4+ day, 2+ hour ago   (601+ words) The owner of Primark has announced plans to launch home delivery in Great Britain in a bid to bolster the retailer’s online offering. Associated British Foods (ABF), which also runs large food, sugar and agriculture operations, said it had bought…...

5+ day, 38+ min ago   (487+ words) Ed Miliband said he “regrets” Israel’s response to a ban on trade with illegal settlements in the West Bank, but insisted it was “the right thing to do”. The Foreign Secretary’s announcement of the ban triggered a diplomatic row, with…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (567+ words) The Royal Academy of Dance welcomed its “brilliant student” the Queen for a visit on Wednesday where she was shown street dance and ballet by performers aged 13 to 94. The Queen was shown around the dance academy by president and former…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (575+ words) Ireland’s foreign affairs minister said there “will be a border poll” on a united Ireland at some stage in the future. Helen McEntee made the comments after Prime Minister Andy Burnham was criticised last week when, during a visit to…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (781+ words) “Intense” thunderstorms and heavy rain across much of England and Wales could cause travel disruption this week, forecasters have warned. The Met Office said a band of heavy showers and thunderstorms is expected to move northwards on Wednesday morning. The…...

3+ week, 19+ hour ago   (512+ words) A chemistry teacher denied having sexual relationships with two teenage pupils at an all-boys school, telling a jury: “I didn’t flirt with students, I was just friendly”. Sally-Anne Bowen, 65, is alleged to have indecently assaulted both boys when they were…...

3+ week, 22+ hour ago   (235+ words) The King and Queen, along with the Prince and Princess of Wales and their children, have attended a Sunday service at a church near the Balmoral estate. Troops from Balaklava Company, 5th Battalion Royal Regiment of Scotland, provided a guard of…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (921+ words) The “sudden and heartbreaking” deaths of a former All-Ireland winning footballer and his wife have “cast a dark cloud” over the county of Donegal and beyond, their funerals have been told. The service heard that James McHugh and his wife…...