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Government urged to ‘do what’s right’ and extend infected blood payo...

Rishi Sunak said any extension of compensation would need to wait for the full inquiry report to be published.

Braverman wins ‘Battle of Waterlooville’ for new constituency seat

Constituency boundary changes meant the two Hampshire Conservative MPs had to compete to represent the new seat at the next election.

Braverman wins ‘Battle of Waterlooville’ in selection for new consti...

Constituency boundary changes meant the two Hampshire Conservative MPs had to compete to represent the new seat at the next election.

Eviction figures would not have changed decision to end winter ban –...

Tanaiste Micheal Martin called the suggestion that officials delayed the publication of the RTB figures ‘outrageous’.

Murder investigation launched into young woman’s death in Limerick

Gardai upgraded the inquiry after the post-mortem was completed on Wednesday afternoon.

Mike Pence will not appeal against order compelling grand jury testi...

Lawyers for Mr Trump objected to the subpoena on executive privilege grounds.

Starmer promises specialist rape courts as he calls waits for victim...

Labour highlighted figures showing the rape victim drop-out rate doubling since 2015.

New tool can spot those most at risk of developing lung cancer, say...

The CanPredict tool works by examining existing patient health records.

Nicola Sturgeon will ‘fully co-operate’ with police probe after husb...

The former first minister said she had ‘no prior knowledge of Police Scotland’s action or intentions’.

Sturgeon to ‘fully co-operate’ with police as husband released witho...

The former first minister said she had ‘no prior knowledge of Police Scotland’s action’ around the arrest of Peter Murrell.

Tory MP Scott Benton filmed offering to lobby for gambling industry...

MPs are barred from carrying out paid lobbying or advising on how to influence Parliament in exchange for money.

Russian charged with war crimes says Ukrainian children can go home

Ambassadors from Western countries boycotted the informal UN Security Council meeting, sending low-level diplomats instead.

Limit sugary drinks to one per week, researchers say

Academics said that limiting sugar intake can have significant health benefits.

Heaton-Harris denies ‘tough budget’ will be punishment for Stormont...

The Secretary of State will set the budget for Northern Ireland in the absence of Stormont Executive Ministers.

More than 80% of families struggled to pay utility bills last year,...

A poverty charity said reversing the two-child limit would lift 10-15,000 children out of poverty in Scotland and cost about £85 million.

Rishi Sunak considering law change to define sex as ‘biological’

The Government has been told that amending the definition of sex could make the law on women-only spaces clearer.

New test could reassure parents their babies’ hearing aids are worki...

Researchers say there is no reliable way of testing how well babies are hearing through their hearing aids between the ages of three and seven months.

King and Queen Consort sample gin and gelato in ‘Yorkshire’s food ca...

The royals visited North Yorkshire market town Malton in Camilla’s first engagement since her new title of Queen Camilla was unveiled.

Police spotted scouring Sturgeon home after husband’s arrest in fina...

Police officers with spades were seen in the back garden of Nicola Sturgeon and Peter Murrell’s Glasgow home.

Archie Battersbee: Mother still fighting for ‘justice’ nearly year a...

Hollie Dance, of Southend, Essex, has asked the United Nations Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities to consider Archie’s case.