Former British defense secretary Liam Fox was facing more pressure today over his role in soliciting donations used to fund close friend Adam Werritty.

London: London financiers attacked the appointment of an ally of French President Nicolas Sarkozy to draft European Union rules for their industry, saying he risks undermining the capital’s place as Europe’s financial centre.

Customs officials were tonight counting more than 12 million smuggled cigarettes seized in two massive hauls.

Customs officials have seized up to six million smuggled cigarettes in the third multi-million euro tobacco haul in a week.

IN his report headlined ‘Wedding’ video used in anti-gay campaign” (March 21), Conor Ryan bizarrely places inverted commas around the terms “marriage” and “wedding” every time the nuptials of Mr Fay and his partner Mr Moulton are mentioned.

A gay Irish-American has officially complained to Poland after its president used images of him and his partner in a national speech to warn against homosexual marriage.

CANCER researchers have criticised the controversial decision of the Mater Hospital to postpone trials of a new drug on lung cancer patients.

APPLICATIONS to carry out potentially life-saving clinical trials have fallen dramatically since the introduction of a new EU Directive, a cancer research specialist claimed yesterday.

A NUMBER of potentially life-saving clinical trials are under threat because of red tape.

FINDING a cure for cancer came two steps closer to reality last night with the publication of ground-breaking research, an Irish oncology expert said.

A BREAKTHROUGH in the treatment of breast cancer could save the lives of hundreds of Irish women, leading cancer specialists will reveal today.

AN Irish Catholic gay activist will marry his male partner in a spectacular church ceremony in New York this week.

A complex of caves in Afghanistan where British commandos found "more than 20 truckloads" of ammunition are being prepared for demolition.