Pale Mimosa has entered quarantine for the Emirates Melbourne Cup but Dermot Weld has yet to commit to an Australian trip.

Rock star Reg Presley, lead singer of The Troggs, has died following a battle with lung cancer.

A former army sergeant, who survived an IRA bomb blast, has stabbed his two children to death before killing himself.

A hastily-arranged Class Two handicap at Kempton is not the sort of race Angel’s Pursuit is accustomed to competing in, but the chestnut’s class came to the fore in the day’s feature.

ASTRONOMERS are launching a telescope today to search for the origins of the universe and even to find intelligent alien lifeforms – all by listening to the skies using a massive FM radio receiver.

Two people died today after a light aircraft crashed into a field near Andover in Britain, Hampshire Police said.

Kangaroo Court is in top shape after maintaining his unbeaten record over fences at the weekend.

Two people died after a light aircraft crashed in fields, police in England said today.

A man will appear before magistrates in Britain today after a Rolls Royce crashed into a supermarket.

An entire village in England, complete with cottages, a cricket club, a blacksmiths and a manor house has been sold, it was announced today.

British supermarket chain Asda today announced plans to create more than 9,000 jobs through store openings, extensions and business expansion.

British bank Lloyds TSB was at the centre of an outsourcing row with its staff union today after the company announced the closure of a back office operation.

More than 500 banking jobs were under threat today after Lloyds TSB detailed plans to close back office processing operations at five UK locations.

Thousands of teenage girls braved chilly weather today in the hope of securing a role in the next Harry Potter film.

British supermarket group Morrisons today announced the sale of a further batch of stores acquired in its £3bn (€4.4bn) takeover of rival Safeway.

Judo player Kate Howey will be Great Britain’s flag-bearer at Friday night’s Olympic Games opening ceremony.

AMERICAN IT equipment maker Avaya had agreed to buy Ireland’s Spectel, a maker of audio conferencing gear, for €85.7 million.

A SUGGESTION that the secretary who shot dead a leading Irish cardiologist at a Boston hospital was infatuated with him was yesterday described as “dangerous speculation” by police.

Police were today continuing their operation to stop potential troublemakers making the trip to see the Germany-England World Cup qualifying match in Munich.