Irish premier Simon Harris has hailed Bambie Thug and said it is “time to bring the Eurovision back to Ireland”. The Cork-born performer, 31, became the first Irish act to qualify for the grand final ...

The Times reported that it had seen an email to probation and prison staff saying that the scheme will be extended from 35 days to 70 days from May 23. The email said that despite ...

Images and footage shared on social media on Tuesday evening appeared to show long queues forming at the gates.

Members of the Queen’s University Belfast (QUB) Palestine Assembly hold a ‘sit in’ in the main Lanyon building of the campus (Niall Carson/PA) “Queen’s University Belfast is committed to freedom of ...

Cases of whooping cough could reach a 40-year high in 2024, experts have warned amid a rapid rise in cases. The number of cases of whooping cough in England was higher in February than in the whole of ...

The UK, US and Australia have sanctioned the Russian leader of one of the world’s most prolific ransomware groups, LockBit.

Jeremy Hunt has accused Labour of frightening pensioners with fake news stories about the proposed abolishment of national insurance. In the spring Budget, the Chancellor announced a 2p cut in ...

Paramedics were sometimes “chastised” for using higher-level PPE in callouts during the pandemic, an inquiry has heard.

Ian Gelder, who starred as Kevan Lannister in the fantasy drama series Games Of Thrones, has died aged 74 – five months after being diagnosed with bile duct cancer.

Apple has unveiled a new range of iPads in what the company’s boss Tim Cook called the “biggest day for iPad since its introduction”. The US tech giant announced two new versions of its top-end iPad ...

Britain is set to bask in some warmer weather after the bank holiday washout – with temperatures expected to hit highs of 25C this weekend. Forecasters say temperatures will continue to build in ...

The boss of P&O Ferries has admitted to paying the firm’s workers as little as £4.87 per hour, nearly two years on from a scandal which saw it branded “pirates” for laying off hundreds of staff ...