Politics
In Pictures: The decade in politics from Brown to Brexit and Boris
From the Tories winning power in 2010 to the referendums on Scottish independence and Brexit, it has been a turbulent decade in UK politics.
Nearly one million Irish passports issued during record-breaking year
Brexit has seen a surge in demand from Irish citizens living in Northern Ireland, England, Scotland and Wales.
Hard Brexit cliff-edge could be beckoning next year, Micheal Martin warns
He said legislative plans to make it illegal to extend the transition period are "unnecessary" and "dangerous".
Outrage as Tory backs Farage knighthood after claim he was offered it for Brexit Party election pact
The Conservative party has strenuously denied offering the Brexit Party leader an honour in return for standing candidates down during the election.
UK is becoming 51st state of the US under Tories, MP claims
Kenny MacAskill claimed ‘the only way’ for Scots to avoid this was by becoming an independent state in the European Union.
Labour leadership race heats up as party in-fighting continues
David Lammy has given the clearest indication yet that he is mulling entering the contest to replace Jeremy Corbyn as leader
Former Labour leader Ed Miliband to spearhead inquest into election defeat
The review will include interviewing all 59 MPs who lost their seats during the crumbling of Labour’s so-called “red wall” of constituencies in the North, the Midlands and Wales.
Tory grandees plot boundary shake-up to win 100-seat majority at next election
Senior party figures want Boris Johnson to bring forward plans to reduce the number of MPs from 650 to 600 - which could hand him a 104 seat majority.
Government risking repeating Brexit mistakes on Irish unity, senator says
Fianna Fail and Fine Gael have stated they do not believe it is the right time for any border poll on reunification.