Sir Keir Starmer has conceded that the upcoming Runcorn and Helsby by-election will be “tough”, but insisted Labour had “a positive case to tell”. The poll, set to run alongside the local elections on ...

First Minister Michelle O’Neill has led tributes to Pope Francis in the Northern Ireland Assembly, stating he represented the “best of human values”. MLAs had their first opportunity to pay tribute to ...

Belfast rap trio Kneecap must “urgently clarify” alleged comments attributed to band members around support for Hamas and Hezbollah, and the killing of Tory MPs, Ireland’s premier has said. Taoiseach ...

A newly qualified driver with a history of speeding, “showing off” and bad driving has been sentenced to two years’ detention for killing three other teenagers in a catastrophic head-on crash. Edward ...

Downing Street has welcomed the meeting between Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky over the weekend as “undoubtedly good”. It comes as Sir Keir Starmer said that talks over a ceasefire in Ukraine are ...

Sir Keir Starmer will host the head of the Palestinian Authority in a show of the UK’s “steadfast support”. Sir Keir and Foreign Secretary David Lammy will meet Mohammad Mustafa, the prime minister of ...

A jury will be sworn in later on Monday for the trial of Richard Satchwell, who is accused of murdering his wife Tina, whose remains were found six years after she disappeared. Satchwell, 58, a truck ...

Jurors in the trial of two men accused of felling the landmark tree at Sycamore Gap have been selected after they were asked if they had any emotional connection to the much-loved site on Hadrian’s ...

A major power cut hit Spain and Portugal on Monday, including their capitals, knocking out subway networks, phone lines, traffic lights and ATM machines. Spanish generator Red Electrica said the ...

A woman was left “upset, distraught and needing help” after she was allegedly raped by a former contestant on Britain’s Got Talent, a court has heard. She repeatedly “told him to stop”, but it was ...

By Dr Carmel Corrigan Parenting. To parent. It is relatively recent that the noun “parent” became a verb in common English ...

Public sector budgets face a further squeeze if pay rises for nurses and teachers exceed the Government’s plans as Downing Street ruled out additional funding for higher wages. Pay review bodies are ...