General news

Man arrested on suspicion of murder after fire at flats in east Lond...

Emergency services are still at the scene of the fire on Tollgate Road in Beckton, east London.

MPs across political spectrum condemn Labour’s attack ad against Sun...

The opposition party was accused of ‘cheapened and debased’ politics after posting the advert on Twitter.

Allow extra time at Port of Dover over Easter weekend, ferry operato...

DFDS asked travellers to ‘please allow 120 minutes to complete border controls and check-in’.

MP Scott Benton ‘said there were ways to keep corporate hospitality...

He reportedly laughed after telling undercover reporters there are ‘ways around’ parliamentary rules on the declaration of corporate hospitality.

Ireland’s opposition to UK legacy Bill made ‘very clear’ to Heaton-H...

Micheal Martin called on the UK Government to halt the progress of its legacy Bill and to engage with Stormont’s political parties.

Trump created conditions for chaotic US withdrawal from Afghanistan,...

President Joe Biden was ‘severely constrained’ by the decisions of his predecessor Donald Trump, the report says.

Easter Sunday could be warmest day of 2023 so far with highs of 18C

The Met Office has said there will be fine weather for most through Good Friday, Saturday and much of Easter Sunday before rain sets in on Monday.

Israel hit by barrage of rockets ‘fired by militants in Lebanon’

The country’s military said 34 rockets had been fired across the border and 25 were shot down by the Iron Dome aerial defence system.

Irish deputy premier rejects suggestion that Biden is snubbing North...

Micheal Martin said the US president would be in Northern Ireland on Tuesday night and spend ‘the bulk of Wednesday’ there.

Permanent secretaries asked to find savings ahead of budget for Nort...

Some Stormont departments are facing cuts of up to 10%.

Murderer Kashif Anwar ‘showed no remorse’ after killing his wife, co...

Lord Beckett said the killing of Fawziyah Javed on Arthur’s Seat, Edinburgh, in September 2021, was ‘intentional murder’.

Sister of disabled woman dropped by carers ‘feels sense of betrayal...

Lyn Parker, 64, fractured her ribs and both arms after two care workers tried to lift her using a sling in January 2021 and died days later.

‘No new modern apprenticeships to start for foreseeable future amid...

The Scottish Government has not yet agreed a budget or number of new modern apprenticeships with SDS, according to the Scottish Training Federation.

We face lifetime of pain say family of woman murdered on Edinburgh l...

Kashif Anwar, 29, was found guilty by a jury at the High Court in the city of murdering Fawziyah Javed, 31, in September 2021.

‘Sense of euphoria’ among Louth locals and relatives as Biden visit...

Joe Biden is the only person to be awarded the ‘freedom of Louth’.

French police fire tear gas at protesters amid new strikes over pens...

Talks between union leaders and Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne broke up on Wednesday without a breakthrough.

PSNI warns dissidents may attempt attacks on police on Easter Monday

Senior PSNI officers warned that the force had received ‘strong’ intelligence that an attack was possible in Londonderry on the bank holiday.

Michael Matheson ‘determined’ to see improvement in Scotland’s NHS

The recently appointed Health Secretary was speaking during a visit to an NHS 24 call centre in Glasgow.

Protest held amid concerns over impact of cuts on community programm...

Jim Donnelly, the joint chief executive of the Active Communities Network, said the cuts would have a detrimental impact on the most vulnerable.

Extra pregnancy scan could slash number of breech births and risk to...

Researchers hope their findings will lead to a change in National Institute for Health and Care Excellence guidelines.