A jury has been told that a car salesman assaulted a client who returned a car he had bought and then directed the bank to stop the €23,750 repayment cheque.

Protesters demanding union recognition greeted delegates at Standard Life’s first annual general meeting as a public company today.

Insurance giant Standard Life holds its first annual general meeting as a public company today.

Standard Life members agreed today to end 80 years as a mutually-owned company in an historic vote.

STANDARD LIFE set flotation plans in motion yesterday, as it announced details of it’s schedule for demutualisation, quelling rumours of a setback.

NEARLY 150 people have been warned their lives may be under threat from feuding loyalist paramilitaries.

Europe’s largest mutual assurer Standard Life said today it had continued to make progress in re-positioning its business as it prepares for a FTSE listing next year.

A feud between two rival loyalists paramilitary groups in Northern Ireland appear to be over today following the Loyalist Volunteer Force’s statement that is was moving to prevent further attacks.

The bitter feud between rival loyalist terror groups in Belfast is over, it has been claimed.

UNIONIST politicians were yesterday urged to get a grip on the escalating loyalist paramilitary feud before it undermines efforts to ensure a peaceful summer in east Belfast.

Unionist politicians were today urged to get a grip on the escalating loyalist paramilitary feud before it undermines efforts to ensure a peaceful summer in east Belfast.

WELL over 100 police officers and soldiers have been assigned to try and calm a violent loyalist paramilitary feud in Belfast.

Well over 100 police officers and soldiers have been assigned to a violent loyalist paramilitary feud in Belfast, Northern Ireland’s Chief Constable revealed today.

A man and woman escaped injury in a bomb attack early today as loyalists escalated their feud.

Northern Ireland Secretary Paul Murphy today arranged talks with the North’s most senior policeman amid fears about the escalating loyalist feud.

Loyalists involved in a bloody new feud are working for intelligence agencies in Northern Ireland, it was claimed today.

Fears were mounting today over an escalating loyalist feud following a second bomb attack in east Belfast in 24 hours.

Death threats have been made against top loyalist politicians and paramilitaries in Belfast, it emerged today.

The British government today announced plans for new talks with a body that includes loyalist paramilitaries in a bid to stop Northern Ireland plunging into a summer of violence.

THE North last night stood on the brink of another bloody loyalist feud, security sources warned.

A top loyalist was shot dead today as a new paramilitary feud erupted on the streets of Belfast.

Brewer Scottish & Newcastle today said encouraging sales of its leading beer brands had boosted the business during a year of transformation.

LIFE ASSURER Standard Life said yesterday that it was considering a stock market listing, which will trigger windfall bonuses for the insurers’ millions of policyholders, including 40,000 in Ireland.