Piccadilly Circus – Frank McNally on the colourful, coded history of a famous London address
An Irishman’s Diary
By the numbers: Can Boris Johnson get his deal through Westminster?
DUP votes will be important but not decisive in attempting to secure Commons majority
Boris Johnson’s crafty use of the theatre of sport eased his rise to the top
Tory leader entered the subconscious of the British public, disarming everyone as he went
Are the British really as xenophobic as they’ve been made out to be since Brexit?
Living in London for two years, I haven’t noticed any more bigotry than in other countries
Brexit: The long walk to promised land of an independent Britain
Hardcore Brexiteers remain steadfast on Sunderland to London Leave Means Leave march
‘People just want it all to end . . they just want to know if they’re in a hellhole or not’
Leave and remain voters in the Welsh town of Wrexham just want Brexit over with
Nigel Dodds a key player in finding way out of Brexit quagmire
DUP’s soft cop has become one of most powerful politicians in Westminster
The real hard border is between people who don’t want one and those who can live with one
Review: ‘A hard border wouldn’t upset me,’ says one contributor to RTÉ’s Bordering on Brexit
Conor McGregor to Brexiteers: The problematic people of the year
Peter Casey was your uncle’s angry Facebook post made flesh acting like Rodney Dangerfield
The consequences of a hard Brexit for an importer/exporter like Santa
Santa will have to use the door because after the Tories relax the child labour laws the chimneys will be crammed with urchin chimneysweeps and little matchgirls
The Great British Bake Off subtly prepares for post-Brexit living
The show’s idyllic setting sits outside the common market, part of no customs union
‘Rule me. Oh yeah, rule me good, you big dirty royal’
You say you’re not interested in the royal family, but you know you are. We know it too
Price of maintaining Belfast Agreement is eternal vigilance
Recent violence in Northern Ireland confirms peace cannot be taken for granted
Ocean’s 8 talk with Sandra Bullock, Cate Blanchett and Rihanna: The weekend’s best TV
Also the Blue Planet team chart the story of life on Earth over the course of a single day
The seven best TV shows to watch this week
Tommy Bowe’s life after rugby and Anne Robinson’s trouble with women
In a word . . . carbonated
Along came German-Swiss watchmaker Johann Jacob Schweppe who took Priestly’s invention and manufactured bottled carbonated mineral water
‘Failure’ if UK forced to extend role in customs union, says Davis
Brexit chief dismissive of possibility MPs may force his hand through Commons rebellions
People need to be patient over Brexit negotiations, says Coveney
Tánaiste says he believes British PM Theresa May wants to avoid a hard Border
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