USA: A long-time inmate who was recently released from prison pleaded guilty in federal court to robbing a bank in Wyoming and asked a judge to impose the maximum sentence, saying going back to prison would be like going home.

Paddy Hill, one of the six men wrongly convicted of the 1974 Birmingham pub bombings, has welcomed the decision to hold fresh inquests into the deaths of the 21 victims.

A safety alert is being issued in the UK after a “highly disturbing” spate of fires caused by exploding e-cigarette chargers.

England manager Roy Hodgson believes Jack Grealish, the Aston Villa player who has six Under 21 caps for the Republic of Ireland, will make a final decision by this autumn over whether he wants to play for England or Ireland at senior level.

Graham Dwyer was sentenced to life in prison for the murder of Elaine O’Hara, leaders of seveal EU nations are to meet to discuss the emigrant crisis in the Mediterranean, ACDC drummer Phil Rudd could face up to 7 years in prison after pleading guilty to threatening to kill and possession of drugs and Happy Birthday Father Ted . These are some of the latest and most read news stories on irishexaminer.com this morning.

As Jack Grealish awoke at his family home in Solihull yesterday morning, he was oblivious to the conversation progressing from the topic of his dazzling display at Wembley on Sunday onto which country he’ll represent at senior level.

The Jaguar XE will go on sale in 2015, with the high-performance S model at the top of the range.

A luxury car company has hit on a novel way to seek sky-high sales of a new model.

FURTHER news is emerging about the new ‘baby’ Jaguar saloon — the XE — which will be launched officially in London next month.

INDIA: With many worrying about the threat of tough measures in the new government’s first budget next week, a Facebook post suggesting the finance minister might be pondering less earthly matters quickly roused anger.

A British police force has released footage of a “fireball” meteor caught on an in-car camera by a motorway patrol.

Car giant Jaguar Land Rover has started recruiting for the first phase of 1,700 new jobs to support production of new vehicles.

Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) will create 1,700 jobs at its plant in Solihull as part of a £1.5bn investment.

1D mania hit London and Dublin, as chart-topping boyband One Direction attended the world premiere of their film, One Direction: This Is Us.

A man was warned by police in England after he dialled 999 to complain about a prostitute’s looks after meeting her at a hotel.

A British man has been warned by police after he dialled 999 to complain about a prostitute’s looks after meeting her outside a hotel.

Another 464 jobs face the axe at failed music chain HMV after administrators announced the closure of a further 37 stores in the UK.

HMV boss Trevor Moore today became the latest casualty of another swathe of redundancies at the failed music chain.

Staff at collapsed music and entertainment chain HMV used the company’s official Twitter account to announce their own “mass execution” as administrators axed nearly 190 jobs.

A man has been arrested after a hoax call led to a three-hour armed siege at a house in Britain.

A severely disabled woman has died after she fell from a historic harbour wall in Britain while strapped into her electric wheelchair.

Resurgent car maker Jaguar Land Rover is poised to confirm this week that it will build a £400m engine plant in the British Midlands that will create up to 2,000 jobs, it was reported today.

Car maker Jaguar Land Rover today said its turnaround in fortunes continued after soaring sales in China and Russia offset falls in the UK.

Jaguar Land Rover is celebrating a turnaround in fortunes after the British car maker reported pre-tax profits of more than £1bn (€1.15bn).

Car giant Jaguar Land Rover is to invest billions of pounds in its business, creating thousands of new jobs and safeguarding its UK factories, it was announced today.

UNTIL last weekend, Robert Heffernan held every race walking record up to 50k. But along came his old training partner, Jamie Costin, who smashed his 3,000m time before his home fans at Cork City Sports.

A POLICE officer who headed a child abuse investigation unit is facing a string of child sex offence charges, it has emerged.

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.

British car giant Jaguar Land Rover is to close one of its UK plants in changes outlined to workers today.

The inaugural British & Irish Cup will get underway on the weekend of Saturday, November 21.

The Indian owner of Jaguar Land Rover today said it slumped to losses of £267m (€312m) in the year to March 31 as the global downturn punishes the car industry.

Workers at car giant Jaguar Land Rover have voted to accept a shorter working week and a one-year pay freeze to avoid compulsory job cuts, it was announced today.

The car industry was rocked by more grim news today when Jaguar Land Rover said hundreds of agency workers will lose their jobs at major factories.

Car giant Jaguar Land Rover is to extend a voluntary redundancy scheme which could lead to almost 600 jobs being cut, it was revealed today.

Car maker Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) today confirmed plans to cut 198 jobs from its UK workforce of around 15,000.

Japanese manufacturing firm Fujitsu is to cut 120 jobs from one of its UK centres and transfer work abroad, workers were told today.

India’s Tata conglomerate today looked to be in pole position to complete the £1bn (€1.4bn) acquisition of Ford’s Jaguar and Land Rover car marques.

A TEENAGE girl yesterday told a court she had a sexual relationship with her female tennis coach when she was aged just 13.

Aston Villa have completed the £3.5m signing of Fulham defender Zat Knight on a four-year deal.

Birmingham manager Steve Bruce has dismissed speculation he is about to sign veteran Czech striker Jan Koller from Monaco.

Car giant Ford has drafted in accountancy firm KPMG to go over the books at luxury brands Jaguar and Land Rover ahead of an expected sale later this year, it was reported today.