The records from the National Archives in Dublin show that the SDLP and the Irish government were heavily against the idea.

Airbnb has activated artificial intelligence-powered tools to help spot and block unauthorised and disruptive New Year’s Eve parties being organised via the platform. The property booking platform ...

The UK will be “brighter” on Sunday, ahead of a blast of snow and rain towards New Year’s Eve, the Met Office has said. Highs of 12C are expected in Exeter, Devon, with 10C across other parts of the ...

The CrowdStrike outages, which brought infrastructure around the world to a standstill, placed new focus on IT supply chains.

The General Election was “particularly difficult for quite a number of colleagues”, Commons Leader Lucy Powell has said, as she expressed concerns about the “personalisation of targeted abuse”. Ms ...

The Sunday Times reports Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson said middle-class families support proposals to introduce VAT on private school fees. SUNDAY TIMES: Middle classes support VAT on ...

A man and woman have been charged with the murder of 50-year-old Mark Dorrian in Newtownards. Mr Dorrian died in hospital after he was found unconscious with head injuries at a property in the West ...

Luke Littler struggled to hit top form but still did enough to ease into the last 16 of the World Darts Championship with a 4-1 win over Ian White at Alexandra Palace. The 17-year-old survived a ...

Eddie Howe wants even more from in-form Newcastle striker Alexander Isak. The 25-year-old Sweden international took his goal tally for the season to 12 in the 3-0 Boxing Day win over Aston Villa at St ...

The accident happened on the same crossing between Miami and Orlando in Florida where three people have already died this year.

A third person has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a man was hit by a car after an argument in a bar on Christmas Day. Police were called to reports of the disturbance outside The Gate ...

Dame Judi Dench has revealed the apple tree she planted in honour of her friend Dame Maggie Smith bore fruit on the day of the actress’s funeral. Oscar-winning actress Dame Maggie, known for prominent ...