UK’s defence secretary John Healey says covert Russian submarines have left location near UK territorial waters after being tracked for over a month

British king travels to Washington at the end of this month on crucial state visit against backdrop of political tension

For some reason that I couldn’t fathom, I felt a soft spot for the Brexity Norfolk seaside town that thinks Farage is too soft

Prosperous rural region of east England is among the areas the Reform UK leader intends to turn into a graveyard for the Tories

UK’s former deputy PM is planning a podcast series and memoir. She may be a contender if Keir Starmer flounders - and she clears up her tax issues

A reported surge in mass-going was based on soft data, but hard evidence can still be found of how keen parents are on church

UK prime minister Keir Starmer limps into Easter recess with in-tray of wars, inflation and next tranche of Peter Mandelson files

Jewish-owned ambulances are set on fire in London while Manchester mosque users stop hammer-wielding man from entering

Offshore banking has made it a wealthy haven but some on the island are worried about its future

Tánaiste says Ireland does not back Trump call for western militaries to escort oil tankers through Strait of Hormuz

UK-US ‘special relationship’ is not dead yet – but the Starmer-Trump bromance is

Simon Harris underscores support for hospitality VAT cut following comments from Fianna Fáil’s Niall Collins

Island’s level-headed debate contrasts with fractious UK. Campaigners for change feel relief but opponents fear a ‘slippery slope’

Starmer promises to change law to stop Irish women compensated for abuse from being financially penalised in Britain

As Starmer tours Ireland, critics say he is dodging scrutiny over his judgment in one of the biggest political scandals to hit Westminster in decades