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Arlene Foster and Michelle O’Neill were asked about Stormont decisions on test, trace and isolate at the Covid inquiry.
The Prime Minister told MPs he is against ‘incitement to violence’ when pressed on the issue, and says he supports courts and police.
The UK Government has risked “undermining public confidence” in its approach to a hearing of the Omagh Bombing Inquiry, its chairman has been told.
Pope Leo XIV has called for humanitarian aid to reach the Gaza Strip and for an end to the “heartbreaking” toll on its people, as he presided over his first general audience in St Peter’s Square.
Martyn Sadler died alongside fellow firefighter Jennie Logan and member of the public David Chester following a fire at a former RAF base.
An adviser to former Ukrainian president Viktor Yanukovych was shot dead when gunmen targeted him outside the American School of Madrid, Spanish authorities have said. Andrii Portnov, 51, was ...
Typically, high interest rates are used as a method to drag on spending demand and therefore bring down inflation. The higher-than-forecast inflation figures may therefore see the Bank of England act ...
Energy campaigners have urged Ofgem to draw up a “crisis plan” for July 1 when the Radio Teleswitching System (RTS) is switched off, saying hundreds of thousands of households remain likely to face ...
Sir Keir Starmer will look again at pensioners’ winter fuel payments following pressure from Labour MPs and charities ...
Sir Keir Starmer has said the Government wants to make more pensioners eligible for winter fuel payments. He has faced pressure from Labour ranks to change course over the squeeze on benefits and ...
Sir Keir Starmer has said the Government wants to make more pensioners eligible for winter fuel payments. The apparent U-turn comes as the Prime Minister has faced pressure from Labour ranks to change ...
The water firm, which hiked customer bills by an average of 21 in April, saw profits rise by more than half to £320 million last year.