STAFFING levels at an open prison which saw just two officers and four support staff in charge of 500 inmates on the night of an “unprecedented” riot will be reviewed, British prisons minister Crispin Blunt said yesterday.

Staffing levels at an English open prison which saw just two officers and four support staff in charge of 500 inmates on the night of an “unprecedented” riot will be reviewed, British prisons minister Crispin Blunt said today.

An open prison in the UK was the subject of an inquiry tonight after balaclava-clad inmates went on the rampage and torched buildings in a New Year’s Day mutiny sparked by an attempted clampdown on contraband alcohol.

A TORY peer criticised the Government’s child benefit cuts yesterday — saying they gave the poor more incentive to have children than the better-off.

Course specialist Illustrious Blue (8-1) secured a popular win in the Artemis Goodwood Cup – but the race was marred when odds-on favourite Age Of Aquarius broke down in front.

Budget hotel chain Travelodge stepped up its expansion today with the addition of 52 hotels from pubs and restaurant group Mitchells & Butlers.

A convicted killer has been jailed for six years for robbing a 76-year-old who was walking home from mass in Cork city.

Muthabara has been given the all clear to run in the stanjamesuk.com 1000 Guineas at Newmarket today.

Muthabara, one of the leading hopes for Sunday’s stanjamesuk.com 1000 Guineas, has suffered an 11th-hour injury scare.

Per Incanto could have his first start for new connections in the CGA Hungerford Stakes at Newbury in England on Saturday.

Kerrin McEvoy demonstrated just why he is in such demand these days with an well-timed ride to land the feature Thomas Eggar Stakes at Goodwood.

Former John Dunlop inmate Tawqeet has won the €1.5m Group One BMW Caulfield Cup in Australia.

BISHOP Eamonn Casey was last night believed to be staying with relatives in Co Limerick following his arrival from England on Sunday.

FORMER Bishop of Galway, the disgraced Dr Eamon Casey, returned from a 14 year exile last evening.

The Bishop of Galway Martin Drennan today called on Dr Eamonn Casey to apologise for his affair with an American divorcee before returning to the diocese.

THE former bishop of Galway Dr Eamon Casey is to return permanently to Ireland.

FORMER Bishop of Galway Eamon Casey is expected to return to ministry in an English parish as it emerges that gardaí are unlikely to seek his prosecution in relation to claims of abuse made against him in Ireland.

A colleague of Dr Eamon Casey has said details of the allegation which led to him stepping down from clerical duties in England last week are still unclear.

SOME houses have hidden depths: Arundel goes the opposite route, it has splendid shallows.

HURRICANE RUN, a best priced 4-6 with Paddy Power, will face a maximum of nine rivals in Sunday’s Budweiser Irish Derby after it was revealed that John Dunlop’s triple entry in the race was a mistake.

La Chunga gave Jeremy Noseda a day to remember when leading home an impressive one-two for the Newmarket handler in the Albany Stakes at Royal Ascot at York today.

“Faugh-A-Ballagh”

British Conservative Party leader Michael Howard today fired his party’s former deputy chairman Howard Flight as a candidate at the general election.

Dubai Surprise lived up to her name as she caught punters out when foiling a major plunge on French raider Nanabanana in the big race at Goodwood today.

John Dunlop has ruled out the French Oaks for his smart Hathrah after revealing today that a number of his horses are under a cloud.

MARK JOHNSTON has issued an upbeat report on star filly Attraction who is currently sidelined with a fractured pedal bone.

THE MIGHTY TIGER can put English invader, Pearl Of Love, firmly in his place in the Group Two Gallileo Futurity Stakes at the Curragh this afternoon.

The Irish Cricket Union has announced the following squad for the tour of England.

Maharib completed a hat-trick and earned a possible crack at the English St Leger when proving too good for the favourite Arundel in a keen duel in the IAWS Curragh Cup today.

Aidan O’Brien has withdrawn his two runners from today’s meeting at Royal Ascot on account of the prevailing fast ground.

DISGRACED former MI5 officer David Shayler claimed yesterday that he was told an IRA informer who alleged Sinn Féin’s Martin McGuinness told him he fired the first shot on Bloody Sunday was a “bullshitter”.

Disgraced former MI5 officer David Shayler claimed today he was told that an IRA informer who alleged Sinn Fein’s Martin McGuinness told him he fired the first shot on Bloody Sunday was a “bullshitter”.

South African Travis Block rode his first-ever winner with a super-cool display on Andrew Balding’s Tarawan in the Kingfisher Handicap at Leicester on Thursday.

THE Archbishop of Westminster yesterday faced renewed controversy over his handling of child sex abuse scandals within the Catholic Church, following a claim that he misled the public over the way he dealt with allegations against a priest.

The leader of Roman Catholics in England and Wales today defended himself against allegations concerning 10 cases of alleged abuse by priests in his former diocese.

The leader of the Catholic Church in England and Wales Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O’Connor was today due to answer detailed questions about allegations of child abuse by priests in his former diocese.

THE leader of the Catholic church in England and Wales was under renewed pressure yesterday after new claims emerged over his handling of allegations of paedophilia against priests.