1+ hour, 53+ min ago   (315+ words) Angela Rayner has brushed off Donald Trump’s backing for a united Ireland, saying the Government remains committed to the Good Friday Agreement. The US president triggered a diplomatic row on Saturday by claiming during a visit to Dublin that Irish…...

24+ min ago   (486+ words) US President Donald Trump’s remarks in support of Irish unity reflect the “broad north American sentiment”, former Sinn Féin leader Gerry Adams has said. Mr Adams welcomed Mr Trump’s remarks but stated that Taoiseach Micheál Martin had “put himself outside…...

45+ min ago   (401+ words) Civilians were killed and injured overnight as Russia and Ukraine continued to attack each other with waves of drones. Two people died when Ukrainian drones struck Nizhnekamsk, a city in Tatarstan, according to local officials, while Ukrainian authorities reported Russian…...

1+ hour, 29+ min ago   (539+ words) Angela Rayner said she was pleased AI companies are “talking about the threats as well as the opportunities” after Elon Musk and Sam Altman backed a call for the industry to slow down development. It comes after Anthropic boss Dario…...

2+ hour, 10+ min ago   (451+ words) A referendum on Scottish independence is “not off the table”, a senior minister has said, despite comments from the Prime Minister. Separation from the UK was thrust into the fore again this week after Andy Burnham said in the House…...

7+ hour, 32+ min 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…...

14+ hour, 43+ min ago   (323+ words) US officials secretly flew an American diplomat accused of possessing indecent images of children out of the UK without telling British police, it has been reported. According to The Sun, US authorities raided the diplomat’s London flat last month, seizing…...

16+ hour, 22+ min ago   (342+ words) Elon Musk and Sam Altman have backed a call from the boss of Anthropic for the artificial intelligence (AI) industry to “slow down” to give safety measures time to catch up. In an essay titled We Must Pace the Frontier,…...

2+ day, 4+ hour ago   (567+ words) Plans to bring two critically injured children from Gaza to Northern Ireland for urgent medical treatment are in doubt as it is not clear whether DUP ministers will support the move. Health minister Robbie Butler is currently considering the plans,…...

2+ day, 14+ hour ago   (1055+ words) Terror “still knocks at the door of democracy”, Andy Burnham has warned as he expressed the nation’s unity with the US on the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks that shocked the world. With ceremonies being held either side of the Atlantic…...