Dignitaries have begun gathering at Dublin Castle ahead of Catherine Connolly being inaugurated as Ireland’s 10th president. The independent TD from Galway, who is a former psychologist and barrister, ...

Sir Keir Starmer has hinted the two-child benefit cap could be lifted, saying the Government would be taking “a number of measures” to “drive child poverty down”. The Prime Minister’s comments follow ...

Experts said the weaker-than-expected figures reinforce the case for the Bank of England to cut interest rates next month.

Outgoing BBC director-general Tim Davie has said he is “very, very proud” of BBC journalists ahead of an address to staff. It comes a day after US President Donald Trump threatened legal action if the ...

The explosion, which triggered a fire that damaged several vehicles parked nearby, took place near one of the gates of the ...

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said he wants to order 25 Patriot air defence systems from the United States, as ...

Typhoon Fung-wong blew out of the northwestern Philippines on Monday after causing floods and landslides, knocking out power ...

BBC chairman Samir Shah apologised for an ‘error of judgment’ over the editing of a speech by Donald Trump for Panorama.

Ofwat said the failures related to the maintenance of Wessex Water’s network to ensure it could cope with flows of sewage and wastewater.

The ONS said the unemployment rate rose to 5 in the three months to September, up from 4.8 in the three months to August.