Michael Noonan has admitted a ruling by Eurostat is "embarrassing" and "controversial" for the government; Ulster Camogie issued a statement regarding coverage of the recent Ulster GAA Poc Fada competition; Several people have been injured following a shooting at a hotel in Barcelona; and a New Zealand school performed an incredible Haka at the funeral of one of the teachers.

A former detective with Scotland Yard has claimed police covered up an Irish serial killer who stalked and murdered 18 people on the London Underground.

She is a piebald border collie called Shelley, seven years old, and she wears a jingling harness mounted with bells and lights.

Britain fell silent yesterday in tribute to victims of terrorism for the second time in less than a week as the July 7 bombings were remembered.

Some photos of a dad and daughter dressed up as Frozen characters on the London Underground have been getting a lot of attention online since being posted to Reddit over the weekend.

The latest example of a rise in anti-Semitic practice occurred on the London Underground, as so-called West Ham United fans chanted ‘a vile anti-Semitic song’ on their way to play Tottenham Hotspur, a north London club closely linked to the Jewish community (Irish Examiner, February 24).

Anti-discrimination group Kick It Out has contacted police after video footage surfaced of a group of apparent West Ham fans chanting an anti-Semitic song on the London Underground en route to the 2-2 draw with Tottenham.

ANY STORY about a sister goes far, far back. Back to the time when you’re both just preliminary sketches of the people you’ll become,says Aida Austin.

ENGLAND: A polar bear appears to have turned up in London.

A Co Clare family has sold its electronic display firm to a US rival for an undisclosed sum. 

Fulham’s Premier League home clash with Liverpool will go ahead as planned on Wednesday night after unions suspended a strike on the London Underground.

This is very cool.

Kya deLongchamps on the impact Poole Pottery has had on popular interiors.

’Seal punch’ zoo keeper suspended

Blockbuster sequels are not judged on directorial verve, ingenious plots or award-winning performances, although they certainly help.

Lovely picture of Kate Middleton, with her baby-on-board badge, in the London Underground on Thursday, Mar 21.

A self-professed geek has created an online atlas of the world's rudest place names.

Niamh Shaw combines her interest in science and the arts in her play, That’s About The Size Of It, says John Tynan

THE owner of Battersea Power Station, the London landmark slated for a £5.5 billion (€6.5bn) redevelopment, was put into administration by a judge in Britain after it failed to repay senior creditors.

Two British men are hoping to set a new record for visiting all of the UK's London Underground stations in one day.

Air passengers could now be subjected to “ludicrous” new security measures in the wake of the cargo plane bomb plot, Ryanair boss Michael O'Leary said today.

Samuel L. Jackson was forced to grovel to guests at a swanky dinner event this week - after he turned up two hours late due to London's hectic traffic.

The Heathrow airport chief who presided over the Terminal 5 opening debacle is to leave his job, airport operator BAA said today.

THREE transport unions were last night poised to call a series of 24-hour strikes that could cripple services on the London Underground.

More than 1,000 retailers in the UK have signed up for a new contactless-payment system being launched this autumn, it was announced today.

Hollywood actor Orlando Bloom enjoys travelling on the London Underground because he used to fall in love there all the time.

A GROUP of Londoners are taking part in a giant role-playing game where people roam the city looking to shoot each other with water pistols, despite contestants being warned they could be committing criminal offences or spark panic on the Underground.

The family of Jean Charles de Menezes, who was shot dead by police on the London Underground last summer, said today that the decision not to charge any individual police officers over his death was “unbelievable”.

Police found detailed data on Spanish trains, a map of the London Underground and information on Montreal’s rail system on the personal computer of a Moroccan who was questioned over the Madrid terror bombings and later released, it was reported today.

The Orange Order tonight accused British Prime Minister Tony Blair of double standards over terrorism in the North and around the world.

British drinkers having their thirst quenched by Magners cider for the first time were today said to be behind an 8% rise in half-year revenues for maker C&C Group.

Al-Qaida deputy leader Ayman al-Zawahri threatened more destruction in London, saying in a videotape broadcast today that British Prime Minister Tony Blair would be to blame.

Producers of Natalie Portman's forthcoming film V For Vendetta have refused to edit out scenes of bombings on the London Underground train network, despite the recent terrorist attacks in the British capital.

The Brazilian electrician shot dead by anti-terror police at Stockwell Tube station in south London had no reason to flee from authorities, according to a relative today.

THE homemade explosive thought to have been used in both London bombing waves can deteriorate after just a few days.

Detectives investigating yesterday's attempted bombings in London are searching an address in the Harrow Road area of west Kilburn, Scotland Yard said.

A suspected suicide bomber was shot dead on the London Underground today as he fled from the police.

Terrified Tube passengers were evacuated from trains today as police dealt with “incidents” at three different London Underground stations.

100 - faith or race hate incidents since the London bombings last Thursday.