Attorney General is to advise on proposed age verification system but senior Government figures stop short of backing Australia-style ban

Questions asked within force over why the Defence Forces did not fire on the drones or fire warning shots

Broadcaster’s move raises questions as to whether Eurovision sets a precedent

Move comes as French military opens fire on five suspected drones over nuclear submarine base on Thursday

UK prime minister says the notion that leaving the European Union would solve Britain’s woes has been ‘proven wrong’

Laois man John Fingleton’s recommendations to cut the cost of nuclear development will be applied across Britain’s industrial strategy

TUV leader Jim Allister made a thoughtful contribution as the UK’s justice secretary laid out his proposals to cut case backlog

Claims of budget misrepresentation spark a bruising clash with Westminster press

The government in Westminster is wary of the potential risks of blocking a deal after two years of financial uncertainty for the Telegraph Media Group

UK’s chancellor delivered her second successive tax-and-spend budget on Wednesday

Increases affect property owners, savers, workers and gamblers

All the leaking, pitch-rolling and backtracking in the pre-budget run-up has investors, employers and union bosses bewildered

The most iconic street of Scotland’s biggest city is now a seen as a symbol of decline, but some people still love it

Scotland’s nationalist first minister visits Dublin on Tuesday and Wednesday to talk economics, culture and space rockets

In numbers: key take-aways from official inquiry report