So, it is finally happening.

Greta’s urgency is about the survival of our species and is informed by hard scientific research carried out on behalf of the common good. Boris’s urgency is driven by ego and the egg on his and his party’s face, writes Joyce Fegan.

The 17.15m-high lump of granite — Rockall — and the fish-rich North Atlantic waters around it, are the cause of trouble yet again.

Whatever the shape of the next European Parliament and whatever the final outcome of Brexit, it is vital to Irish interests that we maintain and foster good relations with as many of our friends and neighbours as possible, in particular smaller nations that, by virtue of their limited scale, tend to have similar problems to us.

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has said he believes there can be “decisive progress” on Brexit in the coming weeks — despite warning “there is still a fair amount of work to be done”.

Though it may be running a little scared, the City props up the UK, and a report by PwC says London is resilient, agile, and great at adapting, writes John Lloyd

British Prime Minister Theresa May has been accused of jeopardising peace in the North, after reaching a £1bn deal with the DUP to prop up her minority Government.

Theresa May will call for a "renewed" special relationship between Britain and America as she becomes the first world leader to meet Donald Trump since his inauguration as president last week.

Legislation will be introduced “within days” to ensure the British government can stick to its timetable of triggering the process of leaving the European Union by the end of March.

Legislation will be introduced "within days" to ensure the British Government can stick to its timetable of triggering the process of leaving the European Union by the end of March, Brexit Secretary David Davis has told British MPs.

European Council president Donald Tusk told Theresa May "the ball is now in your court" as the pair discussed the Brexit process at Downing Street.

TM DEVINE’s new book is an excellent guide to how Scottish nationalism has revived to become a threat to the integrity of the United Kingdom. 

Question: What do you call a British europhile who needs the UK to vote to leave the EU in the June 23 referendum? Answer: A Scot.

On September 16, 2002, a group of 19 people, who were born in the Chagos Archipelago, picked up their suitcases from the carousel at Gatwick Airport and, having passed through immigration, walked into the South Terminal.

A two-year investigation into whether Apple’s tax deal with Irish authorities gave the iPhone maker an unfair advantage will take a lot longer because of the large amount of data involved, the EU antitrust chief said yesterday.

Tony Blair has apologised for aspects of the Iraq War, sparking claims of attempted “spin” ahead of the Chilcot Inquiry findings.

The Scottish National Party’s Mhairi Black is the Baby of the House in the UK parliament and at 20 years of age is the youngest MP in the House of Commons since 1832.

His subtle but succinct skewering of John Delaney grabbed all the attention on this side of the Irish Sea, but closer to home, it was another of Stewart Regan’s observations that stood out from the rest. 

Warm tributes have poured in from across the political spectrum to former Liberal Democrat leader Charles Kennedy, whose death at 55 has shocked Westminster.

EVEN if you allow for the vanity that sometimes convinces us that this fleeting moment is the most historically significant, it is still very difficult to imagine that there has been, in the history of this State, a British general election result with the potential to have a greater impact on this island than the Conservatives’ resounding and totally unexpected victory yesterday.

David Cameron is preparing for another term as the UK's Prime Minister, as the General Election put his Conservative Party on the brink of securing an absolute majority in the House of Commons.

Parties are keeping British voters “in the dark” about their plans for the economy, experts warned in a scathing analysis of the lack of detail in manifesto deficit-reduction promises.

Cutting the top rate of income tax is not “one of our priorities”, George Osborne said as he repeatedly ducked Labour calls for him to rule out further help for top earners if the Tories win the general election.

Scottish Labour leader Jim Murphy has challenged London mayor Boris Johnson as he pledged to use a one-time tax on bank bonuses to end long-term youth unemployment in Scotland.

UK chancellor George Osborne said the budget on Wednesday will offer no giveaways and difficult decisions will still have to be made, as he seeks to drum up support for his Conservative Party before May’s election.

UK Prime Minister David Cameron has insisted there is an economic, moral and practical case for tax cuts following the general election, as he used the latest in a series of campaign speeches to highlight Conservative promises to cut £7bn from income tax.

British broadcasters have threatened to embarrass Prime Minister David Cameron by proposing to “empty chair” any political party leader who refuses to take part in live televised debates planned for the general election campaign.

The impact of the economic crisis has seen an increase in popularity for the more radical political parties, but how will the EU cope if they win power and how will the markets react?

The new leader of Scotland’s nationalists demanded that Britain should only be allowed to leave the European Union if all four nations making up the UK vote for an exit.

Former British prime minster Gordon Brown has set out proposals for a united Scotland after the historic referendum returned a No result and pledged that the promises made on further devolution would be delivered.

Alex Salmond today said he would be standing down as Scotland’s First Minister and Scottish National Party (SNP) leader.

Alex Salmond’s dream of independence has been shattered after Scotland voted to stay part of the United Kingdom.

On the eve of Scotland’s independence referendum, the fate of the United Kingdom rests on hundreds of thousands of wavering Scottish voters, as opinion polls showed supporters of the 307-year union just a whisker ahead of secessionists.

Voters in Scotland will go to the polls tomorrow to decide whether Scotland goes it alone or stays as part of the United Kingdom.

Scotland would immediately have to contend with a budget deficit of 6.4% if it votes for independence, according to the London- based Centre for Economics and Business Research.

The British government is scrambling to respond to a lurch in the opinion polls toward a vote for Scottish independence this month by promising a range of new powers for Scotland if it chooses to stay within the United Kingdom.

The pollsters could be wrong about Scotland’s referendum, says Andrew Osborn

The leader of the campaign for Scottish independence failed to turn a US-style television debate into a victory for his cause, six weeks before Scotland votes on whether to break up the United Kingdom.