It is becoming “increasingly difficult” for the Stormont Executive to mitigate decisions being made at Westminster, Northern Ireland’s Finance Minister has said. John O’Dowd said decisions, such as ...

The country’s new Chancellor Friedrich Merz had vowed to toughen the country’s migration policy during his election campaign.

Russian air defences repelled an attack by nine drones close to the country’s capital, Moscow mayor Sergei Sobyanin said.

A superintendent said she could not comment on why an invasive search of the Satchwells’ Cork home was not carried out in 2017.

West Lindsey in Lincolnshire had the highest proportion of people aged 18 and over living with obesity in 2023/24.

Some victims of the infected blood scandal will die before they receive compensation and the current number of people who have received a payout is “unsatisfactory”, the Government has admitted.

Sir Keir Starmer faces a growing backbench rebellion over cuts to a disability benefit, Labour MPs have indicated after the party lost almost 200 council seats in England last week. One of the party’s ...

The stabbing of a bank customer in Derby city centre is still being investigated and two people have been arrested.

The Survation survey suggests Nigel Farage’s party will beat the Tories and Labour to become the main opposition at the Scottish Parliament.

All eyes are on Vatican City for the sign of a new pope, as cardinals processed into the Sistine Chapel to begin the secret conclave meeting. The 133 electors, dressed in distinctive bright red ...

A Newport dad is walking 192 miles to raise money for children with cancer. Since May 4, Richard Hughes has been trekking from Billericay to Barry in a bid to raise funds for Young Lives vs Cancer.

Harbour Energy has revealed plans to axe around 250 jobs in Scotland as the firm laid the blame on “punitive” government measures. The oil and gas firm said the cuts – about a quarter of its workforce ...