Frances Fitzgerald’s resignation over link to proposed smear campaign against a police detective should prevent no confidence voteIreland’s deputy prime minister is to resign to avert a parliamentary vote that would have collapsed the minority government and triggered a snap election at a crunch time for Brexit negotiations.Irish lawmakers had Read more
Rolling coverage of the day’s political developments as they happen 1.31pm GMT Ken Clarke, the pro-European, says this issue arose because the government decided not to vote against Labour motions. As a result the Commons is passing motions criticising the government. The Commons is being reduced to a debating chamber, Read more
Jakki Smith, who was denied statutory award after death of her partner of 16 years, says her human rights had been breachedA woman who won her landmark battle for greater legal recognition for bereaved unmarried couples has called for the law to recognise “society has moved on”. Related: Women: if Read more
Office staff film bomb disposal robot and police close streets before declaring that suspicions about vehicle have been allayed A controlled explosion was reportedly conducted outside 30 St Mary Axe – known as the Gherkin building – in the City of London after police closed streets due to a suspicious Read more
Fund reaches £10,000 for private treatment Via: Woman 'slowly suffocating in own faeces' in NHS hospital as friends crowdfund specialist treatment
This tour of the behind-the-scenes magic that went into transferring JK Rowling’s stories from page to screen will delight fans of the boy wizard, especially at Christmas, but watch out for expensive extrasA self-guided tour of the studio where the eight Harry Potter films were made. A vast hangar features Read more
Police later deemed the vehicle non-suspicious but arrested the driver for having false identity documents Via: City of London street evacuated after suspicious vehicle spotted near Gherkin building
David Davis has been called in to face a Commons committee which has demanded his department release papers detailing the impact of Brexit on the economy. Via: David Davis set to face Commons committee over release of Brexit papers
Producers allegedly feel the Scottish MSP has been ‘acting superior’ – despite her rumoured six-figure pay package – and were unimpressed with her performance in Saturday’s live trial. Via: I'm A Celebrity bosses 'unimpressed with Kezia Dugdale'
Meghan Markle said ‘yes’ immediately to Prince Harry after he proposed on one knee while they were cooking dinner, the couple said today in their first joint interview. Via: Harry reveals his romantic proposal to Meghan Meghan