Mark Paul

Mark Paul

London Correspondent

Mark Paul is London Correspondent for The Irish Times

CCTV tracked murder accused as he walked close behind Irishman (87) in London

Homeless Peter Augustine denies beating and robbing Kilkenny man John Mackey

Packaging from food bought by Irish man (87) killed in London found in accused’s room

Peter Augustine (58) is accused of killing and robbing John Mackey in Manor House last May

Huntingdon train attack fuels growing fear in Britain of mass stabbings of strangers

Police say the latest attack is not related to terrorism, but tensions are building over random stabbings

Prince Andrew to be stripped of his title as a prince and will move out of royal lodge

British royal linked to convicted child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein will be known as Andrew Mountbatten Windsor

Downing Street backs Rachel Reeves after she apologises for letting home without licence

With crucial budget looming, chancellor faces pressure over ‘inadvertent mistake’

‘Get shtuck into him!’: Gaelic identities meet at shinty-hurling clash of the ash

Roots celebrated - and a few slaps thrown - as Ireland and Scotland face off in Inverness

Labour unrest grows as Starmer faces pressure — could this rising MP be his successor?

Saxophone-playing former corporate lawyer Darren Jones has risen steeply through the ranks to become the PM’s right-hand man

‘Stop blaming the Brits’: United Ireland would pose threat to Britain from Russia, says ex-Nato commander

Military alliance should carry out operations in Irish seas even if Dublin objects, says Falklands veteran

Caerphilly by-election to test Labour’s grip as Reform challenges Wales’ traditional politics

If Nigel Farage’s party wins, it will buttress its claim to be on course to win the next UK election

Maccabi Tel Aviv match morphs into latest front in Britain’s culture wars

Israeli club does not want its fans to travel to Aston Villa match, but tensions have not gone away

Westminster’s uneasy silence as Prince Andrew scandal grows

House of Commons not permitted to discuss issues that reflect badly on Britain’s royal family, including sordid allegations against brother of King Charles

Oscar Wilde’s British Library reading pass reissued 130 years after confiscation

Pass was taken from Irish playwright following his 1895 conviction for gross indecency

How the SNP is finally getting over its post-Sturgeon hangover

Labour’s implosion and the rise of Reform UK has gifted the party a clear path back to power in next May’s Holyrood elections

‘Our precious boy’: The stories behind memorial benches of Swansea promenade

A council-run scheme to put memorial plaques on benches gives an insight in locals’ lives lost

‘Something is shifting’: Wales is on the verge of a political earthquake

Welsh nationalist party Plaid Cymru looks set to battle Reform UK to end a century of Labour political dominance

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