Bill Nighy: ‘I’m pretending to be Irish. So God help us all. May my mother forgive me’
500 Miles star on bagging an Irish passport and Michael Gambon’s genius
500 Miles star on bagging an Irish passport and Michael Gambon’s genius
James McIntyre’s biography tends heavily to a depiction of Brown as having a sense of moral duty to lead, rather than to any ruthless ambition
Nigel Farage’s Reform UK records rampant success as Keir Starmer’s nightmare deepens
Paul Hollywood accused by police of tailgating cars at high speeds to ‘bully’ them out of fast lane
Recent anti-Semitic attacks have include the stabbing of two men in north London
Irish firm has announced deal to acquire UK-based distribution specialist Resource Chemicals
Pressure on the UK prime minister is set to rise this week
Close partnership is of benefit to all parties concerned
Suburban ward of North Harrow shows old battles between Labour and Tories haven’t gone away, you know
The gardening trailblazer is a key speaker at this weekend’s Festival of Gardens and Nature in Laois
Police detain 19-year-old as Birmingham venue cleared during live performance
Paul Coulson’s Knightsbridge townhouse was targeted in a series of burglaries over four days
Group said it started this year ‘with momentum’ despite geopolitical uncertainty posed by the Middle East conflict
Green Party leader criticised for retweeting post accusing officers of ‘violently kicking a mentally ill man in the head’
Chief executive of CPM International in Ireland and the UK commutes weekly between Buckinghamshire and Laois
Man being questioned over attack on two Jewish men in Golders Green has been named as Essa Suleiman (45)
It made sense for Britain to send the king rather than Keir Starmer to Washington, but it won’t make much difference
Relief on the road to Aberdeen became an encounter with gunmaking, Roman legions, Monty Python - and the uneasy proximity of one of modern Britain’s darkest crimes
King’s first US trip as British monarch comes as Donald Trump belittles prime minister Keir Starmer for refusing to join Iran war
The controversial group have had a year of a kind that few artists will ever experience. They’re determined to stand their ground as they release their album Fenian
It is understood John Fleming had returned from horse sales in UK when he was struck by a bus
Peter McDonagh claimed he needed money for cancer treatment, a car and to pay off debts to ‘dangerous people’
Agallamh le Kneecap: Anuraidh, bhí an ceol, an chonspóid agus an chraic fite fuaite i saol an ghrúpa agus i mbliana tá albam nua uathu ar na bacáin
Under his leadership the Green Party in Britain is riding high in opinion polls and threatens to swamp Labour in London
The threshold at which politicians seek to overthrow their leader should be much, much higher than this (I am looking at you too, Fianna Fáil)
Drone attack prompts fresh debate about bloc’s ‘mutual assistance’ clause
UK government has been ‘consulting widely’ on Northern Ireland Troubles legislation, says Hilary Benn
McSweeney quit his role in February, saying he took ‘full responsibility’ for advising prime minister to appoint Mandelson
Britain’s creaking armed forces spur worries about war readiness as its armed submarines patrol northern seas
Monarch says Elizabeth II would have been troubled by recent events but she believed ‘goodness will always prevail’
Teenage Irish citizen from prominent medical family was killed in the Nottingham attacks but had lived a joyous life, her parents recall
New anthology brings together 33 voices exploring access, ambition and the cost of getting on in publishing
The singular Cornish film-maker’s latest eerie maritime flick centres on a timeslip back to ancient 1993
His call for closer ties has become an explicit argument made in his political favour
Coughlan will front the comedy show on April 25th, alongside Foo Fighters as musical guests
What works for an Irish child in UK getting a gift from home does not work if they return, nor if they are a UK child based in Ireland
It is right to question whether the technology is necessary or proportionate
Outcome raises fresh questions about effectiveness of technology, which Irish and UK authorities are embracing
Killing in north London park is one of the latest in a spate of knife attacks among young people in the city
Dublin District Court heard Muna Mohamed Sharif (47) had used ‘lookalike’ document for asylum seeker for a fee
If West were serious about atonement, he would put any thought of performing at festivals aside
Vodafone soars more than 80% from near 30-year low last April to about £1.18
UK’s defence secretary John Healey says covert Russian submarines have left location near UK territorial waters after being tracked for over a month
Free-speech absolutism is the only logical position in modern democracy. Yes, even when the speech is as base and bigoted as this
Wireless music festival, which Kanye West was due to headline, has now been cancelled
Australia cancelled the rapper’s visa last July after he released a song promoting nazism
UK’s Individual Savings Account allows individuals to invest up to £20,000 a year, with no tax on contributions or growth, and no exit tax
Prosperous rural region of east England is among the areas the Reform UK leader intends to turn into a graveyard for the Tories
Comments come as US-UK relations are increasingly strained over Middle East
UK’s former deputy PM is planning a podcast series and memoir. She may be a contender if Keir Starmer flounders - and she clears up her tax issues
Cost of buying back national insurance to jump fivefold from next week as authorities tighten rules for expat workers
Although it will still be possible to purchase National Insurance years after the weekend, it will be costlier
Russian man drunkenly beat up victim when he became jealous of her friendship with US president’s son
Crosswords & puzzles to keep you challenged and entertained
Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
Weddings, Births, Deaths and other family notices