An extra £2.2 billion will be spent on the UK’s defence over the next year, the Chancellor is to announce at the spring statement. Rachel Reeves will say the UK must “move quickly in a changing world” ...

Chancellor Rachel Reeves will set out how she will balance the books against a backdrop of economic stagnation.

The British Standards Institution said market participants can immediately start using the Overarching Principles Standard.

President Donald Trump has signed a sweeping executive action to overhaul elections in the United States, including requiring ...

The Queen has launched a new national honour to recognise the UK’s “reading heroes”, celebrating individuals who champion books. At a star-studded reception hosted at Clarence House on Tuesday, ...

Taoiseach Micheal Martin has accused the opposition of trying to bully and intimidate Ceann Comhairle Verona Murphy.

US vice president JD Vance said that he is joining his wife on a trip to Greenland, suggesting in an online video that global security is at stake. “We’re going to check out how things are going there ...

Democratic senator Mark Warner of Virginia denounced what he called a pattern of ‘careless, incompetent behaviour’ by the Trump administration.

Army veteran Craig Wood set sail from Mexico to begin his 80-day challenge sailing solo across the Pacific Ocean.

The UK’s borders watchdog however said the ‘threat of clandestine entry at juxtaposed ports remains high and is unrelenting’.

The Irish parliament has been adjourned for the day after controversial changes on speaking rights were voted through amid chaotic scenes. There are questions over the tenure of the speaker of the ...