Wednesday 22 May 2013
Baroness Shirley Williams said fellow Liberal Democrat peer Lord Rennard, who is currently being investigated for allegations of sexual harrassment, is "absolutely selfless" and at worst guilty of "misbehaving".
The DUP's Gregory Campbell has agreed to hand back more than £60,000 worth of profits from a taxpayer-funded home, Westminster's expenses watchdog has revealed.
A proposed ban on Assembly members double-jobbing as Westminster MPs is among the measures set out in the Queen's Speech.
Stormont ministers have cancelled today's Executive meeting, ducking a number of key anticipated decisions.
Finance Minister Sammy Wilson has denied personally killing off important free speech protections by withdrawing them from the Executive agenda.
The Government's plans for stricter immigration controls have been outlined by the Queen at the State Opening of Parliament.
Alliance leader David Ford MLA has paid tribute to one of Northern Ireland’s longest serving public representatives, former Alliance councillor Jim McBriar.
Nigel Evans spoke yesterday of his "trauma" of facing allegations of rape and disclosed a former ITV Coronation Street star had helped him escape the "media circus" that followed his arrest.
The controversial former Tory MP Neil Hamilton is being lined up to head Ukip’s list of candidates for the June 2014 European elections, party sources have claimed.
The Good Friday Agreement is "flawed and elitist" but will not be derailed by the forthcoming 1916 commemorations or the threat from dissidents, according to historian Professor Paul Bew.
House of Commons Deputy Speaker Nigel Evans will give up chairing MPs' debates temporarily as he fights allegations of rape and sexual assault relating to two men.
David Cameron is under growing pressure to defy his Liberal Democrat coalition partners and stage a referendum on Europe before the next General Election.
Labour coasted to a comfortable victory in the South Shields by-election, with the UK Independence Party finishing in a strong second place.
An extra count centre is to be introduced in Northern Ireland to avoid a repeat of the chaos which followed a marathon wait for results in 2011.
Changes to Belfast City Council boundaries are likely to make the City Hall nationalist-controlled, unionists say.
The DUP has quit its campaign to have the Union flag flown at the Cenotaph in the grounds of Belfast City Hall.
Peter Robinson and Martin McGuinness are preparing to ditch their long-delayed strategy for tackling sectarianism in the near future, according to senior Stormont sources.
A dedication ceremony at Belfast City Hall for former UDR officers will finally go ahead — five years after it was originally proposed.
Health Minister Edwin Poots has come under strong attack in the Assembly over the ongoing crisis at Antrim Area Hospital’s accident and emergency unit.
A bid to legalise same-sex marriage in Northern Ireland has failed.
David Cameron is facing a fresh bout of Tory strife after the coalition's plans to introduce gay marriage cleared the Commons.
Around 600 Afghan interpreters are to be offered the chance to settle in Britain after an apparent coalition rethink.
Most typical household electricity bills in Northern Ireland will increase by £90 a year from July 1.
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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