A short flight away, the British capital currently offers an array of great art options, writes Des O’Driscoll

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has been jailed for 50 weeks at a UK court for a bail breach offence.

Julian Assange has been found guilty of breaching his bail at Westminster Magistrates’ Court and faces a jail sentence of up to 12 months when he is sentenced at Crown Court.

The renewed growth of cockfighting in Britain is a reminder that the ways of the past are not easily shaken, writes Paul Rouse.

The trial of three former Tesco executives in the UK over their alleged role in a £326m accounting scandal at the supermarket is due to start.

An off-duty policeman fought off the London Bridge terrorists with his bare hands, it emerged, as Scotland Yard revealed two more of its officers were injured in the attack.

Two friends are to be sentenced next month for lying about crashing a Lamborghini Gallardo into shops and causing more than £100k (€114k) of damage.

A former professional rugby player involved in a family-run, Breaking Bad-inspired London crystal meth gang is expected to be sentenced in December, the Metropolitan Police said.

At least five people have been stabbed and a number of others injured after "unacceptable" violence broke out in four London areas as soaring temperatures gripped the British capital.

The decomposed remains of missing police officer Gordon Semple were discovered after a neighbour alerted Scotland Yard to a “smell of death” coming from a housing estate flat.

A group of elderly Irish ex-pats decided to brighten up the day for London commuters last week as part of festivities to mark St Patrick’s Day.

Tommy Steele tells Ed Power about playing the big band legend, and how he was nearly typecast as a leprechaun

A psychologist at troubled Kids Company in England faces being struck off over allegations she gave MDMA to a patient in a nightclub toilet.

If you’re off to the British capital for the Rugby World Cup and plan hanging around for a few days , then Conor Power has the lowdown on how to fall in love again with London town.

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Former UBS trader Tom Hayes is today due to face trial in England on a series of charges in relation to allegations of Libor rate rigging.

“Habitual sexual predator” Gary Glitter could face further charges after he was convicted of sexually abusing three young girls.

The trial of former pop star Gary Glitter over a string of historic sex offences against three girls has been adjourned.

A video of a pregnant woman criticising anti-abortion protestors outside a London clinic has been widely shared after being posted by journalist Sunny Hundal.

The unidentified woman mentions a children's charity which has seen donations increase since the video was shared online.

A video of a pregnant woman criticising anti-abortion protestors outside a London clinic has been widely shared after being posted by journalist Sunny Hundal.

Disgraced entertainer Rolf Harris has been spat at in prison.

People who repeatedly commit alcohol-related crime will be forced to wear ankle tags that monitor if they are still drinking, under a year-long pilot scheme in the UK.

Former X-Factor judge Tulisa Contostavlos has today been convicted of assaulting a celebrity blogger at a music festival.

Former X Factor judge Tulisa Contostavlos is due to go on trial today accused of being concerned in brokering a drug deal.

Former X Factor judge Tulisa Contostavlos has appeared in court accused of being concerned in brokering a drug deal.

A female DJ has told a British court that claims that former Radio 1 star Dave Lee Travis groped a carnival princess at the opening of a hospital radio station are “fantasy”.

Singer Tulisa Contostavlos has denied being concerned with the supply of Class A drugs.

A former BBC driver charged with sex offences as part of the investigation triggered by allegations of abuse against Jimmy Savile has been found dead at his home.

Celebrity PR guru Max Clifford has told a court he is not guilty of a string of indecent assaults on women.

Max Clifford protested his innocence today as he arrived at court to enter pleas on charges of indecent assault on teenage girls and women.

A man has been charged with criminal damage after a masterpiece by the English romantic painter John Constable was vandalised.

PR guru Max Clifford today denied 11 counts of historic indecent assault on teenage girls.

Chris Huhne and his ex-wife Vicky Pryce are both facing jail in England after she was convicted of perverting the course of justice by taking speeding points for him a decade ago.

It may seem like a stretch but there is a direct correlation between the AIB annual general meeting in 2001 and the conviction of fraudsters Achilleas Kallakis and Alexander Williams in the Southwark Crown Court yesterday.

Two fraudsters who conspired to swindle banks of hundreds of millions of pounds have been jailed.

Greek and British businessmen at the centre of a mass property fraud have been found guilty of swindling £740m (€891m) from AIB.

A bride yesterday returned the wedding band her husband placed on her finger just over a year ago — to the jeweller they bought it from.

A former AIB employee who worked closely with Achilleas Kallakis was not acting as efficiently as the bank wanted, jurors at Southwark crown court heard in London.

A cleaner from Greenwich in England has admitted stealing cheques from illusionist Derren Brown.

London 2012 chairman Lord Coe has played down talk of transport problems after Olympic athletes and officials experienced some travel delays yesterday.

London mayor Boris Johnson admitted today that there would be “imperfections and things going wrong” as the capital coped with the Olympics.

Two British hackers linked to the notorious Lulz Security group pleaded guilty yesterday to a litany of computer crimes — the latest blow against online miscreants whose exploits against groups such as the CIA have embarrassed governments around the world.

Two men have been found guilty of money-laundering charges following a £2.3m (€2.8m) fraud against the Olympic Delivery Authority, a court official has said.

A City trader accused of gambling away a record £1.5bn (€1.81bn) in Britain’s biggest banking fraud has appeared in court today.

A company director was remanded in custody in Britain today charged with attempted murder following a bottle attack at a celebrity-packed party held by smartphone firm BlackBerry.

The fist-pumping celebrations were absent for the biggest victory of Harry Redknapp’s career.

Jurors at the Harry Redknapp tax evasion trial retired today to consider their verdicts.

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