Kingmakers: could the DUP decide the UK’s next prime minister?Peter Robinson and the Democratic Unionist Party are being wooed by David Cameron’s Conseratives and Ed Miliband’s Labour Party ahead of May’s UK general electionSat Mar 07 2015 - 01:00
English councils win injunction against Irish TravellersEssex authorities say families had set up more than 100 illegal sites around townFri Mar 06 2015 - 21:06
Boy (13) admits murdering Irish builder in north LondonTeen pleads guilty to stabbing 53-year-old Christopher John Barry last DecemberFri Mar 06 2015 - 16:08
British spy agencies usher in era of Jane Bond as women come to foreMI5 is using gender-attraction strategies to boost female recruitmentFri Mar 06 2015 - 05:00
Police in abuse inquiry continue search of former Tory MP’s homeClaims of paedophile ring that operated at the highest level of British societyFri Mar 06 2015 - 01:00
London police in appeal over Irish man suspected of sex abuseAlleged attacker is aged 55 to 65 with large stomach and dark chin-length hairThu Mar 05 2015 - 20:13
Birmingham victims' families demand new inquestInquest did not reopen after Birmingham Six were released by the Court of AppealWed Mar 04 2015 - 19:13
London property used as haven for ‘corrupt capital’, says watchdogBody blames lax UK rules on billions in illegally gained wealth moving into high-end propertiesWed Mar 04 2015 - 01:00
Paddy McKillen could block €2bn sale of London hotel groupDeveloper ‘has no intention of selling his shareholding in Maybourne’Mon Mar 02 2015 - 01:00
Kellie Maloney gets standing ovation at Ukip Margate conferenceTranssexual and former boxing promoter says Ukip is open to allSun Mar 01 2015 - 21:01
Ukip delegates sharpen their knives in MargateNearly 1,000 Ukip members gathered at seaside town to ‘believe in Britain’Fri Feb 27 2015 - 19:58
London Letter: Clinic pioneers treatment for gut illnessInnovative procedure tackles most common gut bug infection – Clostridium DifficileFri Feb 27 2015 - 01:00
Savile used his bullying, dominant personality to influence othersAnalysis: Savile’s ability to abuse depended on influence, power and the right to be left unchallengedThu Feb 26 2015 - 20:15
Jimmy Savile raped or abused 64 victims in one hospitalSavile’s older brother, who died in 1998, also alleged to have assaulted five patientsThu Feb 26 2015 - 19:20
Noonan: Coalition can get re-elected with IndependentsMinister indicates possible Coalition losses of 16 FG seats, with Labour partner losing 18Thu Feb 26 2015 - 11:15
No more tax prosecutions expected over HSBC, Commons committee toldHead of UK tax authority defends organisation in face of MPs’ complaintsThu Feb 26 2015 - 01:00
Driver of bin-lorry that hit Christmas shoppers avoids prosecution58-year-old Harry Clarke says every day is now ‘a struggle’ after six people died in incidentWed Feb 25 2015 - 18:42
Noonan says door not closed on Aer Lingus saleMinister says decision on airline bid will be taken on commercial, not political groundsWed Feb 25 2015 - 14:21
Malcolm Rifkind resigns over ‘cash for influence’ stingPrime minister, in pre-election mode, says he respects and supports decisionTue Feb 24 2015 - 22:10
Pressure on Rifkind to resign from security intelligence watchdog roleFormer British foreign secretary filmed discussing payment for influenceTue Feb 24 2015 - 01:15
New UK law could see bankers prosecuted for aiding tax evasionDeal with France to allow UK use leaked HSBC files to pursue financial advisersTue Feb 24 2015 - 01:14
Channel 4 Irish Famine comedy fuels lively debateLondon Irish Comedy Festival discussion focuses on planned C4 ‘Hungry’ scriptSat Feb 21 2015 - 00:00
UK Travellers lose ‘My Big, Fat Gypsy Wedding’ caseGroup complained programme portrayed them in ‘racially stereotypical way’Fri Feb 20 2015 - 17:42
English and Welsh suicide rates at highest level for 15 yearsSuicide remains leading cause of death for men aged between 20 and 32Fri Feb 20 2015 - 01:00
HSBC issue last straw for Oborne, a natural ‘Telegraph’ manDeparting commentator said publicly what many journalists have said privatelyFri Feb 20 2015 - 01:00
DUP takes legal action against BBC over exclusion from debateRobinson says fact voters outside NI cannot vote for party doesn’t render its views irrelevantThu Feb 19 2015 - 16:10
Cameron’s Britain in long retreat from the international stageAnalysis: Since slapdown on Syria, the prime minister has gone quiet on world affairsThu Feb 19 2015 - 01:00
Scotland to ban e-cigarettes from hospital groundsMove criticised by anti-smoking campaign group Ash ScotlandThu Feb 19 2015 - 01:00
Benson and Hedges increased sales by €100m with packet re-designSales rise attributed to ‘silver slide’ pack, fuelling argument around plain packagingWed Feb 18 2015 - 11:51
UK judges can order DNA tests to settle parentage rowsMove aims to mitigate acrimonious divorce cases where parenthood is disputedWed Feb 18 2015 - 01:00
Opinion polls no encouragement as Labour seeks momentumEd Miliband makes right noises in car factory visit but his campaign remains stalledMon Feb 16 2015 - 19:57
More teetotallers in Britain as binge drinking dropsRise in size of Muslim population partly explains increase in sobrietyFri Feb 13 2015 - 22:00
Ex-Tory treasurer Lord Fink admits using Swiss trusts to avoid taxesAdmission by hedge fund boss seen by Labour as major victory for partyFri Feb 13 2015 - 09:44
HRT increases ovarian cancer risk, says studyBenefits of hormone replacement therapy outweigh risks, says Irish Medicines BoardFri Feb 13 2015 - 01:00
Nick Clegg brings splash of Lib Dem yellow to jaundiced votersLondon Letter: British deputy PM lags constituency rival as party faces seat lossesFri Feb 13 2015 - 01:00
Robinson says some of Scotland’s powers are about ‘feeling independent’NI First Minister will reject attempts to deprive North of secretary of state at Cabinet in LondonThu Feb 12 2015 - 07:56
Nicola Sturgeon hammers home her anti-austerity message in southSNP leader tells London gathering social justice is the way forwardThu Feb 12 2015 - 01:00
Syriza member says Sinn Féin’s rise ‘the best help’ for Greek governmentSenator David Cullinane says party wants to lead anti-austerity government in southWed Feb 11 2015 - 21:19
UK revenue settled with 1,000 people who had Swiss-based HSBC accountsUK tax authorities chose settlement over prosecution as ‘most efficient’ wayTue Feb 10 2015 - 06:00
Bafta’s advice: ‘If you want to get into TV the best advice is not necessarily to do a media course ’The British Academy Film Awards are on Sunday. But there’s more to Bafta than prizes, says the chair of the academy, Belfast woman Anne MorrisonSat Feb 07 2015 - 07:00
British Labour MP criticised over remarks about nuns’ teachingTristram Hunt differentiated between ‘qualified teachers’ and teaching by nunsSat Feb 07 2015 - 01:00
British shops warned over customers eating daffodilsBulbs mistaken for onions and leaves for Chinese vegetables, warns health bodySat Feb 07 2015 - 01:00
House of Commons votes to allow IVF ‘three-parent’ babiesMPs back efforts to cut number of serious inherited diseasesFri Feb 06 2015 - 16:46
PwC promoting tax avoidance on ‘industrial scale’ - committeeAccounting firm’s denials ‘misleading’, says public accounts committeeFri Feb 06 2015 - 07:31
‘Wolf Hall’ Thomas More depiction far from saintlyBishops object to TV drama’s take on More as a fanatical Protestant burner of hereticsFri Feb 06 2015 - 01:00
Ireland and Scotland agree to strengthen political tiesLinks to be harnessed to increase trade, tourism and EU co-operation, says FlanaganFri Feb 06 2015 - 01:00
Irish couple awarded prestigious Royal Institute of British Architects Gold MedalSheila O’Donnell and John Tuomey have been added to distinguished list of winnersWed Feb 04 2015 - 01:01
Government able to discuss IAG offer under rulesTakeover panel rules apply only to the companies involved in the proposed dealWed Feb 04 2015 - 01:00
Tsipras strikes more moderate tone ahead of Brussels visitGreece accepts it has ‘obligations’ to European partners and its creditorsTue Feb 03 2015 - 01:00
Emigrant body says Irish diaspora should be able to elect senatorsIrish in Britain organisation wants emigrants to be allowed to vote in Seanad electionsMon Feb 02 2015 - 22:00
