His work is unlikely to feature on any Olympics tourist guide to London, yet Australian-born artist Steve Wheen offers an eccentric alternative to the usual city sites, turning every pothole he encounters into a miniature oasis.

A SYSTEM set up since the Meadhbh McGivern case means the HSE’s National Ambulance Service (NAS) now gets updates twice a day on the availability of emergency aircraft and gets instant alerts if any of those aircraft become unavailable.

An invitation to the royal wedding for the Syrian ambassador to Britain has been withdrawn, the UK Foreign Office announced today.

Irish fashion designer Paul Costelloe has confirmed he has designed something which will be worn at the Royal Wedding in London on Friday.