UK to use police stations as prisons under emergency measure
LONDON - Police cells will temporarily be used to hold prisoners in a stop-gap measure to cope with overcrowding in jails, the British government said on Tuesday. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Afloat2d
100 and Counting: Volvo Dun Laoghaire Regatta Sees Strong Early Entries
VDLR aims for a 400-boat fleet by March 31, with entries from across the globe," highlighting the regatta's growing ...
Gentleman's Journal3d
The finest road trips in the British Isles (and the cars in which to drive them)
From The Cotswolds to Causeway Coastal Route, here’s the best that Britain has to offer… Adventure in to Scotland's Highlands and Islands ... Tour the Causeway Coastal Route in Northern Ireland in a ...
Belfast Telegraph6d
Northern Ireland miss out on former Under-17s star after surprise Scotland call-up
A surprise call up to the Scotland senior squad looks like ending Michael O’Neill’s hopes of ever being able to select a former Northern Ireland Under-17s international who has burst onto the ...
The Irish News2d
Scottish university returns rare Tasmanian shell necklace
The 148cm-long necklace is believed to have been made by Aboriginal women on the Bass Strait islands ... Miller of Launceston during a visit to Scotland in 1877. It is one of a number of necklaces ...
Daily Mail7d
Thousands with prostate cancer denied life-extending drug in England and Northern Ireland... but not Scotland or Wales
For the past two years, patients in Scotland and Wales have been able to get the drug for free on the NHS if there is a high risk of the cancer spreading, but men in England or Northern Ireland ...
BBC6d
Are Scotland flattering to deceive? Or is this their level?
Former Irish fly-half Ronan O'Gara said "it felt like a 40-point win" for Ireland that day, and he wasn't exaggerating. When push comes to shove, Scotland are a level below the northern hemisphere ...
Australian Broadcasting Corporation6d
Lions watch: Six Nations belongs to France, as England pummel Wales, Scotland falls away and Ireland don't turn up
France is the Six Nations champion, and deservedly so, but Scotland once again showed that ... hopes of a call up for this summer's tour. Ireland though barely managed to sneak past an always ...
Daily Express6d
Wales vs England: Controversial try ruled out, France vs Scotland score updates
France are the favourites but Ireland, England and Scotland rugby team will be hoping to surpass Les Bleus at the top of the standings. France will be crowned champions with a bonus-point win over ...
New York Post6d
Irish eyes are rolling at Rosie O’Donnell’s move to Ireland: ‘Don’t send her back to us’
Irish eyes shouldn’t be smiling over Ireland’s newest celebrity resident, Rosie O’Donnell. “Good luck, that’s all I’m going to say. . . . Don’t try to send her back to us ...
Sky Sports6d
Six Nations Super Saturday: England braced for Welsh hostility, Scotland vow to create vs France, Ireland with slim hope
Six Nations Super Saturday: France heavy title favourites vs Scotland after crushing win vs Ireland; England need bonus-point win vs Wales and hope France slip up; Ireland need big win in Rome ...