Politics
- Tory economic chief vows to scrap mansion tax, and ditch one tax each yearby David Lynch on October 5, 2026 at 3:41 pm
Mr Griffith also claimed the Conservatives were now fighting ‘a battle of ideas about the very basis of where prosperity comes from’ with Labour.
- King praises cadet forces for instilling resilience in younger generationby Laura Elston on October 5, 2026 at 3:23 pm
Charles spoke of the ‘benefit of uniformed youth groups’ as he issued a message to celebrate the inaugural National Cadets Week.
- Judgment reserved in legal bid to challenge Drumcree parade decisionby David Young on October 5, 2026 at 2:36 pm
The Lady Chief Justice said the Appeal Court would deliver its verdict as quickly as possible.
- US insists RAF Fairford bomber withdrawal not linked to security alertby Christopher McKeon on October 5, 2026 at 1:32 pm
Marco Rubio said he would not link the departure of aircraft from RAF Fairford to a recent suspected terror plot targeting the base.
- Two dead as French authorities respond to two separate migrant boat incidentsby David Hughes on October 5, 2026 at 1:22 pm
Downing Street insisted progress was being made in tackling the small boat crisis in the English Channel.
- Stormont budget being set in London would be ‘profound failure’ – O’Tooleby Rebecca Black on October 5, 2026 at 1:16 pm
Official Opposition leader Matthew O’Toole has secured an urgent oral question of Finance Minister John O’Dowd.
- Parades Commission ‘reached irrational conclusion’ in permitting Drumcree marchby Cillian Sherlock on October 5, 2026 at 1:13 pm
A barrister for the Garvaghy Road residents is challenging the decision in Northern Ireland’s Court of Appeal.
- Swinney has ‘nothing to explain’ over accusations of misleading Holyroodby Craig Paton on October 5, 2026 at 12:51 pm
The First Minister was accused of misleading Holyrood on the UK Government’s pension reforms.
- Two men dead after attempting small boat English Channel crossingby David Hughes on October 5, 2026 at 12:49 pm
Two women were also injured as the migrants attempted to leave the French coast at Berck.
- RAF Fairford ‘safe’ after US withdraws bombers, Downing Street saysby Christopher McKeon on October 5, 2026 at 12:18 pm
The withdrawals follow the arrest of six individuals over the past week in connection with a suspected terror plot targeting the base.