EXACTLY 10 years ago, the steel industry died in Cork Harbour leaving a toxic legacy which, according to a government TD, is about to be finally resolved.

Bernie Ecclestone has today confirmed Neil Warnock will lead QPR into the Barclays Premier League next season.

MANCHESTER CITY owner Sheikh Mansour has returned to the top of football’s rich list, according to the latest figures from FourFourTwo magazine.

THE Olympic Park in London is to get a mini-Eiffel tower at the behest of Mayor Boris Johnson.

Foreign countries including Saudi Arabia gave millions to former President Bill Clinton’s charity at a time when his wife Hillary was serving her first year as secretary of state, records released today show.

HE may be fighting for his job as Ipswich manager but should the axe fall Roy Keane can console himself with the knowledge that he won’t be short of a bob or two.

MANCHESTER CITY’S owner Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan has toppled Roman Abramovich to head British football’s rich list.

Wolves boss Mick McCarthy has warned his team they must not underestimate tomorrow’s opponents QPR as they look to maintain their lead at the top of the Coca-Cola Championship.

Newcastle owner Mike Ashley has hinted he could follow the QPR model as he looks for new investors.

THE projected cost of cleaning up the former Irish Steel/Ispat site in Cork Harbour has rocketed in recent years, from an estimated €30 million in 2004 to €300m today.

Tottenham goalkeeper Radek Cerny has agreed a two-year contract with Coca-Cola Championship side QPR.

Rescuers in Kazakhstan called off the search for dozens of miners missing after a deadly explosion in a coal mine, saying today there was no chance of finding them alive and putting the official death toll at 30.

Rescuers in Kazakhstan called off the search for dozens of miners missing after a deadly explosion in a coal mine, saying today there was no chance of finding them alive and putting the official death toll at 30.

CHELSEA coach Avram Grant remains tight-lipped over the expected arrival of Nicolas Anelka but has dismissed suggestions linking the club with Dimitar Berbatov.

Chelsea coach Avram Grant remains tight-lipped over the expected arrival of Nicolas Anelka but has dismissed suggestions linking the club with Dimitar Berbatov.

MEXICAN telecom tycoon Carlos Slim Helú has overtaken Microsoft founder Bill Gates as the world’s richest person, Mexican financial website Sentido Comun has reported.

Birmingham chairman David Gold has admitted there was “a greater likelihood” the current owners would still be in charge of the midlands club next season.

Indian billionaire Lakshmi Mittal is remaining tight-lipped regarding his emergence as a possible contender to buy Birmingham.

Steelmaking firms from India and Brazil are gearing up for the start of a last-ditch bidding war for former British Steel company Corus.

The battle for steel group Corus (formerly British Steel) intensified today after Brazilian firm CSN dramatically trumped a takeover offer from Indian rival Tata.

DAVID BECKHAM is British football’s richest player with a personal fortune of £87m, according to a new poll.

Lakshmi Mittal said his self-named steel giant will be years ahead of his rivals after taking over European steel maker Arcelor SA, as he unveiled plans to invest up to $9bn (€7bn) in his native India.

Mittal Steel was today said to be preparing to increase its offer for Arcelor to more than £18bn to beat off rival interest from Russia.

The battle between the world’s two largest steel companies intensified today when Mittal Steel urged Arcelor shareholders to resist an alternative tie-up in Russia.

Hair care brands Finesse and Aqua Net were today added to the portfolio of beauty products owned by the fifth-richest Asian family in the UK.

IRELAND has three billionaires worth a total of $5.8 billion (€4.9bn), according to the Forbes list of the world’s richest men and women.

The steel giant owned by British-based tycoon Lakshmi Mittal was today facing a battle to convince European powerbrokers of the merits of its £12.7bn (€18.5bn) bid for Arcelor.

A flurry of takeover activity boosted optimism in London today as the FTSE 100 Index soared to levels not seen for more than four years.

British-based tycoon Lakshmi Mittal sought to extend his steel empire today with a dramatic £12.7bn (€18.5bn) move to merge the industry’s two biggest operators.

A £12.7bn (€18.5bn) takeover proposal from steel giant Mittal helped fuel European markets and lift the FTSE 100 Index to its best level since 2001 today.

ENVIRONMENTAL engineers moved onto the site of the former Irish Steel factory on Haulbowline Island in Cobh, Co Cork, yesterday to begin the largest industrial clean-up in the history of the State.

BRITISH-BASED tycoon Lakshmi Mittal announced a dip in profits for the world’s largest steelmaker yesterday after prices softened and raw material costs rose.

THE last owners of Irish Steel, who have refused to pay the clean-up costs of their former Irish site, are set to form the world’s largest steel company in a €14 billion deal.

THE end cost to the taxpayer of the former Irish Ispat steel plant in Cork Harbour may be as high as €70 million, the Green Party said last night.

THE former owner of Irish Ispat in Cork, who recently bought a house in London for £106 million, should pick up the €30m tab for the clean up of the steel works site, according to the former chairman of Cork County Council.

HE didn’t give his workers a cent in redundancy payments and the Irish taxpayer will have to foot a €30 million bill to clean up his steel mill.

THE life of a worker who died in a fire at the Irish Ispat steel plant last year could have been saved if bosses had paid the 15,000 needed to improve safety, a former official said last night.