John Prescott dies aged 86 after battle with Alzheimer’s
Former deputy prime minister John Prescott has died aged 86 following a battle with Alzheimer’s disease, his family has announced. The Labour peer passed away peacefully at his care home,…
B.C. port union files constitutional challenge of back-to-work order
The union representing port supervisors in British Columbia is formally challenging the legal and constitutional authority of the federal labour minister to order them back to work. In a legal…
What to know about Trump’s NATO ambassador pick Matt Whitaker
Donald Trump says he has chosen his former acting U.S. attorney general Matt Whitaker to serve as U.S. ambassador to NATO, the bedrock Western alliance that the president-elect has expressed…
Actress Tamzin Outhwaite joins Strictly Come Dancing Christmas special line-up
Actress Tamzin Outhwaite has said she cannot wait to “immerse myself in all things glitter and sequins” as she joins the Strictly Come Dancing Christmas special line-up. The 54-year-old, known…
Pension system overhaul secretly scrapped by Labour in ‘pot for life’ U-turn
Labour is understood to have scrapped the previously announced pension “pot for life” initiative for retirement savers. The proposal was brought forward by then-Chancellor Jeremy Hunt under the Conservative Government…
Former UTV political editor and journalist Ken Reid dies aged 69
Former UTV political editor Ken Reid has died. In a statement, his family confirmed he had died aged 69. He is survived by his wife Liz, their children and grandchildren.…
Loyalist paramilitary group flags education and employment issues in meeting with Gordon Lyons, leaving MLAs ‘concerned’
Serious concerns have been raised about the Loyalist Communities Council (LCC) “informing government policy” at Stormont.
‘He should know better’: Britons from Keir Starmer’s hometown question PM after he told GB News ‘my first job was on a farm’
Locals in the leafy Surrey village of Hurst Green have delivered their verdict on Sir Keir Starmer’s prime ministerial tenure so far after he gave GB News an insight into…
TV interview with Salisbury suspects was shocking and welcome, says officer
An interview on Russian television with suspects in the Salisbury poisonings was “shocking” and “welcome”, a senior police officer has said. Alexander Petrov and Ruslan Boshirov denied being the culprits…
Iraq begins first nationwide population census in decades
Iraq has begun its first nationwide population census in decades, in a move to modernise data collection and planning in a country long affected by conflict and political divisions. The…