‘I remember actually choking back the tears’: Former civil service chief on GFA, the ‘heady days’ of early devolution and what the future holds for Northern Ireland

David Sterling, former head of the NI civil service, tells David McCann about being left in charge of government, how we were just days from being sent water bills, and whether he really believes devo ...

Is Cornwall about to lose its independence bid?

But Cornwall wants devolution without being forced into a marriage with Devon. Cornwall celebrated St Piran's Day earlier ...
Opinion

Newton Emerson: Why is the DUP supping the ‘Devil’s buttermilk’ with the drinks industry?

Our Saturday columnist offers his inimitable take on the stories making the news headlines this week ...
Opinion

'We Must Renew Our Democracy – And Act Against Those Who Seek To Divide Us'

Writing for HuffPost UK, Labour MP Rachel Blake says one upcoming bill will help rebuild trust in politics.

Absence of religious fervour in debate about Sunday shopping in North is suspicious

The classic image of Sunday closure in Northern Ireland is of unionist councils chaining up playground swing in the 1960s – ...
Opinion

The Guardian view on a recovering NHS: public confidence has risen, but not enough

Editorial: Wes Streeting pronounced the UK’s health system ‘broken’. An upbeat survey does not mean that it is fixed ...

What’s at stake for UK in May’s elections: six key questions

Reform, Plaid Cymru, the SNP and the Greens are all banking on big gains and nationwide repercussions ...
Belfast News Letter on MSN

Football banning orders 'unlawful' in Northern Ireland due to 'epic blunder' by Stormont's justice department

Powers to ban hooligans from local football grounds have been branded “unlawful” due to Stormont having failed to update them ...
South Wales Argus

Four UK nations commit to new pandemic preparedness principles

A new set of UK-wide pandemic preparedness principles has been published. The principles, developed jointly by all four UK ...

Plaid Cymru ‘planning for Welsh independence by stealth’

Wales is facing “independence by stealth” if Plaid Cymru wins control of the Senedd, opponents have warned. The Welsh ...
Belfast News Letter on MSN

Legacy probes draining PSNI resources, says DUP leader, amid fears over force's capacity to tackle violence against women and girls

The PSNI is struggling to police the present while also tackling legacy issues of the past, Gavin Robinson has said, after ...
BBC News

Obituary: Lord Callaghan

Leonard James (Jim) Callaghan was born and brought up in poor circumstances in Portsmouth, the son of a naval chief petty ...