A homeless man who was hailed a hero in the aftermath of the Manchester Arena bombing in the UK has admitted stealing a purse and mobile phone from stricken victims of the attack.

British house prices rose in the three months to October at their fastest pace since February and the Bank of England’s interest rate hike is unlikely to offset the impact on prices from a lack of homes for sale, mortgage lender Halifax said.

A man hailed a "homeless hero" at the scene of the Manchester Arena bombing has denied stealing a purse and mobile phone from victims of the attack.

UK consumers cut back on spending for a third month in July as house-price growth slowed sharply, dealing yet another blow to the economy.

New Cork City signing Kieran Sadlier has revealed striker Seanie Maguire played a crucial role in his decision to move to Turner’s Cross.

An oil exploration firm has uncovered what it describes as the largest undeveloped discovery on the UK Continental Shelf.

The Middle East boosted duty-free earnings at Aer Rianta International, as pre-tax profits increased 10.5% to €23.7m.

A senior claims manager who defrauded her employer out of €220,000 over six years so she could pay off a spiralling drug debt has received a two and half year suspended sentence.

UK house prices fell more sharply than expected last month after the introduction of a new tax on the purchase of rental properties.

The death occurred in his native Limerick yesterday of Paddy Reid, one of the country’s most celebrated rugby players.

Two Air France flights bound for Paris from the US were diverted because of anonymous threats made after take-off.

The judges who will crown the best street in Ireland or England believe the country’s only finalist  — Oliver Plunkett Street in Cork — has everything needed to win.

Pedestrianisation, its diversity and vibrancy, and an outdoor summer dining event have helped Cork’s Oliver Plunkett St become the only Irish street to be shortlisted for a prestigious urban award.

There was a six-month period during his non-league days where Jamie Vardy would have to be substituted an hour into away games.

An Air Canada plane made an abrupt landing in bad weather and skidded off the runway at the airport in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada officials said yesterday. They said 23 people were taken to a hospital for observation and treatment of minor injuries.

More than 50 people were injured when an Amtrak passenger train collided with a tractor-trailer that an eyewitness said was stuck on the tracks while trying to make a difficult left-hand turn.

A man and a woman planned a Valentine’s Day massacre at a Canadian shopping mall in which they would gun down as many people as they could before killing themselves, police have said.

USA: A judge has dismissed charges against a woman who threw uncooked bacon and sausage inside a police station while saying she was there to “feed the piggies”.

ALL IS suspense and tension upstairs in bed; we are watching the final episode of The Last Tango in Halifax, series two, on Netflix. 

Stoke up romance and book a getaway together in Ireland, away from the madding crowds. Pamper yourselves in a spa, have your fill of love in a top class restaurant, or get dreamy under the stars on a romantic moonlight paddle.

Repairs are expected to continue throughout the night on the huge container ship, Atlantic Companion, which is anchored in Bantry Bay after losing engine power and drifting for almost 12 hours off Cork on Tuesday.

The engines have been restarted on a huge container ship which was drifting off the Cork coast for almost 12 hours.

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McVitie’s and Jaffa Cakes maker United Biscuits is to be swallowed up by Turkish food conglomerate Yildiz Holdings in a deal believed to be worth £2bn (€2.56bn), it was announced today.

Jennifer Hough says Nova Scotia’s Irish immigrant influences are obvious, but it also has its own charm.

State-backed Lloyds Banking Group is reportedly expected to announce thousands of job cuts as it publishes latest financial results with a strategic update today.

I WENT ‘cage-diving’ with great white sharks off South Africa’s Dyer Island last month. The giant fish are lured to the boat by a smelly concoction of offal and the head of a large tuna, suspended from a line in the water.

A famous quote attributed to the great British economist John Maynard Keynes goes, "when the facts change, I change my mind". It would seem that Bank of England governor Mark Carney takes a similar view.

House prices in the UK have recorded their strongest monthly uplift since 2002, with a 3.9% jump taking average values to £184,464, Halifax has reported.

British politicians and royal-watchers expressed criticism, and some sympathy, at comments by Prince Charles comparing Russian president Vladimir Putin’s actions in Ukraine to the territory-seizing of Adolf Hitler.

Lloyds Banking Group today set aside another £1.8bn to cover compensation for the mis-selling of payment protection insurance.

WHEN it came to writing novels, Laurence Sterne, born in Clonmel, Co Tipperary, 300 years ago this week, certainly enjoyed experimenting. Pages strewn with long dashes, asterisks and the odd hand sign; a torn out chapter; two pages completely smudged with printer’s ink; and a section playfully left blank for the reader to write their own character description.

Nitrous oxide balloons no laughing matter

Chris Brown has cancelled four concerts in Canada due to "personal and health-related issues".

Canadian police have said they hope the laying of child pornography charges against two teenagers in the Rehtaeh Parsons case will begin to ease the pain stemming from the 17-year-old girl’s death.

Children as young as eight are shouldering their parents’ money worries, research from the UK has warned.

British housebuilders and mortgage lenders called for more clarity on how the government will wind down a support scheme for struggling housebuyers which has boosted developers’ profit forecasts amid fears of a new property bubble.

Nervous wreck Alice Fredenham broke down in tears again on Britain’s Got Talent - but this time she was crying with happiness after being put through to the live semi-finals.

Simon Cowell reduces a contestant to tears in the first episode of the new series of 'Britain's Got Talent' - by being nice to her.

Simon Cowell reduces a contestant to tears in the first episode of the new series of Britain’s Got Talent – by being nice to her.

Women are putting around double the proportion of their earnings away in savings compared with men, UK research found today.

Marks & Spencer was one of the biggest risers on London’s leading shares index today as improved recent trading offered hope of a turnaround.

House prices in the UK edged 0.7% lower month-on-month in October as the weak economy continued to dampen demand, Halifax said today.

House prices in the UK continued to edge lower last month and the market is expected to remain subdued but stable into 2013, the Halifax building society said today.