The former British Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg and his wife have described the moment they had to tell their eldest son he had blood cancer as one of the "toughest things" for their family.

Scarlets moved clear in the Guinness PRO12 play-off race with a big 26-14 win over fellow play-off chasers Glasgow Warriors at a chilly Scotstoun Stadium tonight.

Rory Clegg's late try helped Glasgow Warriors keep their Guinness PRO12 play-off charge on track.

Glasgow were made to sweat by Zebre for a 33-28 Guinness PRO12 win in Parma.

Glasgow Warriors 12 Leinster 6: Connacht can sleep easily this weekend after Leinster failed to knock the Galway men off their top perch in the Guinness Pro12 last night at Scotstoun with defeat to Glasgow in a match that produced not a single try.

The Sun has said it stands by its story about the Queen voicing strong Eurosceptic views after Buckingham Palace said it has written to the press watchdog to register a complaint over the claims.

Ulster 56 Oyannax 3: Eight tries, all converted, and a clinically attacking Ulster got the bonus point win over Oyannax on Saturday at the Kingspan Stadium needed to prolong – for 24 hours at least – hopes of a Champions Cup quarter-final spot.

Munster 23 Glasgow Warriors 21: An error strewn Munster performance came dangerously close to causing a shock defeat to a Glasgow Warriors side composed largely of seconds and academy players in the Guinness Pro12 at Thomond Park last night.

BILL CLEGG was a powerhouse literary agent whose crack addiction became both his downfall and the source of his personal renaissance. 

Anyone seeking evidence on the obsession for strength and conditioning which has swept through the GAA should have been at a seminar in Belfast.

Irish actor Stephen Rea was among the winners at last night’s Baftas in London, scooping the best supporting actor for his role as Sir Hugh Hayden-Hoyle in BBC2’s The Honourable Woman.

Smashed and shaken by the sheer scale of its surprise election defeat, the British Labour Party now faces into months of soul searching as it chooses a new leader.

David Cameron has promised the UK “we are on the brink of something special” as he returned to Downing Street as a Prime Minister with a Tory Commons majority for the first time.

David Cameron prepares for another term as British Prime Minister, the DUP retains its position as the largest party in the North and Ed Miliband, Nigel Farage and Nick Clegg step down in light of the British Election results. In other news a Dublin man admits to cheating on his wife on live radio and UCD look set to enter the Europa League. Just some of the latest and most read stories on irishexaminer.com.

The Conservatives are no longer a party for the whole of the UK and have “basically mutated into an English party chasing Ukip votes in southern England”, deputy prime minister Nick Clegg has claimed.

BRITAIN goes to the polls today to elect a new government and if political punditry is worthy of even passing attention the result will map an utterly novel but challenging political landscape for our nearest neighbours. 

Britain is facing into weeks of political deadlock as both main parties seemed set to fall far short of a majority in tomorrow’s election.

Britain is facing weeks of political deadlock as both main parties seemed set to fall far short of a majority in Thursday’s election.

The good news for Labour is Ed Miliband is not nearly as strange in person as he often comes across on TV.

Nick Clegg has warned that he is not prepared to tear the Liberal Democrats apart in order to enter into a second coalition with the Conservatives.

The British general election remained on a knife-edge after no party leader managed to land a killer blow at the final set-piece TV event of the campaign.

A ComRes post-debate poll for ITV News had on the UK general election TV debate last night had Ed Miliband, David Cameron and Nigel Farage tied in first place on 21%, with Sturgeon on 20%, Clegg on 9%, Bennett on 5% and Wood on 2%.

Nick Clegg said he was confident of remaining an MP despite a poll putting Labour ahead by two points in his constituency.

British prime minister David Cameron has revealed he is related to Kim Kardashian.

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The UK can overtake Germany to become Europe’s economic “powerhouse” by 2035, deputy prime minister Nick Clegg said yesterday.

British Prime Minister David Cameron has denied putting obstacles in the way of televised leaders’ debates ahead of the general election, after Labour accused him of “running scared” of a head-to-head showdown with Ed Miliband.

Nick Clegg has accused Ukip leader Nigel Farage of using the Paris shooting to make “political points” and to imply British Muslims are “part of the problem”.

In Britain, a women’s rights charity behind a t-shirt campaign, which is now caught up in controversy over claims the products were made in "sweatshop" conditions, has said it will order the clothes be withdrawn from sale if the reports are proven.

A furious row has erupted in Britain after a long-awaited Home Office report on drug abuse prompted claims by the Liberal Democrats that it was "suppressed" by the Conservative party.

Footballer Ched Evans is believed to have left prison after serving half of a five-year sentence for raping a 19-year-old woman in a hotel.

The daughter of UK TV presenters Judy Finnigan and Richard Madeley has warned Twitter trolls who threaten her with rape that they will be reported to police.

British prime minister David Cameron announced the recall of parliament to seek MPs’ approval for British involvement in air strikes on the Islamic State terror group in Iraq.

David Cameron, Nick Clegg and Ed Miliband are making the biggest "blunder" yet of the pro-UK campaign by making a last minute trip to Scotland ahead of next week's independence referendum, the country's First Minister said.

Fast-track legislation is to be rushed through the British parliament with cross-party support in order to maintain the ability of police and security services to access telephone and internet data.

Tightened security across UK airports will not be a "one-off temporary thing" Nick Clegg has warned, and Britain should be prepared for further measures.

USA: Divorce, it seems, has turned into a party — special cakes and all.

Jubilant Ukip leader Nigel Farage said his “people’s army” was on its way to Westminster after securing first place in historic elections for the European Parliament.