Justice minister Jim O’Callaghan is favourite to succeed Micheal Martin and he has some interesting views on the ...

Two U.K. Labour MPs are drawing up amendments on the issue that will likely be considered by the House of Commons this summer.

The UK's children's commissioners have called for a wholesale smacking ban, describing the current situation where there is a ...

In March, the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH) said smacking children should be consigned to the history ...

The murder of 10-year-old Sara Sharif in 2023 led to renewed calls from campaigners for a total ban across the UK. The girl’s ...

Northern Ireland's First Minister has said the British government's decision to appeal a court ruling that a public inquiry ...

The government is to challenge a court ruling that found its refusal to hold a public inquiry into the killing of a GAA ...

The government has delayed a decision on whether to appeal the Belfast courts over an order to hold an inquiry into a ...

Gerry Adams has called a BBC programme in which he claims he was defamed an “attempted hatchet job” that was “full of ...

Judges in Belfast have ruled that NI Secretary Hilary Benn is acting unlawfully in failing to hold a public inquiry into Mr ...

What does the king of England do, exactly? A lot more than you might think, considering he doesn't actually rule the country. Long live the king! We wouldn’t blame you if you assumed monarchies only ...

Spirit is Northern Ireland's most significant manufacturing employer, with about 3,500 staff but there is uncertainty for the ...