Ireland coach’s message is that ‘Irishness’ mattersFarrell uses blueprint of Croke Park win in 2007Andy Farrell hopes he has found what he’s looking for. By inviting the U2 frontman Bono to speak to his players a few days before Ireland face England, and by bringing the former captain Paul O’Connell Read more
Thinktank says nations need to focus on social prosperity in the fight against extremismThe G20 needs to move beyond economic growth and GDP as a measure of progress and factor in human wellbeing and social prosperity, one of its key advisors has said in a new report.In a hard-hitting report Read more
LGA says stripping councils of planning powers not the answer to housing shortagesCouncils have hit back at possible government moves to strip them of planning powers to speed up housebuilding by releasing analysis that shows more than a million so-far unbuilt homes have already been granted planning permission in the Read more
Couple will retain formal HRH titles but will no longer use them Via: Prince Harry and Meghan Markle reveal date they will step down as senior royals
‘Government’s response has been wholly inadequate and fails to grasp the scale of this crisis,’ says Labour leader Via: 'Nowhere to be seen': Corbyn launches attack on Johnson for failing to visit flood-hit communities
Exclusive: ‘If constituents voted for a Labour MP, they deserve to be represented by a Labour MP,’ says Dawn Butler Via: Labour MPs threatening to quit party if Long-Bailey becomes leader 'must trigger immediate by-elections'
Sectors from social care to construction, farming and horticulture voice concern over staff shortages Via: 'Clueless': Priti Patel claims 8.5m people could fill workforce gaps created by new immigration plan
Employees from the media firm in China must do 20 push-ups if they are found to have walked more than 1,000 steps a day. The aim of the policy is to ensure that they carry out self-quarantine, a source said. Via: Chinese staff forced to do push-ups if 'they walked Read more
An expectant mother was attacked by three robbers at her home in Hall Green, Birmingham last Saturday. They dragged her from her bed, kicked her in the stomach, and made off with a bag of jewellery. Via: Pregnant woman is attacked in terrifying robbery by three masked 'Romanians' who stole Read more
French TV show Sept a Huit (Seven to Eight) has been hit with allegations of blackface after dressing up a 17-year-old rape victim and former child prostitute as a black woman ‘in order to protect her identity’. Via: French TV show accused of 'blackface' after dressing rape victim up 'to Read more