Cameron calling for debates role for Northern Ireland partiesMention of Northern Ireland parties seen as tactic to keep broadcasters on defensiveMon Jan 26 2015 - 22:19
MPs to challenge proposed British fracking legislationFracking incompatible with climate targets, says environmental audit committeeMon Jan 26 2015 - 01:00
Jewish leaders wary of accelerating cycle of fear in BritainHome secretary Theresa May’s speech amplified sense of threat, says Rabbi Miriam BergerSat Jan 24 2015 - 01:00
Exclusion of DUP from UK TV election debate ‘inexplicable’Excluding largest party in Northern Ireland ‘not acceptable’, says Peter RobinsonFri Jan 23 2015 - 20:33
London Letter: A lesser seen version of the German storyMajor exhibition about Germany challenges British assumptionsFri Jan 23 2015 - 13:18
Coeliac cases in children triple in UK over 20 yearsChildren from less well-off backgrounds only half as likely to be diagnosed, study findsFri Jan 23 2015 - 01:00
Cameron plans for Scottish home rule dismissed as inadequateScotland to get new powers next year on income tax, borrowing and welfare rulesFri Jan 23 2015 - 01:00
Sturgeon says SNP MPs can vote on English issuesScottish first minister says blocking privatisation of England’s NHS will benefit ScotlandWed Jan 21 2015 - 22:36
File detailing ‘unnatural practices’ of UK politicians discoveredFile prepared in 1980 for then prime minister Margaret ThatcherWed Jan 21 2015 - 21:26
British planning refusals for Traveller halting sites open to challengeLondon high court ruling finds European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) breachedWed Jan 21 2015 - 20:10
Irish-style drink-drive limits will kill pubs, say Scottish publicansNumber who failed breath-tests dropped by 20% over Christmas under new lower limitsWed Jan 21 2015 - 15:14
Call to scrap Trident renewal plan voted down by Tories and LabourCost of replacing UK’s nuclear submarine fleet put at between £25bn and £100bnWed Jan 21 2015 - 01:00
Spy services must be able to tap emails, says ex-MI6 chiefJohn Sawers backs PM’s view there cannot be any ‘no-go areas’ in communicationsTue Jan 20 2015 - 22:35
Muslims should not ‘go out of their way’ to prove loyalty to UKMuslim Council of Britain responds to minister Eric Pickles’s letter to mosquesMon Jan 19 2015 - 22:03
Claim that PSNI confirmed checks before letters sent to ‘on the runs’Ex-Northern Ireland Office official defends telling Republicans they were not wanted for prosecutionMon Jan 19 2015 - 21:18
No PSNI investigation into Rita O’Hare arrest warningTony Blair says peace process would have been in trouble if O’Hare arrested in 2000Fri Jan 16 2015 - 22:46
London Letter: Complaints against UK’s doctors on riseThe stress of investigations has even driven some doctors to suicideFri Jan 16 2015 - 13:44
Move to remove UK voting rights from Irish deniedSome 345,000 Irish-born voters are eligible to vote in UKFri Jan 16 2015 - 13:35
Charlie Hebdo: Religious insult still key for many British MuslimsSome Muslims feel sidelined in the debate about terror and freedomFri Jan 16 2015 - 01:00
Ukip leader Nigel Farage faces threat from comedianAl Murray, aka the Pub Landlord, aims to give Ukip leader a run for his money in UK electionThu Jan 15 2015 - 01:00
Tony Blair defends letters to ‘on the runs’ as critical to peace processFormer prime minister questions Theresa Villiers’s decision to declare letters worthlessWed Jan 14 2015 - 01:00
Tony Blair says ‘on-the-runs’ letters were crucial to keeping North's peace process on trackFormer British prime minister begins giving evidence to Northern Ireland Affairs inquiryTue Jan 13 2015 - 17:45
Cancer patients in Britain may die sooner as drugs cutbacks are imposedTwenty-five drugs, including some given to bowel and breast cancer patients, scrapped from list of 84 drugs previously paid for by Cancer Drugs Fund fund, in bid to save £80mTue Jan 13 2015 - 01:03
British intelligence agencies must have more surveillance powers, says CameronPrime minister argues for more access in wake of Paris attacksTue Jan 13 2015 - 01:00
Tony Blair to appear before ‘on the runs’ committeeCommons Northern Ireland Affairs Committee had to use rarely issued summons to get Blair to appearMon Jan 12 2015 - 21:15
London letter: Proverb replaces policy as Angela Merkel remains unimpressedGerman chancellor will not waste political capital on David Cameron before electionFri Jan 09 2015 - 01:00
Call in UK for curb on foreigners’ voting rightsIrish residents not included in demands by influential Tory backbenchersWed Jan 07 2015 - 21:11
Tony Blair bows to demands to give evidence about on the runsMPs sent summons making it clear he could be held in contempt if he did appearWed Jan 07 2015 - 12:49
Cameron blocks North officials from giving evidenceCommons inquiry into letters telling Republicans they are not wanted for prosecutionsTue Jan 06 2015 - 21:59
The long road to the UK’s May 7th general election has begunThe one certain thing seems to be that no single party will be able to win a majorityTue Jan 06 2015 - 01:00
In Britain, talk about immigration has become practically ceaselessImmigration is now the key issue for many British voters in places where immigrants rarely treadSat Dec 27 2014 - 01:00
RTÉ to continue longwave service next yearBroadcaster extends Radio 1 service until 2017 after complaints by emigrantsSun Dec 21 2014 - 12:28
London letter: From now on in politics is all about the May electionMost MPs believe Tories and Labour will come back with roughly an equal numberFri Dec 19 2014 - 01:00
UK visa rules for some non-EU citizens illegal – European CourtIrish man married to Colombian challenged her need to get visa to visit their house in UKThu Dec 18 2014 - 20:37
Boy (13) charged with murder remanded in custodyIrish man Christopher Barry (53) stabbed after altercation with youths at his London homeWed Dec 17 2014 - 12:55
E-cigarettes as good as patches for quitting, research showsUK study says nicotine-delivering devices are safe for ‘short to mid-term use’Wed Dec 17 2014 - 07:41
Villiers warns NI of welfare system limitWestminster will not give North better funding than rest of UK party leaders toldWed Dec 17 2014 - 01:00
William Hague vote deal a ‘stitch-up’, says Labour‘English laws’ package published after Scottish referendum condemned as ‘unworkable’Tue Dec 16 2014 - 21:56
Westminister anti-austerity alliance threatens Trident nuclear missilesSNP insists Labour would have to scrap £100bn replacement in return for supportTue Dec 16 2014 - 01:01
Immigration to the UK must be ‘properly managed’ said Labour leader Ed MilibandBritish employers will face jail if they employ immigrant labour on poorer conditions to locals, says MilibandTue Dec 16 2014 - 01:01
North discord leaves government at risk, warns NI Secretary of StateTheresa Villiers comments as debate after Stormont talks continuesMon Dec 15 2014 - 20:39
Mary McAleese appointed professor at UK universityFormer president to lecture in Irish studies at St Mary’s University, LondonMon Dec 15 2014 - 10:41
How Keenan Systems plans to feed China’s cows efficientlyCarlow company believes its innovative animal feeding systems can boost yields at dairy farms worldwideMon Dec 15 2014 - 01:50
End of week deadline for Northern Ireland tax agreementParties must agree this week if corporation tax powers to be devolved, says VilliersMon Dec 15 2014 - 01:00
City of London mayor Alan Yarrow warns against parochial thinkingYarrow becoming concerned about drift in British public’s debate about immigration and EU membershipMon Dec 15 2014 - 01:00
UK torture inquiry says politicians will face scrutinyUS government to be pressed to hand over redacted sections of CIA torture reportSun Dec 14 2014 - 21:31
Household water bills in England and Wales to fall by 5%However, Labour MP Maria Eagle warns prices will still rise faster than inflationSat Dec 13 2014 - 08:26
David Cameron and Sinn Féin take hardline positionsNorthern Ireland talks: PM and Gerry Adams in verbal spat before leaders left BelfastSat Dec 13 2014 - 01:00
Downing Street defends Cameron departureNo 10 warns North politicians Cameron won’t ‘hang about’ if there isn’t a deal to be doneFri Dec 12 2014 - 20:51
David Cameron lacks desire to engage with Northern IrelandLevel of understanding between London and Stormont at near-historic lowsFri Dec 12 2014 - 13:23
