Tony Blair says ‘on-the-runs’ letters were crucial to keeping North's peace process on trackFormer British prime minister begins giving evidence to Northern Ireland Affairs inquiryTue Jan 13 2015 - 17:45
Cancer patients in Britain may die sooner as drugs cutbacks are imposedTwenty-five drugs, including some given to bowel and breast cancer patients, scrapped from list of 84 drugs previously paid for by Cancer Drugs Fund fund, in bid to save £80mTue Jan 13 2015 - 01:03
British intelligence agencies must have more surveillance powers, says CameronPrime minister argues for more access in wake of Paris attacksTue Jan 13 2015 - 01:00
Tony Blair to appear before ‘on the runs’ committeeCommons Northern Ireland Affairs Committee had to use rarely issued summons to get Blair to appearMon Jan 12 2015 - 21:15
London letter: Proverb replaces policy as Angela Merkel remains unimpressedGerman chancellor will not waste political capital on David Cameron before electionFri Jan 09 2015 - 01:00
Call in UK for curb on foreigners’ voting rightsIrish residents not included in demands by influential Tory backbenchersWed Jan 07 2015 - 21:11
Tony Blair bows to demands to give evidence about on the runsMPs sent summons making it clear he could be held in contempt if he did appearWed Jan 07 2015 - 12:49
Cameron blocks North officials from giving evidenceCommons inquiry into letters telling Republicans they are not wanted for prosecutionsTue Jan 06 2015 - 21:59
The long road to the UK’s May 7th general election has begunThe one certain thing seems to be that no single party will be able to win a majorityTue Jan 06 2015 - 01:00
In Britain, talk about immigration has become practically ceaselessImmigration is now the key issue for many British voters in places where immigrants rarely treadSat Dec 27 2014 - 01:00
RTÉ to continue longwave service next yearBroadcaster extends Radio 1 service until 2017 after complaints by emigrantsSun Dec 21 2014 - 12:28
London letter: From now on in politics is all about the May electionMost MPs believe Tories and Labour will come back with roughly an equal numberFri Dec 19 2014 - 01:00
UK visa rules for some non-EU citizens illegal – European CourtIrish man married to Colombian challenged her need to get visa to visit their house in UKThu Dec 18 2014 - 20:37
Boy (13) charged with murder remanded in custodyIrish man Christopher Barry (53) stabbed after altercation with youths at his London homeWed Dec 17 2014 - 12:55
E-cigarettes as good as patches for quitting, research showsUK study says nicotine-delivering devices are safe for ‘short to mid-term use’Wed Dec 17 2014 - 07:41
Villiers warns NI of welfare system limitWestminster will not give North better funding than rest of UK party leaders toldWed Dec 17 2014 - 01:00
William Hague vote deal a ‘stitch-up’, says Labour‘English laws’ package published after Scottish referendum condemned as ‘unworkable’Tue Dec 16 2014 - 21:56
Westminister anti-austerity alliance threatens Trident nuclear missilesSNP insists Labour would have to scrap £100bn replacement in return for supportTue Dec 16 2014 - 01:01
Immigration to the UK must be ‘properly managed’ said Labour leader Ed MilibandBritish employers will face jail if they employ immigrant labour on poorer conditions to locals, says MilibandTue Dec 16 2014 - 01:01
North discord leaves government at risk, warns NI Secretary of StateTheresa Villiers comments as debate after Stormont talks continuesMon Dec 15 2014 - 20:39
Mary McAleese appointed professor at UK universityFormer president to lecture in Irish studies at St Mary’s University, LondonMon Dec 15 2014 - 10:41
How Keenan Systems plans to feed China’s cows efficientlyCarlow company believes its innovative animal feeding systems can boost yields at dairy farms worldwideMon Dec 15 2014 - 01:50
End of week deadline for Northern Ireland tax agreementParties must agree this week if corporation tax powers to be devolved, says VilliersMon Dec 15 2014 - 01:00
City of London mayor Alan Yarrow warns against parochial thinkingYarrow becoming concerned about drift in British public’s debate about immigration and EU membershipMon Dec 15 2014 - 01:00
UK torture inquiry says politicians will face scrutinyUS government to be pressed to hand over redacted sections of CIA torture reportSun Dec 14 2014 - 21:31
Household water bills in England and Wales to fall by 5%However, Labour MP Maria Eagle warns prices will still rise faster than inflationSat Dec 13 2014 - 08:26
David Cameron and Sinn Féin take hardline positionsNorthern Ireland talks: PM and Gerry Adams in verbal spat before leaders left BelfastSat Dec 13 2014 - 01:00
Downing Street defends Cameron departureNo 10 warns North politicians Cameron won’t ‘hang about’ if there isn’t a deal to be doneFri Dec 12 2014 - 20:51
David Cameron lacks desire to engage with Northern IrelandLevel of understanding between London and Stormont at near-historic lowsFri Dec 12 2014 - 13:23
Cheaper oil will make selling Scottish independence harder for SNPFalling prices bring SNP claims about Scottish oil revenues into focusFri Dec 12 2014 - 01:00
Child sexual abuse searches cut by Google changesLooking for images of abuse down five-fold after search engine alterations, conference toldFri Dec 12 2014 - 01:00
Campaign for truth about those killed in Troubles brings shoes to Downing StreetEach of the 150 pairs represented a victim of the Troubles – some killed by the British army or the RUC, some killed by the IRA, some by loyalists and some on the streets of Dublin or Monaghan in 1974Thu Dec 11 2014 - 07:58
Multinationals in UK face 25% tax if profits shifted to low-rate statesDiverted profits tax set at five percentage points over Britain’s corporation tax rateThu Dec 11 2014 - 01:00
Alex Salmond hints SNP might begin voting on English lawsNicola Sturgeon open to strategy change on Labour, says former Scottish first ministerThu Dec 11 2014 - 01:00
Blair ordered to appear before MPs for OTRs inquiryEx-prime minister summoned over scheme dealing with republican ‘on the runs’Wed Dec 10 2014 - 21:06
Oxford Food Bank helps tackle UK food povertyOrganisation supplies leftover food from supermarkets to charitiesWed Dec 10 2014 - 18:36
Stomach fat causes thousands of deaths, research findsHighest waist-to-hip ratio found to double risk of sudden cardiac deathWed Dec 10 2014 - 01:00
PwC criticised for helping Shire cut tax billMPs accuse accountancy firm of ‘indulging in scams’Tue Dec 09 2014 - 13:42
Food poverty report leads to call by MPs for more prompt payment of benefitsTory baroness criticised for saying poor people do not know how to cookTue Dec 09 2014 - 01:00
Mind the gap: Scotland’s push toward devolved power comes at a priceNew drink-driving changes symbolic of widening gap between Scotland and rest of UKMon Dec 08 2014 - 08:28
Alex Salmond bids to return to House of CommonsProspect of hung parliament offers Scotland negotiating power, says former SNP leaderMon Dec 08 2014 - 01:00
British MPs want to end ‘destruction of edible food’Report on hunger demands UK get more involved in feeding its peopleMon Dec 08 2014 - 01:00
A chancellor blessed by Labour’s failure to regain reputation on economicsOn taking up office, Osborne vowed to have the UK’s current account in the black by 2015Fri Dec 05 2014 - 01:40
Middle classes are revolting over cost of UK’s elite fee-paying schoolsStripping public schools of their charitable status will cause an uproarFri Dec 05 2014 - 01:00
Northern Ireland offered deal to set own corporation tax rateOsborne says power will be granted if Stormont can agree on budget cutsThu Dec 04 2014 - 09:52
UK government to devolve corporation tax to NIMove will be linked to inter-party talks and spending cutsThu Dec 04 2014 - 08:06
Osborne warns multinationals over UK tax avoidancecompanies will face a 25 per cent diverted tax on profits deemed to have been ‘shifted’Wed Dec 03 2014 - 23:00
Osborne to dash NI’s hopes of decision on corporation tax cutTimetable for cut corporation tax autonomy has been hit by Scottish referendumTue Dec 02 2014 - 01:08
Irish-born artist Duncan Campbell wins Turner PrizeGraduate of the Glasgow School of Art wins for his series of films It For OthersMon Dec 01 2014 - 22:26
Gordon Brown to resign as MP next MayTributes led by Cameron who said former PM had given ‘huge amount’ to UKMon Dec 01 2014 - 20:49
