The government has updated its guidance on facemasks during the coronavirus pandemic for staff and pupils at schools in England, which are expected to open next month.

Schools minister, Nick Gibb, has apologized to those adversely affected by the exams algorithm, admitting he had been warned that the algorithm used to determine grades could disproportionately affect poorer student.

Northern Irish GCSE students will be given grades decided by their teachers after an outcry over the use of an algorithm to award marks for A-level.

The death of Irish nationalist leader John Hume has elicited hypocritical grief and tribute from British Tory leaders who once persecuted him.

A veteran Sinn Féin activist provides an insider's view on the machinations of Irish politics.

In an important symbolic ruling the Supreme Court has overturned the convictions of Irish Republican icon Gerry Adams.

Following Nicola Sturgeon's example the leaders of Wales and Northern Ireland have openly defied Boris Johnson over his plan to ease lockdown rules.

Deep-seated fears of a United Ireland is believed to be the British government's primary reason for opposing the establishment of an EU technical office in Belfast after the end of the Brexit transition period.

The British government has once again underlined its hardline position on Brexit transition negotiations by refusing to accommodate EU requests for a 'technical base' in Belfast.

There have been three confirmed cases in Northern Ireland so far, bringing the total on the island of Ireland to 16.