It comes after reports that GAA president Jarlath Burns had criticised Gordon Lyons for not attending a senior-level GAA match. Sport falls within the responsibilities of the Department of Communities ...

Former Metropolitan Police officer David Carrick has appeared at the Old Bailey accused of multiple sex attacks on a woman and a teenage girl. The 50-year-old has previously denied two counts of rape, ...

Millions of people in South Asia are celebrating Holi, the Hindu festival of colours, by wearing bright powder, dancing and feasting on traditional sweets. The raucous spring festival sees Hindus take ...

Police in Glasgow will be given greater stop-and-search powers ahead of and after Sunday’s Old Firm game.

Berkeley Group has said home sales are improving but warned buyers need confidence that interest rates will fall and the economy will stabilise. The housebuilder said in its latest trading update that ...

The public are encouraged to use mobile phone apps to report issues the police, and drones are also used for surveillance.

The crew of HMS Lancaster – which works out of Bahrain – recovered 340kg of heroin and 83kg of methamphetamine.

Asda has cut fuel prices by 4p per litre at all its forecourts, the retailer said, amid a drop in wholesale costs. The price reduction applies to petrol and diesel at all Asda and Asda Express branded ...

China has ordered banks and other financial institutions to encourage more consumer financing and use of credit cards as part of a campaign to get people to spend more.

Rachel Reeves has doubled down on the need to reform the welfare system, insisting the Government must “get a grip” on it amid concerns from Labour MPs about the impact of expected cuts to the budget.

Figures revealed a surprise contraction in the economy in January, in a blow to Rachel Reeves ahead of her spring statement.

Representatives of China, Russia and Iran have called for an end to US sanctions on Iran over its rapidly advancing nuclear programme and urged new multinational talks on the issue. The talks are the ...