Jeffrey Archer, bestselling ‘storyteller’ and disgraced politician, dies at 86
His thrillers sold hundreds of millions of copies worldwide
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Ann Widdecombe murder suspect charged with planning terror act against Nigel Farage
Joshua Kerry to appear in court after police reopened inquiry into alleged attack at Reform UK leader’s home
‘Everybody wants this to end’: Protestant group pushes UK government to end Drumcree standoff
Standoff entered sixth day on Friday as residents prepare to lodge fresh legal challenge on Monday
Andy Burnham has a mission. Now he needs a mandate to deliver it
Popular prime minister might be tempted to call an early election, but keeping out Reform UK means tactical voting
‘Made in Europe’ rules should not ‘undermine’ UK relations, Britain’s new envoy tells EU
UK ambassador to EU Caroline Wilson cautions against bloc becoming ‘insular and inward-facing’
When is the time to trigger a Border poll?
Irish unification stirs widespread debate but the decision for a vote on the matter falls to one person under the Belfast Agreement
The Brexit debate is back. Could Britain rejoin the EU?
Ten years after leaving the bloc, shifting public opinion is reopening a question once thought settled
Suspect in RAF base terror investigation called police to report incident
Man dialled 999 before he and four others were arrested near RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire
Interest payments on State’s debts could exceed €6bn, ESRI warns
Bond yields worldwide are soaring as creditors are unnerved by inflation and growing public borrowing
Why Israel fears settlement sanctions are just the beginning
Passengers arriving in Amsterdam from Tel Aviv say Dutch customs searched luggage for goods from West Bank settlements
Criteria for a Border poll: context is key in Belfast Agreement
Evidence used to show support for union also points way to proof needed of majority backing for Irish unity
Voters open to Irish unity, but not enthusiastic about footing the bill
A sizeable majority of voters express concerns about the potential costs of unification
Omagh inquiry names 27 ‘key individuals’ related to 1998 bomb attack
Analyst outlines people linked to bomb that killed 31, including unborn twins
Radiologists concerned over patient scans reviewed by unregistered doctors abroad
Patients wishing to pursue complaints ‘may struggle to find a clear pathway’
Children trafficked into criminality face ‘horrific’ level of victim blaming, report says
Eighteen child victims of trafficking were identified in the State last year, but none were born in Ireland
Any Celtic crusade against the imperialists in London would be very unwise
Remember, flags and anthems and all that is the easy stuff
Hackers say they breached Italian state email to target Revolut ‘crypto whales’
Group ‘spent months posing as law enforcement’ to obtain confidential data on hundreds of customers
Europe is entering a new phase. Ireland may lose out
As Ukraine and Canada seek closer EU ties, winners in this latest version of the bloc are clear
KPMG UK to cut another 200 jobs, including roles working on AI
Latest cuts come just six months after KPMG put close to 600 UK jobs at risk
Donald Trump’s successful Irish visit highlights benefits of being his friend
US president’s brief tour resulted in win on whiskey tariffs and put life into debate on unity
I learned a lot about Englishness on a packed train leaving Reform UK’s conference
From a packed Birmingham to Oxford train, questions of class, belonging and national identity follow the Reform UK conference
Air traffic control issue that led to dozens of Irish flight cancellations ‘resolved’
Nats, which provides services to 15 UK airports, apologises for disruption and says it is working to clear the ‘backlog of flights’
Israel closes UK consulate over West Bank sanctions row
British foreign secretary says ‘settler terrorists’ have carried out ‘ethnic cleansing’ in Palestinian territories
Does it make sense to keep buying back UK state pension rights at higher price?
British government has changed rules, significantly increasing cost of voluntary National Insurance contributions
Man charged with organised crime offence following extradition from UK
Jake Hannam charged with alleged participation in attempted murder of Daniel Harty for a criminal organisation
Javier Milei says ‘winds of change’ support Argentina’s claim to Falkland Islands
Argentinian president’s declaration follows hint from Donald Trump that US could withdraw backing for UK stance
Apathy and ignorance south of the Border remain significant blocks to Irish unity
A Border poll was never really on the table, and that is where there is considerable Anglo-Irish agreement
More than 70,000 pints worth of Guinness stolen from English depot
Police believe two lorries driven into facility near Liverpool with estimated value of items taken to be roughly €238,000
Ed Miliband to join EU foreign ministers meeting in Wicklow this week
Helen McEntee to bring Meath twist to foreign ministers' dinner in Druids Glen
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
Growing number of doctors in Ireland are women and from outside the EU
Asked to identify the main barriers to patient care from a list of options, doctors most often selected ‘pressure on workloads’
Irish man in Birmingham: The English often seem less interested in us than we are in them
I feel settled in the West Midlands, an area Irish people have been calling home for generations
British far-right commentator Milo Yiannopoulos deported from US to UK
Yiannopoulos was returned to UK after being arrested in Louisiana having failed to appear at an immigration hearing
British far-right commentator Milo Yiannopoulos detained by ICE as a ‘visa overstayer’
He ‘chose to overstay his welcome in violation of our nation’s laws’, say officials in US
Western officials believe Russia aiming to spread alarm with warnings of UK drone factory attacks
Much of combative language coming out of Kremlin is a classic case of Moscow using ‘rhetoric to exploit fears’, official says
Downing Street scrambles to calm row over Burnham’s ‘off the table’ Irish unity poll remarks
UK prime minister’s words appeared pre-planned but Downing Street rowed back a little after a day of nationalist criticism
Nepal flash flood: Irish citizens named on list of missing tourists
Rescuers work to get aid into affected areas on Nepal-Tibet border with more than 390 killed and hundreds more missing
Russian missiles and drones hit Kyiv retailers, ports and industrial sites
Moscow warns it may strike UK military targets in response to Ukrainian attacks on Russia ‘carried out using British weapons’
Prince William is still silent about his brother, Harry. Can that last?
Years of long-distance division between them will be tested now the younger prince has returned to Britain
Passports to be required for ferry passengers crossing Irish Sea
Requirement set to come in from September 28th as a result of change to British ID rules
We’re not the best or worst, but we could be great if we were as brave as our emigrants
Nothing like Dublin in the drizzle to ignite dreams of moving Down Under or somewhere closer
British police aborted pursuit of car seconds before fatal crash that killed seven
Police aborted chase and continued to travel on correct side of carriageway
Seven people killed after car driven wrong way on dual carriageway in northeast England
Two police officers died in crash that took place near Middlesbrough in early hours of Saturday
UK, Australia and Canada criticise Israel over Gaza aid convoy killings decision
Strikes killed seven humanitarian workers from US-based World Central Kitchen organisation in 2024
Prince Harry, Elton John and others to pay initial £9.5m to Daily Mail publishers in legal fees
Claimants lost British high court case over allegations of unlawful information gathering
Harry and Meghan: The controversies, key moments and conflicts
The couple plan to relocate to the UK this month
‘No British citizenship, no benefits.’ Kind of.
Reform UK unveils tough proposals to save £50 billion. But what about the Irish?
‘They’re not alone’: Chris Hoy on his ambition to stop men dying of prostate cancer
Cycling great on living with stage-four diagnosis, fundraising with Miguel Induráin and importance of public education about the disease
GP jailed for sexually assaulting women during examinations after road crashes
Muhammad Iqbal denied the offences but was convicted following a trial
Jason Arday found dead after resigning from Cambridge over plagiarism claims
Former professor resigned last week after accusations of plagiarism and inconsistencies in his career
Hundreds evacuated from Croatian and Greek resorts as wildfires stretch across Europe
EU’s climate change service warns of ‘very extreme’ conditions across large area of central and eastern Europe
Netanyahu calls UK ‘the Islamic Republic of Britain’
Relations between UK and Israel have become increasingly strained since Andy Burnham took over as prime minister
Emergency alert sent to mobile phones with wildfire warning after UK blazes
The fires led to thousands of 999 calls on Thursday, the UK’s hottest day of the year
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Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people
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How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
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