SaxaVord on the northernmost inhabited island of Unst is home to the UK’s only licensed ‘vertical launch’ spaceport.

McClenaghan, from Newtownards in Co Down, becomes an MBE (Member of the Order of the British Empire) a year after he created ...

Ice skating champions Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean said the news of a damehood and knighthood was the “perfect” way to ...

Professor Tara Moore has said it is “lovely” to be recognised for her hard work after being made an Officer of the Order of ...

MI5 blocked an appeal by Irish prime minister Bertie Ahern for the UK to share intelligence on any terrorist threat to the Sellafield nuclear facility, according to newly-released government files.

A meeting at Stormont discussed using terrorism laws to tackle displays of paramilitary flags and murals in 2004, declassified files have shown. The papers reveal that a senior PSNI officer stated ...

Scottish Tory leader Russell Findlay has said he is “not holding my breath” on achieving a budget deal with the Scottish Government. The key ask of the party, he told the Press Association, is the ...

Northern Ireland was on the “cusp of a new beginning” with the return of the Stormont political institutions, officials predicted in 2000. A briefing document among declassified files at the Public ...

Newly-released files show Downing St officials argued conversations with foreign leaders must remain confidential.

More than 1,100 official files at the Public Record Office in Belfast have been opened to the public under the 20-year rule.

Barrow caretaker manager Neil McDonald believes that his players will grow in confidence after they ended a nine-game winless run with a 3-1 Sky Bet League Two victory over Tranmere at Prenton Park.

Ian Evatt said “blood, sweat and tears” were required in Blackpool’s 4-0 victory over Rotherham at Bloomfield Road. Goals from Josh Bowler, Danny Imray, Ashley Fletcher and Tom Bloxham helped the ...