Sterling inched down from a six-month high against the euro and was a touch softer against the dollar, as a boost from the Brexit Party’s decision not to contest previously Conservative-held seats in Britain’s upcoming election faded.

Sterling has remained very range-bound against the euro in the past couple of weeks, after making big gains in mid-October on news of an agreement on a revised Brexit deal.

It would be the first December British election in 100 years and there would be a five-week campaign by parties up to polling day.

The British Prime Minister should explain to the victims of historical institutional abuse why new laws granting them compensation will not be debated during this parliamentary session, an MP has said.

The Scottish Parliament has symbolically rejected any no-deal Brexit, despite opposition from Conservative MSPs.

British prime minister Boris Johnson's brother is set to resign as a Conservative party MP over the deepening Brexit crisis.

Boris Johnson, the UK prime minister, has confirmed that he will call a vote on holding a general election if MPs legislate to block a no-deal Brexit.

By attempting to suspend parliament as the Brexit deadline looms, Boris Johnson has damaged the rule of law and is acting like a fascist leader, writes Nina L Khrushcheva.

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has warned British prime minister Boris Johnson that the Brexit stand-off will “go on and on and on” for years and “doesn’t end” if the UK crashes out of the EU with no deal on October 31.

The UK’s new prime minister seems intent on refashioning his party in the image of the majority that voted for Brexit. First, he needs to win an election, says

Boris Johnson has been the UK’s leader for just over a week, but he and his ‘Brexit war cabinet’ have achieved one milestone already: The pound has slumped to its lowest level against the US dollar and the euro since 2017.

Sinn Féin’s deputy leader Michelle O’Neill has said that a return to direct rule in Northern Ireland would be a retrograde step.

Alexander Temerko, a friend of Boris Johnson with connections to the highest level of the Kremlin, has donated over £1m to the Conservative Party, writes

Sterling tumbled against the dollar and slid to a six-month low of under 90 pence against the euro as fears over a Halloween exit for Britain from the EU haunted investors.

Ursula von der Leyen should not put forward "flyer" arguments, Fine Gael MEP Sean Kelly said.

The Government has warned Scotland it will not back down over the deepening Rockall fishing rights stand-off and will take EU court action if the Scottish threaten fishermen with navy vessels.

Theresa May has formally resigned as Conservative leader, a senior Tory source said.

Sterling languished just off four-month lows, with the outcome of the European election in the UK seen possibly emboldening proponents of a no-deal Brexit as the battle to succeed Prime Minister Theresa May got under way.

The new British PM will have much to do to tackle the lousy legacy of Theresa May and David Cameron, which includes clearing up the Brexit mess, writes Andrew Hammond.

Juno McEnroe Political Correspondent

So that’s Thursday nearly wrapped up. Here’s some of the stories we published on irishexaminer.com today which we hope will help you make sense of it all this evening.

Sterling and shares brushed aside the UK local election results as investors focused on the potential fallout from the European Parliament elections later this month.

The ultimate owner of Aughinish Alumina in Limerick has said significant investment is planned for the facility, just months after US Government sanctions threatened the future of its 450-plus jobs.

More than half of the British public would like their Government's final Brexit deal to be put to a referendum, according to a new poll.

Trying to figure out what’s going to happen next in the Brexit saga? Sporting Index has had a pretty good record in predicting some of the key twists and turns.

Throughout the ‘90s Mystic Meg had a 45-second slot on the UK’s National Lottery Live show where she predicted facts about the future winner.

The problem was that Boris has absolutely no idea what would work in practice, writes Terry Prone

Avoiding compulsory military service has a long and honourable history — from cross-dressing Corporal Klinger in MASH to Donald Trump’s bone spurs — and the recent plight of Tottenham’s South Korean striker Son Heung-min showed that the art of draft-dodging remains highly relevant, writes Tommy Martin.

Foreign Affairs Minister Simon Coveney has said that boycotts never work. Could it be that he has never heard of the Land League or of Michael Davitt?

Over the last year, the concept of an amnesty has gained traction among a number of Westminster backbenchers, who claim recent prosecutions of former British soldiers are tantamount to a "witch-hunt".

The UK Government has tabled a budget for Northern Ireland in the ongoing absence of devolved ministers due to the power-sharing crisis.

An English council leader has been branded "abhorrent" after calling on police to clear rough sleepers from Windsor before the royal wedding between prince Harry and Meghan Markle.

William Whitelaw, former British deputy prime minister and the first Northern Ireland secretary, believed power-sharing in the region could lead to a united Ireland, newly declassified State papers reveal.

The majority of people in the North would favour the Brexit border deal rejected by the DUP, Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has told the Dáil.

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar is refusing to budge on a crucial deal for a frictionless border and special status for the North after unionists slammed the brakes on the planned EU-UK Brexit agreement.

Scottish Conservative leader Ruth Davidson has called for any regulatory alignment under Brexit to be applied on a UK-wide basis.

Boris Johnson is preparing for crunch talks with Theresa May amid recriminations over the Brexit blueprint that left him clashing with officials and facing criticism from colleagues.

A teacher told pupils to shun a 13-year-old boy due to his father being a Tory MP, the Commons has heard.

Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Coveney has strongly rejected British government claims that the UK is being “blackmailed” by Ireland and the other EU countries in ongoing Brexit talks.

Theresa May's government appears to be "flirting with anti-capitalism", an influential Conservative backbencher has warned.

Ireland’s former ambassador to the US has turned a speech by Gerry Adams on its head, urging elected Sinn Féin members to take their seats in Westminster. 

Jeremy Corbyn has said he would "love" another general election, adding there is "no question at all" that Labour would win.

Councillors have warned Conservatives against selecting a "continuity" candidate to become the new leader of the local authority at the centre of the Grenfell Tower fire.

Latest: Sinn Féin leader Gerry Adams has hit out at the deal between the DUP and the Conservatives - saying it’s a "blank cheque for a Tory Brexit".