A team of volunteers in England were so moved by the plight of people stranded in lengthy queues heading to Dover that they loaded up two vehicles with water to hand out to frustrated travellers.

Trish Dromey talks to Barry Greene whose startup company has pioneered technology that can predict fall risks accurately.

‘Croydon-sur-Seine’, read the headlines.

If you’re off to the British capital for the Rugby World Cup and plan hanging around for a few days , then Conor Power has the lowdown on how to fall in love again with London town.

Former Leeds and Reading manager Brian McDermott wants to make up for missing out on an Ireland playing career by leading the boys in green.

You’ll have a tough job finding much worth watching on the regular networks this evening — perhaps this double bill of repeats from Game of Thronesseason two will keep you entertained.

A letter bomb has been sent to the North’s chief constable.

Army bomb experts have made safe a viable device sent to the headquarters of the North’s police service.

Ricky Gervais is starting work on a follow-up film to his hit sitcom The Office which will bring his David Brent character to the big screen.

Celebrity publicist Max Clifford was a “perfect gentlemen” and “very caring” as his daughter underwent treatment for juvenile arthritis, a medical expert has said.

A group calling itself the IRA has claimed responsibility for suspect packages sent to armed forces recruitment centres in the UK last week.

Fears of a fresh terror threat are growing after Downing Street revealed suspicious packages sent to armed forces recruitment offices bore “hallmarks of Northern Ireland-related terrorism”.

Suspected explosive devices sent to armed forces recruitment offices bear "hallmarks of Northern Ireland-related terrorism", a Number 10 spokeswoman has said.

A former teacher at a UK prep school is thought to have killed himself by jumping in front of a train just two days before he was due to be sentenced for sex crimes.

Ricky Gervais is to perform at Wembley as his alter-ego David Brent.

Anti-fracking protesters will maintain a presence outside an exploratory drilling site following two days of direct action against the energy company carrying out the work.

UK authorities are investigating the death of a woman who travelled from Dublin to London for an abortion but died hours after the procedure.

After University Anne Marie worked as a film and TV producer in London.

BlackBerry’s latest smartphones could see it become a force in mobile phones again after several years in decline, experts have said.

A man found guilty of sending a menacing tweet had celebrity backing as he renewed his challenge against conviction in the UK today.

Wonder who some of the top gardeners in history were? Charlie Wilkins takes a trip down memory lane to tell us more

Grafton Group has announced a slight increase in turnover for the 10 months to 31 October 2011, when compared to the same period last year.

Two drivers working for the owners of Cornish pasty makers Ginsters were killed and a third was injured in the horrific M5 crash in the UK, the company said today.

FIRST Derivatives, which provides software and other services to the international capital markets, has reported a strong first half, with sales up by more than 56%.

A woman hacked to death on the orders of her husband was left dying in the street with a severed hand, the Old Bailey heard today.

Cillit Bang-to-Dettol firm Reckitt Benckiser stuck by growth targets today despite pressure on its Vanish fabric care division in Europe.

A MAN suspected of carrying out a triple shooting was yesterday urged by police to give himself up as a huge manhunt entered its third day.

COME on, then, ye Red proletarians: “put down your (Bavarian) beer and collect your (duty-free) fags/there’s a row going on, down near…” well, nowhere near Slough, actually: but in any event, Munich must be banished from the mind as soon as we touch down today.

Workers at computer giant Fujitsu are to stage a series of strikes in a long-running row over jobs, pay and pensions, it was announced today.

Workers at computer giant Fujitsu are to stage six strikes in a row over job cuts, a pay freeze and pension changes, it was announced today.

Talks to try to break the deadlocked postal dispute in the UK are expected to resume today as the Royal Mail faces legal action over the recruitment of 30,000 agency staff during the strike.

SOCIAL networking site Facebook has apologised and admitted it made a mistake after it removed pictures of a woman who had undergone surgery for breast cancer.

Industrial group Smiths today signalled that it may become the latest company to join the tax exodus from the UK.

Chocolate giant Mars is poised to announce a US$22bn (€14m) bid to buy the Wrigley chewing gum group, it was reported today.

Police in London today smashed a modern-day “Fagin’s gang” who forced young children into a life of crime.

Dulux paintmaker Imperial Chemical Industries today officially fell into the hands of new Dutch owner Akzo Nobel, marking the end of an era for an icon of British industry.

IRISH architecture firm Douglas Wallace is to create 100 jobs as it expands its operations in Ireland and Europe.

The Competition Commission (CC) has provisionally concluded that Tesco’s acquisition of a former Co-op store in Slough in the UK has reduced competition and choice in the area.

Dulux paint maker ICI is expected to confirm an £8.1bn (€12bn) takeover deal today, which could see one of the oldest names in British industry pass into foreign hands.

ICI suitor Akzo Nobel is today said to have upped its proposed offer for the Dulux paint maker to just over £8bn (€11.8bn) in its latest attempt to secure the group.

Dulux paint maker ICI is set to reject a second higher takeover approach from Dutch suitor Akzo Nobel worth £7.7bn (€11.4bn), it was reported today.

The first person charged under Canada’s new post-September 11 anti-terror laws is said to have helped the would-be fertiliser bombers that had links to the 7/7 London attack.