Deep sadness has been expressed following the death of Belfast poet Michael Longley. Mr Longley died at the age of 85 in hospital on Wednesday.

Northern Ireland’s leaders have urged the public to stay at home ahead of expected severe weather in the region across Friday. All schools in Northern Ireland have been advised to close on Friday amid ...

ScotRail has now confirmed that no train services will operate on Friday, saying it would not be safe to operate. They said extremely high winds can lead to trees and other debris falling onto the ...

Conservative MP Ben Obese-Ject said the fatal stabbing of a child has become a familiar occurrence, following the death of Leo Ross earlier ...

Micheal Martin has received the backing of the Irish parliament to be nominated as the country’s next premier. Parliamentarians voted 95 to 76 in support of the nomination of the Fianna Fail leader, ...

Proposals for a new approach involving independent bodies have been published ahead of a Synod vote in February.

Hundreds of schools will close and police have warned people not to travel in the areas affected by a rare red “danger to life” high wind weather warning issued for parts of Scotland on Friday.

HSBC is shutting down its global payments app Zing a year after launch, putting hundreds of jobs at risk, as the global bank continues to overhaul its structure. The bank’s chief executive has ...

Ed Miliband has said he will not resign if the Government backs a third runway at Heathrow. The Energy Secretary, who has vocally opposed the west London airport’s expansion in the past, told the PA ...

NORTH Ayrshire Council has announced that all education centres will be closed on Friday, January 24. The local authority has taken the decision to close all schools and early learning and childcare ...

Downing Street said the move to soften non-dom reforms does not ‘change the overall approach’ to the Government’s policy.

Maros Sefcovic, a senior European official, said the trade bloc ‘could consider’ the UK joining the Pan-Euro-Mediterranean Convention.