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.

A former Sinn Fein official who was murdered after being revealed to be an informer was thrown ‘to the wolves’ by security services, Gerry ...

Judge Arun Subramanian granted a request by lawyers on Wednesday for extra time to decide who they will eliminate from the list of ...

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 ...

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, mostly dressed in distinctive bright red ...

An Emmerdale star has quit the ITV show six years after their debut, and their final scenes on the Yorkshire soap have already been filmed.

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

JD Wetherspoon is planning to open 15 new pubs across the UK, according to reports, with five of the new locations already having opening dates.

Chancellor Rachel Reeves defended her actions in office as pressure mounted on Labour to U-turn on the winter fuel payment cut.

Disney will build its seventh theme park, this one in the United Arab Emirates, the entertainment company said on Wednesday. The waterfront resort will be built on Yas Island on the outskirts of Abu ...

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 ...