15+ hour, 13+ min ago   (791+ words) MOURNERS gathered at Buckfast Abbey in Devon in southern England last month for the funeral of Ann Widdecombe. It was a brief report, easily overlooked amid the coverage that followed her death. Yet it was the one that stayed with…...

15+ hour, 13+ min ago   (743+ words) Noel Doran has been a journalist for over 40 years and was editor of The Irish News from 1999 to 2024. WE did not have to wait for long for Andy Burnham to confirm that he is the latest in a long line…...

21+ hour, 12+ min ago   (580+ words) More than 800 hospitality businesses have written to the Prime Minister urging him to set out how he will introduce a lower rate of VAT. The VAT’s The problem campaign has called for the hospitality VAT rate to be reduced from…...

21+ hour, 12+ min ago   (499+ words) Peers are to debate calls for a cap on political donations amid concern from campaigners over two £36 million donations from crypto-billionaires to Reform UK. The donations from Christopher Harborne and Ben Delo, disclosed over the weekend, together amount to three…...

21+ hour, 12+ min ago   (691+ words) A ticket to a “whist drive” run by the Royal Household’s social club nearly 80 years ago is among a collection of forgotten items uncovered during the restoration of Buckingham Palace. Blank Littlewoods Football Pool betting slips from 1957, a pair of…...

1+ day, 36+ min ago   (98+ words) irishnews.com Monagh Bypass closed following road crash PSNI says diversion in place The Monagh bypass in west Belfast has been closed following a road crash, police say. The road is “currently closed in both directions between the Glen…...

1+ day, 5+ hour ago   (248+ words) Donald Trump has said he will save his opinion on Scottish independence for “another day”, shortly after doubling down on his comments on Irish unity. On Saturday, the US President responded to a question from the Press Association by saying…...

1+ day, 9+ hour ago   (443+ words) Prime Minister Andy Burnham is taking part in the Great North Run to raise money for a homelessness charity. Mr Burnham, wearing a Number 10 bib, was running in the half marathon to raise money for Changing Lives, which he visited…...

1+ day, 14+ hour ago   (274+ words) Former chancellor George Osborne said Britain’s economy has “fallen off a cliff” since Brexit and that rejoining the European Union’s customs union would be the fastest route to recovery. Mr Osborne, who resigned as chancellor after being part of David…...

1+ day, 10+ hour ago   (97+ words) A 76-year-old man has been charged with concealing his identity at an anti-immigration protest in Portsmouth after police warned they would use powers to arrest demonstrators wearing face coverings. Timothy Miller, of Southampton, is accused of wearing or using an…...