‘Campaign of abuse, torture’: Father and stepmother of girl (10) jailed for her murder
Sara Sharif was found dead in August 2023 at her home after what prosecutors said was a campaign of ‘serious and repeated violence’
United Kingdom
Girl (12) charged with manslaughter of pensioner in Leicester
Pensioner died after alleged assault while walking dog in park near his home
Brian Cox on costars, politics and death: ‘I feel I’ve upset a few people over the years’
Succession star Cox, who recently found out he’s 88% Irish, is often betrayed as grumpy, but he may be one of life’s great enthusiasts
Kinahan cartel, Russian ‘elites’ and Kremlin linked to multibillion euro money laundering network
UK-led Operation Destabilise investigation confirms Irish gang’s links to organised crime in Russia
MPs vote to give terminally ill in England and Wales the right to assisted death
Bill on assisted dying passes in House of Commons by wider margin than anticipated
‘I don’t know where I am going’: Manchester police criticised for mass expulsion of Traveller youths on trains
Investigation into allegations of ‘racial profiling’ after police used draconian powers to disperse Traveller and Gypsy teenagers visiting Christmas markets
Cop29 deadlocked as new €250bn finance offer comes up short
‘There is no deal to come out of Baku that will not leave a bad taste in everyone’s mouth, but we are within sight of a landing zone’
Putin threatens US and UK with new ballistic missile as Ukraine war escalates
Russian president suggests missile similar to that used against Ukrainian city of Dnipro could be used to hit Kyiv allies that gave permission to use weapons they supplied against targets in Russia
Coronation of King Charles cost at least £72 million
Cost `obscene’ and waste of taxpayers’ money, claims campaign group
Cop29 stuck with big finance gap amid claims of backsliding on fossil fuels
‘Standing still is retreat and the world will rightly judge us very harshly if this is the outcome’ warns UK’s Ed Miliband
Farmers have a point - if only they could make it more reasonably
New rules introduced by the UK government bring a quarter of farms back within inheritance tax, after three decades of being fully exempt. They’re right to be annoyed, but sympathy is waning
UK inflation climbs more than forecast on energy prices spike
Bank of England still seen as likely to keep cutting rates
Complexities of immigrant life captured in museum’s Irish exhibition, and in row over slave trader at the door
London’s Museum of the Home has a popular Irish rooms exhibit inside, and an unpopular statue outside
Believe Nothing Until it is Officially Denied: Claud Cockburn and the Invention of Guerrilla Journalism - A manic press career
Patrick Cockburn remains detached but proud of father’s career as determined, ruthless revolutionary
Amrou Al-Kadhi: ‘Drag gives you a licence to sort of scare yourself and other people. But how do you bring that into your daily life?’
The performer and award-winning author discusses why and how he made his first film, Layla, a buoyant new drama concerning a British-Palestinian drag queen
Motivations of the Irish who served in the first World War were complicated
Many were from the vanished tribe of Catholic ‘loyalists’ who saw no contradiction between their faith, desire for Home Rule and loyalty to the British Empire
Just Eat guy was on the clock and no war memorial service was going to stop him
London Letter: Remembrance Sunday is when elites pay respects at the Cenotaph but Armistice Day is different
Cop29: UK attempts to become global leader on climate with new emissions target for 2035
Starmer commits to cutting emissions by 81% at climate summit overshadowed by Trump election win
Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby resigns over abuse scandal
Spiritual leader of 85 million Anglicans faced calls to step down after report found he took insufficient action to stop serial abuser
Jonathan Coe: ‘The morning after the election felt like waking up in a safe room, having been in an abusive relationship for 14 years’
Following the release of his latest novel, The Proof of My Innocence, the author discusses his ‘stylistic homecoming’, the evolution of Liz Truss and why he’s spending more time with his ‘imaginary friends’
Kemi Badenoch brings sass and confidence as leader of Conservative Party
London-born, Nigeria-raised daughter of middle-class immigrant parents is first black woman to lead major political party in Britain
I moved to London certain that I’d eventually return home. Now, I’ve settled
This Dubliner has seen a lot of change happen in London, but when will she come back to Ireland?
‘We’re in uncharted territory’: Why the forgotten threat of nuclear war presents real and present danger
With the Doomsday Clock set at 90 seconds to midnight, the US and Russia’s Cold War stand-off seems quaint in retrospect
Kemi Badenoch elected new leader of UK Tories
Badenoch, now the first black leader of a major UK party, defeated Robert Jenrick
Son of Kinahan gang leader Thomas Kavanagh admits gun plot to help father
Jack Kavanagh (24) pleaded guilty to two charges of conspiracy to possess a firearm
Outgoing Coalition has serious amount of work to do to persuade voters
Governing parties need to convince electorate that they can deal with persistent problems such as housing and infrastructure
Bank of Ireland pauses new UK car finance offers after shock industry ruling
Bank’s UK car finance arm Northridge Finance pauses new lending ‘for a short period’ following court of appeals ruling relating to existence and size of commissions
Students from Republic missing out on UK places because of junior cycle marking
Everyone wants senior cycle reform to succeed, but if junior cycle is an indication, there are real grounds for concern
King Charles acknowledges Commonwealth’s ‘painful’ history amid growing calls for slavery reparations at summit
African and Caribbean nations are advocating for reparations over the UK’s role in the slave trade, as 56 countries meet in Samoa
Birmingham airport services ‘returning to normal’ after earlier evacuation
Minimal disruption to Irish flights following police investigation into reports of suspicious vehicle
Two migrants die after boat sinks in English Channel, French coastguard says
So far this year, 47 deaths have been reported by coastguard, including a baby
Housing shortage sends property prices rocketing in east London’s hipster heaven
London Letter: Tech workers pay big sums to rent small houses built in the shadows of Guinness Trust blocks of affordable homes
Passenger killed and 15 people injured after two trains crash in Wales
‘Low-speed collision’ took place on Monday night near village of Llanbrynmair, close to a passing loop on single-track line
UK police officer who shot Chris Kaba acquitted of murder
Incident led to protests among London’s black community
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