X Factor contender Wagner Carrilho said the show “stinks like a set-up”, it was reported today.

Skirmishes broke out today at a controversial demonstration by far-right group the English Defence League.

TWO alleged accomplices of gunman Raoul Moat will face trial next year accused of conspiracy to murder.

A man has been arrested on suspicion of firearms offences in connection with the Raoul Moat investigation, police said today.

Police in the UK hunting for Raoul Moat urged people to be “extra vigilant” today after warning he could now pose a threat to the wider public.

Detectives in Britain were tonight trying to unravel a network of accomplices suspected of harbouring gunman Raoul Moat as he widened his deadly threats from police to the public.

Fugitive gunman Raoul Moat has threatened the public as well as the police, it emerged today.

Two men appeared in court in Britain today accused of being part of fugitive gunman Raoul Moat’s conspiracy to hunt down and kill policemen.

A little girl fighting a life-threatening illness was granted her one wish – to meet singer Peter Andre.

THE parents of Cork native David Keohane have appealed for witnesses to come forward with information to help identify his attackers.

INDEPENDENT retailers will be waking up this morning wondering why the nation’s newest consumer champion so publicly championed the supermarket big boys yesterday.

Barclays today said it will axe more than 1,200 jobs in the next two years as part of a shake-up of its high street banking operations in the UK.

Department stores group House of Fraser bolstered its portfolio today by unveiling a £69.4m (€104.3m) deal for UK regional chain Beatties.

INQUIRIES were continuing yesterday into the death of a three-year-old English girl in a tumble drier.

US credit card firm MBNA was today reported to be lining up a £900m (€1.3bn) bid for online bank Egg.

Online bank Egg said today it was axeing senior managers in a £12m (€17.6m) cost-cutting exercise.

Online bank Egg is to remain under the control of the Prudential after the insurer today called a halt to its seven-month search for a buyer.

Internet bank Egg is just days from being taken over by American credit card company Capital One, it was reported today.

Eight England fans kicked out of Portugal after riots erupted on the Algarve were appearing in court in the UK today to face football banning orders.

US credit card firm MBNA is believed to be winning the auction to buy internet bank Egg, it was reported today.

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Fourteen people were arrested today under British anti-terror laws after dawn raids on homes and businesses, police said.

Online bank Egg today announced 70 job cuts in the UK and said it was in talks which could lead to a sale of its struggling French arm.

Insurance group Prudential has put its stake in online bank Egg up for sale, it was reported today.

THE FIRST explosion on the first day of what everybody hopes will be the "friendly" Ryder Cup was heard yesterday morning.

British emergency services were deluged with calls this morning following what police believe was a strong tremor.

A bus driver died today and 13 passengers were injured when a single-decker bus crashed into a tree today, police said.

Reigning world champion Lisa Quick stands between Kelly Fisher and an unprecedented clean sweep of the ladies’ titles this season.

London shares are backtracking from the all-important 6,000 barrier again as technology and telecoms stocks move into the red.