Britain’s opposition Labour Party must unite behind new leader Jeremy Corbyn, his deputy said yesterday as he revealed his own differences with his new boss over issues such as defence and foreign policy.

A campaigning British MP has called for the reinvestigation of the suspicious deaths more than 20 years ago of two whistleblowers who he believes had significant information relating to organised child abuse.

Ukip has its first elected MP after a dramatic night which left the two main Westminster parties licking their wounds.

A bomb that exploded outside a busy restaurant in Belfast city centre following a misleading telephone warning could have killed or maimed festive revellers, a police commander has said.

Pressure is mounting in the UK on disgraced former HBOS bosses amid anger over mammoth pension pots and nearly £1m of “bonuses for going bust”.

A former Conservative MP named as one of the sources behind The Sun's controversial coverage of the Hillsborough tragedy today said he was "deeply and sincerely sorry" for the part he played in the scandal.

Standard Chartered has seen £6bn (€7.46bn) wiped from its value amid fears it could lose its US banking licence after regulators branded the lender a “rogue institution” over its dealings with the Iranian government.

Standard Chartered has seen £6bn (€7.5bn) wiped from its value amid fears it could lose its US banking licence after regulators branded the lender a “rogue institution” over its dealings with the Iranian government.

Bank of England boss Mervyn King told MPs he was not to blame for failing to spot the rate-rigging scandal engulfing the industry amid mounting accusations over the central bank’s role..

More banks in the UK could be caught in the scandal which saw Barclays pay £290m to settle claims that it used underhand tactics to try to rig financial markets.

Police officers from around the world attended a church service in Belfast today marking the 90th anniversary of the formation of the Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC).

LIAM FOX was facing more pressure last night over his role in soliciting donations to fund close friend Adam Werritty.

British Chancellor George Osborne has met senior News Corporation executives including chairman Rupert Murdoch and former News International chief executive Rebekah Brooks on 16 occasions for talks and social events since taking office, it was revealed today.

BILLIONAIRE Roman Abramovich owns 16 homes, including mansions and apartments, in four countries, and shares in seven companies, but no yachts nor airplanes, according to an official income declaration.

GORDON BROWN yesterday returned to Downing Street amid warnings from Labour MPs that his position as prime minister was becoming increasingly untenable.

Gordon Brown today returned to Downing Street amid warnings from Labour MPs that his position as Prime Minister was becoming increasingly untenable.

A death-row inmate scheduled to die today for a triple murder is waiting to see if he will be handed an 11th-hour stay of execution.

British Chancellor Alistair Darling today ruled out imposing a US-style levy on British banks propped up by the taxpayer despite anger among many Labour MPs at the return of huge City bonuses.

Super-rich Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich is to fight a legal claim from a British oil firm boss over a half share in a £1bn (€1.5bn) Siberian oil fields venture.

Irish society must do all it can to help reduce the incidence of suicide, President Mary McAleese urged tonight.

Chelsea football club owner Roman Abramovich is close to putting another €795m into his burgeoning bank accounts.

Russia’s richest man, ex-Yukos CEO Mikhail Khodorkovsky, has pleaded not guilty to a raft of charges that could jail him for 10 years, while authorities tightened the grip on the beleaguered oil company’s key production assets.

Billionaire Chelsea boss Roman Abramovich may be the next target of Kremlin prosecutors after the remote region he runs was declared bankrupt by Russia’s highest audit body.

THE Russian billionaire who owns Chelsea football club has denied he is taking over the Jordan Grand Prix team.

BILLIONAIRE Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich plans to make his home debut in the directors’ box on Saturday, when he will receive a hero’s welcome from a 42,000 capacity crowd at Stamford Bridge.