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Women on boards quotas 'unlikely'

The former bank chief charged by the Government with getting more women serving on company boards has signalled that he is unlikely to recommend...

Foreign drivers' fines written off

Councils across the UK wrote off thousands of parking tickets worth millions of pounds in the last two years as they cannot trace drivers...

Ex-Taoiseach Ahern quits politics

Former Taoiseach Bertie Ahern has announced he will not stand in the forthcoming general election.Declaring his retirement from politics, Mr Ahern said it was...

Rail season tickets 'to hit £5,000'

Rail fare rises mean some commuters will have to pay more than £5,000 for season tickets from Sunday, the Campaign for Better Transport (CBT)...

McGuinness: Heads must roll at NIW

Heads should roll at the failed water company which has left thousands of people in Northern Ireland cut off, the deputy First Minister has...

Flu deaths spark ad campaign return

The Government has announced the relaunch of a flu-busting advertising campaign - as the number killed by the virus this winter rose to 39.As...

Organ donation 'prompt' piloted

Anyone applying for a driving licence from July will be required to answer a question regarding organ donation under a scheme being brought in...

2011 will be hard, warns Cameron

David Cameron has warned that 2011 would be a "difficult year", but insisted that Britain had a "really bright future" ahead.In his New Year's...

Hancock tells of joy at getting CBE

Sheila Hancock has said she was "surprised" how pleased she was to be awarded a CBE for services to drama.The 77-year-old actress, who has...

Lennox honoured for charity work

Pop star Annie Lennox receives an OBE in the New Year Honours List for her work fighting Aids and poverty in Africa.The former Eurythmics...

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