Six people were arrested after violence flared outside the Citywest Hotel in Dublin, which is being used to house asylum seekers. A Garda vehicle was set alight as a large crowd gathered on Tuesday evening, with missiles and fireworks directed at officers. Protesters displayed Irish flags and shouted while public order units moved in. A Garda member required medical attention for a foot injury, and officers faced bricks and fireworks […]

Grieving families and the Natasha Allergy Research Foundation are calling for immediate changes to the inquest system after deaths from severe allergic reactions. They want investigations into fatal anaphylaxis to become mandatory and for near-fatal reactions to be reported nationally. The foundation also argues for appointing a national allergy lead to drive reform. The recommendations follow a study that found there is no single data source to determine the full […]

Claire Throssell, whose two sons Jack, 12, and Paul, nine, were killed in October 2014 when their father started a house fire after gaining access to them, said the change in the law will save lives. The pledge to repeal the presumption in favour of parental contact was announced around the 11th anniversary of the boys’ deaths. Ms Throssell, from Penistone in Sheffield, said the move could help protect children […]

Pressure is building on Prince Andrew to relinquish the Royal Lodge in Windsor after it emerged he pays a peppercorn rent on the 30-bedroom property for more than two decades. The Crown Estate, which oversees royal land and buildings, released a lease document showing a 75-year agreement signed in 2003. He paid £1 million to secure the lease and has paid a single peppercorn a year, if demanded, with refurbishments […]

A rare copy of the United States Declaration of Independence will go on display in London next year as part of an exhibition about the birth of the country. The show, Revolution 250: The Making Of The USA, is at the National Archives in Kew and will feature documents including a Dunlap print of the declaration, the Tea Act and the Treaty of Paris, which marked the end of the […]

Channel 4's Dispatches has claimed to be the first British television programme to use an artificial intelligence presenter. The episode Will AI Take My Job? Dispatches, broadcast on Monday evening, explored how AI automation is reshaping workplaces across sectors including law, music, fashion and medicine, and ended with the reveal that its presenter, Aisha Gaban, was entirely AI-generated. The AI presenter spoke: "AI is going to touch everybody’s lives in […]

Bob Vylan frontman Pascal Robinson-Foster, known as Bobby Vylan, says he is not regretful about leading a chant at Glastonbury in June and would do it again tomorrow. The chant, calling for “death, death to the IDF”, drew criticism from politicians and commentators at the time. Speaking on The Louis Theroux Podcast, recorded on 1 October, Vylan addressed whether he stands by the chant and would repeat it. He said […]

The Safety Advisory Group in Birmingham decided last week to block visiting supporters from the Europa League tie against Aston Villa on November 6, after a risk assessment by West Midlands Police. The government said it was disappointed that Maccabi Tel Aviv chose to decline any away‑fan allocation offered for the match. In a statement published on Monday, the Israeli club said the safety and wellbeing of its supporters was […]

The memoir by Virginia Giuffre is due to be published on Tuesday, the day before King Charles begins a state visit to the Holy See. The two-day visit includes an ecumenical service in the Sistine Chapel, with the King set to pray publicly with the Pope, a first for a British monarch since the Reformation. The Metropolitan Police said they are aware of media reports about Prince Andrew and are […]