Irish presidency candidate faces calls to withdraw over Traveller comments

A candidate to become the next Irish president faces calls to withdraw after he said Travellers are simply people camping on someone

Terrorism’s effect on people’s mental health overstated, say experts

The impact of terrorist attacks on mental well-being may be less significant than we are led to believe, researchers say.A study published in The

New potential witness to Ballymurphy shootings emerges

A new potential witness for the Ballymurphy shootings inquest has recently emerged, a lawyer told a coroner’s court.A Catholic priest and

Teenager ‘used car as weapon’ before running women over, court told

A teenage driver used his car as a “weapon” in an attack which left two young women seriously injured, a court has

Campaigners warn over cladding threat to high-rise blocks

High-rise residents called on the Government to immediately remove unsafe cladding from blocks across the country while ensuring they are kept safe

Burglary foiled - from 4,000 miles away

A suspected burglar who broke into a property thought he had the place to himself, until a voice told him he was being watched. Jamie Foster, who

Government accused of ‘cost-cutting’ over disability benefit curbs

Actor Alun Armstrong branded a disability benefit only given to people unable to walk more than 20 metres a “cost-cutting

Gail’s Bakery sale to be delayed until after Brexit

Businessman Luke Johnson, who was forced to inject emergency funding into Patisserie Valerie just days ago, is facing another headache as

UK house price growth at five-year low as buyers ‘wait and see’

Annual house price growth slowed to a five-year low in August, official figures show.A “sustained slowdown” in the south and

Barratt shrugs off housing market worries

Barratt Developments has shrugged off mounting signs of Brexit woes in the property market as it insisted conditions remained solid with strong

Why are people ‘losing’ their pension pots?

The scale of the lost pensions problem is “jaw dropping”, according to the Association of British Insurers (ABI).The ABI said

Inflation falls in September as food price rises cool off

UK Inflation fell in September, as lower price tags on food eased pressure on household finances.Figures from the Office for National Statistics

Workers help launch advert for equal pay ahead of strike

Union organisers are running a mobile advert campaign in a bid to drum up public support for a planned 48-hour strike of thousands of council

Edinburgh tourist tax consultation opens

Members of the public are being asked to give their views on plans to introduce a tourist tax in Edinburgh.The public consultation, which opened on

Brexit will crash the economy, SNP Westminster leader warns

Brexit will crash the economy, the SNP’s Westminster leader has warned.Ian Blackford said any move by the UK Government to leave the EU

Union members vote to reject £350m local government pay offer

A union has voted to reject a £350 million local government pay deal and move towards industrial action.Unite local government staff members voted

Winter deaths in Scotland hit ‘staggering’ 18-year high

A charity has described the number of winter deaths in Scotland as “staggering”, with statistics showing an increase to the

Union members urged to reject local government pay offer

A union has told its members to reject a £350 million local government pay deal in a consultative ballot.Around 80,000 Unison members are involved

Naked man jumps into shark tank at aquarium

Here's a sight you don't see every day - a man swimming naked in a shark tank. The footage was filmed by visitors to Ripley's

Deep-sea fishermen rescue two men from sinking boat

This boat of fishermen in the Irish Sea proved to be the answer to someone's prayers when they came across a boat that was rapidly sinking.

Ancient Viking ship found buried just 20 inches below ground on Norwegian farm

A one thousand year old Viking ship has been found resting just twenty inches below ground on a farm in Norway. It is estimated to measure about

Body of missing Saudi journalist was chopped up into pieces, according to Turkish official

A Turkish official has claimed that missing Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi was cut up into pieces after he died two weeks ago at the Saudi

Murder charge for grandmother after toddler found in oven

The death of a 20-month-old girl found stabbed and burned inside an oven of a Mississippi Delta home led to a murder charge on Tuesday against

Restaurant robber meets his match

Faced with a gun-toting robber, it's difficult to say what your reaction would be. Do you panic or scream? Do you calmly comply with the