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.

An inquiry into the death of the Russian fugitive has finally opened. But those who say that justice delayed is justice denied have doubts that the truth will ever emerge, writes Mary Dejevsky

Dáil Éireann sits again this afternoon after the summer recess, serene in the knowledge that alone of the five main legislative assemblies on these islands it is impervious to the possibility of effective change. 

The civil war in Syria has forced a record three million people out of the country and more than a million fled in the past year, the UN refugee agency says.

David Miliband has said a British departure from the EU would be bad for Ireland.

The most realistic threat to Ireland from Britain’s growing Euroscepticism is that it remains part of the EU but in a much weakened state, which undermines the common interests of both countries, according to outgoing Labour MP David Miliband.

Niall Quinn believes failure to beat Sweden in Dublin in September will hasten the end of Giovanni Trapattoni as Republic of Ireland manager.

Newcastle United fans have been warned by police not to taunt Paolo Di Canio, the manager of hated rivals Sunderland, with fascist salutes.

Paolo Di Canio's debut match as Sunderland boss ended in defeat as Chelsea returned to the top four of the Premier League with a third successive win at Stamford Bridge today.

The appointment of Paolo Di Canio as Sunderland head coach has hit the headlines this week in more ways than one.

Trevor Sinclair has confirmed his friendship with Paolo Di Canio while team-mates at West Ham and claims the new Sunderland head coach’s historical claims that he is a fascist should be “taken with a pinch of salt”.

The Dean of Durham has written an open letter to new Sunderland manager Paolo di Canio calling on the Italian to publicly renounce fascism or risk being associated with “toxic far-right tendencies”.

Anti-discrimination group Kick It Out last night called on Paolo Di Canio to state his commitment to anti-racism after the newly-appointed Sunderland manager refused to confirm or deny whether he is a fascist.

Paolo Di Canio has refused to confirm or deny whether he is a fascist but blasted the furore over his appointment as Sunderland manager as “ridiculous and pathetic”.

New Sunderland boss Paolo Di Canio has warned the players will have to fit in with his disciplined approach to training to avoid becoming “a team of anarchists”.

Paolo Di Canio has refused to confirm or deny whether he is a fascist today as the furore over the new Sunderland manager’s political views intensified.

New Sunderland manager Paolo Di Canio has defended himself amid the controversy over his appointment — but may have to do more to convince anti-racism campaigners of his suitability.

Sunderland’s new manager Paolo Di Canio today apologised to anyone who has been offended by his comments after David Miliband quit his role at the football club due to the Italian’s “past political statements”.

Paolo Di Canio's controversial political views are "pretty irrelevant", according to the man who gave the controversial Italian his first chance in management.

Paolo Di Canio will today begin the task of trying to keep Sunderland in the Premier League following his appointment as head coach late last night.

Tony Blair will warn this week that Britain’s future prosperity relies on the country remaining a committed member of a strong European Union.

Spectators who attended a sneak preview of the Olympic opening ceremony were urged not to spoil the surprise for the rest of the world by keeping details of the eagerly-anticipated curtain raiser under wraps.

The Gaddafi regime warned British officials that there would be “dire consequences” for relations between the UK and Libya if Lockerbie bomber Abdelbaset al-Megrahi died in his Scottish jail cell, it has emerged.

David Miliband was forced to deny plotting against his brother today amid claims of an ongoing feud over the Labour leadership in Britain.

Oxford: Former British Foreign Secretary David Miliband is to join Oxford Analytica as a senior global adviser, five months after he was beaten by his younger brother for the leadership of the Britain’s opposition Labour Party.

NIALL QUINN may be making moves to utilise the services of the former Foreign Secretary David Miliband at Sunderland, but it was Alan Pardew who was the true diplomat in the wake of ugly scenes at the end to this latest Tyne-Wear turf war.

Sunderland chairman Niall Quinn has confirmed the club has held talks with former British Foreign Secretary David Miliband over a role at the Stadium of Light.

ALAN JOHNSON was appointed to the key role of shadow chancellor in Ed Miliband’s first shadow cabinet yesterday.

Voting opens in Labour’s shadow cabinet elections today, with 49 MPs battling for a place in Ed Miliband’s top team.

New Labour leader Ed Miliband has given his strongest signal yet that he would put up taxes in order to protect public services from spending cuts.

LABOUR leader Ed Miliband joked this week about a childhood spat with his brother David over a football.

Labour leader Ed Miliband left the door open for his elder brother David to return to the party’s front line today after the former foreign secretary dramatically announced he was quitting the shadow cabinet.

Defeated Labour leadership candidate David Miliband walked away from frontline politics today, announcing that he will not stand for election to his brother Ed’s shadow cabinet.

RED ED – the nickname which the new British Labour Party leader abominates – was anything but red in tooth and claw when he addressed the party conference in Manchester yesterday.

DAVID MILIBAND pleaded with Labour yesterday not to turn the leadership struggle into the kind of “soap opera” that disfigured the Blair and Brown era.

David Miliband pleaded with Labour today not to turn the leadership struggle into the kind of “soap opera” that disfigured the Blair and Brown era.

David Miliband today said he was “incredibly proud” of his brother Ed who beat him in the race for the British Labour Party leadership.

LABOUR MPs are jostling for jobs in Ed Miliband’s shadow cabinet as attention shifts to the election of his top team.

ED MILIBAND declared the New Labour era over, but insisted the party would not embark on a “lurch to the left” under his leadership.

The result of the Labour leadership contest in the UK will be announced at about 4.30pm today.

The pastor who planned an “International Burn-a-Koran Day” is still hopeful of meeting the imam overseeing plans for a controversial Islamic centre in New York for talks.

The pastor who planned an “International Burn-a-Koran Day” will instead fly to New York to try to meet the imam overseeing plans for a controversial Islamic centre near Ground Zero.

THE former head of the British Army has accused former prime ministers Tony Blair and Gordon Brown of forcing the military to fight in Iraq and Afghanistan without adequate funding.

TONY BLAIR risked plunging the Labour leadership contest into civil war yesterday by issuing a warning to the party not to drift to the left.