Cop out? Why Britain is cooling on climate action
Cost of living concerns have dislodged environmental issues in the minds of Britain’s voters and many of its politicians
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I made a new friend – a rare enough thing when you’re over 35
It takes a particular kind of courage to be sincere with someone you don’t yet know and tell them you’d like to know them better.
Russell Brand sentenced to 10 years and six months for rape of fan and sexual assault of three media staffers
Judge tells former actor and comedian he had displayed a ‘casual, arrogant disregard of any woman’s right to say no’
‘It’s absurd’: Palestine Action UK arrests higher than those at peak of the Troubles
Irish people represent the largest number of foreign terror suspects detained after proscribing of group
Russell Brand’s barrister reports himself to watchdog after confronting journalist
Senior lawyer accused of tirade at journalist whose investigation helped lead to victims coming forward
Convicted rapist Russell Brand under investigation for two further rape allegations
Comedian and actor facing ‘significant custodial term’ after being found guilty of rape and sexual assault in London court
Dodging bikes, cars and culture wars on London’s newly ‘pedestrianised’ Oxford Street
London mayor Sadiq Khan spearheaded a campaign to overhaul the famous but faded thoroughfare
From London to Dublin: ‘Living here, I would say I am Irish more than English, even with the accent’
Sophie McDermott moved to Ireland, where her father is from, during Covid and plans to stay long term
Energy shares fall on Strait of Hormuz signals as European banking proves to be safe bet
Irish stock market was boosted by strong results from Ryanair on Monday
‘Last year discovered I had a pension in the UK I knew nothing about’
Me & My Money: Fiona Clark, director of Cork International Film Festival
Hundreds arrested after London demonstration in support of Palestine Action
UK Supreme Court appeal against group’s designation as terror group due this week
Almost 140 arrested at protest against Palestine Action ban outside US embassy in London
Metropolitan Police allege demonstrators ‘meeting to purposefully commit a crime’ in largest such gathering under Burnham
Irish marathon record holder Peter Lynch primed for another top finish in New York
Kilkenny runner hoping to make Irish mark on elite men’s race for first time in decades
He came, he sawed, he won the libel case – Frank McNally on a theatrical sensation in Waterford, 100 years ago
This was a case of two halves, not just because it had a ‘magician’ sawing through a glam female aide
Sarah Moss: Is it possible for me, an immigrant writer, to produce ‘Irish fiction’?
Sarah Moss: Is it possible for me, an immigrant writer, to produce ‘Irish fiction’?
Paddy McKillen’s Clarendon refinances London retail properties with private lender
Bank of Ireland debt has been refinanced under a new €17m facility with Hilco Real Estate Finance
Why London looks better than ever for a business shindig
In fragile times, it pays to view your own city through the eyes of strangers
Adam Olaniyan impresses again on undercard as emphatic Daniel Dubois defends heavyweight title
Promoter Frank Warren plans for the Dublin heavyweight to have ‘15 or 16 fights in the next two years’
‘I couldn’t fight back’, woman accusing Russell Brand of rape tells London court
Woman says Brand forced himself on her after they met at a cabaret show at the 1999 UK Labour Party conference
Russell Brand ‘a ruthless, calculated and manipulative’ sexual predator, UK prosecutors say
Actor faces rape and sexual assault allegations, which he denies
‘I ain’t nicked nothing ... yet’: British retailers at a loss over shoplifting epidemic
From the infamous ‘Hamster’ of Greggs to my local Sainsburys, Britain has seen a surge of low-level thefts
Paramilitaries should receive no financial rewards for disbanding, report says
Victims of paramilitary attacks, representatives from affected communities and those from a policing background took part
Aer Lingus flight cancellations leave readers raging
Airline’s policies create web of confusion and frustration
Jury selected for trial of Russell Brand
Comedian accused of rape, sexual assault and indecent assault relating to six women from 1999 to 2009
X + Y = K by Ciaran Carson: Excellent examination of reality in the context of art and war
Novel about modern Spiritualism mixes investigative journalism, ekphrastic essay and swampy detective fiction
Labour holds on to Starmer’s seat as Polanski and Greens lose sheen
Greens have been on the slide in polls since Polanski became the target of intense media scrutiny
The Irish experience of making England home
Mammy’s House is a play that tells the untold story of Irish in London during the 1980s Aids crisis
Andy Burnham’s first ballot box test: Labour take on Zack Polanski for Starmer’s old seat
Holborn and St Pancras byelection will offer the first indication of whether Labour can retain disillusioned progressive voters under its new leader
‘He never lost his accent’: How missing Cork native built a happy life as a gay man in England
Patsy O’Sullivan disappeared without trace on Easter Monday from Lombardstown, Co Cork in 1992
London is a city where Irishness gets shouted out, rather than smoothed over
The nagging fear of Irish in London: If you don’t pay attention, you might end up being assimilated
‘We can all see you’: Gillian Anderson addresses ‘distracting’ fans in front row
Anderson was filmed outside Soho Place theatre where she’s performing in Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Support for Gaza and Garvaghy Road residents in ‘anti-fascism’ march through east London
Thousands attended demonstration to mark the 90th anniversary of the Battle of Cable Street
Prolific burglar jailed for killing elderly Irish man who was protecting wife
John Burke (91) suffered bleeding on the brain and broken nose in London attack
A Bigger Life by Louise O’Neill: A willingness and openness to surprise at its best
Commitment to being out in the world with other people may reveal one of the book’s most vital messages
‘My youngest child will probably be bearded before the national children’s hospital opens’
A lot has happened - and a lot hasn’t happened - since Michelle Gallen and her husband decided to move from London to Dublin a decade ago
John Schwatschke: Irish artist who lived in world of Rolls-Royces and Hollywood hell-raisers
Irishman who lived in world of Rolls-Royces and Hollywood hell-raisers credited cut of his suits by Johnson’s tailors of Tullow with easing his passage into wealthy society
Robotaxis are coming for important jobs and immigrants will bear the brunt
Taxi driving offers benefits that are not always obvious when you sit in the back seat
Taoiseach to become first foreign leader to visit UK prime minister Burnham at No 10 North
Irish-UK relations and post-Brexit reset to be on agenda for first meeting in Manchester
William Costelloe brings his father Paul Costelloe’s Diana-era style to London Fashion Week
The Irish designer’s second collection drew on the Eighties, with shoulder pads, pussy bows and silk headscarves returning to the runway
Suspected London ‘Putney Pusher’ found dead, media reports say
Nicholas Brandram (44) had been arrested in June on suspicion of grievous bodily harm
Nigel Farage’s Reform is awash with crypto cash. The spending spree has just begun
Following the money in British politics leads to increasingly fractious places
Kyla Cobbler: ‘With coercive control, I didn’t understand what was happening’
The Cork-born comedian on abuse, ambition, motherhood and right-wing undercurrents in Ireland
It was billed as effortless London luxury. Then tenants found out the rules
Shard Place’s policies, including those on guests and delivery riders, have frustrated many renters
Dara Ó Briain: ‘I don’t think anyone put an argument in favour of Brexit on Mock the Week’
Irish comedian reflects on Mock the Week’s past iterations ahead of revival and the material inspiring his next tour, Re:Creation
Ferrari’s new boutique is a brand extension for its own sake
The Italian firm’s pivot to luxury apparel is impressive in scale and meticulous in application. It’s extravagant, ambitious and wholly unnecessary
Day-tripping: how to spend 15 hours sightseeing in London
From Anthony Bourdain’s favourite coffee haunt to Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Club and St Paul’s Cathedral, the city offers a world in a day
Reviews in brief: Fledgling and Exhibition
Josh Holton delivers an impressive autofictional debut; Alex Hyde creates a portrait of two very different artists
Driverless robotaxis try their luck on London’s narrow streets
The city’s medieval layout is a maze filled with cars, buses, bikers and jaywalking pedestrians. How will autonomous vehicles cope?
This has been a childhood-defining summer, one that dried out the earth under your feet
Here in London, there has been the sort of prolonged, angry heat that delights and punishes in equal measure
A long road to Ireland: ‘The Irish are very secretive. They don’t tell you stuff’
Colleen Murrell says Australians franker than Irish people and leave everything out in the open
Sr Margaret Coyne obituary: Nun whose work saved sight of thousands threatened with blindness
A key legacy of Sr Margaret’s time in Tigray was the development of new techniques in eye care, high-quality surgery at low cost, and the training of hundreds of Ethiopians in her work
Deirdre McSharry obituary: Irish-raised UK Cosmopolitan editor who discovered Twiggy
McSharry grew up in Ireland, began her career in Dublin, and went on to launch Country Living
There’s more than one way for me to answer ‘Where are you from?’
There are now few parts of Ireland that do not contain first- or second-generation migrants
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Crosswords & puzzles to keep you challenged and entertained
Stardust
Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people
Common Ground
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
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