Sharp rise in number of over-60s getting divorced in England and WalesHarder for “baby boomers” to stay togetherWed Aug 07 2013 - 01:03
Scots air opposing views on wind farmsOpinion is sharply divided over turbines being built in the scenic HighlandsWed Aug 07 2013 - 01:00
Scotch distillers not afraid to credit EU with a measure of their global successDistillers aware that circumstances have long favoured their rise to prominenceTue Aug 06 2013 - 01:00
With Scotland’s greater disability history, cuts and caps take their tollDespite devolution, welfare benefits in Scotland are still run from LondonMon Aug 05 2013 - 01:00
Independence day: Could Scotland really leave the UK?If the country’s in-or-out referendum were held tomorrow, two-thirds of voters would likely opt to stay in the union. That leaves SNP leader Alex Salmond and the Scotland Yes campaign with a mountain to climbSat Aug 03 2013 - 01:00
Conservatives hire Obama election chiefJim Messina’s hiring is seen as major coup for party ahead of 2015 electionSat Aug 03 2013 - 01:00
Irishman charged with 1982 Hyde Park bombing granted bail by Old Bailey judgeJohn Downey detained at Gatwick Airport in MayFri Aug 02 2013 - 01:00
Barry McGuigan hoping children of Britain will box their way to healthLondon Letter: the famous boxer’s academy promotes exercise, education and healthy eatingFri Aug 02 2013 - 01:00
UK court of appeal washes hands of euthanasia issueCourt rejects cases taken by man paralysed by a car crash and family of another unable to move after strokeThu Aug 01 2013 - 01:00
O’Leary condemns UK inquiry into Aer Lingus stakeRyanair chief executive says inquiry by UK competition authority is ‘a political farce’ that has wasted millionsThu Aug 01 2013 - 01:00
The childhood of King GeorgeNot yet a week old, the tiny heir to the British throne has already caused a frenzy with his arrival. So what will his life be like?Sat Jul 27 2013 - 01:00
No criminal investigation into UniteEvidence lacking into allegations of election rigging, say policeFri Jul 26 2013 - 01:00
Windsors long ago gave birth to a unique brandIf the royal family did not already exist, it might have to be inventedFri Jul 26 2013 - 01:00
Royal couple and their new-born son leave hospital leaves hospital to cheers from large crowdDuchess of Cambridge, Kate Middleton, and Prince William have not yet chosen a name for their sonWed Jul 24 2013 - 01:00
Birth of third in line to British throne sparks celebrationsDuchess of Cambridge Kate Middleton and Prince William celebrate birth of a sonTue Jul 23 2013 - 01:00
Epileptics 11 times more likely to die earlyStudy found that 9% of those with condition died compared to 0.7% of general populationMon Jul 22 2013 - 01:00
President Higgins visits Iona to make enduring link with St ColmcilleHistory must not be ‘abused’ by those who want to poison UK-Ireland linksMon Jul 22 2013 - 01:00
Centenary celebrations ‘must ignore exploiters’President Higgins visits Scottish island of Iona to mark 450th anniversary of St Colmcille’s arrivalSat Jul 20 2013 - 20:01
By the full moon they flew: Irishwomen in the second World WarSecret flights, parachute jumps, Gestapo interrogations – the Irish women who risked their lives in the second World War, writes Mark HennessySat Jul 20 2013 - 00:00
Divisions between London and Dublin over joint trade missionsOver 200,000 Irish jobs depend on UK tradeFri Jul 19 2013 - 01:00
Rise in women dying in Britain due to alcoholStudy blames rise in mortality on cheaper drinks and increased availability of alcoholFri Jul 19 2013 - 01:00
Westminster backbenchers happy campers as they shuffle off for their summer holidaysLondon letter: with calm restored in the Conservative Party, David Cameron has put off a planned reshuffleFri Jul 19 2013 - 01:00
President says North’s leaders must condemn recent violence in BelfastHiggins on London visit says he wants to be ‘a President for all the Irish’Thu Jul 18 2013 - 01:04
Three Irish architectural firms shortlisted for Stirling PrizePrize has been awarded annually to honour high-quality design in EU buildingsThu Jul 18 2013 - 01:00
Riots show ‘toxins of divisive past have not entirely abated’President says much work remains to promote reconciliation in NorthWed Jul 17 2013 - 13:29
Printing prices in red fools men into paying more, research findsRetail research provides insight into how men approach shoppingWed Jul 17 2013 - 01:14
NHS failures prompt hospitals shake-upSix groups under new management after inquiry revealed litany of blundersWed Jul 17 2013 - 01:01
Health service crisis may be Tories’ opportunityOnce applauded, the NHS is being held to account for some appalling careWed Jul 17 2013 - 01:00
Heathrow should be closed and replaced by mega-airport, says Boris JohnsonMayor says UK’s biggest airport should be dug up and turned into new cityTue Jul 16 2013 - 01:00
Lack of horse-meat scandal prosecutions dismaying, MPs complainFraud blamed on “a complex, highly-organised” network of companiesTue Jul 16 2013 - 01:00
Research shows young gay men 15 times more likely to suffer some types of cancerVaccine should be given to allTue Jul 16 2013 - 01:00
Tory MPs call for teenage mothers to live with parentsGroup of 40 MPs recommends teenage mothers should get welfare only if living with parents or in supervised hostelTue Jul 16 2013 - 01:00
UK has little room for manoeuvre on EU justice measuresPlans to opt out of EU justice laws will be seen as a partial dress rehearsal for membership renegotiationMon Jul 15 2013 - 01:00
Irishman drives Britain’s top retailer forward into futureThe world of retail is changing rapidly, according to the Wicklow-born chief executive of supermarket giant MorrisonsMon Jul 15 2013 - 01:00
George Osbourne promises no UK tax hikes if spending is controlledChancellor of the exchequer notes recent indications from IMF that UK economic growth figures may have to be revised upwardsFri Jul 12 2013 - 01:09
Housing shortage in England to keep prices and rents highLondon Letter: Numbers owning their own property at its lowest level since the 1980sFri Jul 12 2013 - 01:00
The English are feeling more English and increasingly less British, report claimsEnglishness emerging more clearly as a result of devolution elsewhere in UK, says report co-authorWed Jul 10 2013 - 01:16
Changes to Labour’s trades union funding rules could cost the party millionsTime for new politics, Labour leader, Ed Miliband declaresWed Jul 10 2013 - 01:02
Use of ‘stop and search’ powers by British police criticised by watchdogPolice failed to give ‘sufficient grounds to justify lawful use’ in 27% of casesTue Jul 09 2013 - 01:00
Newspaper buys share in ‘Irish Voice’ and ‘Irish America’Publisher says ‘it makes perfect sense’ to link Irish diaspora publicationsMon Jul 08 2013 - 22:52
Labour avoids declaring position on EU voteBritain’s Tories believe referendum has provided them with an electoral weaponSat Jul 06 2013 - 01:00
Miliband berates union leader in row over Labour candidate selectionLabour leader urges Unite leader: ‘Face up to your responsibilities’Sat Jul 06 2013 - 01:00
EU referendum question poses difficulties for LabourVoters have been promised poll on exit before end of 2017Fri Jul 05 2013 - 01:00
Tom Watson resignation exemplifies bitterness within Labour PartyLondon Letter: the Unite trade union’s campaign to choose Labour’s next generation of MPs is ruffling feathersFri Jul 05 2013 - 01:00
Both sides seek silver lining in ongoing battle for control of London hotelsThe legal battle between Paddy McKillen and the Barclay brothers could run for yearsThu Jul 04 2013 - 01:00
Paddy McKillen loses appeal over Barclay brothers’ control of three London hotelsCourt of appeal rules developer’s rights not prejudiced by deal done in 2001Thu Jul 04 2013 - 01:00
McKillen loses London appeal over control of hotelsClaim Barclay brothers breached pre-emption rules rejectedWed Jul 03 2013 - 10:53
Dementia casts long shadow over Britain’s immigrantsThere is a crisis ahead for ethnics minorities, warns a new report, with cultural and social barriers worsening an already difficult situationWed Jul 03 2013 - 01:00
