A "ruthless" teenage asylum seeker has been jailed for at least 34 years for planting the Parsons Green Tube bomb which injured 51 passengers.

Latest: A mother claimed her nanny ran off after she threatened to report her to police for plotting with her former Boyzone pop star ex-boyfriend, a court heard.

A seven-year-old girl who suffered "critical injuries" in an incident at a house on Friday morning has died in hospital, police said.

A manhunt has been launched after a bomb was detonated in a terror attack on a packed London Underground train.

More than 100 cinemas in the UK and Ireland will be screening the upcoming special episode of Sherlock: The Abominable Bride, on January 1st, 2016.

Golfing legend Jack Nicklaus has cancelled his European trip and pulled out of Monday’s Christy O’Connor Junior Celeb-Am in aid of Galway Hospice at Galway Bay Golf Resort.

Firefighters extinguished a small blaze within Centre Court at Wimbledon shortly after play ended on the third day of the championships.

The owner of a hawk tasked with keeping away pesky pigeons at Wimbledon has laughed off suggestions he could be replaced by a drone.

Bet you didn’t know how easy it is to get premium tickets to Wimbledon? Conall Ó Fatharta joined thousands of other tennis fans who camp in the grounds of the All-England club to secure top-notch seats

Much of the Apple campus is as you might expect, with floors populated by rows of desks, a manufacturing facility that looks very much like any other and an array of common areas where workers can eat, chat, and go about a day’s work.

The eight-bedroomed Georgian residence boasts well-proportioned, elegant reception rooms and was bought by the Byrne family 25 years ago and completely renovated.

Two friends, divided by their views on Scottish independence, travel the length of Britain. But will their friendship survive the trip?

Discounter Lidl ramped up pressure on the major UK supermarkets today by announcing it will spend £220m on 20 new stores, creating 2,500 jobs.

My hobbies are pretty tame, indeed some might even say boring.

Tributes have come from throughout the racing and greyhound racing world for Patsy Byrne, who died suddenly yesterday morning.

Warranties specialist Domestic & General has been snapped up in a £750 million joint takeover by private equity firm CVC and its own management.

The bid to retain a greyhound racing stadium at Wimbledon is in real trouble, according to businessman Paschal Taggart, who has written a letter to numerous publications this week, expressing concern at the potential failure.

It’s usually a cry heard at Wimbledon, but there was no shortage of footballs at the Moyle Rovers GAA Grounds in Clonmel on Saturday as the Tipperary Ladies Gaelic Football Association attempted to break the world record for the ‘Largest Football Mosaic’.

The French Tennis Federation has reacted “with astonishment” to today’s decision by a Paris tribunal to block the planned expansion of Roland Garros and declared its intention to appeal.

British police are looking for a man in connection with the theft of more than 250 new iPhone 5s.

Sports fans are giving new meaning to the phrase “Olympics rings” with a rush of marriage proposals.

Olympic organisers scrambled to quell a backlash over images of half-empty stands at the London Olympics as a government minister said an urgent inquiry had been launched to identify who had failed to show up and why.

The forecast late-afternoon rain arrived at Wimbledon shortly before 5pm to bring a fresh disruption to fourth-round day at the All England Club.

The hawk that patrols Wimbledon to deter pigeons has been stolen, police said.

In the UK, Royal Bank of Scotland has cancelled its corporate hospitality at Wimbledon from tomorrow.

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Owen McKenna, who spent some years training greyhound across the water, could be a regular visitor to the British tracks over the coming months.

Seven members of the UK House of Lords and a leading British politician have called on the FIA to cancel this year’s Bahrain Grand Prix.

IRISH Olympic Chef de Mission Sonia O’Sullivan is convinced Ireland can secure medals at next year’s London Games.

A WOMAN has been arrested after footage of her screaming racist abuse at passengers on a London tram went viral after being uploaded on YouTube.

A British pet shop is putting on 'Speed Petting' sessions.

It’s called The Open — always has been and always will be

THE summer heat brought around 40,000 visitors to one of the country’s biggest home and garden shows — but it was the freezing winter which concerned many gardening enthusiasts.

Thousands of fans were descending on Wimbledon today after long journeys and a weekend camping out near the ground.

UK supermarket chain Waitrose today capped its best ever Christmas trading period by announcing expansion plans that will see it create 3,000 jobs this year.

THE Pope suggested the Catholic Church in Britain could share the lessons it has learned about child abuse with wider society in an effort to help suffering children elsewhere.

A Kerry woman is preparing to address the Pope in London later today.

Andy Murray recovered from a shaky start to cruise through his first-round match against Jan Hajek in a rare appearance on Court One this afternoon.

Italian restaurant chain Carluccio’s today said recent trading had been better than expected despite “challenging” conditions denting profits.

Retail firm HMV will today launch a bid to bring cinemas back to the high street, not just the multiplex.