Verona Murphy highlighted increasing number of threats to elected representatives, but said all in Irish society are affected.

THREE intrepid costal rowers from East Lothian took part in Edinburgh’s final MoonWalk, raising £1,630 to help combat breast cancer. The ‘Wave Warriors’ team of Jennifer Moir, Sarah Turnbull and ...

John Stapleton’s former Daybreak colleague Kate Garraway has led the tributes to her “dear friend and journalistic hero”. The veteran broadcaster, who presented on programmes including the BBC’s ...

European human rights laws must be “fit for the times that we live in today”, Deputy Prime Minister David Lammy said amid frustration about difficulties deporting migrants. The Government is working ...

Daisy Cooper, the party’s Treasury spokeswoman and deputy leader, called for a time-limited windfall tax on unexpected profits made by the banks.

A 52-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of causing death by careless driving and driving while under the influence of drink or drugs, ...

David Lammy accused the Opposition of ‘muckraking’ over its calls for an investigation into the Prime Minister’s chief of staff ...

John Swinney has been using Scotland’s “soft power” in an impressive way to press the case for a trade deal on Scotch whisky, an SNP MP has said. Stephen Gethins described Donald Trump as a “very ...

A PRESTONPANS resident has been ordered to pay compensation to a woman she assaulted.

Peace activists in Israel have hailed the planned recognition of a Palestinian state, calling for an end to the war and the release of hostages.

The Scottish Liberal Democrats will “certainly” overtake the Scottish Conservatives at next year’s Holyrood election, its leader has said. Alex Cole-Hamilton said that people have been abandoning the ...

DUP leader Gavin Robinson said he wants to see co-operation at the next Assembly election to maximise the number of unionists elected.