Irish nationalist party has hailed ‘new era’ after emerging after winning most seats in Stormont for first time

No 10 will take ‘whatever measures necessary’ to scrap border checks, says deputy PM

As counting concluded in the early hours of Sunday morning, it became the largest party at Stormont for the first time.

Michelle O’Neill challenges DUP to ‘turn up’ and restore power-sharing at Stormont

Exclusive: Tearing up protocol could lead to further spike in prices, food industry chiefs warn No 10

Minister blames housing crisis for losses, but insists it would be ‘bonkerooney’ to get rid of PM

Pair had been playing in their front garden before disappearance, police said

Emmanuel and Emmanuella were last seen playing in the front garden of their home in Cowley Road, Lambeth, at 6pm.

The Conservative Party has lost almost 500 councillors across Britain

‘The horrible, but very real, possibility of the death penalty is hanging over us,’ Leila Fitton says

Many of today’s papers react to the results from the Northern Ireland Assembly election.

A series of seven promised Bills will change ‘old EU rules that don’t work for the UK’, Boris Johnson said.

Boris Johnson said the UK would help Ukraine ‘continue to push back the Russian invasian and survive as a free and democratic country’

Candidates could have been forgiven for being forlorn in the constituency even before counting had began.

A leaked memo suggested the beer and curry Sir Keir Starmer had with colleagues during coronavirus restrictions was planned in advance.

Boris Johnson faces a fresh Brexit battle with Brussels over the Northern Ireland Protocol

The live politics programme will air in the evening slot of 6pm.

Heads say the visa process is preventing pupils in danger from reaching them quickly.

Sinn Fein has secured the most seats in the Assembly election.

The Queen’s Speech on Tuesday will set out Boris Johnson’s plans as he seeks to refocus his administration.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson said the UK would help Ukraine ‘continue to push back the Russian invasion and survive as a free and democratic country’.

At the start of the week, The Independent identified a series of crucial battlegrounds. Here’s what happened and what they might tell us about a future general election

The broadcaster said there was initially a ‘deep freeze silence’ from the organisation after he told them.

Afghanistan’s Taliban leadership has ordered all Afghan women to wear the all-covering burka in public.

Campaigners from Green New Deal Rising branded Priti Patel’s Rwanda plan ‘inhumane’

Infighting continues in wake of U-turn on Boris Johnson’s leadership

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Voters went to the polls on Thursday and have delivered a bloody nose to Boris Johnson’s Conservatives.

‘This is another hammer blow to Boris Johnson’s Blue Wall,’ Lib Dems says

Former chief-of-staff to Theresa May describes results in London as ‘catastrophic wake-up call’ for Tories

The Tories have been dealt defeats in a string of their flagship local authorities in the capital. Rory Sullivan speaks to disilluioned voters

‘Very little sign’ of progress for Labour in key Red Wall areas of Midlands and North, says Curtice

Sir Keir Starmer maintained his innocence over claims he broke lockdown rules as further information emerged about the day of the beer and curry row.

The election of Sinn Fein as the biggest party in Northern Ireland’s Assembly is a historic moment

Party vice president Michelle O’Neill said the result ‘ushered in a new era’

Victory for the republican party in Northern Ireland will add to Boris Johnson’s headaches following the elections.

The Aspire Party, founded by Lutfur Rahman, gained Tower Hamlets Council from Labour after winning 24 of the 45 seats.

Exclusive: Nearly 40 leading animal welfare charities write to PM in last-ditch bid to ‘stop Britain propping up animal cruelty’

Education Secretary Nadhim Zahawi insisted the Prime Minister remained an electoral asset despite the loss of almost 400 councillors.

Nichola Mallon was eliminated from the race on the final stage of the count which saw Nuala McAllister elected.

The Home Secretary was speaking at the Bassetlaw Conservatives Spring Dinner on Friday.

Counting is continuing to elect 90 MLAs to the devolved Stormont parliament.

Left-winger speaks out – but the party is not ‘entertaining’ the prospect of its leader standing down

The Labour leader said he was focused on the next general election.

Alliance retained two seats, the DUP retained two seats and the UUP also defended its seat in the constituency.

They were entertained by live music from Arfoud Brothers and Sisters and the Baha Yetkin Sufi Ensemble.

The republican party is on course to become the biggest at Stormont.

Gerry Carroll of People Before Profit was also elected to return the same constituency configuration as 2017.

The UK party leader made a whistle-stop visit to Scotland.

The flock are now safe in RSPCA care.

PM believed to be eyeing up ‘reset moment’ in bid to save premiership

Sinn Fein remains on course to emerge as the largest party after the NI Assembly elections.

Irish nationalist leader Michelle O’Neill vows to ‘work in partnership with others’, as DUP again demands end of protocol

Labour allies insisted Sir Keir Starmer would be cleared over the so-called ‘beergate’ row.

DUP veteran Peter Weir lost his Assembly seat. He has served as an MLA since the formation of the Assembly in 1998.

There had been fears Ulster Unionist Party leader Doug Beattie would lose his seat.

Former director of prosecution ‘terrified’ in immigration limbo in Pakistan

Labour’s UK leader is under investigation by police in Durham over a meeting with colleagues.

The patient is believed to have contracted the infection while visiting Nigeria.

Alliance has now stretched its geographical reach into areas where seat gains had once not even been contemplated.

The Metropolitan Police confirmed there no passengers on the bus at the time of the collision in Sutton and no-one was injured.

The party increased their councillor numbers by 20 and jumped back into second place in Scotland ahead of the Tories.

The late Christopher Stalford, who held a seat in the constituency for the DUP, was remembered during acceptance speeches.

The Scottish Tory leader said he did not believe his switching stance on whether the Prime Minister should resign had played a part.

David Ungi, 30, was arrested on Thursday with three other men at a shopping centre in Coin, Malaga.

On Saturday morning, Sinn Fein appeared still to be on course to emerge as the largest party in Stormont.

She was found unconscious in a room at the Southport holiday park on Friday morning.

The SNP and Scottish Greens entered into a powersharing agreement at Holyrood after last year’s Holyrood elections.

Sinn Fein look set to be the biggest party in Northern Ireland after the Stormont elections.

The UK sponsor of two of the head chefs in charge of the supper described the evening as ‘a great success’.

Shortly before noon on Saturday, 51 of 90 seats had been filled, with only four out of 18 constituency counts completed.

Irish nationalist party Sinn Fein is widely expected to become the largest group in the Northern Ireland Assembly for the first time

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