Prayers were said in the Scottish Highlands today for four climbers who were swept to their deaths in an avalanche.

Snow is expected to blanket the UK for the next week, with no end of the big freeze in immediate sight.

Four people have been killed and a woman is seriously hurt after a group of six climbers were caught up in an avalanche in the Scottish Highlands.

A Highland cottage owned by late TV presenter Jimmy Savile should be demolished as a last resort if it continues to be vandalised, according to a councillor.

Seven alleged victims of Jimmy Savile made complaints to four separate police forces in the UK while the disgraced television presenter was alive.

Claims are being investigated that three doctors were involved in a network of child abusers connected with disgraced television presenter Jimmy Savile.

STANDING at the foot of Slieve Donard shows why the Mourne Mountains are credited as the inspiration for writer CS Lewis’ magical land of Narnia.

ANGLO IRISH BANK has secured summary judgment orders for more than €17 million against Dublin businessman Maurice Healy, founder of the Calyx technology services group, over unpaid loans.

HUNDREDS of thousands of euro have been wiped off two prominent properties in Co Limerick.

The arrival of British Summer Time has brought wet and windy weather, with snow already falling in some parts of the UK.

Two skiers have survived after being swept 2,000 feet down a mountainside in an avalanche in Scotland.

OPTIONS for those on a good trading-up budget, and those with little or no budget, are on offer with east Cork estate agent, Pat Burke.

The names of the two Northern Ireland men who died after being caught in an avalanche while climbing in the Scottish Highlands have been released.

Climbers are being warned about the risk of snow falls after the deaths of two men from Northern Ireland and one man from Scotland.

THEIR catchcall is ‘cheap’ and now Europe’s number one low-fares airline is hoping to corner the bargain basement of holiday accommodation.

King of Bollywood, Shah Rukh Khan, today had bad news for the young pretenders to his crown.

Bollywood megastar Shah Rukh Khan was today receiving the red carpet treatment as he spoke to fans at a global film event.

Actor Joseph Fiennes must be the envy of every hot-blooded male in the country. He's shared steamy on-screen clinches with some of the most beautiful blondes in Hollywood, including Cate Blanchett and Gwyneth Paltrow.