The British House of Commons Speaker John Bercow has announced that he will stand down as an MP at the next general election.

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar is under pressure to ensure his Brexit meeting with British Prime Minister Boris Johnson takes place in Dublin and not London amid rising tensions over the talks.

Ms Swinson beat former cabinet member Sir Ed Davey to replace Sir Vince Cable at the helm of the Lib Dems.

If, as is expected, Boris Johnson becomes the new Prime Minister this week, he will find himself engaged in a political fire-fight almost before he has even got his feet under the desk at 10 Downing Street.

The UK Work and Pensions minister Penny Mordaunt has been appointed as the new International Development Secretary.

Plans to legalise cannabis so it can be taxed and sold on the high street will be brought forward if the Liberal Democrats gain power.

British politicians have welcomed reports that The Sun has dropped Page 3 girls — with one branding the feature “old-fashioned sexism”.

Debenhams has made a step forward in promoting body confidence by becoming the first high street retailer to permanently introduce size 16 mannequins.

The Co-operative in the UK has given publishers of lads’ magazines an ultimatum to cover them up in “modesty bags” or face having them removed from shelves across 4,000 stores.

Food producers are reviving calls for legislation to regulate the retail sector as England has unveiled plans to empower an independent adjudicator to name, shame, and ultimately fine supermarkets who abuse their power in the marketplace.

Brands including Baileys and Thorntons have been criticised as the worst for using recyclable products in their Easter egg packaging.

A "misleadingly exaggerated" advert featuring Rachel Weisz has been banned in the UK.

A L’Oreal advert featuring a digitally retouched image of actress Rachel Weisz has been banned in Britain by the advertising watchdog after a complaint from an MP.