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January 2025 election has not been ruled out, UK deputy PM hints

Oliver Dowden has hinted that a January 2025 election is possible, after the prime minister insisted he is preparing for a poll in the second...

Mon, 08/04/2024 - 06:53

UK would not supply arms to Israel in event of law breach - deputy PM

The UK would stop arms sales to Israel if it was found to be in breach of international law, Oliver Dowden has suggested.

The deputy prime...

Mon, 08/04/2024 - 06:02

Irish unification ‘legitimate aspiration’ - new leader Harris

Simon Harris, who is set to become Ireland’s youngest ever prime minister, said on Sunday Irish unification was a ‘legitimate political aspiration’ but not a...

Sun, 07/04/2024 - 09:22

British support for Israel not unconditional - UK foreign secretary

The UK’s support for Israel is not unconditional, Foreign Secretary David Cameron has suggested.

The Foreign Secretary placed further pressure on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu...

Sun, 07/04/2024 - 08:49

Simon Harris pledges to hit ground running as Ireland’s next taoiseach

Ireland’s incoming taoiseach Simon Harris has pledged to lead his party with a ‘new energy’ as he vowed to hit the ground running as leader.

Ahead...

Sun, 07/04/2024 - 08:46

UK house prices suffer first monthly fall since September - Halifax

Annual growth in UK house prices slowed last month, and they went back into decline on a monthly basis, numbers from mortgage lender Halifax showed...

Fri, 05/04/2024 - 08:19

Surge in UK homes coming on the market recorded in run-up to Easter

A pre-Easter bank holiday surge in properties coming on the market has been recorded by a website.

Rightmove said the Thursday immediately before the Easter bank...

Fri, 05/04/2024 - 05:53

Ireland unemployment rate rises to 4.3% in March from 4.2% in February

Ireland’s jobless rate edged slightly higher in March, numbers from the Central Statistics Office showed Thursday.

According to the CSO, the jobless rate picked up...

Thu, 04/04/2024 - 11:14

TOP NEWS: UK service sector growth eases to four-month low

The UK services sector remained in expansion territory last month, though survey numbers on Thursday showed the pace of growth abated.

The S&P Global services...

Thu, 04/04/2024 - 09:45

Ireland service sector notches fastest growth since July

Irish service sector growth continued to accelerate in March, according to numbers from an S&P Global survey on Thursday.

The AIB services PMI rose to...

Thu, 04/04/2024 - 06:56

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