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What does the Energy Price Guarantee mean for me?

Prime Minister Liz Truss has announced that the typical UK household will pay no more than £2,500 a year for energy for the next two years from October 1 as the Government responds to soaring gas and electricity prices. Without intervention, the ...

08 Sept 2022 at 13:51

Election

Prime Minister’s statement in full as he calls General Election

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has announced the date of the General Election, saying it will take place at a time when “the world is more dangerous than it has been since the end of the Cold War”. Standing in the rain outside Number 10 Mr Sunak ...

22 May 2024 at 18:47

Northern Ireland

Why are voters in Northern Ireland poised for a return to the polls?

Northern Ireland Secretary Chris Heaton-Harris has said a Stormont Assembly election will go ahead, despite not setting a date for the poll. Here, we answer some of the key questions about the political turmoil at Stormont. – What caused ...

28 Oct 2022 at 17:30

Northern Ireland

UUP General Election manifesto at a glance

The Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) prioritises five “Ps” in its General Election manifesto – people, place, prosperity, public services and peace. Here, the PA news agency looks in more detail at the party’s policy proposals in the 35-page ...

26 Jun 2024 at 16:23

Northern Ireland

2019 Tory manifesto: Where does it stand under another new prime minister?

The Conservatives’ 2019 general election manifesto promised to “get Brexit done” and “unleash Britain’s potential”. And while the party is nominally committed to the election-winning policy platform, it is difficult to overstate the ...

24 Oct 2022 at 16:33

Northern Ireland

PSNI chief Byrne’s tenure has been marked by controversies

Simon Byrne has had to deal with a number of controversies and challenges since taking up the position of the chief constable of the Police Service of Northern Ireland in July 2019. Mr Byrne arrived in the region after a tumultuous ...

31 Aug 2023 at 20:32

Northern Ireland

Key questions as powersharing returns in Northern Ireland

Here are answers to some of the key questions surrounding the return of powersharing in Northern Ireland. – What is happening at Stormont on Saturday? MLAs will return to Parliament Buildings in Belfast following a political ...

03 Feb 2024 at 11:00

Northern Ireland

From tension before the exit poll to a new PM: How the election unfolded

As the UK General Election delivered a landslide victory for Labour and installed Sir Keir Starmer as Prime Minister, here is how the night, and the morning after, unfolded. – 10pm Polling stations across the UK close. An ...

05 Jul 2024 at 21:42

Northern Ireland

Major strikes scheduled for weeks over Christmas and into January

Strikes by workers across the country in disputes over pay, pensions, jobs and conditions are set to escalate in the weeks up to Christmas and into January. Here are some of the strikes and ballots planned: – December 7 ...

06 Dec 2022 at 23:17

Northern Ireland

Council election results overshadowed by question of when Stormont will return

Rarely has any election campaign been quite so dominated by the fallout from the result of a poll which took place a full year before. Sinn Fein chose to make the 2023 council elections all about the fact that its vice ...

20 May 2023 at 15:17

Soccer

2022 World Cup: The key statistics from the group stages

The 16 qualifiers are now decided after a dramatic World Cup group stage. Here, we take a look back at the key statistics from the opening round. Slow starts, late drama Exactly half of the group games were goalless ...

03 Dec 2022 at 13:04

Northern Ireland

Transport projects supported by PM as HS2 axed north of Birmingham

The Prime Minister has announced the Government will support a series of transport schemes after cutting HS2 north of Birmingham. Rishi Sunak pledged to “reinvest every single penny, £36 billion, in hundreds of new ...

04 Oct 2023 at 16:49

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