Martin McGuinness, former IRA leader turned peacemaker, has confirmed he will not stand in the Northern Ireland Assembly election. He quit as deputy first minister in a row over a botched green...
The UK may be forced to change its "economic model" if it is locked out of the single market after Brexit, Chancellor Philip Hammond has said. Mr Hammond said the government would not "lie down" and...
The UK may be forced to change its "economic model" if it is locked out of the single market after Brexit, Chancellor Philip Hammond has said. Mr Hammond said the government would not "lie down" and...
Theresa May must spell out whether she wants the UK to remain in the single market and customs union, before Brexit talks begin, MPs have said. The Commons Brexit committee said the PM should...
Fifa will vote on Tuesday on plans to expand the World Cup to 48 teams from 2026, in line with the vision of president Gianni Infantino. The Swiss, who claims to have "overwhelming" support for the...
The incoming New Patriotic Party (NPP) must implement business-focused policies to develop the country’s economy, Adam Afriyie, the UK’s Prime Minister’s Trade Envoy to Ghana has urged. Mr...
In reaction to the suggestion that the people of Southern Kaduna should defend themselves from mass murder and genocide given the fact that their state government has refused to protect them a...
Andy Murray, Mo Farah, Lee Pearson, Jessica Ennis-Hill and Katherine Grainger are all honoured British tennis champion Andy Murray and athlete Mo Farah have been knighted in the Queen's New Year...
play videoAs of Wednesday, the video had more than 250,000 views on Facebook This 10-year-old’s rendition of “Hallelujah” would have given Leonard Cohen himself chills. Kaylee Rodgers, a...
FIFA has fined all four home nations for displaying poppies during World Cup qualifiers around Armistice Day. England and Scotland players wore armbands featuring the symbol when they met at...
Fifa has fined all four home nations for displaying poppies during World Cup qualifiers around Armistice Day. England and Scotland players wore armbands featuring the symbol when they met at Wembley...
The level of household waste which is recycled in the UK has fallen for the first time, figures have shown. The Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs statistics show that 44.3% of...
He was arrested on Tuesday after presenting himself at a police station in Belfast. Police in Northern Ireland have charged a former Celtic Football Club youth coach with sexual activity with a...
Singapore school Image caption Singapore has the best results at primary and secondary school in int Singapore has the highest-achieving primary and secondary pupils in international education tests...
Scots and Welsh can have a say in Brexit court case The 12 justices that heard the first Brexit case The Scottish and Welsh governments are to be allowed to have a say in the Supreme Court battle...
The nation of Egypt is completely gripped by fever in the lead to the much anticipated FIFA 2018 World Cup Qualifier between the Pharaohs and the Black Stars of Ghana. The two teams clash in what has...
The “Trump Train” (once a Twitter hashtag and then a successful metaphor of the assertive, and to date unstoppable, reform wind blown by Donald Trump) is finally arrived at the White House. But...
Fifa says it has not banned the display of poppies by England and Scotland footballers, insisting any such claim is a "distortion of the facts". Both England and Scotland asked to wear black armbands...
The government's appeal against the High Court ruling that MPs must vote on triggering Brexit will be heard in the Supreme Court from 5 December. It will last four days, with the decision expected in...
Nicola Sturgeon has pledged to do all she can to protect Scotland's place in Europe The Scottish government will seek to oppose the UK government in the Supreme Court during the appeal over the...
