Reflections from sunny Greenwich as the clocks change to summer timeLondon Letter: East London town was an imperial hub for standards of time and navigationWed Mar 26 2025 - 07:24
The experience of Irish Britons: ‘If you’re English and Irish at the same time like I am, it’s a bit of a problem’The Irish identity of people born in Britain, where six million have at least one Irish grandparent, can be complex and personal...Sun Mar 23 2025 - 06:00
More Guinness diplomacy from Keir Starmer as he hosts Irish party in Number 10Eclectic guest list included drag queen Blu Hydrangea, broadcaster Dermot O’Leary and Olympic swimming champion Daniel WiffenWed Mar 19 2025 - 22:46
‘What’s the point of Labour?’ Starmer in backlash over £5bn in benefits cutsSDLP MP Colum Eastwood criticises British prime minister in House of Commons Wed Mar 19 2025 - 18:13
Westminster MPs prepare for another showdown vote on the right to dieKim Leadbeater’s assisted dying Bill is nearing the end of committee stageWed Mar 19 2025 - 05:00
London mayor says he is taking tips on Trump from Taoiseach as city marks St Patrick’s DayOlympic boxer Kellie Harrington and London mayor Sadiq Khan were among those at the head of the parade winding through the West EndSun Mar 16 2025 - 16:59
Freddie Scappaticci’s final years in a sleepy Surrey town: Neighbours were ‘sickened’ when they found out who he really was The man known as Stakeknife, a senior British army agent in the IRA, was hidden away in middle-class suburban comfrot in GuildfordSun Mar 16 2025 - 06:00
Reform UK undergoes schism amid row linked to Elon Musk and Tommy RobinsonParty leader Nigel Farage has fallen out with MP Rupert Lowe, seen as one of ‘Tommy’s people'Sat Mar 15 2025 - 06:00
‘Philomena’s Law’: Labour MP introduces Bill to end penalty on compensation from Irish mother and baby homesGrandson of Irish immigrants wants to combat the ‘stigma and shame’ some survivors feel Wed Mar 12 2025 - 17:21
Case of three siblings abandoned as babies in London suburb confounds policeIn Plaistow, an area of London beset with deprivation, baby Elsa was found in a Boot’s carrier bag on the coldest night of the yearWed Mar 12 2025 - 05:00
How do you become a Trump whisperer? Ask Starmer, Macron and MeloniKeir Starmer, Giorgia Meloni and Emmanuel Macron are trying to keep the mercurial US president onside over Europe’s securitySat Mar 08 2025 - 09:00
UK-Ireland summit: How it sought to repair diplomatic damage of recent yearsThe two governments on message as joint initiatives on everything from wind energy to security abound at convivial UK-Ireland summitFri Mar 07 2025 - 08:47
Tánaiste contradicts US account of his conversation with Marco Rubio Simon Harris insists US-Irish trade deficit was not discussed in call with secretary of stateThu Mar 06 2025 - 21:54
Keir Starmer hails ‘new era’ in British-Irish relations as governments meet to discuss security and economyTaoiseach Micheal Martin says it is the ‘most extensive summit in a generation’ with the UKThu Mar 06 2025 - 11:07
Taoiseach and UK prime minister to discuss potential Ukraine peace deal at Liverpool summitMartin says he and Starmer will talk about recent geopolitical eventsWed Mar 05 2025 - 19:59
‘There is an undercurrent of racism from some people – you can feel it’ Southport Letter: As Ramadan begins, the town’s Muslims still feel the pain of last summer’s riotsWed Mar 05 2025 - 05:00
Keir Starmer says Europe faces ‘historic task’ to defend UkraineBritish PM hosts gathering of leaders in show of support for Volodymyr ZelenskiyMon Mar 03 2025 - 06:00
Trump-Starmer summit: British PM produces masterstroke of political theatre as he seeks to cement bromanceKeir Starmer secures concessions on trade and Chagos Islands but little on Ukraine amid growing bromance with TrumpFri Feb 28 2025 - 06:47
Starmer-Trump meeting: Britain and US agree to open trade talks British prime minister promises ‘boots on the ground’ in UkraineThu Feb 27 2025 - 21:36
Keir Starmer faces a defining moment as he heads for WashingtonTrade and defence, including the future of Ukraine, will top the agenda for the UK PM’s first meeting with Donald Trump as presidentWed Feb 26 2025 - 16:29
A baronet from Carlow: ‘Just because you’ve a title, people expect you’re born rich’London Letter: An afternoon spent discussing nobilityWed Feb 26 2025 - 05:00
Britain to increase military spending as Kemi Badenoch and Keir Starmer compete to look toughestUK will fund rise in defence spending by cutting aid to developing nationsTue Feb 25 2025 - 16:16
All bar one: Westminster parties almost fully united behind Ukraine as UK hits Russia with more sanctionsOnly Nigel Farage’s Reform UK stayed away from Commons debate in support of UkraineMon Feb 24 2025 - 20:07
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 throughSun Feb 23 2025 - 06:10
‘I want to fire missiles into Russian troops’: the young Ukrainians training as fighter pilots in the UKAs the war grinds on, Nato states are collaborating to train Ukrainian recruits to fly western jets. The RAF gets them firstThu Feb 13 2025 - 18:47
Keir Starmer suggests UK could send peacekeeping troops to UkraineFormer defence secretary Ben Wallace warns against US-led ‘appeasement’ of RussiaThu Feb 13 2025 - 18:34
Keir Starmer could face rising pressure to climb down on farm inheritance tax London Letter: Economic disquiet among farmers and in rural communities has been brewing since long before the tax changesWed Feb 12 2025 - 05:00
SNP stages unlikely revival as Scottish Labour support collapsesLabour’s Anas Sarwar once seemed certain to be Scotland’s next first minister but SNP leader John Swinney may yet hang onFri Feb 07 2025 - 15:00
Tory faithful still wistful for Margaret Thatcher 50 years after she became leader Conservative Party grandees gathered in central London for a night of reflection on Thatcher's early years as leaderWed Feb 05 2025 - 19:21
St Brigid, the matron saint of British journalismRecent feast day of Irish saint a reminder of the challenges women face in British journalism, and also their growing powerWed Feb 05 2025 - 05:00
Lucy Letby case: Politicians, journalists and now doctors are weighing in behind imprisoned nurseRetired neonatal expert who chaired committee of 14 global experts who reviewed the Letby medical evidence said ‘we did not find any murder’Tue Feb 04 2025 - 16:57
BBC World Service: China and Russia target Britain’s ‘soft power’ tool The BBC World Service is viewed as a critical British asset in the global information warMon Feb 03 2025 - 06:07
Nicola Sturgeon derides Humza Yousaf’s ‘catastrophic’ handling of Scottish government dealSNP may be back on top of the polls but it can’t escape the internal squabbles of recent yearsFri Jan 31 2025 - 16:47
Mary Robinson criticises Donald Trump’s ‘lies’ on energy policyFormer Irish president tells London audience the new US president’s claims about oil and gas are not trueThu Jan 30 2025 - 15:04
Rachel Reeves: Labour will go ‘further and faster’ in search for growthRyanair’s Michael O’Leary criticises UK chancellor’s plan for Heathrow expansion and says she ‘doesn’t have a clue’Wed Jan 29 2025 - 17:29
London’s ‘toast rack’ Holocaust memorial unites British leaders but divides the cityA Bill to facilitate the building of a controversial new memorial and education centre is inching its way through parliament Wed Jan 29 2025 - 05:00
‘I just called ... to say ... I love you?’: Keir Starmer speaks to Donald Trump in advance of meeting expected soonBritain’s prime minister balances wooing the US president a his government also covets closer trade ties with ChinaMon Jan 27 2025 - 18:07
Tommy Robinson and Conor McGregor find common causeEnglish nationalism has rarely been more interested in IrelandWed Jan 22 2025 - 05:00
Keir Starmer holds fast as he insists ‘law forbade’ him from saying more about the Southport stabbingsBritain’s prime minister tries to get ahead of criticism of handling of the shocking case that sparked the UK’s summer riotsTue Jan 21 2025 - 12:22
Right-wing figures jockey to be UK’s Trump whisperer as Keir Starmer is left to watch from afarNigel Farage has the best claim to personify Britain’s “special relationship” with Trump’s USMon Jan 20 2025 - 21:14
Chris Packham: ‘I was a very angry young man, confused because of my undiagnosed autism. It had an enormous impact on my life’British environmentalist and BBC presenter Chris Packham on battling to save the planet, standing up to his enemies, and how his autism made him hate himselfSun Jan 19 2025 - 06:00
MPs’ bar at House of Commons shut after woman’s drink spiking allegationStrangers bar has been linked to a number of drink-fuelled controversies and harassment allegationsFri Jan 17 2025 - 16:48
Aids activist Bernárd Lynch now has ‘permission to drive sheep over London Bridge’ as he receives Freedom of the CityClare man, who famously advocated for Aids sufferers in New York in the 1980s before coming to London about 30 years ago, honoured at event on FridayFri Jan 17 2025 - 15:49
Tulip Siddiq’s resignation raises questions as to why Keir Starmer appointed her in the first placeSiddiq quit as anti-corruption minister in Labour government after being named in a corruption inquiry in BangladeshWed Jan 15 2025 - 18:16
Bradford works to shake off its ‘grooming gangs’ reputationYorkshire city, perennially overshadowed by its neighbour Leeds, is the UK’s City of Culture for 2025Wed Jan 15 2025 - 05:00
Rachel Reeves fends off comparisons with Liz Truss as Tories call for the chancellor to be sackedThe Daily Star is considering going vegetable shopping once againWed Jan 15 2025 - 05:00
Keir Starmer defends beleaguered chancellor Rachel Reeves but promises to be ‘ruthless’Britain’s first woman chancellor of the exchequer is under pressure as investors fret over UK economyMon Jan 13 2025 - 17:30
UK government wavering over another national inquiry into child abuse by grooming gangsSafeguarding minister Jess Phillips suggests government might have a rethink if victims’ groups demand an inquiryWed Jan 08 2025 - 15:58
‘It’s like Wall Street in the 1980s’: consolidation of Westminster’s clerical rag trade raises the spirits of some‘I’m A Celebrity’ jungle priest Richard Coles had some juicy sartorial gossip for the new yearWed Jan 08 2025 - 05:00
Elon Musk fights Battle of Britain on two fronts as he clashes with Nigel Farage and Keir StarmerBillionaire’s latest interventions in UK politics are ostensibly about Britain’s handling of child abuse grooming gangsMon Jan 06 2025 - 18:12
