Across the Atlantic, we have witnessed some very odd behaviour by two senior politicians, in the form of petulance in the US House of Congress.

Support for Scottish independence is lower than in 2014, according to a new poll conducted in the days after Nicola Sturgeon announced her intention to push for a second referendum.

The Northern Ireland Assembly has today passed a hard-hitting budget dealing with billions in cuts from London, but ministers were left divided over the controversial financial plan.

The wife of the North's First Minister Peter Robinson is quitting politics as she is battling depression, it was revealed tonight.