Pay parity policy undermining public services, research suggests

The Stormont Executive has a policy of "pay parity" which means it aims to match annual percentage pay increases agreed in England. That has placed pressure on the Stormont budget because the unique structure and size of…

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Exclusive: Inside Apple's 'state-of-the art' music venue in Battersea Power Station

The Standard got an exclusive first look at the intimate, high-tech concert hall Over the past few months, Apple has been secretly constructing its first-ever music venue right under our noses. Or, more accurately, right…

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Normandy migrant dinghy heading for UK after 24 hours at sea

The dinghy left the Normandy coast on Monday morning (PA) PA Wire News Briefings Get our award-winning daily news email featuring exclusive stories, opinion and expert analysis I would like to be emailed about offers…

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Arsenal handed surprise boost by international break schedule

Read our privacy notice . Mikel Arteta will be watching on nervously as his Arsenal players fly off for the three-week international break. With the September and October breaks merged into one extended set of…

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How dare boomers like me mock young people over their job-interview style

Anyone who didn’t stride in purposefully was not going to get a job with him. This, by the way, was a man who fired someone because he saw them walking too slowly to the photocopier. Yes, different days, all right. I…

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Putin and his mate joke about who is the biggest dictator

Lukashenko has ruled Belarus , one of Russia ’s neighbouring countries, since 1994, with questions raised over alleged rigged elections. Meanwhile, Putin has been in charge of Russia since 2012, having previously served…

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Nigella Lawson, the £15m cook who convinced the world she’s just like us

Lawson follows Mary Berry and Prue Leith into the tent as it enters its 17th series. She will appear alongside presenters Alison Hammond and Noel Fielding and co-judge Paul Hollywood , who coined the progression of…

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'A sad outcome' - Administrators appointed to Glens of Antrim Potatoes

The company operates from sites in Cushendall and Ballymena and employs 95 staff, most of whom have lost their jobs. Stuart Irwin, Ian Leonard and Robin Coughlin from Interpath were appointed joint administrators on…

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No regular contact with pair held in Iran, family say

Lindsay and Craig Foreman, who were sentenced to 10 years in jail over espionage charges which they deny, were promised family contact after they ended hunger strikes , but there had not been regular calls since, they…

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The truth about UK prisons and organised crime: ‘They’re your good lads. Respectful. Keep their noses clean’

In that time, she has seen a Conservative government finally admit to an overcrowding crisis that had tipped over the edge. (It was in October 2023 that the early release scheme was devised; by May 2024, the Tories had…

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