British author Samantha Harvey has become the first woman since 2019 to win the Booker Prize. Her book Orbital, about astronauts looking down at Earth, was named as the winner of the £50,000 prize and ...

Tributes have been paid to Mr Duhan, 74, who had written songs recorded by artists such as Christy Moore, The Dubliners and Mary Black.

Richard Gittins told Sky News that bishops ‘who kept the stories to themselves’ should now be held accountable.

The King and Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer both have roles to play in the process of appointing the new archbishop.

The Commons heard calls for the bishops to focus on matters in their ministries rather than on the running of the country.

Sinn Fein president Mary Lou McDonald has accused Fine Gael and Fianna Fail of treating her party’s voters as second-class citizens. Ms McDonald suggested her rivals’ outright dismissal of Sinn Fein ...

An environmental group has told a court a “substantive error of law” was made when consent was granted for new oil and gas fields in Scottish waters. Greenpeace and Uplift have jointly raised a legal ...

Dilshad Shamo, 41, and Ali Khdir, 40, both from Caerphilly, are accused of unlawfully moving hundreds of people through Europe.

A woman who claims she was raped by Irish mixed martial arts fighter Conor McGregor suffered serious physical and psychological injuries as a result of the alleged attack, a court in Dublin has heard.

Under the plans, starting next month, women will be pinged reminders that the are due or overdue an appointment for breast screening.

During his 11 years as Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby has presided over royal weddings and funerals while also trying to keep a divided Anglican Communion together. But it was a scandal which ...

Actress Dame Imelda Staunton has said she “absolutely adored” portraying the late Queen Elizabeth II as she received her royal title at Windsor Castle. The 68-year-old, who earned Bafta TV and Golden ...