Call for international mediator to resolve Drumcree dispute

Speaking after an 80-minute meeting with the Parades Commission, the coalition warned the dispute could take "months" to resolve. The Orange Order wants to parade along the mainly-nationalist Garvaghy Road area on Sunday…

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Trump threatens to ‘drive Iran to hell’ – but looks dangerously weak

So he had some explaining to do – to the presidents and prime ministers gathered in Manhattan, and to the Americans who are grappling with higher energy prices and go to the polls in November . As ever, his performance…

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British father, 37, pleads guilty to 'causing death by dangerous act' after his two-year-old son plunged to his death from hotel window in Cyprus

City executive Joshua Foster, 37, from Essex , was arrested on suspicion of causing death by 'a rash, dangerous or reckless act' hours after his son plunged from the fourth-floor of the five-star King Evelthon Hotel on…

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Jane told police intimate photos of her were online. They told her to go to the tech companies

Instead, she was warned that researching where her photos had been shared might put her at risk of breaking the law. After she was handed a leaflet on internet safety and told to go to tech companies for help, but to…

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Two men arrested over ‘chilling’ terror plot targeting Jewish people on Yom Kippur

Two men, aged in their 30s, were arrested on suspicion of offences under Section 41 of the Terrorism Act 2000 in Newton Street on Sunday, according to the Metropolitan Police . Deputy Assistant Commissioner Vicki Evans…

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The 'walls close in' on Burnham as UK borrows £8bn more than expected amid Labour welfare splurge - leaving him facing a Budget nightmare

The public sector borrowed £18.3billion last month, up around a fifth on August 2025, as rising tax revenues failed to keep pace with Labour's spending. That was around £3billion more than expected, and £3.5billion more…

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First minister accused of moving goalposts as he says two year NHS waits will end by May

Since it entered government, in May, Plaid ministers have promised to rapidly eradicate waits of two years or more within a "matter of months", although they have never given a precise date . On Tuesday, Rhun ap Iorwerth…

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New Russian drone warning issued to British tourists in Europe

The UK Government has updated its travel advice for Romania following multiple violations of the country’s airspace and territorial waters by Russian drones in recent months. That includes some unmanned vehicles carrying…

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Four people dead in house fire: Tragedy after blaze tore through property in early hours

Six fire engines and eight firefighters scrambled to the scene of an 'intense fire which was spreading rapidly' at a semi-detached property in Bootle at 3.38am. Crew members wearing breathing apparatus rushed inside…

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ADHD and autism benefit claims soar fastest in England's wealthiest areas, analysis shows

Claims are rising fastest in wealthy neighbourhoods – reversing a long-established pattern in which disability rates have been closely linked to deprivation. In relatively affluent Runnymede, Surrey, and Bracknell…

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