England enjoyed its sunniest March on record last month, along with its sixth driest, as persistent high pressure brought long spells of clear weather. Some 185.8 hours of sunshine were measured ...

Social Democrat TD Rory Hearne said the Government needed to continue to invest in social and affordable housing.

The boss of Scottish Water has told MSPs the company’s “door is open” following strikes last week as unions were urged to put a pay offer to its members. Workers walked out of the public body last ...

British actor Harris Dickinson will play John Lennon while Mescal’s Gladiator II co-star Joseph Quinn portrays George ...

Infrastricture Minister Liz Kimmins gave the go-ahead for the signage last week, but it has led to a row among Stormont Executive ministers.

UK consumers could be spared from price rises following Donald Trump’s tariffs but job cuts could worsen for some of the hardest-hit firms, experts say. Mr Trump has imposed tariffs on UK aluminium ...

A Bletchley Park codebreaker who “inspired women in the Army for decades” has died at the age of 101. Charlotte “Betty” Webb MBE, who was one of the last surviving codebreakers from Bletchley Park in ...

Alex Norris was also asked about calls for a national oversight mechanism to monitor whether inquiry recommendations are being implemented.

Former captain Charlotte Edwards has been appointed as the new head coach of England Women. Edwards was the immediate favourite when Jon Lewis was sacked in the aftermath of a painful Ashes whitewash ...

The speaker of the Irish parliament needs to “build bridges” with the opposition after the confidence motion is held on Tuesday, a TD has said. Labour deputy leader Ged Nash said “there’s a job of ...

Charlotte Edwards has agreed to take over as the new head coach of England Women, the PA news agency understands. Edwards was the immediate favourite when Jon Lewis was sacked in the aftermath of a ...

Conservative former minister Sir David Davis asked Foreign Office minister Stephen Doughty how he “lives with himself”.