Communities Minister Gordon Lyons said he had concerns but warned Stormont does not have the resources to mitigate all the changes.

Benefit reforms branded the biggest shake-up to the welfare system in a generation will create a “pro-work system”, the Government has said. But charities have argued the proposed changes are “immoral ...

Oscar winner Gwyneth Paltrow has defended the Duchess of Sussex setting up a lifestyle brand, saying that “everybody deserves an attempt at everything that they want to try”. The actress turned ...

Northern Ireland’s First Minister has been criticised for not going to Washington while Irish leaders visited ahead of St Patrick’s Day.

An international panel working for Letby’s defence said bad medical care and and natural causes were the reasons for the collapses and deaths.

Ms Kallas – who also serves as vice president of the European Commission – is also due to meet Defence Secretary John Healey.

Bosses at Tata Steel UK and British Steel said customers are ‘spooked’ after the US imposed tariffs on steel imports earlier this month.

A thief who joined three family members in breaking into the home of Premier League star Alexander Isak and stealing his sports car, jewellery worth £68,000 and up to £10,000 in cash has been ...

Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall said the current social security system is “failing the very people it is supposed to help and holding our country back”.

A woman in her twenties has died and two people have been injured after they were hit by a van in central London. The Metropolitan Police said they were called to the crash near the Strand at 11.41am ...

Two women who have accused actor Noel Clarke of making sexualised comments to them have said they never made complaints at the time for fear of harming their burgeoning careers, the High Court has ...

The inquiry was launched after the deaths in Scottish hospitals of newborns Leo Lamont, Ellie McCormick and Mira-Belle Bosch.