The UK needs to be a “critical friend” to Donald Trump, Sir Ed Davey has said after describing him as a “destructive demagogue” when the US election results came in. The Lib Dem leader also called for ...

Jonathan Powell will take over from Sir Tim Barrow in the role based in 10 Downing Street, the Cabinet Office said.

Hairdresser Trevor Sorbie has died aged 75, his company said. The Scottish-born stylist, who gained fame with the creation of the wedge cut as well as his TV appearances, revealed in October he had ...

A Spanish research vessel that investigates marine ecosystems has been deployed to search for people missing after catastrophic flooding.

President Michael D Higgins formally dissolved the Dail parliament to mark the beginning of the Irish election campaign. Fine Gael leader Simon Harris travelled from Government Buildings in Dublin to ...