A serial conman who pretended his family died in the Grenfell Tower fire to obtain about £12,500 meant for the victims has been sentenced to 21 months in prison.more
"If NI stays in single market, the case for Scotland also doing so is not just an academic 'us too' argument - it becomes a practical necessity. Otherwise we will be at a massive relative disadvantage when it comes to attracting jobs and investment", writes Nicola Sturgeon on Twitter.more
EU migrants should not be given preferential access to Britain after Brexit in order to give all people "equal chance" to come to the UK, according to leading Brexiteer Andrea Leadsom.more
Brussels is demanding that Theresa May submit to powers allowing the European Union to ground flights, suspend single market access and impose trade tariffs on the UK during the Brexit transition period.more
The Ceann Comhairle, Seán Ó Fearghaíl, along with Senator Ivana Bacik, Chair of the Political Steering Group for Vótáil100, today formally launched the Houses of the Oireachtas programme of events to mark 100 years of suffrage.more
The High Court is set to rule on a unique extradition case in the coming weeks regarding a Polish man who is wanted in his own country in connection with alleged drug trafficking offences. Artur Celmer has been living in Ireland for 10 years. He has now been in custody for the past nine months pending three separate extradition orders served against him by his home country.more
Italy heads to the polls next month to vote in a crowded general election - against a backdrop of populist gains in Europe - and the shadow of ex-leader Silvio Berlusconi still looms large.more
Theresa May's first official visit to China has been long in the making, but when the prime minister finally met Xi Jinping, the leader of the world's second largest economy, the most talked-about moment was how she and her husband had remarked that they enjoyed the same tea at home as was served by the president.more
Ambassador of the Republic of Poland to London Arkady Rzegocki, in a letter to the editorial staff of the British Telegraph, defends the amended Act on the Institute of National Remembrance.more
A post-Brexit immigration policy should include a deep cut in the number of low-skilled European migrants coming to work in Britain, with the priority given to only those willing to work antisocial hours, a leading centre-right thinktank has urged ministers.more
A bullish US President Donald Trump has proclaimed a "new American moment" as he delivered his maiden State of the Union speech to Congress. In a primetime address, the Republican leader said he was "extending an open hand" to Democrats to work together.more
A government minister launched an attack on his own civil servants today, accusing them of producing a substandard analysis of the economic impact of Brexit.more
Theresa May has responded to questions about her future as prime minister, saying "I'm not a quitter." Speaking before arriving in China on a trade mission, she referred to Brexit and the "domestic agenda", adding "there is a long-term job to be done".more
The government's new analysis of the impact of Brexit says the UK would be worse off outside the European Union under every scenario modelled, BuzzFeed News can reveal.more
Celebrities, activists and politicians are rallying for the "biggest protest in British history" on London's streets against Donald Trump's visit to the UK.more
Britain's top Brexit official says European Union citizens will remain free to settle in the U.K for about two years after the country leaves the bloc in 2019.more
Poland's lawmakers approved a law that will phase out Sunday shopping by the year 2020 despite criticism that it may eliminate thousands of jobs. The bill will be voted by President Andrzej Duda tomorrow.more
The U.K. wants to continue benefitting from the EU's free-trade agreements with other countries during the post-Brexit transition, and will seek an "appropriate process for this temporary period" to ensure it still has a say in any rule changes that affect its interests during that time, Brexit Secretary David Davis said.more
