Scotland Yard’s race row deepened today as three officers were referred to the police watchdog over comments to colleagues.

Bank of Ireland Private Banking today announced that it has acquired a 50% interest in Gallions Reach Shopping Park for £78.8m (€116m) on behalf of a number of its private clients.

The parents of two young sisters who were killed in a horrific motorway crash on Britain's M25 early today also lost a son in a road accident eight years ago, it has emerged.