Liz Kendall said people have a ‘responsibility’ to engage with training or employment programmes and will lose financial support if they do ...

The Work and Pensions Secretary said she would not criticise the health and justice secretaries for their interventions on the issue.

The All Party Group on Reducing Harm Relating to Gambling said legislation is behind that in the rest of the UK and Ireland.

More than 100 flood warnings and alerts have been issued across the country, with homes flooded and landslides reported.

The worst of the storm has passed but there is still a risk of fallen trees and travel disruption in some counties.

Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall has said Nato countries are involved in a “hidden cyber war” with Russia. Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster Pat McFadden will warn in a major speech next ...

Irish premier Simon Harris has said it is “entirely possible” that there will be a united Ireland in his lifetime. The Taoiseach made the comments during an interview with Sky News on Sunday, during ...

Another weather warning has been issued and more than 200 flood alerts are in place in the UK as Storm Bert continues to sweep across the country. The Met Office said there is potential for fast ...

Ireland’s Climate Minister has said the Cop29 agreement struck late on Saturday is “far from perfect”, but is a foundation that can be built on in an uncertain world. Eamon Ryan, the former Green ...

Woolery told The Philadelphia Inquirer in 2003 that his favourite set of lovebirds was a man aged 91 and a woman aged 87. He recalled: “She had so much eye make-up on, she looked like a stolen ...

The clean-up operation gets underway today in the aftermath of Storm Bert, which caused widespread flooding in and around Ramsbottom. The River Irwell burst its banks and the drains could not cope ...

Chelsea boss Enzo Maresca says there is even more to come from Nicolas Jackson. The Senegal forward made it seven goals in 12 Premier League games this season when he opened the scoring in Saturday’s ...