A young woman who got stuck in a church window, when she tried to commit a burglary, was yesterday given a total jail term of six months.

A young woman who tried to carry out a burglary at a church broke a window and was hoisted in by her accomplice but she got stuck half-way and was unable to complete the crime.

IT’S just celebrated its 100th anniversary, but the rubber hot water bottle is still proving to be hugely popular with the Irish, if sales spikes last Christmas are anything to go by.

Treasure hunters have salvaged another €27m of silver bars from a ship sunk by the Nazis in the North Atlantic.

Treasure hunters have salvaged almost €27 million in silver bars from a ship sunk by the Nazis off the Irish coast.

High farce and drama unfolded at Bank of Ireland’s AGM yesterday as shareholders rounded on the board for the collapse in the bank’s share price over the past few years as well as billions in losses.

Specialist insurance market Lloyd's of London posted a return to profit today after benefiting from a "benign" six months for natural catastrophes.

A proposal aimed at kick-starting the Co-op’s stalled acquisition of 632 Lloyds branches in the UK has been put to the markets regulator, it was reported today.

LLOYD’S of London recorded losses of £697 million (€799.4m) yesterday following the insurance industry’s costliest half-year on record for catastrophes.

Lloyd’s of London recorded losses of £697m today following the insurance industry’s costliest half year on record for catastrophes.

TOMMY BOWE packed a lot into his summer. It kicked off with a three-week trek down America’s West Coast, a 15-hour promotional blitz across Ireland and countless rounds of golf and games of table tennis in Carton House.

A tanker has arrived in Libya’s rebel-held port of Marsa el-Hariga to load up a shipment of oil for export, potentially giving opponents of Muammar Gaddafi crucial funding amid escalating violence.

A REPORT into the sinking of the sail training vessel, Asgard II, off the coast of France two years ago has concluded that it was probably struck by an underwater object.

THE Lloyd’s of London insurance market has revealed that record claims from disasters including the Chilean earthquake and US oil spill have halved its profits, and says it has seen no respite from a steady decline in prices.

Jailed financier Allen Stanford and three of his former company executives are suing Lloyd's of London in a row over legal insurance.

Lloyd’s of London today said Chile’s earthquake and the Gulf of Mexico oil rig explosion could cost it $2bn in net claims.

AN envoy from Qatar who authorities said had a sneaky smoke in a jetliner’s toilet and then joked about igniting his shoe, sparking a bomb scare and the scrambling of military jets, has been released from custody.

COMING off a record year for profits, the chief executive of Lloyd’s of London said yesterday that the storied insurance group is participating in a study looking at creating a similar market in New York.

Lloyd's of London today said it remained in good shape after the insurance market achieved a profit of £1.9bn (€2bn) for 2008.

Lloyds TSB has begun sounding out potential buyers for an arm of Halifax Bank of Scotland (HBOS), it was reported today.

Insurance market Lloyd’s of London today estimated that claims arising from hurricanes Gustav and Ike would cost it around £1.3bn (€1.67bn).

The Lloyd’s of London insurance market today said rising claims costs and lower investment income contributed to a 47% fall in half-year profits.

MORE British-based firms have joined the list of companies considering a move to Ireland for tax purposes.

The British Treasury has signed up savings guru Ron Sandler to head Northern Rock in the event of bank’s nationalisation, it was confirmed today.

A low level of catastrophe claims helped the Lloyd’s of London insurance market announce a sharp improvement in profitability today.

An “exceptionally low” level of catastrophes enabled the Lloyd’s of London insurance market to announce profits of £3.66bn (€5.3bm) for 2006 today.

An “exceptionally low” level of catastrophes enabled the Lloyd’s of London insurance market to announce profits of £3.66bn (€5.4bn) for 2006 today.

Casino mogul Steve Wynn has described an offer by Lloyd’s of London to settle his €42m insurance claim over a damaged Picasso as “ridiculous”.

UK cash machine operator Cardpoint today rejected the £105m (€156.7m) takeover offer which prompted the resignation of its chairman last month.

Advent Capital, a leading Lloyd’s insurer which manages and participates on Syndicate 780, the property insurance syndicate specialising in catastrophe business, has recorded an increase in profit before tax of £7.6m (€5.3m), up to £10.1m (€14.9m) in the first half of 2006.

The Lloyd’s of London insurance market limited annual losses to £103m (€146.8m) today following the worst year on record for natural disasters.

Lloyd’s of London warned today its market only had a slim chance of making a profit this year, after losses in the wake of Hurricane Katrina spiralled.

The Lloyd’s of London insurance market overcame a costly year for hurricane claims by unveiling annual profits of £1.36bn (€2bn) today.

The Lloyd’s of London insurance market is still on track for a good profit in 2004 despite expected claims of around £1 billion from a spate of hurricanes, a senior market source says.

SHELBOURNE Developments may walk away from the €364.5 million property deal to buy the Lloyd’s insurance building in London.

An unnamed Irish investor has purchased the landmark Lloyds building in London for UK£240m (€336m).

Shelbourne Development, a privately-owned Irish property firm, is set to become the new owner of the famous Lloyd's building in London, in a deal worth around £245m (€351m).

Lloyd’s of London today pledged to investigate how confidential lists of the so-called ‘Names’ who finance the multi-billion pound insurance market became public.

The Lloyd’s of London insurance market announced today it had returned to profitability during 2002.

The European Commission today stepped up threats of legal action against the UK over the handling of the Lloyd’s insurance market.

Leading shares were surging in opening deals, with the FTSE 100 testing the 3,900 point barrier as tobacco and oil stocks advanced, while positive news from Oracle overnight aided second-line technology stocks, dealers said. At 8.59 am, the FTSE 100 index was up 67.9 points to 3,903.1, having earlier touched a high of 3,907.2.

A group of former Names battling for compensation from Lloyd’s after losing their investments to asbestos-related insurance claims failed again at Britain's Court of Appeal today.

The Lloyd's of London insurance market has boosted its estimated losses due to September 11 to £1.9bn.