Traveller, prisoner, writerOne in 20 prisoners in Britain today is Traveller, Romany or Gypsy, and illiteracy is a key reason. One Irish Traveller in Wormwood Scrubs, is trying to read and write his way out of jailSat May 24 2014 - 01:00
Farage says party poised for European victoryUkip leader declares European Parliament confidence after triumph in local electionsSat May 24 2014 - 01:00
Commons success for Ukip far from a certaintyFarage’s party may be the voice of the disaffected but a long road lies aheadSat May 24 2014 - 01:00
Officers stunned as Theresa May lays into Police FederationReform must happen, Britain’s home secretary warns police forceFri May 23 2014 - 01:00
Grandson of Donegal Fine Gael TD runs for Liberal Democrats in London‘It’s the fourth most complained about council, with the fifth highest council tax’Thu May 22 2014 - 01:00
Referendum on EU membership looms over electionsOpinion: The European Parliament elections are usually ignored in Britain, but this time they matterThu May 22 2014 - 00:01
E-cigarettes beating patches and gum for quitting smokingLong-term use of e-cigarettes carries some risks, new research showsWed May 21 2014 - 01:00
Ukip discord at mini-carnival in CroydenThe party’s effort to combat allegations of racism descend into chaosWed May 21 2014 - 01:00
Larger than life actor Peter O’Toole remembered at Old VicÁras holding star’s ashes ahead of final journey – along Clifden’s Sky RoadMon May 19 2014 - 01:00
Church can help heal divisions in Scotland, says queenUnusual intervention reflects monarch’s concern over possible break-up of UKMon May 19 2014 - 01:00
President to attend Peter O’Toole London memorialPresident Michael D Higgins ‘honoured’ to be asked to speak at actor’s serviceSat May 17 2014 - 01:01
Farage ‘car crash’ radio interview interrupted by Ukip officialParty leader challenged over expenses and attitude to immigrantsSat May 17 2014 - 01:00
Life after abduction: Michelle Knight‘I see myself as a victor’ – her book recounts 11 years ‘locked away in hell’Fri May 16 2014 - 01:00
A coalition staying together ‘just for the kids’The question is not whether this coalition will split, but howFri May 16 2014 - 01:00
Number of Romanians and Bulgarians working in Britain fallsImmigration since EU rules relaxed ‘little more than a trickle’, says Labour MPThu May 15 2014 - 01:00
No pound if Scotland chooses independence, says OsborneChanceller accuses Salmond of misleading the Scottish peopleThu May 15 2014 - 01:00
Trimble denies knowledge of on-the-runs schemeFormer Northern Ireland first minister claims Sinn Fein used letters for disciplinary purposesWed May 14 2014 - 01:00
New research in United States says rugby players suffer brain shrinkageMany of the findings found in American Rules football being replicated in rugbyWed May 14 2014 - 01:00
A duty to the French?During the long month of July, the British public enjoyed summer, listening occasionally to ever more strident tones from the Continent. For a while, however, they mostly did not choose to do soWed May 14 2014 - 01:00
British soldiers to be investigated for war crimes in IraqInternational Criminal Court to reopen inquiry following new information from human rights groupsTue May 13 2014 - 20:34
Bitter row within British Labour over Troubles amnestyFormer Labour Northern Ireland Secretary of State Peter Hain furious his views have been ‘misrepresented’Tue May 13 2014 - 10:58
Euromillions couple bankroll Scotland’s Yes campaignThree-quarters of Yes side’s funds come from jackpot winners Colin and Chris WeirTue May 13 2014 - 01:00
EU referendum vital to future, says CameronPM says he would not lead a minority government if plebiscite not guaranteedMon May 12 2014 - 01:00
Ed Balls faces large fine over car crashBritish shadow chancellor drove off without notifying car ownerFri May 09 2014 - 21:18
Governments need to be involved with deal on past, says EamesEffort needed to resolve NI impasse to safeguard peace process from ‘eruptions’Fri May 09 2014 - 01:02
Ukip likely to play defining role in determining next PM's prospectsOne year out from a general election and party strategists are eyeing fickle votersFri May 09 2014 - 01:02
Killers of police and prison officers to get whole-life sentenceMove essential to ensure officers have full weight of state behind them, says British justice secretaryFri May 09 2014 - 01:00
Memory of Great War’s fallen still burns brightly in Welsh ValleysAlmost 40,000 Welsh men died in the war, from the 280,000 who servedFri May 09 2014 - 01:00
Five ‘On The Runs’ under investigation for Troubles killingsSome 95 ‘fairly notorious’ republicans linked to 200 murders, MPs toldThu May 08 2014 - 01:00
UK urged to focus on shale gas drillingHouse of Lords inquiry favourable to shale gas saying it “would reduce imports and help maintain security of supply”Thu May 08 2014 - 01:00
‘Skullcracker’ may have fled to IrelandEscaped bank robber had planned to live in IrelandWed May 07 2014 - 01:00
Vicious bank robber may have fled to IrelandUK police are searching for ‘the Skullcracker’, after he failed to return from day releaseTue May 06 2014 - 20:31
Sir Hugh Orde says proposals on dealing with the past need to be “dusted off”Former PSNI chief constable did not “recognise” Sinn Féin’s charges that “an old guard” existed in the police forceTue May 06 2014 - 01:00
Ukip candidate says political class face a tectonic shiftThe anti-EU party seems impervious to charges of racism and dodgy financesTue May 06 2014 - 01:00
‘The future of retail isn’t only about price’Retailing is changing and retailers will have to change with it, says Lucy Neville-RolfeMon May 05 2014 - 01:05
Cameron denies any political interference‘We have independent policing authorities’, says British PMFri May 02 2014 - 01:01
A path in Wales other countries would do well to followWalkers on the Wales Coast Path brought more than €30 million to local communities in the year to September 2013Fri May 02 2014 - 01:00
Moody’s cautious over Scottish independenceBorrowing costs on international markets could be higher than UK’s current rateFri May 02 2014 - 01:00
On-the-runs would have to be given chance to flee, says UK officialComment relates to case of John Downey, who could not be prosecuted for Hyde Park and Regent’s Park bombings as he was wrongly told he was not wantedThu May 01 2014 - 01:00
Haughey did not consider ‘damage’ over Falklands stanceDublin’s support for ceasefire infuriated Margaret Thatcher, newly released papers showThu May 01 2014 - 00:00
British feared explosives find on Lusitania would be exploitedBritish Treasury official said Irish ‘would seek to create as much uproar as possible over such a discovery’Thu May 01 2014 - 00:00
UK feared Irish offer over IRA bomb horses would backfireForeign office felt British public might think Irish cared more about horses than soldiersThu May 01 2014 - 00:00
Tories risk dragging Scotland out of EU, warns SalmondUK lies at ‘margins of European influence’, says Scottish first ministerTue Apr 29 2014 - 01:00
Veteran teacher stabbed to death at Leeds Corpus Christi schoolStudents and teachers united in grief as they pay tribute to Anne MaguireMon Apr 28 2014 - 21:00
Governor of The ScrubsIn the 1990s, Dubliner Gary Monaghan applied for a job in the UK’s prison service ‘for the interview practice’. Now he runsone of its toughest prisons: London’s Wormwood ScrubsSat Apr 19 2014 - 01:00
New step for Irish dancing with contest taking to London stageSome 5,000 competitors take part in 44th World Irish Dancing ChampionshipsSat Apr 19 2014 - 01:00
Ukraine events may mean stay of execution for US airbase in EnglandLakenheath in Suffolk is keeping a close eye on developments in eastern EuropeFri Apr 18 2014 - 01:00
