Michael Hopkins was let down by the Irish system as a child and the British system as an elderly bachelor. Then he met a photographer at a bus stop

Irish man who helped mastermind Labour’s return to power facing calls to be sacked by MPs angry over Peter Mandelson scandal

It felt like the end could be nigh for UK prime minister as Mandelson scandal followed him to community event

Release of documents on appointment of disgraced former ambassador spells real peril for prime minister and his Cork-born adviser Morgan McSweeney

Murders and stabbings may be down but smaller crimes such as phone snatching are a growing problem

PM’s political judgment, and that of Cork-born adviser Morgan McSweeney, is under fierce scrutiny for sending the peer to Washington

Six year after leaving the EU, the UK is navigating a delicate balancing act on trade and diplomatic ties with Brussels, as well as Washington and Beijing

Life carries on in Bethnal Green as Begum’s life is stalled in a Syrian camp, but Britons don’t want her back

Reform UK leader’s welcome of flood of Tory defectors suggests killing that party is still his main aim, rather than killing Labour

Former Conservative home secretary’s defection comes barely a fortnight after Robert Jenrick’s move

Starmer may be blamed if Labour loses byelection to Reform or Greens while party star and leadership rival is made sit it out

UK government, keen for better relations with China, has given go-ahead for sprawling new embassy despite security concerns

Essex Letter: Jaywick, in Reform leader Nigel Farage’s constituency, tops UK government rankings for deprivation

Nervousness in Westminster over US president’s change of tone towards Downing Street

The former Late Late Show host on his exit from London, his need for therapy after his RTÉ downfall and how his now wife shone during his darkest moment