United Kingdom

Group including prince Harry and Elton John lose lawsuit against Daily Mail publisher over phone-hacking claims

Pair are among group of prominent figures whose case was dismissed by UK high court

Immigration will increase challenges to the Common Travel Area

Brexit created ‘unrealistic’ expectations in the UK about controlling Border between Nort and the Republic, says academic

What happens to Northern Ireland after unity? Answers are starting to emerge

Would it remain Northern Ireland, though under the ultimate jurisdiction of Dublin, rather than London? Or would it be subsumed into a united Ireland?

Irish unity questions complicated by political instability in the UK

Worldview: Radical change can come faster than anyone expects

The Irish contribution to US independence was downplayed by white Anglo-Saxon Protestants

The story of the American Revolution was mostly written by White Anglo-Saxon Protestants, who downplayed the role of Scots-Irish and Irish

Irish doctor who faked burglary faces possible sanction after fitness-to-practise finding

Dr Anthony McGrath was given an eight-year prison sentence in 2019 after staging a burglary at his home to pay debts

Ireland’s curlew population to be boosted by imported eggs

Number of breeding curlews in Ireland has dropped by an estimated 98% since 1980s

Mother whose daughter died from meningitis calls for ‘urgent review’ of State vaccination policy

Kerrie O’Connell’s family only learned of existence of Meningitis B vaccine after her death in 2024

Gary Glitter charged with four sex offences against girl aged under 14

Former glam rock singer will appear in court in London in August

Two UK police officers under gross misconduct investigation in relation to Henry Nowak murder

Police watchdog says it will examine factors such as ‘whether officers’ decisions were influenced by assumptions or prejudice relating to community tensions’

The weather is bliss, 300-plus days a year of sunshine. And beer on the plaza for €2

This year I’ve lived longer out of Ireland than in it. Will this gradually start to make me less Irish?

Irish doctor faces possible removal from register in UK fitness-to-practise hearing

Dr Anthony McGrath was jailed for eight years over an insurance scam in 2019

Who could be the main players on Team Burnham?

Former Greater Manchester mayor, who could become UK’s next PM by mid-July, is not short on options

Unity supporters must be prepared to make Northern Ireland work, says leading unionist

‘A Border poll will come at some stage, but that’s not where we are now’, former UUP senator tells SDLP conference

France faces surge of heat-related health emergencies as temperatures exceed 40 degrees

Spain records 212 deaths due to heat in four days amid Continent-wide heatwave

The UK and EU can overcome their post-Brexit woes

Both sides have lost since the UK left the bloc. Here is how to get things moving again

Keir Starmer made bad choices. Micheál Martin avoids choices altogether

Andy Burnham, his likely successor as UK prime minister, won’t have any such luxury

Andy Burnham will have to be brave if he wants to get Britain’s economy growing again

But UK politics is hostile to making tough and necessary choices

Andy Burnham could still face challenge in race to become UK prime minister

A handful of outside-bet candidates have not ruled themselves out of the leadership competition

‘Thank you, dear Keir’: European leaders pay tribute to Starmer as EU-UK summit postponed

Outgoing British PM helped boost security for Continent, says Ursula von der Leyen

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