Nicola Sturgeon to headline comedy festival show
The former First Minister will be joined by crime author Val McDermid for a night entitled “Books & Banter”....
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Government steps in over housing plan row
The housing secretary will decide if plans for 8,400 homes near Sittingbourne can go ahead....
Manchester to still get £100m levelling up cash
Ministers agree to honour the previous government’s £100m levelling up promise to Greater Manchester....
Irish general election to be officially called
Taoiseach Simon Harris is expected to announce the date for a general election later....
Europe’s leaders face up to Trump victory at Hungarian summit
Leaders meeting in Budapest will be focused on Russia’s war and fears of US isolationism....
Support for Ukraine ‘iron-clad’, PM tells Zelensky
The leaders met at a European summit in Hungary amid fears President-elect Trump might curb aid to Ukraine....
Former Defence Secretary John Nott dies aged 92
The Tory politician oversaw the recapture of the Falklands Islands and gained fame after storming out of a TV interview....
£100m cost for HS2 bat safety ‘shed’ says chairman
Sir John Thompson says the UK has a ‘genuine problem’ with major infrastructure projects....
New deals with Balkan states to target people smugglers
The agreements aim to increase intelligence sharing as part of efforts to tackle small boat crossings....
MP Mike Amesbury charged with street assault
MP Mike Amesbury is charged with assault after a video emerged of him appearing to punch a man....