Irish premier Simon Harris has hailed Bambie Thug and said it is “time to bring the Eurovision back to Ireland”. The Cork-born performer, 31, became the first Irish act to qualify for the grand final ...

The Times reported that it had seen an email to probation and prison staff saying that the scheme will be extended from 35 days to 70 days from May 23. The email said that despite ...

Shadow defence secretary John Healey told the Government it ‘can’t defeat Putin with press releases’ as he questioned the Tories’ ...

Images and footage shared on social media on Tuesday evening appeared to show long queues forming at the gates.

Members of the Queen’s University Belfast (QUB) Palestine Assembly hold a ‘sit in’ in the main Lanyon building of the campus (Niall Carson/PA) “Queen’s University Belfast is committed to freedom of ...

The organisers of the Eurovision Song Contest have said they “regret” the opening act making a political statement over the war in the Gaza Strip.

Olly Alexander has delivered his first Eurovision Song Contest performance, which featured upside-down locker room staging. Cameras were rotated to give a spinning feel to Alexander and the dancers as ...

Cases of whooping cough could reach a 40-year high in 2024, experts have warned amid a rapid rise in cases. The number of cases of whooping cough in England was higher in February than in the whole of ...

Jeremy Hunt has accused Labour of frightening pensioners with fake news stories about the proposed abolishment of national insurance. In the spring Budget, the Chancellor announced a 2p cut in ...

Paramedics were sometimes “chastised” for using higher-level PPE in callouts during the pandemic, an inquiry has heard.

The UK, US and Australia have sanctioned the Russian leader of one of the world’s most prolific ransomware groups, LockBit.

Minister for Media Catherine Martin published the Government-commissioned reviews and examinations of practices at RTE.