Private firm Anesco is building a hybrid solar and battery facility in Milton Keynes in England with its own capital, using no govenment subsidy.

The children had "eyes bolt open, sweat pouring off of them, shaking, one of them screamed out, 'Please don't hurt my dad'."

British DIY retailer Homebase has identified three Irish stores for potential closure as part of its cost- cutting plans.

Lewis Hamilton admitted he was lucky to win an eventful Azerbaijan Grand Prix as he ended his six-race victory drought in spectacular fashion.

A helicopter crash in which five family members with Irish connections were killed happened after the pilot failed to turn around when entering low cloud, accident investigators said.

Serial paedophile Barry Bennell has been branded "the devil incarnate" by a judge who jailed him for 30 years for abusing 12 young footballers he coached.

The Dalata Hotel Group is targeting a 10%-15% share of the regional hotel market in the UK, writes Geoff Percival.

The prospect of Prince Harry marrying girlfriend Meghan Markle has been discussed with the Duke of Cambridge - who responded with a diplomatic laugh.

People have been evacuated from their homes in north west London after a huge blaze broke out at a warehouse.

Jeremy Corbyn is hitting the Home Counties with a promise to tackle the housing crisis as he continues his blitz of marginal parliamentary seats.

A Royal Marine who lived a "dangerous double life" as a terrorist bomb-maker claims he faked sympathies for the Irish republican cause because he was "paralysed" with fear, a court has heard.

A Royal Marine who built explosives for an Irish republican paramilitary group had parts delivered to his late grandmother's home, a court heard.

Councils in Belfast and Derry have launched a joint bid for the European Capital of Culture title in 2023.

A Jehovah's Witness in England embroiled in a family court dispute with his estranged wife has been barred from taking his six-year-old son to some religious events by a judge.

A woman burned in an acid attack at a nightclub has told how she felt like her face was on fire.

A lot has changed since Munster last played Saracens but despite the distance between then and now, Tommy O’Donnell believes there are still pertinent lessons for the province from that big defeat three years ago.

Rassie Erasmus is under no illusions about the size of the challenge facing his Munster side when they come up against reigning European champions Saracens on Saturday.

The rector who baptised the youngest child of Ruth and Kevin Burke, killed in a helicopter crash while en route to Ireland this week, has said the community in England where they lived is “in disarray”.

The bodies of all five victims who died when their helicopter crashed in Snowdonia have been recovered by rescue workers.

THERE was a chilling coincidence around yesterday’s funeral of Captain Mark Duffy, who died when the Coast Guard helicopter crashed off the coast of Mayo 18 days ago.

A former BBC employee carried out a "persistent, repeated and unwanted sexual harassment" of a woman while he worked for the company more than 30 years ago, a British court has been told.

Mauricio Pochettino had insisted before this game he was convinced his side could cope with the extended absence of Harry Kane.

The Dalata Hotel Group plans to speed up its expansion in the UK this year. It hopes to open up to four more hotels there before the end of 2017.

Several people remain unaccounted for after an explosion and fire at a block of flats in England.

An investigation has been launched after a transgender inmate was found dead in her cell at an all-male prison.

MILES PLATTING is the disengaged founder of naming rights company Lingua Franca, which matches corporate sponsors with cash-strapped towns.

A ‘fourth industrial revolution’ is on the way that could lead to millions of job losses in Europe and the developing world, writes Kyran Fitzgerald

Blowing a whistle to mark the end of lunchtime has been banned by a UK school for being "too aggressive".

JOE PUBLIC gets a whistlestop tour behind the scenes of Britain’s Second World War code-breaking nerve centre in this official history. 

Headquartered in Clonakilty, West Cork, and with offices in five European locations, SouthWestern, (part of Capita plc) is recognised as one of the foremost Irish Business Process Outsourcers.

Unbeaten records, recent meetings: forget about them.

It was their coach four years ago. This time it is the media.

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A compilation of some the latest gossip and news from inside RWC2015.

Pool D: France v Canada

It may be that France are unpredictable in most things, but there were few surprises yesterday when coach Philippe Saint-Andre made 12 changes to his side for tomorrow’s Pool D tie against Canada at Milton Keynes.

Five days. It may be enough to flush the lactic acid from their legs, but Canada will find it harder to rinse the pain of that defeat to Italy last Saturday from their minds as they back up against France in Milton Keynes on Thursday.