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Heaton-Harris talks up North’s economy but no breakthrough on deal with unionists

Heaton-Harris talks up North’s economy but no breakthrough on deal with unionists

Northern Ireland secretary’s conference speech in Manchester irks Irish officials by making no mention of Britain’s relationship with Republic

Sun Oct 01 2023 - 15:44
‘Tiny dancer’ Rishi Sunak tries comedy as poll numbers suggest Tories might end up as the butt of the joke

‘Tiny dancer’ Rishi Sunak tries comedy as poll numbers suggest Tories might end up as the butt of the joke

British prime minister gives comedic address in Westminster but poll research suggest serious problems lie ahead for his government

Fri Sept 29 2023 - 16:51
Jeans and no assistant in the office: How an Irish banker is changing Britain’s sixth largest lender

Jeans and no assistant in the office: How an Irish banker is changing Britain’s sixth largest lender

Former AIB chief executive, who auditions new staff onstage, says the working culture of banking has changed

Fri Sept 29 2023 - 05:00
“B****cks”: One elderly lady’s colourful outburst encapsulates British angst over state of trains

“B****cks”: One elderly lady’s colourful outburst encapsulates British angst over state of trains

London Letter: Once a symbol of national pride, UK’s stuttering rail system is seen as symbol of post-Brexit decline

Wed Sept 27 2023 - 05:00
EU is the Liberal Democrats’ love that dare not speak its name

EU is the Liberal Democrats’ love that dare not speak its name

Party leader Ed Davey’s conference speech was light on Europe as he woos disaffected Tories ahead of the election

Tue Sept 26 2023 - 19:10
Lib Dems conference: Tories face pincer movement as Ed Davey targets Blue Wall

Lib Dems conference: Tories face pincer movement as Ed Davey targets Blue Wall

UK’s third party is hoping for electoral gains in moderate Tory heartlands of the south

Tue Sept 26 2023 - 06:00
A ‘proper f***ing lunch’ with Nigel Farage: ‘I mustn’t be sloshed this evening’

A ‘proper f***ing lunch’ with Nigel Farage: ‘I mustn’t be sloshed this evening’

‘Mr Brexit’ on Boris Johnson, Donald Trump, Leo Varadkar, Mary Lou McDonald and Ireland’s future

Sat Sept 23 2023 - 06:00
Sunak takes huge political and environmental gamble by rolling back green measures

Sunak takes huge political and environmental gamble by rolling back green measures

Prime minister accused of 'turning his back' on future generations with U-turn that delighted party’s right wing

Wed Sept 20 2023 - 21:04
The ‘mockery’ dished out to the Irish with British accents: ‘Ello luv, you over on ’oliday?’

The ‘mockery’ dished out to the Irish with British accents: ‘Ello luv, you over on ’oliday?’

London Letter: Morag Prunty, also known as Kate Kerrigan, has written a play examining the difficulty the British-born Irish face being accepted in Ireland

Wed Sept 20 2023 - 05:00
Keir Starmer draws election battle line as he promises closer trading arrangements with EU

Keir Starmer draws election battle line as he promises closer trading arrangements with EU

Conservative party accuses Labour leader of wanting to turn back clock on Brexit

Mon Sept 18 2023 - 18:46
UK elections guru: Tories ‘have had it’ but Labour struggling to sell ‘vision’ to voters

UK elections guru: Tories ‘have had it’ but Labour struggling to sell ‘vision’ to voters

Prof John Curtice says Labour is on course to govern even if it fails to get a majority because nobody will work with the Conservative party

Sun Sept 17 2023 - 14:00
Change of fortunes for Irish in Brighton as Evan Ferguson wins local hearts

Change of fortunes for Irish in Brighton as Evan Ferguson wins local hearts

The south-coast city is forever linked to a notorious IRA bomb, but there’s no trace of anti-Irish sentiment

Sat Sept 16 2023 - 07:00
I wondered if I had stumbled into a not-so-secret spy nest while house hunting in London

I wondered if I had stumbled into a not-so-secret spy nest while house hunting in London

London Letter: Talk of espionage in the city has been hotting up recently

Wed Sept 13 2023 - 05:00
Back on the Horizon: Deal for British re-entry to scheme signifies further thaw in UK-EU relations

Back on the Horizon: Deal for British re-entry to scheme signifies further thaw in UK-EU relations

British scientists will be allowed to participate in €95bn flagship EU scheme after three-year lockout due to Brexit row

Thu Sept 07 2023 - 18:54
UK said to be low on options for escaping its €2.9tn ‘debt trap’

UK said to be low on options for escaping its €2.9tn ‘debt trap’

Boris Johnson’s former economic adviser cites Ireland as an economic success story

Thu Sept 07 2023 - 05:00
Captain hindsight versus the cowboy builder: Starmer and Sunak get personal as they ready for battle

Captain hindsight versus the cowboy builder: Starmer and Sunak get personal as they ready for battle

Prime minister’s questions in the House of Commons on Wednesday seemed like a starting gun for election season

Wed Sept 06 2023 - 20:58
It was him or me: the battle to catch Mr Jingles, our furry little London lout

It was him or me: the battle to catch Mr Jingles, our furry little London lout

London Letter: The make-up of the city’s housing stock gives rise to a peculiar and infuriating problem

Wed Sept 06 2023 - 05:00
Tories on the Raac as Labour shuffles the pack

Tories on the Raac as Labour shuffles the pack

Summer recess at Westminster ended with a bang on Monday amid crisis over crumbling concrete in schools

Mon Sept 04 2023 - 19:53
Micheál Martin signals ‘impatience’ with DUP foot-dragging

Micheál Martin signals ‘impatience’ with DUP foot-dragging

Tánaiste tells British government at Oxford University event that action needed if unionists continue to short-circuit Stormont

Mon Sept 04 2023 - 05:00
Irish and British governments ‘must do better’ working in tandem, says Micheál Martin

Irish and British governments ‘must do better’ working in tandem, says Micheál Martin

Tánaiste tells Oxford University audience administrations must work to improve healthcare and education in North

Fri Sept 01 2023 - 20:09
Shapps won’t rock the boat in geopolitical stormy waters

Shapps won’t rock the boat in geopolitical stormy waters

UK’s new defence secretary will be seen as a safe pair of hands by UK prime minister Rishi Sunak

Thu Aug 31 2023 - 17:01
Grant Shapps replaces Ben Wallace as UK’s defence secretary

Grant Shapps replaces Ben Wallace as UK’s defence secretary

Rishi Sunak forced into mini cabinet reshuffle after Wallace’s resignation, at a time when pressure is mounting on the UK’s defence budget

Thu Aug 31 2023 - 11:56
The Crooked House: Straight up tale of a wonky pub reflects British values in a changing world

The Crooked House: Straight up tale of a wonky pub reflects British values in a changing world

London Letter: Famous old pub in Staffordshire was burned in a suspected arson attack, then demolished, sparking fury

Wed Aug 30 2023 - 05:00
London drives ahead with controversial scheme charging motorists for driving older cars

London drives ahead with controversial scheme charging motorists for driving older cars

Supporters of Ulez say it will save lives but it was also blamed for a recent Labour byelection defeat

Tue Aug 29 2023 - 15:39
Lucy Letby: Focus shifts to type of inquiry needed to find out why NHS managers ignored warnings over killer nurse

Lucy Letby: Focus shifts to type of inquiry needed to find out why NHS managers ignored warnings over killer nurse

A speedy private inquiry was planned by the government but ministers now appear to be shifting to upgrade that to a full statutory inquiry following a backlash

Wed Aug 23 2023 - 19:45
What lies beneath: a fresh wave of Loch Ness tourism promises monster rewards for Drumnadrochit

What lies beneath: a fresh wave of Loch Ness tourism promises monster rewards for Drumnadrochit

Scotland Letter: This little Highlands village is at the centre of a legend and a social phenomenon

Wed Aug 23 2023 - 05:00
Lucy Letby: ‘Malevolent’ serial killer nurse will die behind bars in UK

Lucy Letby: ‘Malevolent’ serial killer nurse will die behind bars in UK

Lucy Letby killed at least seven babies in her care in a Chester hospital between 2015 and 2016

Mon Aug 21 2023 - 20:05
A new frontier for English football but a familiar full-time feeling of World Cup despair

A new frontier for English football but a familiar full-time feeling of World Cup despair

London correspondent Mark Paul shared the highs and lows of the English supporters at the Regent pub in Balham

Sun Aug 20 2023 - 17:02
‘Never say never’: Her bid to replace Nicola Sturgeon failed but Kate Forbes may yet get another shot

‘Never say never’: Her bid to replace Nicola Sturgeon failed but Kate Forbes may yet get another shot

Forbes has retreated to the Highlands for now having ‘dodged a bullet’ with the SNP currently in crisis

Fri Aug 18 2023 - 13:14
Being Mizzy: The young internet prank artist riling Britain

Being Mizzy: The young internet prank artist riling Britain

London Letter: This 18-year-old from east London has attracted opprobrium, while he says some won’t look past his race

Wed Aug 16 2023 - 05:00
Sink or swim for the UK’s harsh asylum seeker accommodation policy as it opens a barge on the Dorset coast

Sink or swim for the UK’s harsh asylum seeker accommodation policy as it opens a barge on the Dorset coast

The Bibby Stockholm will house 500 single men in a “floating prison” in Portland

Sat Aug 12 2023 - 05:00
The more the East End changes, the more its beigel bakeries stay the same

The more the East End changes, the more its beigel bakeries stay the same

London Letter: Brick Lane’s “yellow one” and its “white one” are London culinary institutions and also monuments to the waves of immigration that have shaped one of the East End’s most famous neighbourhoods

Wed Aug 09 2023 - 05:00
‘Phoney war’ between the SNP and Labour ends as they limber up for crucial Scottish byelection

‘Phoney war’ between the SNP and Labour ends as they limber up for crucial Scottish byelection

Battle for Rutherglen and Hamilton, on the southern edge of Glasgow, will reveal much about Labour’s prospects for a Scottish revival that may hand Keir Starmer the keys to Number 10 Downing Street

Sat Aug 05 2023 - 05:00
UK minister criticised after asking constituents if they would like to live next to a Traveller site

UK minister criticised after asking constituents if they would like to live next to a Traveller site

Welsh Secretary David TC Davies under fire over language used in leaflet sent to householders

Thu Aug 03 2023 - 16:33
Sinéad O’Connor’s remains released to her family following autopsy

Sinéad O’Connor’s remains released to her family following autopsy

Cause of death may not be known for ‘some weeks’ and will be made public if there is an inquest, says clerk of London coroner court

Thu Aug 03 2023 - 15:46
Say ‘maaate’: New anti-misogyny campaign aimed at young men in UK divides opinion

Say ‘maaate’: New anti-misogyny campaign aimed at young men in UK divides opinion

London Letter: Initiative by mayor Sadiq Khan draws ridicule from some but is praised for putting onus on men to restrain sexist behaviour

Wed Aug 02 2023 - 05:00
Sunak draws battle line with Labour on climate policy

Sunak draws battle line with Labour on climate policy

The prime minister’s recent retreat from some green policies is an appeal to a segment of Middle Britain and a clear division from the opposition

Tue Aug 01 2023 - 21:00
UK plan to expand oil drilling in North Sea causes Tory tensions

UK plan to expand oil drilling in North Sea causes Tory tensions

Move puts country on ‘wrong side of history’, says former energy minister who signed government’s ‘net zero’ pledge

Tue Aug 01 2023 - 18:08
Ukraine’s counteroffensive fortunes may hinge on heavy artillery training in English fields

Ukraine’s counteroffensive fortunes may hinge on heavy artillery training in English fields

There was plenty of camaraderie on show between Ukrainian and British forces at a secret training base in England last week, as they practised blasting the AS90, a UK gift that could prove vital in the war

Sun Jul 30 2023 - 14:00
Ukrainian soldiers receive artillery training from British army

Ukrainian soldiers receive artillery training from British army

A group of AS90 155mm self-propelled artillery guns are operated by members of the Ukrainian and British military during a training session in Southwest England

Sun Jul 30 2023 - 08:10
Irish gather in London to celebrate and mourn Sinéad O’Connor

Irish gather in London to celebrate and mourn Sinéad O’Connor

The London Irish Centre in Camden hosts an impromptu wake as Irish people, and especially Irish women, come together to celebrate her life

Thu Jul 27 2023 - 22:21
Goal-starved Rishi Sunak scores a hat-trick in the NatWest-Farage controversy

Goal-starved Rishi Sunak scores a hat-trick in the NatWest-Farage controversy

The floundering prime minister can credibly claim to be on the winning side of the affair

Wed Jul 26 2023 - 13:25
The torture of finding school places for newcomers to London

The torture of finding school places for newcomers to London

The education system here is extraordinarily complicated compared to Ireland’s

Wed Jul 26 2023 - 05:00
Windsor Framework deal can work but clarity needed, House of Lords subcommittee says

Windsor Framework deal can work but clarity needed, House of Lords subcommittee says

House of Lords subcommittee releases report on EU-UK trade agreement for the North raising concerns about import rules

Tue Jul 25 2023 - 00:01
This is Not America: Why Black Lives in Britain Matter by Tomiwa Owolade - nuanced, compassionate and surprisingly optimistic

This is Not America: Why Black Lives in Britain Matter by Tomiwa Owolade - nuanced, compassionate and surprisingly optimistic

The central theme of this unabashed polemic is to dismiss the notion that the experiences of black people in Britain can ever really mirror what happens in the US

Wed Jul 05 2023 - 04:05
‘A failure of British society’: Food bank use spirals as hunger becomes entrenched

‘A failure of British society’: Food bank use spirals as hunger becomes entrenched

One in seven – or more than 11 million people – went hungry over the last year because they didn’t have enough money to buy food

Sat Jul 01 2023 - 09:00
Just stop annoying people: Climate protesters’ roadblock tactics stir debate among Londoners

Just stop annoying people: Climate protesters’ roadblock tactics stir debate among Londoners

Just Stop Oil is in its tenth week of disruptive slow-moving traffic protests, but their effectiveness is now being questioned

Wed Jun 28 2023 - 05:00
Sunak’s ‘five pledges’ to voters may be what finally drags him down

Sunak’s ‘five pledges’ to voters may be what finally drags him down

The prime minister is in trouble on all five of the landmark promises he made to the electorate in January

Mon Jun 26 2023 - 20:23
‘Russia must pay’: How to meet Ukraine’s $411bn war bill

‘Russia must pay’: How to meet Ukraine’s $411bn war bill

Support for Ukraine’s accession to the EU appears to be solidifying, as does the will to make Russia financially accountable

Fri Jun 23 2023 - 12:57
Kingspan pushing ahead with €280m Ukraine manufacturing ‘campus’

Kingspan pushing ahead with €280m Ukraine manufacturing ‘campus’

Cavan insulation company and Ukraine’s government say construction of facility to go ahead, despite continuing war

Thu Jun 22 2023 - 05:00
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