Detectives investigating reports that Peaches Geldof named the two mothers whose babies were involved in abuse by disgraced rock star Ian Watkins have confirmed they are in talks with prosecutors.

It has been nice having a few winners in recent weeks but we have also been talking quite a bit about hitting the bar and it’s pretty incredible the number of seconds and thirds I have had.

The Government has missed delivery on its 'Action Plan for Jobs' for the third quarter in a row.

Pop group Steps brought the curtain down on another excellent Live at the Marquee concert series, but surely it’s time Cork City Council took steps to improve paths leading from the venue.

Justice open the summer concert series tonight, with the venue also hosting coverage of Euro 2012, says Colette Sheridan

It’s been a decade, but Steps are back together and will tread the stage in Cork this summer, writes Tina O’Sullivan

I arrived in Lambourn last evening safe and sound, but more important was the fact that Steps To Freedom, Oscars Well and Jezki were well settled in at Cheltenham racecourse by that stage ahead of their engagements on the first two days of the festival.

Atomic Kitten are to reform for a new TV show.

The 'Reach' hitmakers S Club 7 – Jo O'Meara, Rachel Stevens, Tina Barrett, Hannah Spearritt, Paul Cattermole, Jon Lee and Bradley McIntosh – are keen to get back together after seeing the success fellow 90s group Steps have had since reuniting.

Rihanna surprised clubbers at a London nightclub by giving out sex advice.

STEPS are being taken by the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food to resolve delays in the processing and payment of Rural Environment Protection Scheme claims by farmers in Kerry.

STEPS have been taken to ease the problems of farmers having to spread slurry on land saturated by the heavy rain of recent months.

Disgraced Celebrity Big Brother star Jade Goody is to tour India in attempt to rehabilitate her public image.

The Big Brother housemates were pitted against each other today in a battle of the bands which will see them recreate songs by Steps and the Jackson Five.

Former Steps singer Ian 'H' Watkins has confirmed that he is gay, as he prepares to enter the Celebrity Big Brother house.

STEPS being taken to implement EU transport regulation, which harmonises rules on the transport and care of animals, will apply on a phased basis from January 2007.

The 58,000 Junior Cert students receiving their exam results must celebrate in a sensible and responsible way, the Minister for Education Mary Hanafin warned today.

Almost 58,000 students will this morning open their Junior Certificate results.

THE 58,000 students receiving Junior Certificate results today have achieved significantly better grades in maths and science compared to last year.

STEPS to engineering has welcomed the announcement of a technology campus in Clondalkin as a very positive sign for the Irish technology sector.

The number of CAO points required for a college course does not reflect its quality or the job prospects on offer, students were warned today.

Chart star Robbie Williams is the music world’s biggest winner of 2003, according to a new list of the all-time greats today.

Former Steps star Lisa Scott-Lee has spoken of her devastation at the break-up of the chart-topping band.

She may have come off second best in the recent chart battle with her former Steps colleagues H & Claire, but Faye Tozer remains undeterred and is heading into the studio to start work on new material.

H and Claire say the reason Steps split up was because of a rift between them and the rest of the band.

Former Steps stars H and Claire are to record as a duo, it was announced today.

The first member of Steps to go solo will be Faye Tozer.

Steps fans shared their grief as they told of the tears they had shed over the band's split.

Steps are reported to have split because they were fed up with being regarded as a joke.

Award-winning pop group Steps today announced they had split up.

Heart-throbs Westlife have been named Best Band at the annual Smash Hits T4 Poll Winners Party.