Speculation that Theresa May will be ousted from Number 10 has reached fever pitch amid reports that UK Cabinet ministers are plotting a coup to get rid of her.

A new Brexit plan which is reported to be backed by members of both the Remain and Leave camps of the Conservative party has been put forward.

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has warned that the British government may not be able to get a final Brexit deal through the House of Commons, increasing the likelihood of a hard Brexit.

Two national newspapers in the UK have threatened to launch a legal challenge if the UK's Parole Board does not disclose its reasons for approving the release of black cab rapist John Worboys from prison.

It’s not every ferry from which you disembark that a king is there to meet you with a firm handshake, writes Dan MacCarthy

WHEN he outlined his budget ambitions in Tipperary yesterday, Taoiseach Leo Varadkar said he would prioritise reducing the tax bills faced by middle-income families and those working for the minimum wage.

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

A "gargantuan" effort would be required to remove key EU-wide bodies from the jurisdiction of the bloc's highest court, according to an expert.

David Davis will push ahead with plans to pull Britain out of the European civil nuclear regulator during Brexit talks in Brussels next week despite fears it could it could hit cancer treatments.

The British government has announced it will fund abortions in England for women arriving from Northern Ireland in a concession to see off a bid to amend the Queen's Speech.

We’re guinea pigs, aren’t we?

Earlier the UK Government comfortably defeated a Liberal Democrat bid to give voters a final say on the Brexit deal in a referendum.

Reaction to the Chilcot Report was swift and angry, with calls for legal and political action against Tony Blair.

President of the European Council Donald Tusk has ruled out free EU trade access for UK without also allowing freedom of movement.

A dossier detailing how some of Europe’s most dangerous criminals were able to move to Britain shows why voters must back Brexit, said campaigners.

Rob Ford, the pugnacious, populist former mayor of Toronto whose career crashed in a drug-driven, obscenity-laced debacle, has died of cancer, his family said. He was 46.

Bank of England governor Mark Carney was yesterday accused of jeopardising the bank’s credibility in the European Union debate as he faced a fiery line of questioning from MPs.

Noel Gallagher has dismissed Jeremy Corbyn’s brand of politics as “communism” — but insisted he would never vote Tory.

In politics, the benefits of talking like a real person as Donald Trump does are questionable, especially in a winner-takes-all electoral system like the US, writes Leonid Bershidsky

Gardaí have issued a direct appeal to more than 600 people who attended a nightclub in Donegal on the night a teenager passed away in unexplained circumstances.

An investigation into the death of Letterkenny girl Tory Johnston has been unable to find a cause of death.

A town is in shock after the sudden and unexplained death of a 17-year-old girl.

London Mayor Boris Johnson’s office has defended him after he was filmed engaged in a four-letter tirade with a London cabbie.

David Cameron “bears some responsibility” for the stream of refugees fleeing to Europe from Libya, Ed Miliband insisted as he dismissed Tory claims that he was playing politics with the tragedy in the Mediterranean.

Claim son may have been killed by Westminster paedophile ring

Toronto’s next mayor will be a straight-laced, button- down moderate conservative — almost the polar opposite of current mayor Rob Ford, whose term was plagued by scandals involving public drinking and illegal drug use.

Toronto elected a moderate conservative as mayor, ending the Rob Ford era marked by scandals over his illegal drug use and public drunkenness.

A former Conservative supporter in the UK called Arron Banks has donated £1m to Ukip after William Hague called him a “nobody”, while a Tory veteran's son has said he will join the party.

THE UK looks finished, from where I’m sitting. It’s true my view is a little bit obstructed right now, after a “Yes Scotland” rally in Glasgow’s George’s Square. But no matter how the people of Scotland vote today, I believe the joyous euphoria released by the “Yes, Scotland” campaign means the days of the UK are numbered.

Toronto Mayor Rob Ford has been admitted to a hospital and is believed to have a tumour in his abdomen, health officials said.

Toronto mayor Rob Ford has taken an immediate leave of absence to seek help for alcohol abuse as a report surfaced about a second video of him smoking what appears to be crack cocaine.

The UK government is putting more pressure on football clubs to make their grounds user-friendly for disabled fans after a report discovered several were failing to cater for less able-bodied supporters.

Britain’s economy will suffer hugely if it exits the EU after a referendum scheduled for 2017. Alternatively, it will not suffer at all, in fact, an exit is the necessary precondition for British economic renewal.

Former child protection boss Sharon Shoesmith has reached a settlement over her unfair dismissal following the Baby P tragedy in the UK, it was confirmed today.

Coronation Street star Chris Fountain has said ITV chiefs had “no choice” but to axe him from the show after online video clips of him delivering foul-mouthed raps – which included lyrics about rape – emerged online.

Today marks the anniversary of the death of the author of Pride and Prejudice. Robert Hume explains how her ‘Irish friend’ put fame and fortune above a chance to marry a penniless writer.

The Government has rejected claims in a British newspaper that Ireland received a “back door bailout” from the UK to cover losses in Ulster Bank.

UK Foreign Secretary William Hague said the “right decision” had been reached after European Union foreign ministers agreed to end the embargo on supplying arms to opposition forces in Syria.

The full force of the law should be available against oil executives who are found to have fixed prices, UK Prime Minister David Cameron has indicated.

Tories in the UK have demanded a clampdown on trade unions in a show of “Thatcherite zeal” aimed at stopping a wave of industrial unrest.

Ant of Ant and Dec fame has admitted voting Conservative in the last British general election, but said it would make his family “very angry”.

Companies sacking staff as part of “corporate restructuring” would be responsible for retraining them to find other jobs under proposals approved by MEPs yesterday.

British Culture Secretary Maria Miller today promised no church would ever be forced to conduct a gay wedding as she faced a furious backlash from traditionalist Tories over Government plans for same-sex weddings.