A teacher told pupils to shun a 13-year-old boy due to his father being a Tory MP, the Commons has heard.

A leading corporate and commercial law firm must pay €8.5m to a business because a failure to properly register a property meant the business lost a €10m offer from truck importer Pino Harris to buy it, the High Court has ruled.

Lions legend Ian McGeechan tonight described next year’s tour to New Zealand as presenting “a huge challenge” for the best of Irish and British rugby.

Clive Woodward today unveiled the largest coaching and management team in Lions history, including Eddie O'Sullivan and Dave McHugh.

Britain’s ambassador to the United Nations today denied the UN was moving too slowly in Afghanistan.