UNTIL now, whenever I’ve tried to explain what I mean by a “New” Ireland – tried to describe the kind of all-island state I would love to see created – I’ve been lost for something that I could point ...

The King’s nephew the Earl of Wessex will attend the Royal Agricultural University after achieving the grades needed for his chosen course, it is understood. James, 18, will study for a rural land and ...

THE Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland football teams will be invited to a joint reception at Belfast City Hall, after the proposal was passed last night following a ill-tempered debate. PLANS ...

Jeremy Doku has signed a new five-year contract to stay at Manchester City until the summer of 2031. The 24-year-old winger has established himself as a key part of City’s attack since joining from ...

Matthew McConaughey has compared meeting Pope Leo XIV to writing an acceptance speech for the Oscars. The actor, 56, and his wife Camila Alves met the pontiff earlier this month during a service at St ...

Millions of households are set to see unexpected increases to their water bills after the industry watchdog gave suppliers the provisional go-ahead for an extra £3.4 billion in spending. Ofwat said ...

African football boss Patrice Motsepe says the position of embattled president Gianni Infantino can only be decided by FIFA elections. Europe’s governing body UEFA, the Asian Football Confederation ...

Loan sharks are circling a kitchen that stands on stilts above the waters of Tomini Bay, off the coast of Indonesia’s Sulawesi island in the remote fishing village of Torosiaje. The kitchen, which ...

The number of patients in England being cared for in hospital corridors or makeshift areas has remained above 3,000 a day for the second month in a row, as the NHS experiences a “summer surge”. Health ...

A Belfast-based company set up to recover the overseas property assets belonging to the former Fermanagh billionaire Seán Quinn and his family has been dissolved following a final payment of $9.4 ...

Mikel Arteta said it is a good sign if clubs are interested in signing Myles Lewis-Skelly but would not confirm whether Arsenal would consider selling the teenager. The 19-year-old has been linked ...

They were once labelled awkward, unlucky and even sinister — but left-handed people have challenged centuries of prejudice. Helen McGurk reveals how being forced to change hands affected her life ...