Wednesday 22 May 2013
The turmoil within Liberal Democrat ranks over Lord Rennard deepened last night after Nick Clegg admitted that allegations of sexual harassment were a factor in the peer's decision to quit as the party's chief executive.
The leader of the Opposition in the Irish parliament has launched his strongest attack ever on Sinn Fein and the DUP's record in Government.
Rebel unionists Basil McCrea and John McCallister have confirmed they will form a new party.
An Assembly attempt to set up a special task force to examine the future of the Union flag flying at Stormont has collapsed.
They are a potential child killer – and are in thousands of homes in Northern Ireland.
Alliance leader David Ford says his party is firmly on the up – so much so he is eyeing a seat in Europe.
The gravest crisis of Nick Clegg's tenure as Liberal Democrat leader deepened last night after he admitted he was aware of “non-specific” allegations that a senior party official had sexually harassed women.
The UUP could throw the Executive into crisis today if it decides to oppose the extension of the controversial Welfare Reform Bill to Northern Ireland.
The fightback against the damage caused to Northern Ireland's image by the recent street protests linked to the Union flag dispute must start now, Executive Minister Arlene Foster has insisted.
A row has erupted between Stormont politicians over how many MLAs should travel to Washington to celebrate St Patrick’s Day at the taxpayers’ expense.
Two MLAs who dramatically quit the UUP last week in a row over unionist unity have opened contacts with the Conservative Party.
Basil McCrea has warned that a united unionist candidate in the upcoming Mid Ulster by-election will simply drive up Sinn Fein's vote and leave a bitter, sectarian legacy.
MLAs who did not go to ministers' question time are to be hauled before the Speaker of the House to apologise.
Sinn Fein MLA Francie Molloy has urged anyone making allegations about him to do so in public.
For Basil McCrea and John McCallister, resigning from the UUP in protest at the drift to unionist unity was the easy part.
Former Ulster Unionist Party deputy leader John McCallister has resigned from the party following the agreement with the DUP to field a joint candidate for the Mid-Ulster seat vacated by Martin McGuinness.
The Chancellor George Osborne has ordered Treasury officials to draw up plans for a Government “give-away” of Royal Bank of Scotland shares to boost the economy – and the Coalition's electoral prospects – by 2015.
The battle lines on taxation for the 2015 general election were drawn yesterday when Labour made a surprise promise to bring back a 10p starting rate of income tax.
The Ulster Unionist Party's decision to appoint of a joint unionist candidate to fight the Mid-Ulster by-election has resulted in the resignation of former deputy leader John McCallister and outspoken MLA Basil McCrea.
The son of a murdered police officer has been chosen to contest the Mid-Ulster by-election on a joint unionist ticket, it has been confirmed.
Twitter is booming as a social media destination for American teenagers who complain about too many adults and too much drama on Facebook, according to a new study about online behaviour.
The Pentagon is asking for nearly £300 million - 450 million dollars - to maintain and upgrade the Guantanamo Bay prison that President Barack Obama wants to close.
Toronto's mayor continued to avoid questions about a video purportedly showing him smoking crack cocaine, despite calls by both allies and rivals for further comment.
Tony Pulis' seven-year reign as Stoke manager has come to an end after he and the club agreed to part company by mutual consent.
Alex Corbisiero is desperate to put an injury-ravaged season behind him and reassert his position as England's first-choice loosehead prop in the upcoming fixtures against the Barbarians and Argentina.
British and Irish Lions flanker Sean O'Brien could yet play for Leinster in Saturday's RaboDirect PRO12 final after making rapid progress in his recovery from a knee injury.
Apprentice hopefuls are hoping to avoid an udder disaster as they try to cream off the biggest profit in their latest task.
Bolder joined David Bowie's backing band in 1971, appearing on classic albums including Hunky Dory and Aladdin Sane. He went on to join Uriah Heep five years later and only stopped playing with the band a few months ago, due to his poor health.
La dolce vita has arrived in Cannes thanks to a pair of films set in Italy exploring lives of affluent ennui.
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