A man in England who downed two goldfish as part of a Neknomination dare before regurgitating them has been fined by magistrates.

Two men are due in court in Britain accused of eating two goldfish alive.

Dragons’ Den star Duncan Bannatyne has cracked how to get the attention of the IBRC special liquidator — you go on Twitter.

The bodies of three young children were found yesterday after a woman fell to her death at a car park.

Leanne Mitchell has spoken of her astonishment after winning The Voice, saying she "never saw it coming".

Mumford and Sons will stage two festivals this summer.

The Darkness have topped the American Download Rock Chart after appearing in a Super Bowl advert.

The Darkness have "nearly finished" their comeback album.

THE Olympic torch relay should go through Dublin, London 2012 chairman Sebastian Coe said yesterday.

The Olympic torch relay should go through Dublin, London 2012 chairman Lord Coe said today.

The Darkness are getting back together to play the Download Festival five years after splitting up.

Weather-weary Britons battled ice and snow today to either get away for the Christmas break or to do last-minute shopping.

Rock star Pete Doherty is to appear in court accused of letting his manager use his car without insurance, it emerged today.

TENNIS ball bomber Neil Lewington is facing a life sentence after being convicted of planning a racist terror campaign.

A young Scottish politician has been crowned the winner of 'Big Brother: Celebrity Hijack', bagging himself a £50,000 (€67,248) prize.

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.

The impact of a poor vegetable harvest was today being felt at Christian Salvesen after the logistics group warned of lower frozen food volumes.

Ireland and Russia today banned imports of British poultry and eggs, and farmers elsewhere in Europe took steps to shield their flocks from the possible spread of deadly bird flu from an infected British turkey farm.

Poultry farmers around Europe were on guard today against the possible spread of bird flu across the North Sea from infected Britain, fearing the disease could be carried by wild birds.

KERRY Group has lost out in a €1.7 billion battle to buy Birds Eye frozen foods from Unilever.

Private equity group Permira was today said to be poised to make a bid for the frozen foods arm of Unilever which includes Birds Eye.

BRIGHTON handler Gary Moore was in double form at Lingfield as he struck with a 31-1 brace courtesy of Ameeq and Turner’s Touch.

Consumer products giant Unilever conceded today that price cuts and an advertising blitz had failed to return sales in Europe to growth.

A quick-thinking driver saved passengers from injury when he ran up a track to warn an approaching train after careering on to the line, police said today.

Flamboyant rockers The Darkness are buying a rural farm in their native Britain so they can rehearse in peace away from the bright lights of London.

Spandex-clad rockers The Darkness tonight vowed to eclipse even the Rolling Stones in their bid for musical world domination.

Irish Food Processors’ UK subsidiary, Anglo Beef Processors Ltd (ABP), has acquired a major Scottish sausage manufacturer based in Glasgow.

Glam rockers The Darkness are set to have a street named after them in their hometown.

The Darkness proved that rock rules tonight as they scooped three Brit awards.

A teenage boy who became involved in a plot to sell stolen pages of the new Harry Potter book to a tabloid newspaper has written an apology to author J K Rowling, a court heard today.

A forklift truck driver at a printing firm today admitted stealing pages from the new Harry Potter novel.

A 44-year-old man was charged last night with stealing copies of chapters of the new Harry Potter And The Order Of The Phoenix novel.

Oil giant Shell was today set to face anger from shareholders over a new package of rewards for its senior executives.

Fire teams and RAF helicopters were sent today to battle a blaze on board a North Sea ferry with 611 passengers aboard.

A fisherman in the UK has landed an unusual catch - the ejector seat of an RAF Harrier jet which crashed during a display off the East Anglian coast.

An RAF Harrier jet crashed into the sea off the East Anglian coast near Lowestoft this afternoon, said the British Ministry of Defence.

The Republic of Ireland’s Schools team seven year unbeaten run over England ended last evening when they lost by a goal to nil in their annual fixture, which was played at Lowestoft.

The Football Association of Irish Schools International team opened their international campaign with a two nil win over New Zealand at Glebe North Balbriggan.