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A new independent Government science adviser is due to be approved at Tuesday’s Cabinet meeting, marking a significant restructuring of science advice provided throughout Government. The new structure aims to assist in informing quick responses to complex and challenging policy…

The founder of the Mitchell Scholarship programme has warned that it faces closure unless a more reliable and improved funding model can be secured. “The bottom line is that everyone loves the Mitchell but nobody wants to be the one…

The UK government has ordered a public inquiry into the murder of Pat Finucane, the Belfast solicitor shot dead in 1989 by the Ulster Defence Association (UDA) in collusion with British forces. Hilary Benn, Secretary of State for Northern Ireland,…