Right-wing figures jockey to be UKâs Trump whisperer as Keir Starmer is left to watch from afarNigel Farage has the best claim to personify Britainâs âspecial relationshipâ with Trumpâs USMon Jan 20 2025 - 21:14
Chris Packham: âI was a very angry young man, confused because of my undiagnosed autism. It had an enormous impact on my lifeâBritish environmentalist and BBC presenter Chris Packham on battling to save the planet, standing up to his enemies, and how his autism made him hate himselfSun Jan 19 2025 - 06:00
MPsâ bar at House of Commons shut after womanâs drink spiking allegationStrangers bar has been linked to a number of drink-fuelled controversies and harassment allegationsFri Jan 17 2025 - 16:48
Aids activist BernĂĄrd Lynch now has âpermission to drive sheep over London Bridgeâ as he receives Freedom of the CityClare man, who famously advocated for Aids sufferers in New York in the 1980s before coming to London about 30 years ago, honoured at event on FridayFri Jan 17 2025 - 15:49
Tulip Siddiqâs resignation raises questions as to why Keir Starmer appointed her in the first placeSiddiq quit as anti-corruption minister in Labour government after being named in a corruption inquiry in BangladeshWed Jan 15 2025 - 18:16
Rachel Reeves fends off comparisons with Liz Truss as Tories call for the chancellor to be sackedThe Daily Star is considering going vegetable shopping once againWed Jan 15 2025 - 05:00
Bradford works to shake off its âgrooming gangsâ reputationYorkshire city, perennially overshadowed by its neighbour Leeds, is the UKâs City of Culture for 2025Wed Jan 15 2025 - 05:00
Keir Starmer defends beleaguered chancellor Rachel Reeves but promises to be âruthlessâBritainâs first woman chancellor of the exchequer is under pressure as investors fret over UK economyMon Jan 13 2025 - 17:30
UK government wavering over another national inquiry into child abuse by grooming gangsSafeguarding minister Jess Phillips suggests government might have a rethink if victimsâ groups demand an inquiryWed Jan 08 2025 - 15:58
âItâs like Wall Street in the 1980sâ: consolidation of Westminsterâs clerical rag trade raises the spirits of someâIâm A Celebrityâ jungle priest Richard Coles had some juicy sartorial gossip for the new yearWed Jan 08 2025 - 05:00
Elon Musk fights Battle of Britain on two fronts as he clashes with Nigel Farage and Keir StarmerBillionaireâs latest interventions in UK politics are ostensibly about Britainâs handling of child abuse grooming gangsMon Jan 06 2025 - 18:12
The Bionic Baron who staged a comeback after quadruple amputation in one of Westminsterâs moments of the yearCraig Mackinlay was an MP who almost died from sepsis and now he sits in the House of LordsFri Dec 27 2024 - 11:00
How Britainâs prison system is teetering on the brink of collapseNew Labour government was rocked in autumn by images of unexpectedly-freed criminals popping champagne corks in prison car parksWed Dec 25 2024 - 11:00
Older Irish people in London: âIt is so important to have something to get people out of the house. It breaks down the lonelinessâThe networks of âjoy and friendshipâ helping the older Irish community in LondonTue Dec 24 2024 - 06:00
Shocking crimes, royal illness and Labourâs landslide: The eight big moments that defined 2024 for BritainWinds of change howled across Britain in a year when a Labour election victory ended 14 years of Tory ruleSat Dec 21 2024 - 06:00
Pub staff struggled to keep up with giddy Shamrock Rovers fans who enjoyed every moment of Chelsea tripAbout 2,000 Shamrock Rovers fans marched to Stamford Bridge, equating to about 14,000 internally concealed pints of beerFri Dec 20 2024 - 14:17
Corkman leading âŹ11bn development of Battersea Power Station in London: âWeâve created a place to live, work and playâ Donagh OâSullivan is in charge of the redevelopment of one of the British capitalâs most iconic structuresFri Dec 20 2024 - 06:00
London pubs turn to ration cards amid Guinness shortageForced to improvise after its supply of Guinness dropped, at least one London pub didnât lose it headWed Dec 18 2024 - 05:00
Former Tory minister Steve Baker: âIreland has been treated badly by the UK. Itâs f**king shamingâEmotional former Tory minister for Northern Ireland Steve Baker 'embarrassed Ireland was treated the way it was by the United KingdomâSat Dec 14 2024 - 06:00
âYou want peace in the Middle East? I donât feel there is peace here in BritainâWestminster MPs hear from Israeli and Palestinian voices on what more Britain can do to help bring about peaceFri Dec 13 2024 - 16:17
A van and a plan: House and furniture hunting in London is not for the faint of heartLondon Letter: The rapacious property market here makes Dublinâs seem quaintWed Dec 11 2024 - 05:00
Britain pauses Syrian asylum decision process after fall of AssadFocus will be reflection on âdiplomatic relations with Syriaâ and a cautious observation of Hayat Tahrir al-ShamMon Dec 09 2024 - 19:38
âDonât take Fine Gael for grantedâ: Simon Harris on Government formation talks with Fianna FĂĄilTaoiseach says his partyâs mandate must be respected, while Fianna FĂĄil leader MicheĂĄl Martin also raises the issue of Rockall in Scotland, where both leaders were attending a British-Irish summitFri Dec 06 2024 - 14:55
SNP lays traps for Labour in Scotlandâs draft budgetScottish government pledges to abolish in Scotland the two-child benefit cap that the UK Labour government has so far resisted scrappingWed Dec 04 2024 - 17:18
Louise Haigh a casualty of the Westminster power machine Sheffield MP and UK transport secretary was destined to implement a core Labour policy by nationalising railways but she quit suddenly last weekWed Dec 04 2024 - 05:00
Downing Street comments on Gregg Wallace allegations indicative of pressure on BBCPrime ministerâs office has criticised Wallace, presenter of popular cookery show MasterchefMon Dec 02 2024 - 20:09
MPs vote to give terminally ill in England and Wales the right to assisted deathBill on assisted dying passes in House of Commons by wider margin than anticipatedFri Nov 29 2024 - 18:32
UKâs transport secretary quits government over conviction relating to stolen mobile phone reportLouise Haigh has resigned from cabinet barely five months after the electionFri Nov 29 2024 - 18:22
âI donât know where I am goingâ: Manchester police criticised for mass expulsion of Traveller youths on trainsInvestigation into allegations of âracial profilingâ after police used draconian powers to disperse Traveller and Gypsy teenagers visiting Christmas marketsFri Nov 29 2024 - 16:00
Britainâs heritage under threat from vandals targeting landmark sitesShrewsburyâs links with A Christmas Carol targeted in latest attack that is part of an ugly trendWed Nov 27 2024 - 04:48
âUnspeakableâ Birmingham pub bombings remembered 50 years onExplosions, widely blamed on the IRA, killed 21 people in the city in November 1974Thu Nov 21 2024 - 18:48
Ire of farmers and pensioners mounts as British Labour faces possibility of new âwinter of discontentâProtest this week by farmers over inheritance tax raid sounds alarm bells for Labourâs rural prospectsWed Nov 20 2024 - 19:14
Complexities of immigrant life captured in museumâs Irish exhibition, and in row over slave trader at the doorLondonâs Museum of the Home has a popular Irish rooms exhibit inside, and an unpopular statue outsideWed Nov 20 2024 - 05:00
Vote on assisted dying Bill due to be a cliffhanger as Britainâs Labour opposition mountsWes Streeting, health secretary and potential future Labour leader, is against the planFri Nov 15 2024 - 15:25
Just Eat guy was on the clock and no war memorial service was going to stop himLondon Letter: Remembrance Sunday is when elites pay respects at the Cenotaph but Armistice Day is differentWed Nov 13 2024 - 05:00
David Lammy and Donald Trump: Winner winner, chicken dinner?Britainâs foreign secretary believes the US president-elect is in a forgiving mood over past tauntsFri Nov 08 2024 - 18:19
Trumpian vibe as Kemi Badenoch faces Keir Starmer in House of CommonsNew Tory leader Kemi Badenoch faces Labour prime minister Keir Starmer in the Commons for the first timeWed Nov 06 2024 - 19:36
UK government targets vaping which may not go down well with Westminsterâs secret suckerLabour revives anti-tobacco and anti-vaping measures first championed by former Tory leader Rishi SunakTue Nov 05 2024 - 16:34
Kemi Badenoch brings sass and confidence as leader of Conservative Party London-born, Nigeria-raised daughter of middle-class immigrant parents is first black woman to lead major political party in BritainMon Nov 04 2024 - 17:24
Derek Quinlanâs appetite for cash, his health difficulties and his advisersThe Quinlan Files: Bankrupt property investor received large cash transfers from company chaired by his wifeFri Nov 01 2024 - 05:00
Tories shout âwe told you soâ after Rachel Reevesâ tax-and-spend Labour budgetLiberal Democrat leader Ed Davey, who could have been an MI6 spy, muses whether to accept any Tory defectors there might be after a new leader is announced on Saturday to replace Rishi SunakThu Oct 31 2024 - 19:29
Rachel Reeves increases taxes by ÂŁ40bn in budget to address âblack holeâ in UKâs public financesLabourâs first UK budget in more than 14 years was a tax-and-spend bonanza with huge new outlays on health, transport and educationWed Oct 30 2024 - 13:52
Derek Quinlan says Nama told him not to âsay anything negativeâ to banking inquiryThe former property tycoonâs interactions with Nama emerged in documents filed as part of his UK bankruptcyWed Oct 30 2024 - 06:00
Derek Quinlanâs Nama battle: âI am destined to spend the rest of my life under Namaâs shadowâNama would not agree an exit deal with Irish property financier Derek Quinlan, the agencyâs largest debtorWed Oct 30 2024 - 06:00
Rachel Reeves: the UK chancellor with the âtoughest job since WW2â˛London Letter: Reeves will deliver a difficult budget in the House of Commons on WednesdayWed Oct 30 2024 - 05:00
Derek Quinlan: The ex-property king who had to declare haircuts to a bankruptcy officialBankruptcy finally caught up with tycoon Derek Quinlan, an ex-tax inspector famous during Irelandâs boomTue Oct 29 2024 - 06:00
Bankrupt property tycoon Derek Quinlan gave undeclared âŹ2.5m tax refund to his wifeNewly obtained UK court records show that the Celtic Tiger property investor who still owes âŹ400 million through Nama used tax rebate to fund his living expensesTue Oct 29 2024 - 06:00
A forgotten deal, a âŹ2.5m tax rebate: How Irish tycoon's âworryingâ conduct kept him in bankruptcyA âŹ2.5m Irish tax rebate was cited among reasons the Dubliner stayed in economic purgatoryTue Oct 29 2024 - 06:00
My remuneration âwas substantialâ: The interview transcript Derek Quinlan didnât want made publicIn October 2023, the Irish financier attended a meeting in London to discuss elements of his financial affairs with one of the trustees of his bankruptcy in the UKTue Oct 29 2024 - 05:55
Kinahan leader âgave namesâ to UK police over guns stashDublin criminal Thomas âBomberâ Kavanaghâs barrister suggested he had âput himself at riskâWed Oct 23 2024 - 06:00