Peter Dowdall reports from a small scale but gold medal-strewn Chelsea Flower Show ‘17. 

Greening Grey Britain is an RHS initiative to convert dreary grey and tarmacked spaces into beautiful green and vibrant garden areas.

Peter Dowdall on the work that goes on behind Chelsea Flower Show, organised by designer, Tom Harfleet.

Britain’s housing market had its weakest month since just after June’s Brexit vote in December as house price growth slowed and the number of homes sold fell slightly, a survey of property valuers showed yesterday.

Central London’s best offices may lose as much as 30% of their value by the end of next year before the UK bounces back to beat continental Europe for the rest of the decade, according to Deutsche Bank AG.

Serious questions have arisen around transactions between the suicide bereavement charity Console and its UK-based sister organisation as more properties and bank accounts have come to light, the High Court has heard.

Bookies say more than £40m (€51.9m) has been gambled on the outcome of the EU referendum — making it the biggest political betting event in British history.

Niall McCarthy says with new routes and the securing of transatlantic flights, Cork Airport’s future is bright, with a return to passenger growth due in 2016.

Three days later and the shock waves from Japan’s win against South Africa continue to ripple far beyond the shores of the genteel and chic coastal town of Brighton which now finds itself enshrined in rugby folklore.

Passengers had a lucky escape when their bus had its roof ripped off after it hit a tree in a “freak accident”.

A 16-year-old boy will appear in court later today charged with the murder of a teenager stabbed to death in London on Thursday evening.

They won't have to pay rent but the prospective female tenant will have to provide 'occasional personal services'.

Part of Central London has been sealed off because of security alert near the Bank of England.

Former X Factor judge Tulisa Contostavlos has appeared in court accused of being concerned in brokering a drug deal.

Sensitive evidence alleged to expose poisoned spy Alexander Litvinenko’s ties to MI6 will be examined in secret, a coroner in the UK has ruled today.

Dublin has been ranked in the top 15 cities in the world with regard to decreases in office rental costs.

A date with Mel B has been auctioned off for £15,000 (€18,600) - to her husband.

Freddie Starr, who was arrested yesterday by police officers investigating the Jimmy Savile abuse scandal, returned for further questioning today.

Two people have been arrested at Heathrow Airport on suspicion of committing terrorism offences.

Angry fans booed Lady Gaga after she arrived over an hour late for a public appearance – and then dashed indoors before many had even caught a glimpse of her.

On the evening of July 28, 1948, Britain’s Prime Minister Clement Attlee welcomed the thousands of Olympic athletes, who had congregated in London, with a warm but candid address on BBC radio.

Radical cleric Abu Qatada was arrested today as the British government prepared to set out its next steps in sending him back to Jordan.

DUBLINER Melanie McCabe feels like she won the All–Ireland after moving closer to being in the live finals of the X Factor.

VICKIE and Tristan lived in a chic little mews house in Central London, but when they inherited a beautiful thatched cottage with an Aga beside a fishing cove they decided to move, lock, stock and buggy to Cornwall with toddler Tonsley and baby Briar.

VICKIE and Tristan lived in a chic little mews house in Central London, but when they inherited a beautiful thatched cottage with an Aga beside a fishing cove they decided to move, lock, stock and buggy to Cornwall with toddler Tonsley and baby Briar.

Amy Winehouse's appetites for music and self-destruction often came in equal measure.

AN AER LINGUS jet was forced to divert to London’s Heathrow Airport on Tuesday after getting caught up in heavy thunderstorms, however the airline has denied that the jet was struck by lightning.

England international Ben Foden has been arrested on suspicion of criminal damage in the early hours of Monday morning, it emerged today.

Anne Darwin – the wife of back-from-the-dead canoeist John Darwin – has been released from jail in Britain, sources said today.

IN Britain’s worst political violence in years, furious student protesters rained sticks and rocks on riot police, vandalised government buildings and attacked a car carrying Prince Charles and his wife, Camilla, after lawmakers approved a controversial hike in university tuition fees.

Governments around the world must not “shoot the messenger” by attacking disclosures by WikiLeaks, Julian Assange said today.

Wandsworth Council in the UK has approved the planning application for the Battersea Power Station site, owned by Real Estate Opportunities.

Claire O’Sullivan examines the London timeline and finds Neil Prendeville’s excuse simply doesn’t add up.

Rock star Pete Doherty will appear in court today charged with cocaine possession after detectives investigated the suspected overdose death of heiress Robin Whitehead.

TENSIONS surrounding the Pope’s visit to Scotland and England intensified last night as one of his key advisers compared Britain to the Third World.

A party to mark the launch of Tony Blair’s new book tonight, which would have attracted protests from anti-war campaigners, has been called off, it was revealed today.

Cheryl Cole’s status as the nation’s celebrity queen was cemented today after being crowned Woman of the Year at a glitzy event.

Talks aimed at ending the bitter British Airways dispute will resume tomorrow as a strike by cabin crew enters its fifth day.

MAY is the month that begins in spring and ends in summer.

Parts of Britain were as cold as a domestic freezer today as the big chill tightened its grip.

A BRITON who was due to be executed in China this morning was only told of his fate yesterday, his supporters said.