Lone Star Funds is considering an initial public offering of UK gas-station operator MRH GB that could value the business at about £1.5bn (€1.67bn) amid a revival of stock sales in Europe, according to sources.

Yesterday Apple added PayPal as a payment method for transactions made in the App Store, iTunes Store, and Apple Music.

Worldpay, the UK payment-processing company that listed in London two years ago, said it has received preliminary takeover approaches from Vantiv and JPMorgan Chase.

She then took to Twitter after the ceremony to reiterate her statement.

President Donald Trump has said he would be "delighted" to help terminally-ill Charlie Gard after his parents lost a legal fight to take him to the United States for treatment.

"We live in a crazy world, we just got to sick together".

Update 7pm: Sinn Féin says the HSE's stated aim of bringing down scoliosis surgery wait times to four months is unlikely to be met by the end of the year.

Hailing from Ireland, UK, Ukraine, Estonia and Italy they will been given the enormous task of teaching the celebs their left foot from their right.

The pound fell the most in more than two weeks as Bank of England policymakers signalled further monetary easing is possible amid economic uncertainty after the UK voted to leave the EU.

It's marathon day today, with tens of thousands taking part in events in Dublin and Cork.

J.K. Rowling spoke at the 2016 PEN Literary Awards Gala in New York earlier this week, and her message regarding Donal Trump has been resonating around the world since.

This year in language can be summed up using the Face with Tears of Joy emoji, according to Oxford Dictionaries, which named the emoji as its Word of the Year.

Kehlan Kirwan looks at the myths attaching to the debate about opening borders to refugees, and reflects on the economic benefits that can accrue to a nation by adopting a generous policy.

Apple is in contact with Irish banks in a bid to find an Apple Pay partner ahead of a potential rollout of the payment technology later this year.

If Europe wants its mobile networks to be as advanced as those in the US, further mergers are necessary among wireless operators, said Ronan Dunne, the chief executive of Telefonica SA’s O2 unit.

Photographer Debbie Hickey has celebrated Michael D's exceptional job of representing us over in the UK by making her own version of events in Lego.

The X Factor is ending in the US after three seasons.

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Having won the Grand Prix de Paris on Imperial Monarch in Longchamp on Saturday (Bastille Day) Joseph O’Brien returned to domestic action with a bang at Fairyhouse yesterday, completing a fine treble on Parliament Square, Warwick Avenue and Chicago while giving up the ride on After in the featured Belgrave Stakes when deemed to be “feeling unwell”.

A British teenager who was found dehydrated and freezing after 12 wintry days lost in Australia’s wilderness said he wrote farewell notes to his family and expected to die of starvation.

THIS may not be the best time for Bernard Dunne to challenge for Ricardo Cordoba’s WBA world super bantamweight title according to the champion’s promoter, Richard Dobal.

Leona Lewis has signed a deal to release her autobiography - at the age of 23.

Shamed pop star George Michael has flown out of the U.K. in a bid to avoid the media following his weekend drugs bust.

British rockers Radiohead have seen sales of their new album 'In Rainbows' slump as fans turn to illegal sites to download the LP.

Filmmaker Guy Richie has based a character in his new movie on troubled rocker Pete Doherty.

Pop star Bjork has been forced to pull out of another date in her current world tour - citing health problems for the cancellation.

Pop star Lily Allen has laughed off reports she has been banned from borrowing designer clothes, insisting the allegations have been exaggerated.

Spice Girls star Melanie Brown has sparked fears for her health after she was photographed arriving at Los Angeles International airport in a wheelchair.

The British government has launched a new bid in order to prevent rapper Snoop Dogg from entering the country - after a judge overturned two previous attempts to ban him from the UK.

Cameron Diaz has pulled out of the London premiere of her new movie following the death of her father.

Natasha Bedingfield suffered an embarrassing wardrobe malfunction while performing on a U.K. TV show - with the star exposing both of her breasts to the studio audience.

Rapper Snoop Dogg is confident a ruling allowing him to enter the UK will be upheld - despite appeals from British officials to have him barred from the country.

Singer Amy Winehouse has checked herself into rehab in a bid to kick her drug addictions.

JK Rowling has revisited her Edinburgh, Scotland flat where she penned the Harry Potter novels for a new TV special.

Daniel Craig has dismissed claims his new film 'The Golden Compass' is anti-religious, suggesting the Vatican will one day sell the Philip Pullman books in its gift store.

The Spice Girls are without a support act for the UK leg of their world tour - after Danish pop group Alphabeat refused to perform with the reformed five-piece.

My Chemical Romance guitarist has been forced to pull out of their U.K. tour due to a family member's sudden illness.

Samuel L Jackson is so desperate to make a cameo appearance in comedy show 'Little Britain, he's prepared to sidestep his agents' orders.

Oasis rocker Liam Gallagher has officially ended his band's long feud with rock rivals Blur.

R&B singer Rihanna is confident who will be the big winner at this year's MOBO Awards - her idol Amy Winehouse.

Hollywood star Christian Slater is set to present the top prize at this year's Edinburgh Festival in Scotland.

J.K Rowling's final Harry Potter installment has won its first prize nomination - after just one week on sale.