A local council in Northern Ireland has started a probe into a hotel being used to house asylum seekers. Antrim and Newtownabbey Council confirmed that an enforcement investigation has commenced. It ...

The BBC is “not institutionally antisemitic”, the Observer’s editor-in-chief said following a row over the broadcaster’s coverage of the conflict in Gaza. James Harding said the perception of a ...

Adolescence writer and co-creator Jack Thorne said teachers’ responses to the hit Netflix series showed “we’ve got a real problem in our country” when it comes to schooling. The four-part series ...

A bus crash in north-western Afghanistan has killed at least 79 people returning from Iran – including 19 children, an official said. Two people were also injured in the crash, Ministry of Interior ...

MSP Colin Smyth has been arrested and charged in connection with possession of indecent images, prompting his suspension from Scottish Labour. The South Scotland MSP was arrested on Tuesday and is due ...

The malnourished animals were recovered in the in the northern Sallahley district of Somaliland, a breakaway region of Somalia.

At the protest session at Connolly Books on Wednesday afternoon, several artists played Irish traditional music in solidarity with the rappers and Palestine. Musician Ru O’Shea, who performed at the ...

Fijiana coach Ioan Cunningham has challenged his side to ‘continue their growth’ as they prepare for their Women’s Rugby World Cup opener.

Air Force One is surely capable of bagging a big sprint before the season is out after his good run in the York opener. He was all dressed up with nowhere to go two furlongs from home, allowing the ...

England head coach John Mitchell insists the tag of being Women’s Rugby World Cup favourites is “irrelevant”. The Red Roses kick off this year’s World Cup at the Stadium of Light against the United ...

A police officer who was shot by a man with a crossbow said he lost so much blood that his colleagues were “covered” in it. On Wednesday, a sentencing hearing at Aylesbury Crown Court heard police had ...

Rupert Everett and Hayley Atwell are to star in series two of the hit Disney+ show Rivals. Based on Dame Jilly Cooper’s novel of the same name, the series centres on a group of wealthy media types in ...