Bond vultures circle British government as threat of renewed political upheaval returns
Markets fear moves to topple Keir Starmer will entail a leftward shift politically and looser spending protocols
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UK’s ‘generational ban’ on tobacco will give Dublin a headache
Effect will be to raise the current age limit of 18 by one year every year, until smoking dies out with the last of its adherents
Catherine Connolly warns against ‘normalising slaughter’ in speech during first official UK visit
Catherine Connolly speaks of need to ‘decolonise’ Irish minds in embassy address in London
Hundreds take part in protest demanding action on Lough Neagh environmental crisis
Lake, which supplies 40% of NI’s drinking water, has been blighted by noxious blue-green algae in recent years
MP resignation paves way for Manchester mayor Andy Burnham to challenge Starmer
MP tells prime minister it is clear he will not lead Labour into next election and therefore he should step down
Streeting seeks backing for leadership contest, Starmer to fight any attempt to unseat him
Would-be challenger Andy Burnham in need of sitting MP to give up seat and win byelection to have chance of becoming PM
Labour leadership phoney war set to end as real battle begins
Wes Streeting expected to fire the starting gun on Thursday on bid to unseat UK prime minister Keir Starmer
Nigel Farage’s success gives Ireland an urgent deadline
At what point are citizens in the North entitled to say they do not want to live in a country run by Farage?
Ireland sending plane to evacuate citizens from cruise ship hit by deadly hantavirus outbreak
Cruise ship hit by outbreak is due to anchor near Tenerife in the Canary Islands early on Sunday morning
Six cases of hantavirus confirmed and two others probable, says WHO
Six cases of the virus confirmed and two others probable, World Health Organisation says
UK elections: Labour suffers historic loss in Wales, Reform gains over 1,000 England seats
Prime minister Keir Starmer says he ‘won’t walk away’ despite damaging results across UK
Killer drones and frontline robots: Ukraine’s new weapons industry
Short of manpower and might, Kviv has devised a machine-based modern war strategy instead
Superdry co-founder James Holder jailed for eight years for raping woman after night out
Judge described Holder’s (54) actions as ‘a despicable piece of sexual violence’
Legends on Netflix: Steve Coogan in his element in a gripping true crime thriller
Television: Excellent drama about an unglamorous cabal of customs officers tackling gangs who are flooding the UK with heroin
Polls open across the UK in major test for Keir Starmer and Labour
Local, mayoral and parliamentary contests could upend political landscape as Reform, Greens and Lib Dems surge
A win for the Scottish National Party does not mean the UK is ‘cracking at the seams’
Getting Westminster’s agreement to a fresh independence referendum will not be easy
Hantavirus-hit cruise ship leaves for Tenerife after three people are evacuated
Swiss case brings virus outbreak to a total of eight, three of them confirmed by laboratory testing
Failings in Katie Simpson murder investigation, Irish support for EU membership, and local UK elections
Plus: New mothers advised to seek help with mental health ‘sooner rather than later’ if they are struggling
Will Zack Polanski be more successful than Corbyn in tackling anti-Semitism?
UK Green Party leader is hoping to eat into Labour’s vote from the left in local elections this week
Maureen Dowd: His Majesty gave Our Travesty Donald Trump a schooling
In a country rife with No Kings protests, Charles was a tonic, presenting himself with elegance, intelligence and wit
Whisky diplomacy of King Charles and Donald Trump can’t mask depth of US-UK political breach
British king to ‘raise a dram’ to teetotal US president but soft power of recent state visit does not erase hard realities of politics
Banksy confirms he is behind statue which appeared overnight in central London
Sculpture depicts man marching off a plinth, carrying a billowing flag that obscures his face
Stabbing of two Jewish men in north London declared a terrorist attack
Man, who had been ‘attempting to stab Jewish members of the public’, arrested following incident in Golders Green
US and UK will always be staunch allies, king Charles says during address to congress
Royal’s speech comes during four-day visit to US during tense time in relationship between two countries over Iran war
MPs fail to land knockout blow on bobbing Morgan McSweeney
Former chief of staff to Keir Starmer backs up old boss’s claims about appointment of Peter Mandelson to Washington post
Could the US go downhill for good following Trump’s war on Iran?
The Suez crisis was the end of the road for Britain as a global rule-maker. The US is setting itself up for a repeat
Talks between US and Iran set to resume in Pakistan
UK and Spain rebuff reports of punishment by US over war stance as clashes continue in Lebanon
Russell Brand says he had ‘exploitative’ consensual sex with girl (16)
Actor (50) to go on trial in UK in autumn over allegations of rape and sexual assault made against him by six women
Iran behind low-level ‘hybrid warfare’ attacks in Europe, analysts say
Iranian intelligence services accused of recruiting teens via intermediaries to mount attacks aimed at sowing chaos
Unionists and Sinn Féin are like Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael – desperate to be loved
Populist giveaways and overstaffing are costing Northern Ireland a shocking €3.3bn a year
Fuel costs: NI consumers could face ‘tsunami’ of high energy prices if Iran warn drags on
Committee told £100 voucher scheme for home heating oil ‘isn’t going to cut it’ with ‘very difficult’ winter ahead
‘The Irish were an underclass, 50% poorer than the English’: New exhibition comes to Epic museum
‘The Irish were the raw material for the Industrial Revolution in England,’ says exhibition curator Christopher Kissane
If you want to understand small-town Britain, read its village noticeboards
Community news can tell a lot about British hopes – and fears
‘Deep dive’ into former NI police ombudsman appointment urged as part of Peter Mandelson review
Marie Anderson selected for role in 2019 ‘despite security concerns’, says DUP’s Gavin Robinson
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