheme ‘not ready for launch’ union protest 9 Princess facing Saudi death penalty given secret UK asylum 10 Politicians unite to condemn Northern Ireland rioters 11 Women who travel for sex: Sun, sea and gigolos 12 Aristocrats sell off their heirlooms to keep the wolves from the door

Wed, 14 Jul 2010 09:12:00 GMT Two Indians held in UK for working 'illegally' not have permission to work in the UK. Phil Taylor, regional director of the in Scotland and Northern Ireland, said: "Where there are skills shortages, people can apply to come here legitimately but, if people ignore our immigration laws, we will find

Wed, 14 Jul 2010 07:36:00 GMT Shots fired at police in third night of Belfast riots shot at and were attacked by nationalist youths for a third night running in north Belfast as Northern Ireland's leaders stood together to condemn the rioters. A number of petrol bombs were thrown at police in Ardoyne, which was the scene of Monday

Tue, 13 Jul 2010 05:56:00 GMT Police urge solution to marching disputes Police chiefs in Northern Ireland have called for a long term solution to the annual parading disputes after another Twelfth of July was marred by serious rioting. A number of officers were injured in Belfast

Mon, 12 Jul 2010 13:50:00 GMT TNT recruiting for UK expansion major rival to Royal Mail in the UK postal market is to open a new hub in Northern Ireland later this year. TNT Post, which currently handles 280 million items a month, plans to expand its UK workforce by a fifth and bolster its regional presence. It

Mon, 12 Jul 2010 08:38:00 GMT Three police officers shot in Northern Ireland have been shot and injured during a night of rioting in Belfast, as the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) confirms to Channel 4 News 27 officers in total were wounded during a night of violence ahead of today's Orangemen parades. The three police

Sat, 10 Jul 2010 10:32:00 GMT Cameron urged to rethink referendum date alternative vote system on May 5, but said the proposal would save 17 million. Voters in Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales will be going to the polls that day to elect politicians to devolved administrations. Mr Salmond told the Prime Minister his

Fri, 9 Jul 2010 05:24:00 GMT Editorial: Britain’s Budget Pain showed political courage by embracing an investigative report critical of the undisciplined conduct of British troops in Northern Ireland in the early 1970s. He showed it again this week by keeping a campaign promise to investigate charges that British

Wed, 7 Jul 2010 16:26:00 GMT Armoured vehicles used in search for Raoul Moat England and Wales, a quarter of who are available at any one time. The Police Service of Northern Ireland has a large number of armoured cars because of the terrorist threat and sent 20 4x4 Mitsubishi Shoguns to Northumbria on Tuesday night. Around 40

Wed, 7 Jul 2010 04:39:00 GMT 05:00 Top model settles libel action with British newspaper A HIGH Court libel action by two of the organisers of the Miss Ireland beauty competition -- including former winner Andrea Roche -- against a British newspaper group was settled yesterday. 'Daily Mail' publishers, Associated Newspapers (AN), 'apologised

Tue, 6 Jul 2010 09:20:00 GMT £1m severance payout for ex-Labour ministers Office 73,421 International Development 37,464 Ministry of Defence 55,546 Ministry of Justice 53,832 Northern Ireland Office 10,162 Scotland Office 51,448 Transport 52,177 HM Treasury (including severance payments made to government whips in the Commons

Mon, 5 Jul 2010 20:10:00 GMT UK Church expects no abuse apologies abuses to make a good photo opportunity. The visit is in the UK, which is not Belgium, not Ireland, not the USA,' referring to the countries worst hit by the abuse. Benedict's visit will be only the second by the leader of the Catholic Church to Britain

Mon, 5 Jul 2010 18:47:00 GMT Interpol appeals to online gamers in hunt for dangerous fugitives international people-smuggling operation in which women were forced into prostitution in Spain. He has contacts in Britain and Ireland. • Pole Marcin Balcewicz, 29, known as Balas, is wanted for murdering a man with an iron bar in his homeland in 2006.