More than one in five people kept in the direct provision refugee system have been there for at least seven years, an Oireachtas committee heard.

The Direct Provision system for asylum-seekers has been branded "inhumane" by the Equalities Minister as major changes were promised

A police force in England has begun recording offences against members of alternative subcultures as hate crimes.

BRITISH Prime Minister David Cameron was facing a growing backlash from Tory MPs last night over his plans to make it more difficult for the opposition to force a general election if the new coalition government is defeated on a vote of confidence.