The Work and Pensions Secretary said she would not criticise the health and justice secretaries for their interventions on the issue.

Members of the Stormont Assembly’s All Party Group on Reducing Harm Relating to Gambling have written to Lisa Nandy, Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, asking her to act to protect the ...

Natural Resources Wales (NRW) has issued more than 100 flood warnings and alerts across the country, with bridges shut and roads closed. Rising waters have been reported in towns across the country, ...

Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall has said Nato countries are involved in a “hidden cyber war” with Russia. Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster Pat McFadden will warn in a major speech next ...

The Fine Gael leader said it is his and his party’s aspiration for there to be a united Ireland, but it is not a priority for him.

Benefit claimants deemed fit to work will face sanctions if they refuse to take up job opportunities, a Cabinet minister has said ahead of announcing measures to cut the welfare bill. Liz Kendall said ...

Ireland’s Climate Minister has said the Cop29 agreement struck late on Saturday is “far from perfect”, but is a foundation that can be built on in an uncertain world. Eamon Ryan, the former Green ...

The worst of the storm has passed but there is still a risk of fallen trees and travel disruption in some counties.

Towering back-row forward Cormac Izuchukwu felt a “foot taller” pulling on the Ireland Test jersey for the first time following a restless night ahead of his international debut. The 6ft 7in Ulster ...

Another weather warning has been issued and more than 200 flood alerts are in place in the UK as Storm Bert continues to sweep across the country. The Met Office said there is potential for fast ...

Woolery told The Philadelphia Inquirer in 2003 that his favourite set of lovebirds was a man aged 91 and a woman aged 87. He recalled: “She had so much eye make-up on, she looked like a stolen ...

Mohamed Adow, of the think tank Power Shift Africa, said the summit ‘has been a disaster for the developing world’.