Secretary of state Hilary Benn has brought fresh harmony to Stormont by uniting Sinn Féin and the DUP against him. In a ...

TARPON SPRINGS — The location of two public art pieces honoring Bahamian spongers is set to be reviewed anew. About two years ago, the artworks were initially considered to celebrate Black Heritage ...

The State’s largest public service trade union is seeking to engage with Civil Service management with a view to “preventing ...

Health Minister Mike Nesbitt has warned Secretary of State Hilary Benn not to view the Northern Ireland public as "spongers". Mr Nesbitt was hitting back at comments made on Tuesday by the ...

The British government refused a bid by unionist parties in Northern Ireland to exempt the region from some European Union rules, a move that risks angering groups who favor stronger ties with the ...

London Rejects Northern Irish Unionist Request to Use Emergency Brake on EU Label Law By Amanda Ferguson BELFAST (Reuters) - The British government on Monday rejected an attempt to trigger the ...

The UK government has refused a request by Stormont’s unionist parties to trigger a post-Brexit mechanism, known as the Stormont Brake, to prevent a European Union law coming into force in ...

Unionists sought to trigger brake for first time London to instead consult on UK-wide chemical regime DUP says decision not to proceed a "grave mistake" BELFAST, Jan 20 (Reuters) - The British ...

The government's decision not to activate the so-called Stormont brake has been described as "wrong" and "utter foolishness" by the largest unionist party in Northern Ireland. The Democratic ...

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Here we examine what a renewed UK-EU relationship could look like, including the contentious issues of a youth mobility scheme and a new customs union. Labour's election-winning manifesto promised ...

Sinn Fein has said it was a “missed opportunity” not to include a unionist senator in the Taoiseach’s 11 nominees. Senator Conor Murphy, Stormont’s former economy minister, said Micheál ...