Tony Blair, former UN secretary general Kofi Annan and Sinn Fein president Gerry Adams were due to join talks in the Basque Country amid rumours that separatist group Eta is to declare its 43-year armed struggle is over for good... more
Supporters of West Ham and Millwall football clubs fought ferociously last night in an encounter that comes all too soon after London's commitment to bid for the 2018 World Cup... more
Georgia Gould isn’t the only child of a Labour dynasty making her mark in politics. Emily Hill reveals the other holders of famous names following the family tradition... more
The row over the Commons gravy train deepened as Jacqui Smith and other MPs were revealed to be claiming the maximum or near to the limit allowed for second homes... more
As Northern Ireland responds to the first murder of a policeman for 12 years, only two days after two young soldiers were shot outside their Antrim barracks, the province's First Minister, Peter Robinson, and Deputy First Minister, Martin McGuinness, travel to America... more
John Minihan was best known for his uniquely personal shots of playwright Samuel Beckett. Sue Steward was impressed by a collection of his black-and-white portraits of Irish public figures.... more
Ken Livingstone has admitted thay Boris Johnson had run a strong campaign — but predicted that
Londoners would reject the Tory candidate at the last minute... more
Sound check: German industrial metal band Rammstein literally play with fire in their live performances - and now they are about to unleash their singeing spectacle on London. Watch out for your eyebrows
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