UK government warns unionists the Republic could help decide the North’s future if Stormont collapses again
Hilary Benn and Micheál Martin give speeches at British Irish Association conference in Oxford
‘The fire broke our family’: Grenfell was, above all else, a human tragedy
Lives and deaths can be pieced together from the witness statements, transcripts and formal findings of this week’s inquiry into the fire at the tower
‘We need to inject some passion’: Young Scottish independence activists think the movement has lost verve
Union supporters and those in favour of independence are almost ‘eeksie peeksie’ in polls but the Scottish National Party appears to have put its breakaway dream on ice for now
Grenfell Tower fire: Starmer issues state apology as inquiry’s damning final report is published
Irish building firm Kingspan among those criticised in long-awaited report into fire that killed 72 people in 2017
Kingspan made false claims about insulation used on Grenfell Tower, says report
Irish multinational ‘knowingly created a false market’, report on 2017 disaster finds
The Grenfell inquiry report brought truth, but only prosecutions will bring justice
British people are getting used to seeing their leaders apologise in parliament for the failings of the state
Grenfell fire and a London-Irish family’s loss: ‘I said are you okay? He replied: No sis, I’m not’
The family of Denis Murphy recall their anguish as others demand justice
Donohoe brings dad energy to London as he tells financiers Europe has a fix for its economic ills
The Minister for Public Expenditure travelled to London as president of the Eurogroup, preaching optimism
‘Inadequate’: One-word school ratings abolished in England after tragedy involving distraught headteacher
London Letter: Labour has scrapped controversial gradings that unions say placed intolerable strain on teachers
Jack Chambers says AIB share sale provides ‘option to do more’ on delivery of housing
Minister for Finance also discusses renewable energy investment with Britain’s new chancellor Rachel Reeves during trip to London
Scottish National Party leader warns of daunting financial challenge for Scotland
John Swinney gives first conference address to the party since taking over as leader in summer
‘Us, posh? Never’: British elites claim they’re definitely, maybe into the hobbies of common people
Researchers find elite Britons often pretend to like football and beer as they’re “insecure” about their legitimacy
Bruised SNP gathers in Edinburgh as senior figure offers potential olive branch to Alex Salmond
Scottish Nationalist Party members meet for the first time after it was trounced by Labour in July’s UK election
‘Zombie’ knife amnesty begins, but increase in stabbings across London continues
A 32-year-old woman, stabbed on Sunday at the Notting Hill carnival, among the latest victims
Keir Starmer chooses Number 10′s rose garden to deliver thorny message to British public
New PM warns October budget will be difficult as Tories concealed £22bn fiscal ‘black hole’, while UK riots exposed nation’s ‘rot’