Tories in the UK have demanded a clampdown on trade unions in a show of “Thatcherite zeal” aimed at stopping a wave of industrial unrest.

A galaxy removed from the pomp and splendour of St Paul’s Cathedral, it was business as usual in the gales and rain in unpretentious Dromanassig, Co Kerry, yesterday.

A ceremonial funeral with military honours will be held in London today for Baroness Margaret Thatcher. Rachel Marie Walsh takes a closer look at the style history of the original power dresser

Miranda Richardson has taken a swipe at Britain’s “hideous” approach to success as the actress turned literary judge announced that Hilary Mantel has been shortlisted for another major book prize.

A full military rehearsal for Baroness Thatcher’s funeral has taken place in the early hours of this morning.

Margaret Thatcher left instructions that the British Prime Minister should give a reading at her funeral, it emerged today.

A serving police officer in the UK who posted offensive messages online following Baroness Thatcher’s death has resigned.

The protester who set up the campaign to get 'Ding Dong' to number one following Baroness Thatcher's death said that it is 'giving people a choice'.

Baroness Thatcher’s tempestuous relationship with the BBC looks set to continue after her death as the corporation found itself in the middle of a row over whether to play the Wizard Of Oz track which celebrates her demise.

Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev will not attend Baroness Thatcher’s funeral due to health problems, his spokesman said today.

A Wizard Of Oz track which has had a surge of popularity in the wake of Baroness Thatcher’s death now looks on course for a place in the top 10.

Baroness Thatcher would have been “honoured and humbled” by the presence of the Queen at her funeral, her son said today.

Reading chairman John Madejski has admitted there was never a chance his belief that Baroness Thatcher should be afforded a minute’s silence before this weekend’s matches would be put into practice.

Politicians returning from overseas visits to pay tribute to Baroness Thatcher can claim up to £3,750 (€4,390) in travel expenses, it was confirmed today.

The UK's Football Supporters’ Federation supports the decision not to have a universal minute’s silence for the late Baroness Thatcher during this weekend’s fixtures.

Rupert Murdoch has praised the “brave leadership” of Margaret Thatcher, claiming Britain is “far more successful” as a result of her premiership.

Baroness Thatcher has been described as one of the first British Prime Minister's to recognise the power of television and how to harness it.

Baroness Thatcher’s death could propel The Wizard Of Oz track Ding Dong The Witch Is Dead into the top 40 of the singles chart in the UK.

The funeral of former British Prime Minister Baroness Thatcher’s funeral will be held next Wednesday, it was announced today.

Baroness Thatcher was a sharply divisive figure in life but after her death more Britons thought she was good for the UK than bad, a poll has revealed.

A Taiwanese television news station has apologised for airing footage of Queen Elizabeth II while reporting the death of former British prime minister Margaret Thatcher.

Audience members at the West End production of Billy Elliot were asked to decide whether a song anticipating Margaret Thatcher’s death should be performed hours after she died.

Hundreds of cheering people held parties to “celebrate” the death of Baroness Thatcher.

Though it’s nearly a quarter of a century since Margaret Thatcher stood down as leader of Britain’s Conservative party in 1990, and more than half a century since she was first elected to the House of Commons in 1959, her death yesterday, at 87, showed she remains utterly divisive.

The death of Baroness Thatcher was a “great day” for coal miners, David Hopper, general secretary of the Durham Miners’ Association said today.

The European Commission – focus of much of Baroness Thatcher’s political venom in the 1980s – described her as a “circumspect yet engaged player” in the EU.

Margaret Thatcher died this morning following a stroke, her spokesman Lord Bell said.

Helen Mirren will be seen as the Queen on the big screen once again – as her latest stage production is beamed live into cinemas.

Margaret Thatcher voiced concern that a 1989 report into the Hillsborough disaster constituted a “devastating criticism” of police, previously-unpublished Cabinet papers revealed today.

Meryl Streep thanked “everybody in England” for allowing her to come and “trample all over their history” as she picked up her Golden Globe award for her portrayal of Margaret Thatcher.

Chart star Morrissey has spoken of his unease that the Prime Minister is a fan of his former band The Smiths – because of David Cameron’s “extreme lifestyle”.

Real-life father and son James and Laurence Fox are to play royal relatives after being cast in Madonna’s new film about Wallis Simpson, it was announced today.

Hollywood star Meryl Streep is in discussions to play Baroness Thatcher in the countdown to the Falklands War, it was reported today.

Lindsay Duncan will star in this year’s second 'Doctor Who' special as the Time Lord’s companion, the BBC confirmed today.

Former British prime minister Margaret Thatcher remained in a stable condition overnight in St Thomas’ Hospital, in central London, the hospital said today.

Former SAS officer Simon Mann has lost the latest round in his legal battle to avoid being put on trial in a west African country that accuses him of planning a coup.

PINK was the defining colour of the last week. The shocking fuchsia suit Margaret Thatcher wore to meet Gordon Brown wasn’t just the first thing to hand in the wardrobe. As a former British foreign secretary acidly put it, “she has a perfectly good blue dress at home”. She was seeking attention and she got it, dominating the headlines at the expense of Conservative leader David Cameron’s long-awaited ‘green’ report.

Carol Thatcher entered the jungle insisting that, unlike her mother, she was no Iron Lady.

The campaigning sisters of a murdered Belfast man today refused to share a stage with former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher.

Edward Heath, the former Prime Minister who took Britain into Europe, has died, aged 89.

Mark Thatcher has been refused a visa to be reunited with his family in the United States, his spokesman confirmed today.

Family, friends, and public figures joined together today to congratulate Prince Charles and Camilla Parker Bowles on their impending marriage.

A South African arms dealer linked to Sir Mark Thatcher escaped the death penalty but was jailed for 34 years today for his role in an Equatorial Guinea coup plot.

Mark Thatcher and his lawyers went to court today to wrap up their challenge to the legality of a South African subpoena to question him about a coup attempt in oil-rich Equatorial Guinea.