United Kingdom

New Labour government was rocked in autumn by images of unexpectedly-freed criminals popping champagne corks in prison car parks

Brian Spencer was seen on the video taunting police as they were pelted by stones

There is a danger that animal spirits and the propensity to invest expire in a vicious downward spiral

Tribunal found PSNI and Metropolitan Police carried out covert surveillance on Belfast reporters Trevor Birney and Barry McCaffrey

Kyle Clifford allegedly stabbed Carol Hunt (61) and fatally shot Louise (25) and Hannah Hunt (28) with a crossbow

Three rate setting officials backed a cut

Sara Sharif was found dead in August 2023 at her home after what prosecutors said was a campaign of ‘serious and repeated violence’

Pensioner died after alleged assault while walking dog in park near his home

Succession star Cox, who recently found out he’s 88% Irish, is often betrayed as grumpy, but he may be one of life’s great enthusiasts

UK-led Operation Destabilise investigation confirms Irish gang’s links to organised crime in Russia

Bill on assisted dying passes in House of Commons by wider margin than anticipated

Investigation into allegations of ‘racial profiling’ after police used draconian powers to disperse Traveller and Gypsy teenagers visiting Christmas markets

‘There is no deal to come out of Baku that will not leave a bad taste in everyone’s mouth, but we are within sight of a landing zone’

Russian president suggests missile similar to that used against Ukrainian city of Dnipro could be used to hit Kyiv allies that gave permission to use weapons they supplied against targets in Russia

Cost `obscene’ and waste of taxpayers’ money, claims campaign group

‘Standing still is retreat and the world will rightly judge us very harshly if this is the outcome’ warns UK’s Ed Miliband

New rules introduced by the UK government bring a quarter of farms back within inheritance tax, after three decades of being fully exempt. They’re right to be annoyed, but sympathy is waning

Bank of England still seen as likely to keep cutting rates

London’s Museum of the Home has a popular Irish rooms exhibit inside, and an unpopular statue outside

Patrick Cockburn remains detached but proud of father’s career as determined, ruthless revolutionary

The performer and award-winning author discusses why and how he made his first film, Layla, a buoyant new drama concerning a British-Palestinian drag queen

Many were from the vanished tribe of Catholic ‘loyalists’ who saw no contradiction between their faith, desire for Home Rule and loyalty to the British Empire

London Letter: Remembrance Sunday is when elites pay respects at the Cenotaph but Armistice Day is different

Starmer commits to cutting emissions by 81% at climate summit overshadowed by Trump election win

Spiritual leader of 85 million Anglicans faced calls to step down after report found he took insufficient action to stop serial abuser

Following the release of his latest novel, The Proof of My Innocence, the author discusses his ‘stylistic homecoming’, the evolution of Liz Truss and why he’s spending more time with his ‘imaginary friends’

London-born, Nigeria-raised daughter of middle-class immigrant parents is first black woman to lead major political party in Britain

This Dubliner has seen a lot of change happen in London, but when will she come back to Ireland?

With the Doomsday Clock set at 90 seconds to midnight, the US and Russia’s Cold War stand-off seems quaint in retrospect

Badenoch, now the first black leader of a major UK party, defeated Robert Jenrick

Jack Kavanagh (24) pleaded guilty to two charges of conspiracy to possess a firearm

Governing parties need to convince electorate that they can deal with persistent problems such as housing and infrastructure

Bank’s UK car finance arm Northridge Finance pauses new lending ‘for a short period’ following court of appeals ruling relating to existence and size of commissions

Everyone wants senior cycle reform to succeed, but if junior cycle is an indication, there are real grounds for concern

African and Caribbean nations are advocating for reparations over the UK’s role in the slave trade, as 56 countries meet in Samoa

Minimal disruption to Irish flights following police investigation into reports of suspicious vehicle

So far this year, 47 deaths have been reported by coastguard, including a baby

London Letter: Tech workers pay big sums to rent small houses built in the shadows of Guinness Trust blocks of affordable homes

‘Low-speed collision’ took place on Monday night near village of Llanbrynmair, close to a passing loop on single-track line

Incident led to protests among London’s black community