Excitement is mounting at London's Goring Hotel where Kate Middleton is getting ready ahead of her wedding.

The Pope has today beatified 19th century Cardinal John Henry Newman.

Naomi Campbell’s testimony about alleged blood diamonds at a war crimes trial will come under scrutiny today.

Supermodel Naomi Campbell was accused of being not “entirely truthful” today after telling the war crimes trial of Charles Taylor how she was woken in the night and given a pouch containing “small, dirty-looking stones” following a charity dinner.

Supermodel Naomi Campbell told the war crimes trial of Charles Taylor today that she was woken in the night and given a pouch containing “small, dirty looking stones” after a charity dinner.

Supermodel Naomi Campbell told a court today that she met former Liberian leader Charles Taylor for the “first time” at a dinner hosted by Nelson Mandela.

Supermodel Naomi Campbell arrived at court today to give evidence at the war crimes trial of former Liberian leader Charles Taylor.

WITH two opinion polls last night still pointing to a hung parliament, Labour’s election supremo Peter Mandelson said the Tories had failed to recover the lead they enjoyed at the start of the campaign.

MORE armed police officers will be deployed to the streets of south London in a bid to halt an “unprecedented” spate of shootings which has claimed the lives of three teenage boys.

Hundreds of skaters fled in horror after a teenage boy was shot dead at an ice rink.

Retail giant Tesco is set to build homes for its staff to combat the dearth of affordable housing in London.

Two footballers provided valuable inside information to raiders in a payroll robbery that ended in murder, the Old Bailey in London heard today.

A robber was convicted today of the murder of wealthy financier John Monckton, who was stabbed to death in front of his wife and young daughter.

Controversial pop star Michael Jackson was mobbed by fans today as he made his first public appearance in the UK since he was cleared of child molestation charges.

Controversial pop star Michael Jackson today took in the West End musical of Billy Elliot on his visit to the UK.

The owner of a Cork business is being treated in hospital after being shot in London, the Evening Echo reported today.

Detectives in London were tonight searching for a baby abducted from his home by an 18-year-old girl.

POLICE in Britain yesterday nabbed an Irishman who made a daring daylight escape from a London prison over a week ago.

An engineer was gagged, bound and murdered just months after he called in anti-drugs officers to investigate tenants in his family home, police said tonight.

The Daily Mirror was today launching its appeal against a High Court judge’s ruling in favour of supermodel Naomi Campbell in her recent breach of confidentiality case against the newspaper.

Tony Blair has signalled further reforms to the Welfare State including a drive to help more lone parents and disabled people find work.