Jean Marsh obituary: Creator and star of Upstairs, Downstairs
As well as co-writing the series, Marsh played the part of Rose Buck, a parlour maid, who became something of a sex symbol in the early 1970s
London
Dublin Marathon contributes €63m to local economy, report finds
Dublin ranks 19th among top 50 marathons globally, with Chicago topping list in terms of economic contribution, according to new research
Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelenskiy clash again as US warns it could abandon Ukraine talks
US secretary of state cancels visit to London, where peace discussions were to be held
Londoners and tourists mourn Pope Francis amid Catholicism’s unexpected renaissance in Britain
Pope Francis was remembered at Westminster Cathedral, home to resurgent Catholicism in England and Wales
Charlie Murphy: ‘IVF felt like I was at the casino and throwing the dice’
After five ‘gruelling’ rounds of IVF, the Safe Harbor actor is enjoying being an expectant mother
Treatment of British army veterans ‘absolutely disgusting’ say bikers in Legacy Act protest
More than 1,000 people gathered in Whitehall, London, to protest against the repealing of key elements of the Northern Ireland Troubles Act
Story of a Murder: The Wives, the Mistress and Dr Crippen by Hallie Rubenhold – Rich narrative highlights ‘the fear of the empowered woman’
The British historian brings a fresh focus to this re-examination of the case of the notorious wife-murderer
Ireland’s rugby exiles in Britain: Meet the Jack Charlton-style granny hunters
Ireland is too small a rugby nation not to tap into the talent pool of its emigrant population across the Irish Sea
How to lower the risk of someone stealing the precious data on your phone
Having your phone stolen is bad, but having the data on it misused can be even worse. You should know how to keep both as safe as possible
London travel guide: Why spring is the best time to visit a city in full flower
From March to May, visitors are surrounded by fabulous florals of every description in the several well-heeled squares of the English capital
Anne-Marie Duff: ‘I have the second half of my life to go. So, what am I going to fill that f**ker with?’
Known to a new generation of fans for her Bafta-winning Bad Sisters performance, Duff is back in Reunion, a gritty four-part thriller
‘The worst mobile phone service in the rich world’
London's awful signal is one of the most irritating daily realities of living in what is meant to be one of the world’s most developed cities
Trump opponents take to US streets with nationwide protests
Nationwide rallies first major opposition protest since US president took office in January
Gilbert & George and the Communists: Back in the USSR
James Birch and Michael Hodges’ book on London art duo a riotous, rollicking read with swashbuckling rock’n’roll spirit
Reflections from sunny Greenwich as the clocks change to summer time
London Letter: East London town was an imperial hub for standards of time and navigation
When Muhammad Ali came to Ireland: how a ‘splendid spoofer’ from Kerry planned to lure the boxer to Dublin
Kerryman Michael ‘Butty’ Sugrue was known as ‘the splendid spoofer’, so few believed he’d convince the most famous athlete in the world to fight in Croke Park
Only two Dublin Airport-Heathrow flights cancelled on Saturday as London hub resumes full operations
Nearly 6,000 passengers scheduled to fly between Dublin Airport and Heathrow on Friday affected by 34 flight cancellations
Author Jess Kidd: ‘My daughter said: Mum, do you think you might be autistic?’
The London-Irish writer on her latest novel, Murder at Gull’s Nest; being diagnosed autistic in her late 40s; and how she writes ‘with an Irish accent’
Trump tips and hand knits at the St Patrick’s Day parade in London
Olympic boxer Kellie Harrington and London mayor Sadiq Khan were among those at the head of the parade winding through the West End
‘I don’t write a lot of personal stuff’: author Róisín Lanigan on being married, divorced and surviving cancer before her 30s
The Irish author is on the cusp of publishing her debut novel, which reflects on the realities of the housing crisis for young people
An Irishman abroad: ‘I’ve meditated in Bosnian mosques, Thai temples and Ukrainian Orthodox churches’
Peter Flanagan: 'Reminding us to breathe at our desks should not be a workplace perk'
Why do so many Irish men look Australian? Ireland is under a sort of reverse colonisation
The unholy mullet-moustache diptych is a sign that the emigrant experience works both ways
Case of three siblings abandoned as babies in London suburb confounds police
In Plaistow, an area of London beset with deprivation, baby Elsa was found in a Boot’s carrier bag on the coldest night of the year
Zhenhao Zou: PSNI chief makes appeal to students over serial rapist who studied at Queen’s University
Zou, who studied in Belfast for two years, was convicted in London this week of raping 10 women
My mum dangles the question like a golden carrot: ‘You’ll never guess who’s died’
Calling her Irish mammy from London feels like playing a morbid round of Guess Who for this Dubliner
Róisín Ingle: Lessons not learned as men – it’s always men – go to war
After wandering through the War and the Mind exhibition, we emerge blinking into the London sunshine pondering the fragility of everything
A baronet from Carlow: ‘Just because you’ve a title, people expect you’re born rich’
London Letter: An afternoon spent discussing nobility
Last of the Irish Lords: ‘There’s a love-hate relationship between Irish people and Anglo titles’
Some 92 hereditary peers’ seats will be abolished under legislation UK’s Labour government pledges to push through
North of England and its discontents: Long shadow left by Hillsborough remains
The 1989 football disaster changed everything about the way the region thought about London and the ruling elites
The City Changes Its Face by Eimear McBride: Author experiments to draw readers in, not to keep them out
McBride’s style is distinctive, a wholly original exploration of what is possible with language and fiction
Ballrooms of romance: ‘I wasn’t the greatest dancer but when we danced together it was like it was meant to be’
Before dating apps, in Ireland and for the Irish diaspora in Britain, many’s the courtship that played out to the rhythm of a dance hall
Eimear McBride: ‘When my brother died, it was not only losing him but losing all the illusions that you were going to be safe’
Having abandoned the pursuit of a career in acting after her brother’s death, the author came to the realisation that she wanted to be a creator, not an interpreter
Quiet, please! The remarkable power of silence – for our bodies and our minds
Time spent quietly allows us to unpack the contents of our mind and sort through them with greater clarity
Amandaland review: Sharon Horgan comedy spin-off stands firmly on its own two feet
Television: Series sees Motherland’s obviously posh mum Amanda return as she juggles parenting with a career as an influencer
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