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New death duties have plunged farming families across Northern Ireland into money stress, industry bodies have said, leaving them worried they won't be able to afford to inherit the family land. Photo: James Hardisty

MPs call on Westminster to scrap family farm inheritance tax

A print of Sir Winston Churchill is one of the items which NI customers can't buy from Parliament's online shop, due to EU rules. Pic: Screengrab from UK Parliament shop.

EU rules halt UK Parliament selling gifts to Northern Ireland customers

MPs have been left with “very little time” to consider Northern Ireland Troubles legacy legislation, the Conservatives have warned.

Troubles Bill to be ‘rushed through’ Commons in October, MPs told

Jim Shannon MP has told the House of Commons that the UK's new "one-sided trade restrictions" against Israel risks undermining the channel of anti-terror intelligence from Israel - and Britain's relations with the US.

MP: UK restrictions on Israel risks vital intelligence and US relations

A general view of the Houses of Parliament seen from the River Thames, London

Labour whips accused of ‘tactics’ to delay Northern Ireland Legacy debate

Coleraine’s Patsy’s Bar is the sole Northern Ireland finalist in the Community Fundraising Hero category, competing against seven other pubs and bars from across the UK

‘Next House of Commons’: Four NI pubs honoured for being UK community heroes

Helen McEntee made the comments after Prime Minister Andy Burnham was criticised last week when, during a visit to Belfast, he told media that a referendum on a united Ireland was “off the table”

Irish minister says there ‘will be a border poll’ on united Ireland in future

The Jesters pose for a photo during the Ballymena 400 celebrations in the town on Tuesday 25 August 2026.

Commons recognises Ballymena reaching 400 while town celebrates

In the wake of this week's incident involving two swans trapped by pollution, MP Robin Swann has pledged to once again bring Lough Neagh to Westminster. Photo: House of Commons

Swans stuck on Lough Neagh pollution to be raised at Westminster - by Swann

North Down MP Alex Easton leaped from 15,000 feet to raise money for charity. Image: Skydive Ireland

High-flying MP Alex Easton takes to the skies - and raises thousands for charity

The wreckage of the Chinook Helicopter which crashed on the Mull of Kintyre killing all 29 on board

Chinook crash families urge new PM to back fresh review into 1994 tragedy

Morning View

Hillsborough Law laudable but it is ill thought-out

Mourners walk past an anti-US banner as they arrive to attend the funeral of slain Iranian leader Ali Khamenei and members of his family near Imam Reza's shrine in Mashhad early on July 9, 2026. The war has caused global fuel prices to surge (photo by ATTA KENARE / AFP via Getty Images)

Price of home heating oil starts heading up for first time in three months

Morning View

Editorial: Resignation move involves some peril for Farage

Tributes have been paid to Sir George Howarth, who has sadly died. He was a former parliamentary under-secretary of state at the Northern Ireland Office

Sir Lindsay Hoyle leads tributes to former Labour MP Sir George Howarth

Jeffrey Donaldson was awarded a knighthood in 2016, but said he would "always be plain Jeffrey to my friends and to the people that I represent". Photo: Press Eye.

Unionist leaders' calls to strip paedophile Jeffrey Donaldson of knighthood
The leaders of the Ulster Unionist Party and the TUV have called for Jeffrey Donaldson to be stripped of his knighthood in light of his conviction for child sex offences.
David Thompson

Four terminally ill women stand on plinths in Parliament Square, London, forming a public installation calling on MPs to act on their democratic mandate and bring back the Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults Bill in the next Parliament. Picture date: Wednesday April 22, 2026.

Euthanasia bill returns to House of Commons

Morning View

Editorial: Healey exposes deceit around UK defence claims

Police at the scene of Monday's knife attack off Belfast's Antrim Road yesterday

Dismissing TUV 'alien culture' remark 'out of order' - England's first Muslim MP

Northern Ireland Secretary Hilary Benn said members of the public who intervened “showed the very best of humanity”

Calls for recognition for bravery shown by those who intervened in stabbing

Former Coleraine Academical Institution pupil Ed Davis CB CBE occupies the position of Gentleman Usher of the Black Rod

Former Coleraine Inst pupil plays pivotal role during the King's Speech

James Callaghan emerged to become Labour leader and prime minister in 1976 from an impressive field of candidates

James Callaghan, Labour prime minister who was hobbled by unions

Letters to editor

Letter: Writing is on the wall for isolated Starmer

It’s been a torrid week for Sir Keir Starmer as the Mandelson controversy stays in the headlines

Ruth Dudley Edwards: Starmer is a PM who won’t stand up for anything or anyone

Democratic Unionist Party MP for Upper Bann, Carla Lockhart, urged Sir Keir Starmer to step in and reconsider adding it to the test during Prime Minister’s Questions on Wednesday

PM pledges to consider again adding degenerative condition to heel prick test

The party asked if Marie Anderson was subject to developed vetting, and raised the matter with Stormont's first and deputy first minister, and justice minister

Jim Allister: TUV queried vetting for Marie Anderson last year but got no answer

Lady (Daphne) Trimble and Richard Trimble beside the bust to their late husband and father, David Trimble, at its new display location in the Pugin Room in the Palace of Westminster, on February 10 2026

Bust of ex NI first minister Trimble moved to prominent position in Westminster
David Trimble’s family has viewed a bust of the former unionist leader at its prominent new position in parliament.
Staff Reporter

The reopening of inquests, civil and criminal cases will pull aging veterans back into court (Picture by Jonathan Porter/PressEye)

Alex Burghart: If need be, we’ll scrap Labour legacy plan

Jim Allister, a tearful Jim Shannon, and Claire Hanna all contributed to the debate

Repeal of immunity for Troubles crimes - round-up of where the parties stand

Sir John Major said being "shouted at" by an Irish Justice minister was like "being in the House of Commons, according to Irish state documents

John Major ‘shouted at’ by Irish justice minister in Troubles-era meeting

Shabana Mahmood’s plan to cut immigration might not be able to apply to Northern Ireland. Westminster must accept that an immigration border in the Irish Sea will simply not be tolerated. Pic: Thursday November 20, 2025.

Owen Polley: An immigration border may be one provocation too far for unionists

The Down Recorder's offices in Downpatrick. Image: Google

Closure of 189-year-old newspaper delivered to Westminster

Only the UK as a whole can strike trade deals with China. At a time when the UK government repeatedly warns of the security threats posed by Beijing, it is reckless for the Stormont executive to act as an unregulated gateway for Chinese influence

Jim Allister: Stormont does not have the powers to strike deals with China

Morning View

Editorial: Labour's ongoing betrayal of the security forces who served in NI

First Minister of Northern Ireland Michelle O'Neill (left) and Deputy First Minister Emma Little-Pengelly sit across a table from Taoiseach Micheal Martin (centre) Tanaiste Simon Harris (centre right) and Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation Jack Chambers (left), at Farmleigh House in Dublin, during the meeting of the North South Ministerial Council (NSMC). Photo: Clodagh Kilcoyne/PA Wire

‘Almost disrespectful’ to drop interstate case before law change, Harris says

Vitamin B12 Awareness Day is on 23 September

Ad Feature 1 in 3 Brits may be at risk of B12 deficiency – but most have no idea

One of the most disturbing aspects of all is how the House of Commons has failed in its duty as a deliberative assembly

Esmond Birnie: Not game over yet for abortion and ‘assisted dying’ legislation

A tribute to David Trimble was unveiled at the Houses of Parliament earlier this week.

'Few politicians will leave behind the legacy of the late Lord Trimble'

Lord Speaker, Lord McFall of Alcluith (right) conducted the ceremony

Westminster statue an 'appropriate tribute' to the legacy of Lord David Trimble

Image, sourced from the NHS, showing a foetus at between 33 weeks' and 42 weeks' gestation. A recent vote in the House of Commons will mean that women are free to abortion a foetus at any time up until birth without facing any criminal consequences

Royal Black Institution denounces assisted dying and liberalisation of abortion

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer speaks to supporters at the Tate Modern, central London, the day after last year's general election. Starmer has made confused decisions, explained his ideas badly and U-turned on key issues since being elected

Owen Polley: Starmer has been a poor PM but his Labour rivals are worse

The Supreme Court in London hands down its judgment on the legal definition of a woman in April. To suggest the ruling doesn’t apply to NI is an affront to the constitutional order. Pic: PA Video/PA Wire

Jim Allister: Equality Commission tries to circumvent UK Supreme Court on trans

The First News poetry competition for young writers will be judged by Hollywood star Will Poulter

Poetry competition launched for young writers - judged by Will Poulter

Labour MP Kim Leadbeater makes a statement in the House of Commons, London, on the third reading of the assisted dying Bill, ahead of a debate on the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill in the House of Commons

Historic vote brings assisted dying closer to becoming law in England and Wales

Campaigners gather in Parliament Square as Labour MP Kim Leadbeater's Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill continued its way through the House of Commons Photo: James Manning/PA Wire

Assisted dying: More and more evidence against new law, says DUP MP

Screen grab of Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves delivers her Government's spending review to MPs in the House of Commons, London

UK Government to provide financial contribution of £50m to rebuild Casement Park

UUP Cllr Mark Ovens

Sinn Fein silencing of Ulster Unionist councillor raised in Parliament

Religious commentator Dr John Coulter.

Dr John Coulter: Christian Churches need to lobby for compulsory voting

Secretary of State for Northern Ireland Hilary Benn.

Government is talking ‘nonsense’ on customs declarations - Allister

DUP MP Jim Shannon has been sanctioned by Vladimir Putin

Jim Shannon 'can no longer moor his super yacht in Moscow' after Putin sanction

TUV MP Jim Allister speaking in the House of Commons during a debate on the Protocol and trade tariffs, 08-04-25

Unionists demand government assert itself over Northern Ireland tariff situation

At the conference with party leader Jim Allister KC MP for North Antrim

TUV party conference 2025

Blair 'Paddy' Mayne in war uniform.

SAS hero Blair Mayne posthumous Victoria Cross bid hits Westminster

DUP leader and East Belfast MP Gavin Robinson during Prime Minister's Questions today (Wednesday). Photo: House of Commons/PA Wire

Trade war would mean UK losing control of Northern Ireland, says Gavin Robinson ...

Ulster Unionist MP Robin Swann. (Pic: Freelance)

Swann seeks government assurances tobacco ban will apply in NI despite Protocol

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