A 24-year-old from Essex in Britain who won a global competition to go into space has dedicated the planned trip to “every single person who has suffered from mental health”.

A woman and her lesbian lover are facing years behind bars for torturing, abusing and finally killing her eight-year-old daughter while in the grip of a “sophisticated web of lies and deceit” on Facebook and in text messages.

The ex-husband of a woman accused of murdering their eight-year-old daughter while under the spell of her lesbian lover choked back tears as he told a UK court how his wife had become “possessed”.

The GAA man who brought half of a Cork village to work in Dagenham in Britain has passed away aged 83.

Trying on clothes, said Ewart, produced “sensations which bring deep peace and perfect contentment” to the female mind.

Tottenham have confirmed that three of their fans sustained “minor injuries” in an attack on a pub in Lyon last night.

A group of up to 50 masked thugs attacked a bar packed with English football fans in Lyon last night.

Prosecutors said they would not seek a re-trial after two men convicted of robbing a student during rioting in London had their convictions overturned.

British police are looking for a man in connection with the theft of more than 250 new iPhone 5s.

The Olympic torch received a rapturous reception from thousands of well-wishers who rose early to mark its arrival in the Games’ host city of London today.

A High Court judge in Britain will rule today on whether residents can bring a legal action over plans to station surface-to-air missiles on the roof of a 17-storey residential tower block during the Olympics.

Plans to station surface-to-air missiles on the roof of a tower block during the Olympics could expose residents to a terrorist attack, the High Court was told today.

Two men were today convicted of pretending to be Good Samaritans to steal from an injured Malaysian student during the London riots.

THE owner of the discount fashion chain, Primark, which owns Penneys in Ireland, said it was having to discount more than expected as it battles the harsh consumer climate.

The owner of the discount fashion chain Penneys today said it was having to discount more than expected as it battles the harsh consumer climate.

A male teacher who moonlighted as a stripper and appeared in pornographic films has been found guilty of unacceptable professional conduct but left free to continue teaching.

YESTERDAY Dromina, a little village in north Cork, had its day in the sun — or scouring rain, to be more precise — as the hurlers of Cork and Laois rolled in for a challenge to mark the opening of new GAA facilities.

A MAN arrested after his brother-in-law’s severed thumb fell from the sky has been jailed for 30 years for his murder.

Jade Goody’s widower Jack Tweed was charged by police today over a scuffle outside a nightclub.

UK murder squad detectives suspect a teenager who was run over and killed by a bus may have been pushed in front of it.

West Ham defender Manuel Da Costa has been arrested on suspicion of sexual assault by police investigating an alleged incident at a night club, it emerged today.

A male teacher in Britain decided to leave his job after his pupils discovered he was moonlighting as a stripper, it emerged today.

AN internet criminal who helped run a “Facebook for fraudsters” was jailed for four years and eight months in Britain yesterday.

A LONER with a modest lifestyle ran a secretive website where criminals traded information from stolen credit cards causing tens of millions of pounds of losses.

Two men have been arrested in connection with Britain’s biggest jewellery heist, Scotland Yard said.

Detectives investigating Britain’s biggest jewellery heist have recovered a loaded firearm, Scotland Yard said.

TWO robbers who pulled off Britain’s biggest jewellery heist may have concealed their identities with film-style rubber masks.

Flying Squad officers investigating a £40m (€46m) jewellery robbery in London said today they have arrested a man.

West Ham defender Anton Ferdinand has been cleared of any wrongdoing after admitting punching a man he believed was planning to mug him.

Premiership footballer Anton Ferdinand was ordered today to stand trial following an alleged brawl.

West Ham defender Anton Ferdinand was charged with assault and violent disorder today after an incident outside a nightclub, police said.

A MEMBER of a British terror cell with alleged links to al-Qaida was involved in a plot to buy a radioactive bomb, the Old Bailey heard yesterday.

Department store group Debenhams hailed the popularity of its designer-led strategy today after achieving further growth in sales and profits.

POLICE yesterday seized more than half a tonne of ammonium nitrate fertiliser which may have foiled a terror bombing on British soil.

British police today seized half a ton of ammonium nitrate fertiliser in a major anti-terrorist operation.

Boxing champion Frank Bruno has described his descent into mental illness which threatened his life as he put himself through a punishing regime.

Boxing champ Frank Bruno was back home safe and sound tonight after appearing to win his fight with depression.

BOXING hero Frank Bruno was being treated at a psychiatric hospital in Ilford, England, yesterday and was deluged with support and sympathy from well-wishers and fans.

POLICE in England are searching for two schoolgirls who have been missing for two days.

FORMER Tory minister Neil Hamilton and his wife Christine yesterday said they were "pleased and relieved" after the woman who falsely accused them of rape was jailed for three years.

A massive hole that swallowed the gardens of three houses was probably caused by underground boring work being carried out by the Channel Tunnel Rail Link, a spokesman for the project said today.

No action will be taken against a man who was arrested along with Neil and Christine Hamilton.

Prudential has confirmed it's to cut 2,100 jobs, more than 20% of its UK workforce. Jobs are expected to go at its many offices including Belfast.

Former Tory MP Neil Hamilton today demanded senior police officers confirm reports that he and wife Christine are no longer suspects in the rape and sexual assault of a young mother.