The heir to a multimillion-pound nightclub empire has been jailed for 13 and a half years for stabbing his father to death after years of being treated as his “whipping boy”.

A man accused of stealing more than £700,000 (€914,000)worth of rare Faberge antiques today declared his name was Lee Harvey Oswald – the man who assassinated John F Kennedy.

John Cleese is to return to the stage following this summer’s Monty Python reunion – with a one-man show based around his forthcoming memoir.

UNUSUALLY early for my interview with Daniel Radcliffe, I am making my way leisurely up the stairs at the BAFTA offices in Piccadilly, when a smartly dressed young man bounds up past me.

The news that Interpol has issued a “Red Notice” for terror suspect Samantha Lewthwaite cements her status as the most wanted woman in the world.

JP O’Malley talks to the 55-year-old Booker Prize winner about his new novel The Guts and what it’s like to become more like his father as he gets older

’Seal punch’ zoo keeper suspended

Hundreds of riot police were deployed throughout central London today as protests took place against next week’s G8 summit.

Michael Fassbender is dating British Olympian Louise Hazel.

Freezing fog played havoc with travel in the UK today, with flights cancelled, roads jammed and delays on main line rail and Tube services.

Amy Winehouse's home has sold for £1.9m (€2.3m).

IN THE winter of 1989, I was living in south-east London, in the not entirely lovely suburb of Lewisham.

Talks aimed at averting a 72-hour strike by London Underground maintenance workers next week ended without agreement tonight.

Meryl Streep’s portrayal of Margaret Thatcher and Michelle Williams’s role as Marilyn Monroe have put them head-to-head at this year’s Baftas.

Northampton and England full-back Ben Foden has been cautioned for causing criminal damage after an apparent bust-up with a taxi driver, police sources said.

Over 200 people were in custody in Britain today after trouble flared following a separate rally where hundreds of thousands protested against the government’s public spending cuts.

Organisers of a huge protest against the UK government’s public spending cuts tonight hailed the demonstration a “fantastic success” after hundreds of thousands of people joined the biggest event of its kind for over 20 years.

ORGANIC smoked salmon producer The Burren Smokehouse has signed a valuable sales agreement with the prestigious gourmet food retailer Fortnum and Mason (F&M).

A party to mark the launch of Tony Blair’s new book tonight, which would have attracted protests from anti-war campaigners, has been called off, it was revealed today.

Tony Blair today cancelled a high-profile signing session of his new memoir in central London amid concerns over planned protests.

Former British prime minister Tony Blair is considering cancelling a high-profile signing session of his new memoir because of planned protests, he said today.

A LIMERICK man was yesterday cleared of any involvement in a scam to sell the Ritz Hotel for £250 million (€300m).

A SOLICITOR was cleared yesterday of taking part in an ambitious scam with a Limerick man to try to sell the Ritz Hotel for £250 million (€300m).

Leona Lewis will return to the show that catapulted to her international stardom.

A man accused of assaulting pop star Leona Lewis is not fit to attend court, a judge was told today.

THE Lost Symbol, Dan Brown’s long-anticipated follow-up to The Da Vinci Code, is set to spark a buying frenzy, with stores tipping the new novel to smash sales records.

The jacket for 'The Lost Symbol', Dan Brown’s long-awaited follow-up to 'The Da Vinci Code', was released today, teasing fans with clues to the setting and themes of the book.

A LEADING provider of student accommodation in Ireland and Britain is set to build a 400-bed student village in London.

London Underground (LU) has started an investigation into a near-miss between two rush-hour Tube trains, it was announced today.

THE names of a further 29 men allegedly involved in violent riots at last year’s UEFA Cup final have been passed to police following a high-profile appeal.

A Russian fan was stabbed tonight outside the City of Manchester football stadium, police said.

IT IS a year today since the death of Alexander Litvinenko.

The wait was finally over this morning as thousands of Harry Potter fans got their hands on copies of the seventh and final book.

HARDERWIJK is on the edge of the Veluwemeer, the long neck of the Zuiderzee, at the dead centre of the Netherlands.

A private consortium in charge of upgrading London Underground stations and tracks today launched a formal bid to recover an estimated £1bn (€1.48bn) it believes it is owed for extra work carried out under its deal.

Firefighters were today trying to prevent the collapse of an office building following a city centre blaze in Manchester.

Two films about British institutions - The Queen and Bond movie Casino Royale - lead the field for this year's Bafta awards.

The Italian academic who met Alexander Litvinenko on the day he was allegedly poisoned has been discharged from hospital, it was disclosed today.

Detectives in the UK investigating the death of ex-KGB spy Alexander Litvinenko were tonight planning to fly to Moscow in their hunt for clues into the dissident’s poisoning, sources have confirmed.

The offices of an exiled billionaire were sealed off tonight as police investigating the death of former Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko found traces of a deadly radioactive substance.

It is understood that traces of radiation have been found at the sushi bar in Piccadilly where Alexander Litvinenko met with a Russian man on the day he believed he was poisoned.

A former Russian security agent said to have been poisoned in London continued his fight for life in hospital today.

London’s landmark Covent Garden market and piazza has been sold for £421m (€624.9m), it was announced today.

The UK's Royal Academy rejected a sculpture for its Summer Exhibition – but decided to display the empty plinth it sat on.