DUP MLA Christopher Stalford has died at the age of 39, party leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson has

South Belfast MLA Christopher Stalford had been an advocate for unionism from a young age.Mr

Stalford, party leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson has said. The DUP MLA, who died suddenly at the age of

, sponsored by DUP MLA Christopher Stalford, was designed to change abortion legislation brought by

The family of a Manchester United fan fatally assaulted outside a Benidorm bar has made a heartfelt appeal to find his killer. Mike Rydings, 48, from Wythenshawe, Manchester, died in August 2019, more than a year after he was attacked in Spain.He had travelled to celebrate a friend’s 50th birthday and watch the 2018 World Cup football tournament when he was involved in an altercation in the early hours of June 23 with a group of up to six men. Inquiries were conducted by Spanish authorities into

Curler Hailey Duff is “ over the moon ” about winning a gold medal at her first Olympics, her father has said. John Duff said he is “ so happy for the team ” – which also included Eve Muirhead, Vicky Wright and Jennifer Dodds – after they won Britain’s first gold on the last day of the games in Beijing.It was the third major event at senior international level for his 25-year-old daughter, who a year ago was not yet a full-time athlete.Mr Duff has not yet had a chance to speak to his daughter, b

The Queen will respond to her coronavirus diagnosis in a “ matter-of-fact ” and “ stoic ” manner, a royal writer has said. Joe Little, of Majesty magazine, said that while members of the royal family are likely to be “ alarmed ” by the monarch testing positive for Covid-19, the Queen will keep a characteristically calm composure as she self-isolates. The 95-year-old head of state is experiencing “ mild cold-like symptoms ” but expects to carry out “ light duties ” this week, Buckingham Palace ha

The West must be ready to join the war in Ukraine if Russia uses chemical or nuclear weapons, Tony Blair’s former chief of staff says. Jonathan Powell became the first senior figure to warn that failing to respond robustly after a chemical attack – as happened with Assad’s regime in Syria in 2012 – would be “ catastrophic appeasement ”.... No 10 has played down prospects of a military response, even as fears mount that Vladimir Putin will use the weapons, stressing that Boris Johnson considers

The UK Government is failing to match its “ tough talk ” over Ukraine with meaningful action in getting rid of the Northern Ireland Protocol, a rally has been told. TUV leader Jim Allister addressed the anti-protocol meeting at Carlton Street Orange Hall in Portadown where he said that Northern Ireland’s position as part of the UK had been “ annexed ” by the post-Brexit arrangement. The meeting is the latest in a series of events organised by unionists as part of their campaign of opposition to

The Queen is experiencing “ mild cold like symptoms ” after testing positive for Covid but expects to be at her desk carrying out “ light duties ”, Buckingham Palace has said. Concerns for the Queen, 95, will be heightened given her age and recent health scare but it appears the head of state is determined to carry out what tasks she can despite contracting the virus. The diagnosis follows a string of Covid cases among the royal family and the Queen’s Windsor Castle team, with the Prince of Wale