At 72, the Brookside creator is back working on his first and greatest creation

The TV presenter seems to be the new voice of British farming. No one is more surprised than him

‘I’ve done 150 movies. I can’t walk, let alone run. Also, my mind’s not as agile as it used to be’

Dublin media technology company was a darling of the Celtic Tiger but is now bust

Martin Fraser is being handed a crucial role at a sensitive time in Anglo-Irish relations

Johnson will hope to reopen the Northern Ireland protocol with her successor

The former ‘queen of shops’ says people ‘have been shown the wrong ideas on how to live’

The former Labour leader is back on the front bench – ‘the zeitgeist is different now’

Former British leader declines to say under questioning by MPs how much he was paid

Britain has suffered worst death toll in Europe but enjoyed fastest vaccine rollout

We will oppose plans for soldier amnesty in any way we can, says Michael O’Hare

David Normington was ‘amazed’ to learn civil servant worked as a part-time adviser while still in Whitehall

Labour seizes moment to highlight decade of Conservatives in power and corruption links

If composition of parliament affirms support, another referendum should follow

PM denies kowtowing to Beijing and promises tough action over human rights abuses

Analysis: Bad news about tax rises had been well flagged, but Brexit didn’t get a mention

Greensill Capital prepares to file for insolvency in UK

London Letter: Scottish independence movement needs hugely popular spearhead

Former UK chancellor’s scathing comments must be demoralising for many unionists

Brexit could help Scotland’s first minister over some of the obstacles to independence

World view: The ragtag mob storming the US Capitol should be taken deadly seriously

Decision to continue trade talks without new deadline seen as positive signal on deal

Northern Secretary expected to make statement in House of Commons on Monday

London Letter: Military spend and climate to form central planks of revival strategy

Collapse of Vote Leave gang not timely enough to save Brexit-addled Britain

Dominic Cummings decides to stay in his post after resignation of close ally Lee Cain

Reform UK will back policy of protection from Covid-19 only for most vulnerable

Local communities step up to provide free meals to needy schoolchildren in lockdown

Patrick Freyne: Freddie Flintoff and the Top Gear presenters still feel like they’re on an awkward team building weekend

How can the evidential test being required by the prosecution be met when investigators did not collect any evidence on the day of the atrocity?

Keir Starmer ahead by four points on who would be better prime minister

London’s police force says it is taking incident on flight into UK ‘extremely seriously’

Planet Business: The descent continues

London Letter: David Cameron has been embarrassed by a book about his inner circle

Head coach admits Leinster final defeat took 48 hours to put behind him

Historian David Kynaston’s year-long diary chronicles the fate of Aldershot Town FC

Charlie Elphicke plans to appeal conviction for groping and harassing two women

Just 1,400 businesses of 57,000 contacted during summer sign up for customs number

Former PM voices opposition to law-breaking Bill as Geoffrey Cox says reputation at risk

Grades for thousands of students in England will now be based on teachers’ assessments