Inflation back at 40-year high as food prices soar
Inflation last month returned to the 40-year high it hit earlier this summer after food prices soared.
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said Consumer...
What is the pensions triple lock?
With inflation at its highest in 40 years uncertainty surrounds the pensions triple lock.
Here is a look at how the triple lock normally works...
UK/EU trade down, says Ireland’s Economic and Social Research Institute
Trade from the UK to the EU is down 16% compared to if Brexit had not happened, research has found.
Ireland has had a...
Belfast actor Ciarán Hinds urges PM Liz Truss to ditch Northern Ireland legacy Bill
Oscar-nominated actor Ciarán Hinds has urged Prime Minister Liz Truss to scrap the British government’s controversial legacy Bill.
The Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation)...
Average UK house price falling
The average UK house price edged down in September, from a record high recorded in August, according to the Halifax.
House prices have been largely...
Body of Neasden woman, 71, found bound with parcel tape, court told
A couple have appeared at the Old Bailey accused of tying up and killing an elderly woman and then taking more than £14,000 of...
MoD accused of running down the clock by delays as it waits for law...
The Ministry of Defence has been accused of “deliberately delaying” a fresh inquest into the death of a man in Derry in 1978 as...
Government U-turn on scrapping 45p tax rate for richest people in Britain
Embattled Prime Minister Liz Truss and her Chancellor of the Exchequer Kwasi Kwarteng say they are abandoning their unpopular plan to abolish the top...
‘Flying’ ferry unveiled by Belfast firm
Zero-emission vessel uses hydrofoil to lift above the waves.
Design plans for a zero emission 100 per cent electric “flying” ferry have been unveiled.
The EF-24...
Ireland’s ambassador to UK urges negotiations to resolve Brexit protocol issues
Ireland’s newly arrived ambassador Martin Fraser, formerly Ireland’s most senior civil servant and the individual who led the country’s response to Covid, spoke at...