Former referee Mark Halsey has been berated by Graham Poll for “betraying” his fellow officials — and accused of wearing a Bolton kit with his own squad number to training sessions.

Former referee Mark Halsey has been berated by Graham Poll for “betraying” his fellow officials – and accused of wearing a Bolton kit with his own squad number to training sessions.

A helicopter pilot giving rides at Pennsylvania’s largest fair has died after walking into the aircraft’s spinning rotor.

Independent TD Luke 'Ming' Flanagan claims his children are "being teased" because the Ceann Comhairle is commenting on the way he dresses in the Dáil.

A railway viaduct which collapsed into the sea was due to undergo a full bridge inspection in October, it emerged tonight.

Comedy duo The Mighty Boosh – Noel Fielding and Julian Barratt – are reportedly set to call time on their partnership after cultivating different interests.

Barratt Developments today said there were signs of stability in the British property market after it reported improved visitor numbers and reservation rates.

A rocket carrying a Russian-American crew and a US billionaire space tourist on his second trip blasted off for the international space station today.

Housebuilding giant Persimmon today said it had laid off more than a fifth of its workforce since January as it faced up to the toughest conditions in the group’s recent history.

British housebuilders are facing up to the worst conditions since the early 1990s following a wave of cash calls from some of the UK's biggest banks.

A return to form for mortgage lenders and housebuilders helped keep the FTSE 100 Index in positive territory today.

The Bank of England’s first move on interest rates in a year sent leading shares into freefall today as the FTSE 100 Index slumped by almost 2%.

COUPLES who are struggling to have children can now test their fertility in the privacy of their own homes with a simple kit costing €120.

Llanelli Scarlets 21 Wasps 13

Edinburgh 32 Wasps 31

Championship leader Sebastien Loeb continued his domination of the Cyprus Rally after he won the first four of the six stages on leg two today to stretch his advantage.

Natalie Barratt will return to the world rally stage after signing a last-minute deal to compete in the production championship.

FTSE-listed housebuilder Barratt Developments said today that forward orders had broken through the £1bn (€1.4bn) mark despite concerns over a British housing market slowdown.

EUROPEAN markets were mainly in the red yesterday, the Irish index bucked this negative trend and closed 6.25 points higher at 5418.12.