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A woman trying to access her Microsoft Hotmail email inbox on a phone. Photo: Yui Mok/PA

Microsoft outage ‘not cyber-attack’, says executive after services hit around UK

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Editorial: Youth benefit plans are radical but stakes are high

Jonathan Buckley MLA speaking to the media outside Carleton Street Orange Hall in Portadown, Co Armagh.

Unionism cannot afford a strategic own goal over Drumcree

Prime Minister Andy Burnham congratulating Chancellor of the Exchequer John Healey after delivering his Budget in the House of Commons, London. Pic: House of Commons/UK Parliament/PA Wire

UK Budget: What's in store for Northern Ireland from home heating oil to petrol

Northern Ireland Secretary Sir Chris Bryant speaking during the Labour Party Conference at the ACC Liverpool. Pic: Peter Byrne/PA Wire

Bryant thanks people who kept Northern Ireland functioning during the Troubles

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Editorial: PM's proposals will need careful scrutiny

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Editorial: Labour rally a reminder of the big challenges facing the UK

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Editorial: Terrible deal on Chagos Islands needs scrapped

Roger Pollen, head of FSB NI

View: FSB NI calls for political ‘delivery’ as election season approaches

TUV leader Jim Allister. Photo: Liam McBurney/PA Wire

Government's fresh 'unfettered access' claim rejected by Jim Allister

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Editorial: Chancellor's failure to rule out tax rises is grim news for everyone

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

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Editorial: Burnham must act over Labour MP’s Russia views

Prime Minister Andy Burnham clashed with the Conservatives’ leader in the Commons yesterday

Ruth Dudley Edwards: PM needs to see the past as it really was

National Trust says all plants it sells are now 100% peat-free

National Trust says all plants it sells are now 100% peat-free

While on the campaign trail in June, Prime Minister Andy Burnham suggested he would take another look at this year's farming inheritance tax hikes. Photo: James Manning/PA

Farmers demand Burnham scraps inheritance tax hike
The Prime Minister needs to honour his pledges on rescinding an inheritance tax hike for farmers, a major body in the sector has said.
Iain Gray

Northern Ireland Secretary Sir Chris Bryant speaks to the media at Erskine House, Belfast, during a first visit to the province last month

Owen Polley: Burnham and Bryant already seem worse than Starmer and Benn

Why does the UK government appear hesitant to speak with confidence about the Union?

Letters: Fears over government commitment to the Union

Sinn Fein has “no intentions” of collapsing Northern Ireland’s powersharing institutions, Finance Minister John O’Dowd has insisted.

Sinn Fein has no intentions of collapsing Stormont, John O’Dowd says

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Editorial: End immoral scheme setting police killers free early

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Bankrupt Britain needs to tap into North Sea oil gold, says Donald Trump

Prime Minister Andy Burnham takes a selfie as he joins newly elected Mayor of Greater Manchester, Bev Craig, celebrating her victory at an event in Manchester to thank party activists and supporters from across the North West for their hard work

Belfast-born woman elected as new mayor of Greater Manchester

A newly branded unified single unionist party stops the rot - put together, it restores credibility, invigorates respect, dignity and integrity and wins for unionism

Letter: One party, one leader – loyalty and discipline

British farmers produce world-class food to the highest environmental and animal welfare standards, and deserve a government that backs them

Carla Lockhart: New PM must restore confidence across UK farming industry

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Editorial: All island media fund is subtle propaganda

Unlike every prime minister since Gordon Brown, Andy Burnham appears to have a comprehensive plan and intends to communicate and implement it

Letter: Burnham appears to have a plan

Sir Chris Bryant leaves Downing Street on Monday night after his appointment

Burnham slaps down nationalist demands
The Labour government under Andy Burnham is to focus on practical support for families struggling with the cost of living – not “constitutional changes like further referendums”.
David Thopmson

Former NI secretary Hilary Benn appeared to be genuinely interested in Northern Ireland and its people

Letter: Some advice for new NI secretary on legacy

Sir Chris Bryant

Who is new Northern Ireland Secretary Sir Chris Bryant?

New Prime Minister Andy Burnham ahead of making a speech outside 10 Downing Street, London, after meeting King Charles III and accepting his invitation to become Prime Minister and form a new government. Picture date: Monday July 20, 2026. PA Photo. Photo credit should read: Gareth Fuller/PA Wire

Caution from NI leaders as Andy Burnham is installed as new Prime Minister

New Prime Minister Andy Burnham makes a speech outside 10 Downing Street, London, after meeting King Charles III and accepting his invitation to become Prime Minister and form a new government. Picture date: Monday July 20, 2026.

Taoiseach will work with Prime Minister to ensure ‘close co-operation’

Sir Keir Starmer was an out of touch PM that did not even get the memo to know when his time was up

Letter: Starmer’s political journey has ended in failure

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Editorial: Andy Burnham an unknown quantity for NI

South Antrim MP Robin Swann.

UUP MP questions Andy Burnham's summer without scrutiny

Sir Keir Starmer has given London mayor Sir Sadiq Khan a peerage.

Starmer gives London mayor Sir Sadiq Khan a peerage

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer is presented with The Order of Freedom by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in the gardens of the Presidential Palace in Kyiv as he visits Ukraine for the last time before leaving office. Picture date: Thursday July 16, 2026.

Starmer tells Ukraine: UK support unwavering

Nigel Farage resigns and vows to fight by-election

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

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Editorial: Trickery is used to downplay the number of immigrants into the UK

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Editorial: Burnham seeks more devolution yet Stormont use of its powers is poor

Baroness Sue Gray during a panel discussion organised by the SDLP (Liam McBurney/PA Wire)

Former Keir Starmer chief of staff Sue Gray says she 'fears for Stormont'

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Editorial: Starmer is going but the big UK problems remain

Ulster Unionist leader Jon Burrows. Pic: Liam McBurney/PA Wire

Jon Burrows: Under Starmer working people paid more and farmers felt abandoned

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer makes a speech in Downing Street, London, as he said he will resign as leader of the Labour Party and he has informed the King of his decision. Picture: Andrew Matthews/PA Wire

Andy Burnham could be PM within weeks as emotional Starmer quits

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer makes a speech in Downing Street, London, as he said he will resign as leader of the Labour Party and he has informed the King of his decision. Picture: Andrew Matthews/PA Wire

Starmer visibly upset as he pays tribute to family during resignation speech

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Editorial: Burnham has impressive win but will soon preside over UK's problems

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage speaking to the media outside St Aidan's Parish Centre in Wigan, as voting began in the Makerfield by-election. Peter Byrne/PA Wire

‘Disappointed’ Farage issues plea to voters after by-election loss in Makerfield

Labour party candidate Andy Burnham at Ashton Town FC in Ashton-in-Makerfield, after winning the Makerfield by-election which was triggered by the resignation of Josh Simons. Picture date: Friday June 19, 2026. PA Photo. Photo credit should read: Peter Byrne/PA Wire

Defiant Starmer says he ‘won't walk away’ following Burnham win

Labour MP for Sheffield, Louise Haigh, speaks at Ashton Town Football Club today as Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham celebrates his victory in the Makerfield by-election (June 19, 2026)

Louise Haigh expected to be key player under an Andy Burnham Labour leadership

Labour party candidate Andy Burnham is declared the winner of the Makerfield by-election which was triggered by the resignation of Josh Simons. Picture date: Friday June 19, 2026. Photo: Peter Byrne/PA Wire

Andy Burnham says Makerfield win can be ‘turning point’ for British politics

Wes Streeting, says Sir Keir Starmer should set out a timetable for standing down as prime minister if Andy Burnham wins this week's Makerfield by-election.

PM should give standing down date if Burnham wins, says Streeting

DUP leader Gavin Robinson says Al Carns's resignation letter "is a significant intervention". Pic: Liam McBurney/PA Wire

Unionists say resignation backs up their fears over Labour's Troubles Bill

The sandy beret of the SAS sitting on the end of a rifle (photo by Ian Hitchcock/Getty Images); the SAS Regimental Association has spoken out strongly against the Labour government's Northern Ireland Troubles Bill

Minister quitting shows Labour legacy plans 'not fit for purpose' - SAS veterans

Al Carns has quit as armed forces minister saying the government is “creating a hierarchy of truth in Northern Ireland”. Pic: James Manning/PA Wire

Al Carns: Government is creating a 'hierarchy of truth' in Northern Ireland

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Editorial: Healey exposes deceit around UK defence claims

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