The Prime Minister also appeared to have softened his stance on not holding an election until 2029, saying only that he will not call one in 2027.

Simon Richardson claimed he did not know headteacher Michael Mullins was under his wheels, but his passenger gave evidence against him.

A boat that launched from Belgium on Thursday was reportedly coloured red, white and green with a golden sun emblem of the Kurdish flag.

Prosecutor Riel Karmy-Jones KC said six different women who do not know each other had come forward to accuse Brand of attacking them.

Sir Patrick’s career included movies, TV and the theatre including 16 years with the Royal Shakespeare Company and acting on stage well into his 60s.

A licence has been granted for the reintroduction of beavers to the waters around Loch Ness – exactly 500 years since they were last recorded at the loch.

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and European Union leaders are set to conclude a two-day summit on Friday as the EU’s top official presses to make Canada the bloc’s first “associate member”.

The Scottish Information Commissioner “erred in law” when he ordered ministers to disclose exempted material relating to the so-called Salmond files, a court has ruled.

Craigavon councillor Catherine Nelson and Belfast councillor Conor McKay attended voluntary police interviews on Friday morning.

Sinn Fein MP John Finucane said it was a ‘disgrace’ that leaders were not attending the National Economic Council in Glasgow.

Pharmaceutical firm AstraZeneca has unveiled plans to slash costs by 1.5 billion US dollars (£1.1 billion) a year as part of a major restructuring to boost investment in its new drug pipeline.