Young people will lose their benefits if they refuse to take up work and training opportunities, a Cabinet minister has said ahead of announcing measures to cut the welfare bill.

Downing Street has indicated the Israeli prime minister faces detention if he enters Britain after an international arrest warrant was issued ...

A HUGE road closure is in force on the A49 after Storm Bert caused heavy flooding. National Highways, which is responsible for the trunk road, said the A49 is closed in both directions between Church ...

The All Party Group on Reducing Harm Relating to Gambling said legislation is behind that in the rest of the UK and Ireland.

The Work and Pensions Secretary said she would not criticise the health and justice secretaries for their interventions on the issue.

Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall has said Nato countries are involved in a “hidden cyber war” with Russia. Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster Pat McFadden will warn in a major speech next ...

The worst of the storm has passed but there is still a risk of fallen trees and travel disruption in some counties.

Liz Kendall said people have a ‘responsibility’ to engage with training or employment programmes and will lose financial support if they do ...

More than 100 flood warnings and alerts have been issued across the country, with homes flooded and landslides reported.

Towering back-row forward Cormac Izuchukwu felt a “foot taller” pulling on the Ireland Test jersey for the first time following a restless night ahead of his international debut. The 6ft 7in Ulster ...

The Fine Gael leader said it is his and his party’s aspiration for there to be a united Ireland, but it is not a priority for him.

Woolery told The Philadelphia Inquirer in 2003 that his favourite set of lovebirds was a man aged 91 and a woman aged 87. He recalled: “She had so much eye make-up on, she looked like a stolen ...