The Metropolitan Police’s violent crime unit are investigating an incident in a west London pub which left Wales international Andy Powell with a head injury.

Police are still trying to trace the family of a nine-year-old who says he was left at a bus stop by his uncle.

POLICE in England have been granted more time to question the husband of an award-winning TV make- up artist being held on suspicion of her murder, it was announced last night.

BBC staff will hear details today of plans to axe up to 2,800 jobs to help plug a £2bn (€2.9bn) funding shortfall, which could lead to a wave of strikes by journalists and broadcasting workers.

RTE’s relentless dumbing down makes me wonder whether the licence-payer is getting any value for money. It seems that the commercial/public service schizophrenia of our national broadcaster has finally arrived at the point where ‘commercial’ is the dominant personality.

The Old Bailey jury trying Muslim cleric Abu Hamza on soliciting to murder and race hate charges was warned today not to get “sidetracked” by the weekend’s events.

The Old Bailey jury trying Muslim cleric Abu Hamza on soliciting to murder and race hate charges was sent home today after one of them fell ill.

Four men accused of plotting to murder passengers on London’s transport network in the July 21 failed suicide attacks, appeared in court for the first time today.

FEARS of a long hot summer of terror in London were heightened yesterday when armed police gunned down a suspected suicide bomber at a tube station in a city suburb.

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

Services on three London Underground lines have been suspended after smoke was reported following a number of "incidents" at three different tube stations in London.

Emergency services personnel are attending three different tube stations in London following “incidents” where passengers smelled smoke.

Thousands of BBC journalists and technicians were tonight preparing to stage the biggest strike to hit the broadcaster in more than a decade, causing huge disruption to radio and TV programmes.

Disappointed Popstars 2 rejects were given a consoling hug by Davina McCall.

Wasps Rugby director Nigel Melville is today understood to be stepping up attempts to try and secure the services of former Ireland coach Warren Gatland.

Detectives have staged a reconstruction of the events leading up to the bomb attack at BBC Television Centre.

A 14-year-old boy has lost his hand after picking up a device which exploded.