The Minister for Energy and Natural Resources, Pat Rabbitte, and his British counterpart, Edward Davey, will today sign a Memorandum of Understanding allowing Ireland to export wind-generated electricity to Britain.

The UK Government is poised to back plans for Britain’s clocks to go forward by one hour all year round, it was announced today.

Britain was this evening poised to recognise the independence of Kosovo, as the Balkan province prepares to break away from Serbia tomorrow.

BRITISH police are to receive powers to impose “emergency cordons” across major cities to stop people getting away after a terrorist strike, it was confirmed yesterday.