Countdown for republicans to potential Irish unification ticks louder as new first minister pledges to ‘serve everyone equally’ at Stormont The chamber’s ornate ceiling remained blue, red and gold, and Portland stone still held up the Stormont edifice, but the beaming Sinn Féin faces declared this was a historic moment […]
Plans to reform social care and House of Lords are trimmed as Keir Starmer’s party opts for caution ahead of vote Labour is planning only limited first-term reforms of social care and the House of Lords and a smaller green investment plan as part of a stripped-down general election manifesto, […]
Police arrest 15-year-old boy over death of man, 58, following incident in Elgin A bus driver has died after being attacked at a station in Elgin, in northern Scotland. The man, 58, died at a nearby hospital on Friday night. Police Scotland said a 15-year-old boy had been arrested. Continue […]
President says ‘If you harm an American, we will respond’ as US forces strike in what is expected to be first of multiple attacks US airstrikes in Iraq and Syria – live updates Joe Biden has warned “If you harm an American, we will respond” as US forces attacked more […]
Darren Jones says party will decide budget based on state of economy and individual projects if it wins election UK politics live – latest updates A senior Labour frontbencher has all but confirmed the party has ditched its commitment to spend £28bn a year on green investment, prompting warnings that […]
Scotland Yard appeal for Abdul Ezedi to hand himself in after seizing empty bottles with corrosive warning labels at address in Newcastle Police have seized two empty bottles with corrosive warning labels after raids on addresses linked to the man suspected of a chemical attack on a mother and her […]
France 17-38 Ireland Holders run in five tries in Six Nations opener For the last two seasons, the winner of this fixture has gone on to win the grand slam, too. Given the way Ireland went about their work in this 38-17 victory in Marseille, you guess they’re going to […]
Scarlett Jenkinson and Eddie Ratcliffe were partly motivated by 16-year-old victim’s transgender identity, judge says Shockingly premeditated: how two teenagers planned Brianna Ghey’s murder The teenage pair who murdered Brianna Ghey have been sentenced to life in prison for an “exceptionally brutal” killing partly motivated by her transgender identity. Scarlett […]
Select committee chair has questioned why cost of housing asylum seekers was not included in department’s original estimates The Home Office has sought an emergency cash payment of £2.6bn after unforeseen expenditure on hotels for asylum seekers. James Cleverly has made a formal request for the money after a shortfall […]
Police share photo of suspect showing maimed right side of his face as they warn public not to approach him Clapham chemical assault – latest updates Scotland Yard is hunting a “significantly injured” suspected chemical attacker who allegedly left a “vulnerable” young woman and her toddler with potentially life-changing wounds […]