The Irish Public Health Service, the HSE, announced this morning that it was temporarily shutting down the IT system following a "significant ransomware attack". Due to the attack, appointments were canceled in many hospitals.more
Former British Prime Minister David Cameron admitted that as an advisor to Greensill Capital, he earned much more than as head of government, but argued that lobbying for it was not driven by his own income, but acted in the public interest.more
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has obtained the annulment of a court order for payment that was issued on his alleged £ 535 debt on a defamation charge, it said Thursday.more
Boris Johnson has come under fire from experts and bereaved families for delaying until spring 2022 the newly announced public inquiry into the government’s handling of the coronavirus pandemicmore
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has an unpaid debt of 535 pounds ($756.12) court records showed on Wednesday, although his office said they would ask for the ruling to be removed from his record as it was “without merit”.more
Boris Johnson has for the first time put a loose timeframe on launching a full public inquiry into the government’s handling of the coronavirus crisis, saying it would start in this session of parliament.more
The government has set out a plan for "unleashing our nation's full potential", as the UK recovers from the coronavirus pandemic. The Queen unveiled the government's programme for the coming year, in her first major public engagement since the death of the Duke of Edinburgh.more
Sir Keir Starmer was under fresh pressure on Monday as new data showed Labour could lose a second by-election. After a hammer blow defeat in Hartlepool, Labour must battle a fresh by-election in Batley and Spen where figures already indicate voters swinging towards the Conservatives.more
"I promise to do my utmost to repay that trust by working faithfully and tirelessly over the next three years to stand up for London and to deliver on the pledges I’ve made" - the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan has said, as he signed in to begin his second term in office.more
Whether British Prime Minister Boris Johnson correctly declared how his 2019 Caribbean vacation was paid is under investigation, Parliamentary Standards Commissioner Kathryn Stone confirmed today.more
The most significant loosening of restrictions introduced in connection with the coronavirus epidemic since the beginning of the year began in Ireland.more
Votes have been counted in the 2021 local elections in Barnsley and the ruling Labour group has ended the day with the same number of seats as it began.more
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has invited the leaders of the devolved nations to a summit on how "Team UK" can recover from the pandemic. It follows the SNP's fourth Scottish Parliament election win in a row and Labour's win in the Welsh Parliament.more
Prince Michael of Kent was willing to use his royal status for personal profit, and provide access to Russian President Vladimir Putin's regime, a Sunday Times and Channel 4 report says.
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Nicola Sturgeon has hailed the SNP's "historic and extraordinary" fourth consecutive victory in the Scottish Parliament election. The party finished on 64 seats - one short of a majority but one more than it won in 2016.more
Labour's Sadiq Khan has won a second term as London's mayor, beating Conservative rival Shaun Bailey. He won 55.2% of the popular vote, after entering a run-off with Mr Bailey when neither managed to secure a majority in the first round of voting.more
The UK still counts the votes cast in Thursday's local elections in England and in the Scottish Parliament. The most important question now is whether the Scottish National Party (SNP) will have an absolute majority.more
The fishing dispute around Jersey - for which the UK and France have sent two patrol boats there - has so far been resolved, but disagreements over fishing conditions after Brexit may continue in the future.more
The ruling Conservative Party won the by-election to the House of Commons in Hartlepool, North East England, taking over another of the recent Labor bastions in that part of the country, it was announced this morning.more
Britain has granted full diplomatic status to the European Union's ambassador in London, ending a dispute that has strained relations between the two sides after Brexit.more
The Constitution of May 3 is an important contribution to the European heritage and should be an inspiration for the whole of Europe, wrote President of the Republic of Poland Andrzej Duda in a text published yesterday in the British magazine "The Critic".more
G7 foreign ministers have hit out at China and Russia - but failed to establish any concrete actions against them. Following two days of meetings in London, the seven nations said China, Russia and the COVID-19 pandemic are the world's biggest current threats.more
Senior Labour figures have backed Sir Keir Starmer as he faces pressure from the left of the party to “consider his position” if he fails to make progress in red wall areas today.more
