Shannon 'drugged and bound in £50,000 fraud plot'

More details are emerging in the bizarre case of Shannon Mathews. When the girl was reported missing a few months ago the UK was closely following the story and a massive search was launched to find her. But soon it was discovered that the girl had actually been hidden by her...

Venezuela & Colombia Make Nice

"Venezuela's Hugo Chavez and Colombia's Alvaro Uribe are attempting rapprochement after months of sniping that threatened billions of dollars in trade and unleashed a diplomatic crisis.Latin America's top U.S. opponent and closest U.S. ally will set aside their on-and-off...

Shannon Matthews' mum Karen: I knew where she was - Mirror.co.uk

"Shannon Matthews' disappearance may be linked to a cash scam in the TV drama Shameless.The theory emerged as the nine-year-old's mum, Karen, was quizzed on suspicion of perverting justice after allegedly telling friends: "I knew where she was."In an episode of C4's Shameless...

Crew dragged co-pilot off jet at Shannon after mid-air scare

"An international flight travelling from Canada had to be diverted to Shannon Airport after a crew member in the cockpit fell ill. The flight was on route from Toronto to London yesterday when it was forced to land. The co-pilot was taken to a psychiatric hospital in the...

Shannon-Heathrow service ends

"The Aer Lingus service between Shannon and Heathrow has come to an end today, after almost 60 years. The company took a decision last August to transfer its valuable Heathrow slots to Belfast, from where a new daily service to London begins tomorrow. The controversial...

Call for rendition flight inspections

"The Irish Human Rights Commission has called for flights to be inspected where there is a chance that terrorist suspects are being transported to secret detention. The practice known as extraordinary rendition has been a contentious issue for some time. It has been alleged...

Element Six completes its acquisition of Barat Carbide Group

"The acquisition is one of the largest and most significant in the group's history and raises the group's total turnover to US$0.5bn and the number of employees to 4,000. "Acquiring Barat Carbide is an important step for Element Six in its ambitious programme of growth over...