Irish influence in the US is waning, says new report from influential think-tank
Policy Exchange, which has been criticised for failing to disclose its funders, releases report assessing State’s international status
United Kingdom
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
Sex offender mistakenly released from UK prison deported to Ethiopia
Hadush Kebatu assaulted girl (14) and a woman and was arrested after two-day manhunt in London
Just Stop Oil pair who sought to spray paint on Taylor Swift’s jet spared jail
Two women were found guilty of criminal damage to two planes
UK police arrest wrongly-released sex offender who was meant to be sent for deportation
Hadush Gerberslasie Kebatu arrested in London nearly three days after being freed in error
‘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
King Charles and Pope Leo pray together in a 500-year first
Last joint worship including an English monarch and Catholic pontiff was in 1534, after Henry VIII broke away from Rome
Prince Andrew tried to hire ‘internet trolls’ to hassle Virginia Giuffre, book claims
Publication of memoir increases pressure on Britain’s royal family to back move to formally strip Prince Andrew of his dukedom
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
Political Change Across Britain and Ireland - Identities, Institutions and Futures: Undoubtedly the UK is in trouble
Questions well posed here may be impossible to resolve, but they will consume the attention of a generation
Starmer calls for Israeli soccer fans to be allowed at Aston Villa match
Decision comes two weeks after attack on synagogue in Manchester
Who gets to go to space?
Orthopaedic surgeon and former British paralympian John McFall was chosen for a bold experiment to see whether a lower-limb amputee could meet the demands of space flight
Homesick by Peter Apps: How houses went from homes for families to income-generating assets for investors
The in-depth story of London’s housing crisis is very relevant to Ireland
The Irish Times view on undersea security: a shared responsibility
Incursions highlight the risks of sabotage and our limited ability to counter them
Britain has lost control of its borders, home secretary says
Shabana Mahmood says public trust will be weakened unless politicians ‘bring order’ to immigration
UK students are abandoning languages and the arts. Let’s make sure it never happens here
When governments signal that some subjects matter less, the cultural and human cost is far greater than imagined
‘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
New UK legislation moves to block payouts to Gerry Adams and other Troubles detainees
UK supreme court previously ruled internees who were detained without trial during conflict were held unlawfully
National security must be debatable amid growing Russian threats, says Richmond
Minister of State for Foreign Affairs addresses danger at meeting of British-Irish Parliamentary Assembly
UK travellers brace for delays as new EU fingerprint checks begin
Biometric border system will be rolled out on the continent over six-month period
UK prosecutors to appeal decision to throw out terror case against Kneecap rapper
Liam Óg Ó hAnnaidh (27) accused of displaying Hizbullah flag and saying ‘up Hamas’ at 2024 London gig
Jilly Cooper, author of Rivals and Riders, dies aged 88
Author’s death following a fall comes as ‘complete shock’, says family
Britain’s Jewish communities remain on high alert after Manchester attack
UK chief rabbi says Britain needs ‘national soul-searching’ over rising anti-Semitism
Horrible Histories author Terry Deary: ‘If you think the present is horrible then you should try living even 70 years ago’
Deary talks about his new book for adults, rebellion, the cushie present day, and ‘wanting to create something worthwhile’
Manchester synagogue attack: Two victims shot, one fatally, by police
British deputy prime minister booed at vigil; attacker revealed to be under investigation for alleged rape
‘Hatred and racism cannot tear us apart’, says first woman Archbishop of Canterbury Sarah Mullally
Former nurse and mother of two is married to Irishman Eamonn Mullally
Suspect named following terror attack at Manchester synagogue that left two dead
Police say they believe suspect, who was shot dead at the scene, was Jihad Al-Shamie (35), as three others arrested
Is Ireland ready for spruce bark beetles? An invasion is ‘only a matter of time’
Eight-toothed insect, which has killed millions of trees across Europe, has made landfall in England and could soon be in Ireland
‘How the f**k do you know me?’ the Ginger Patriot asked as he filmed from behind the security barrier
YouTuber could not have been more polite at a recent asylum hotel protest. Now he was snarling at me across a security barrier
England’s octopus ‘invasion’: Fishermen netting £10,000 weekly as species move north
In Brixham, home to England’s largest fish market, the arrival of highly intelligent cephalopods is the talk of the town
Labour conference shows how future of Keir Starmer’s government depends on one woman
As protests gather outside Labour’s annual conference, Keir Starmer is betting on immigration hardliner Shabana Mahmood to save his government
Traitors host Siobhán McSweeney speaks out for Philomena’s Law at Labour conference
Call for legal change to protect British-resident survivors of Irish mother and baby homes from welfare cuts
Could Labour’s ‘king of the north’ dethrone Keir Starmer?
As Labour heads into a fractious party conference, the Manchester mayor has made his leadership ambitions clear. But some party insiders believe he might have ‘over-reached’
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