People’s happiness levels typically dip when they reach their 40s — but then start to climb again by the age of 50 and into retirement, a report in Britain has found.

A gang of paedophiles who raped and abused babies, toddlers, and children aged under five in attacks that were streamed over the internet are facing lengthy prison sentences.

England footballer Adam Johnson has been bailed until the middle of the month after police arrested him on suspicion of sexual activity with a girl under 16.

England international Adam Johnson has been arrested on suspicion of sexual activity with a girl under 16, sources said.

When Cyrus Christie was named as part of the Ireland squad for these fixtures, there were raised eyebrows and questions of ‘who?’ Much googling ensued.

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

Britain's former Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott is top of the wish-list for producers of 'Celebrity Big Brother', it has emerged.

Ryanair is planning on buying a stake in London’s Stansted Airport after competition authorities in the UK won a court case forcing the break-up of the BAA airport monopoly.

British children as young as eight are loaning their pocket money to cash-strapped parents, a study found today.

House prices in the UK increased by 0.2% during this month, but the rise was only driven by London and the South, a study said today.

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

The Irish Aviation Authority IAA has confirmed that all flights in and out of Dublin Airport will be grounded from 7pm until 9am tomorrow morning, with Waterford closing at 11pm.

IRELAND is waking up to a €72 million St Patrick’s Day hangover today as one in five people surveyed said they plan on calling in sick to work.

House prices in the North have seen a 9.7% quarter-on-quarter increase, according to figures released today.

The UK housing market showed further signs of improvement during July as a shortage of homes for sale continued to support prices, figures revealed today.

More details are expected to emerge today about the first UK death of a patient suffering from swine flu.

His acknowledgement that such celebrations would be premature is still accurate despite his team moving out of the relegation zone with a hard-earned point.

British house prices dived at a record rate during the year to the end of September, losing 12.4% of their value, figures showed today.

The UK’s second largest airport operator today signalled it would be interested in buying Gatwick Airport if its Spanish owner is forced to sell it.

THE Dublin to London air route was Britain’s busiest international route last year.

REVOLUTIONARY DNA technology, which could catch thousands more criminals every year, is finally set to be cleared for use by police in Britain.

The east coast of England is bracing itself for potentially life-threatening flooding this morning although the Environment Agency said water levels are not as high as originally feared.

The east coast of England was tonight bracing itself for severe flooding as a tidal surge made its way in from the North Sea.

Oil giant BP today announced plans to cut more than 350 jobs at its North Sea headquarters.

Britain’s deluge-stricken communities are facing another day of chaos today as they await the painfully slow fall of the floodwaters.

All of the UK Tesco stores closed following a security alert are open today as normal, the retailer confirmed.

Fourteen Tesco supermarkets across the UK were closed today in what some reports said was a bomb scare.

At least 11 Tesco supermarkets across the UK were closed by police today in a safety alert.

British house prices rose by 0.6% during June as the property market remained buoyant, figures showed today.

Crisp firm Tayto today snapped up a division of collapsed crisp maker Golden Wonder, safeguarding almost 200 jobs.

Ryanair today announced a major expansion of its operations at Dublin Airport.

The British government must identify why the UK regions are being left trailing in the wake of London and the south-east when it comes to starting new businesses, it was said today.

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Unemployment in the North edged up fractionally during the last three months, according to figures released by the British government today.

BAE Systems was today awarded a £158.5m (E226m) contract to design and develop the new Hawk trainer jet.

UK house prices fell for the first time in more than a year during August as buyers responded to three interest rate rises in four months, research showed today.

Humberside Police Authority has sent a report to the British Home Secretary detailing its response to issues raised by the Bichard inquiry into the Soham murders, it confirmed today.

British Home Secretary David Blunkett was tonight preparing for a High Court battle, which could come as early as Monday, over the future of Humberside’s Chief Constable David Woodward.

The Home Office should take more of the blame for the failings identified by the Bichard Inquiry into the handling of Soham murderer Ian Huntley, a senior police officer said today.

Embattled Humberside chief constable David Westwood insisted today he had widespread public support despite calls for his suspension over police failings in the Soham murder case.