UK Chancellor Sajid Javid was in Dublin today for talks with Mr Donohoe, his first visit to Ireland.

Mr Varadkar spoke with Boris Johnson earlier, with the two leaders planning to meet again at the UN summits in New York next week.

The British Government will mount a fresh attempt to call an early election on Monday after failing in a bid last night to go to the country on October 15.

The British Labour Party is going to block Boris Johnson's attempt to seek a general election in the UK.

There seems to be a strengthening correlation between the impact Brexit might have on our lives and the growing public disinterest in how this fiasco has evolved to become something far more divisive and sinister than anything in play when less than half of Britain voted in June 2016.

Here are some of the things you need to know about Boris Johnson's controversial plans.

The Government could be forced to scrap a series of financial promises and turn October’s budget into a no-deal Brexit defence plan amid fears the crisis could have a “huge” impact on the economy, two ministers have warned.

A no-deal Brexit would “fundamentally change” the economic relationship between Ireland and Britain, warns Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe.

Shares in the big two Irish banks and a handful of property shares played catch-up with the global market slump to post falls, taking stock of the fading hopes of a deal that would avoid Britain crashing out of the EU at the end of October.

Mr Donohoe was speaking in the Irish Embassy in London after a meeting with British Chancellor Sajid Javid about the UK government’s plans for exiting the EU.

The Taoiseach has said his invitation to British Prime Minister Boris Johnson to come to Dublin for a meeting remains open.

A number of other issues are also on the agenda for the key meeting.

Minister Flanagan said he shared concerns expressed by Garda Commissioner on the need to ensure the continuing exchange of information with the PSNI

Britain's Home Secretary Sajid Javid has launched his bid for the leadership of the Conservative Party.

It came after a day of back-to-back leadership launches.

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.

The decision by the Government to make efforts to repatriate the Irish Islamic State bride Lisa Smith is bound to be contentious and one that will not sit comfortably with many of her fellow citizens.

An investigation involving counter-terrorism officers has been launched after four mosques had their windows smashed with a sledgehammer overnight.

Ahead of Sunday's gathering, Spanish premier Pedro Sanchez demanded last-minute changes to the deal despite Mrs May's efforts to win him round.

The mother of an epileptic teenager is calling for a new "Billy's Law" in the North.

A right-wing US commentator who may have been the source of the videos tweeted by Donald Trump has admitted she did not know who Britain First were and did not attempt to check them out before spreading their messages online.

Donald Trump has told Theresa May "don't focus on me" after Downing Street said it was wrong for the president to share anti-Muslim videos posted online by the deputy leader of Britain First.

Theresa May's allies publicly rallied round their embattled leader as opponents plotted to force her out.

Donald Trump has been criticised by a British Cabinet minister and a junior colleague for not singling out white supremacist groups for criticism following deadly unrest in Virginia.

Grenfell Tower survivors have resorted to searching for new homes privately out of frustration at the council's rehousing efforts two months after the fire in London.

London mayor Sadiq Khan has called for commissioners to take over the running of Kensington and Chelsea Council after its leader and deputy leader tendered their resignations in the wake of the Grenfell Tower disaster.

Prime Minister Theresa May has said there must be a "major national investigation" into the use of potentially flammable cladding on high-rise towers across the country over a period of decades.

The same cladding used in the multi-fatality Grenfell tower block in London was installed at County Hall, the headquarters of Cork County Council, writes Sean O’Riordan.

The same cladding used in the multi-fatality Grenfell tower block in London was installed at County Hall, the headquarters of Cork County Council.

The British Prime Minister will be updated on the Grenfell Tower recovery effort later as the number of high rises feared to pose similar fire risks mounts.

Downing Street has since confirmed that 11 blocks of flats in eight local authority areas in England have been found to have flammable facades.

Combustible cladding has been found on seven high-rise blocks of flats in four local authority areas in England, Downing Street has said.

Grenfell Tower fire survivors are to be rehomed in a housing development where prices start at more than £1.5 million, the Government has announced.

Theresa May faced claims that the British Government offered a "sweetheart deal" to a Tory-led council in order to scrap an embarrassing 15% tax hike.

Stephen Crabb has become the first senior Tory to launch a campaign for the party leadership — and the keys to Number 10 — by vowing to curb immigration and make it a “red line” in Brexit negotiations.

A new British prime minister and Conservative leader should be in place by September 2 at the latest, the party’s 1922 Committee executive has recommended. Nominations open tomorrow and close on Thursday.

Unions have welcomed plans to make sure staff receive tips left by customers in bars and restaurants.

Former HSBC Holdings chief executive Michael Geoghegan is among 250 business leaders backing the push for the UK to leave the European Union.

Five British Cabinet ministers have declared they will campaign to leave the European Union - despite a stark warning from David Cameron that an "out" vote would be a "leap in the dark".

Selected items from Margaret Thatcher’s wardrobe are to be auctioned off as part of a sale of her personal effects.

Nigel Farage, the leader of Britain’s anti-EU UK Independence Party, withdrew his resignation after tendering it last week over his failure to win a seat in the British parliament.

Tributes have poured in for ventriloquist Keith Harris, famous for his act with his puppet duck Orville, who has died aged 67.