The June survey of property professionals marked the first time since December 2024 that buyer demand has moved out of negative territory.

MPs have warned of a “long road ahead” to improve the children’s social care sector amid rising need and a “severe” shortage of appropriate placements for young people. The Education Committee noted a ...

The Prime Minister hopes the French president will sign up to a “one in, one out” deal when they hold a Franco-British summit at Downing Street.

Belfast City Council has announced its intention to remove a bonfire close to an electricity substation in the city.

Sir Jake, who served as Tory chairman in Liz Truss’ short-lived government, said the Conservatives have ‘lost their way’.

Al Carns, the veterans minister, promised to increase the number of staff processing applications by five, effectively doubling the size of the team.

The largest Reform-led council is due to unveil its “first big savings” from cost-cutting initiatives as opposition parties complain of “poor governance” during their first two months in power.

Lord Harrington, now a non-affiliated peer, apologised for miscalculating the period he had to give notice for jobs he took up after leaving office.

If you can work, you should,’ social security minister Sir Stephen Timms told MPs before they voted on the welfare reforms.

Contractors are “on standby” to remove a loyalist bonfire in south Belfast which has sparked concern, a Sinn Fein MLA has said. Legal action is also understood to be planned against the towering pyre ...