The Big Question: What are Joe Biden’s Irish roots?

What are Joe Biden’s Irish roots? Joe Biden arrived in Belfast, Northern Ireland, on Tuesday evening to mark the 25-year anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement. For an American president with deep Irish roots, it won’t be a typical trip to the ancestral homeland. Mr Biden is expected to meet representatives from five Northern Irish political parties

Rishi Sunak’s political heavy lifting starts to pay off

By Nick Gutteridge in San Diego POLITICAL CORRESPONDENT At first glance, the cramped gym of a US naval base may not have seemed like the most auspicious setting for Brexit history in the making. But it was the perfect place for Rishi Sunak to clinch the gains of all the political heavy lifting he performed

Small boats crisis risks sinking Brexit peace

Emmanuel Macron and Rishi Sunak will meet on Friday for the first Anglo-French summit since 2018 Credit: Ludovic Marin, Pool via AP Small boats crisis risks sinking Brexit peace By James Crisp EUROPE EDITOR As far as Rishi Sunak and Emmanuel Macron are concerned, the Brexit wars are over. The two leaders meet today in

The Telegraph for the sabbath of 2023 February 24-25

On February 24, 1582 the Gregorian calendar was introduced by Pope Gregory XIII. In what year was it adopted in Britain – supposedly resulting in public uproar over 11 lost days? (See at the bottom for the Trivia answer.) World news: Bird flu kills school girl in Cambodia Scientists testing a dozen people for avian

The Telegraph Frontpage 2023 February 20

By Sam Hall Police searching for Nicola Bulley have recovered a body less than a mile away from where she disappeared, as officers face growing questions over their investigation. In this newsletter, we also have reaction to the Baftas, after a big night for All Quiet on the Western Front. Body found in search for

The weekend of 2023 February 18-19

British embassy spy David Smith jailed for 13 years David Smith meets with an MI5 officer posing as a member of Russia’s military intelligence Credit: METROPOLITAN POLICE The British Embassy spy David Smith, who passed information to Russia for money, has been jailed for 13 years and two months. The 58-year-old former security guard began

The Telegraph Frontpage for 2023 February 14

A new Brexit deal is expected to be announced in the next fortnight after the UK watered down its hardline resistance to European judges ruling on issues in Northern Ireland.

The weekend of 2023 January 21-22 by the Telegraph

Holidaymakers already planning their summer getaway will be relieved to hear the EU is delaying the rollout of fingerprint checks. Also, find out why young people are shunning traditional tea and biscuits – and what that means for snack companies. Headlines: Saturday’s essential news Holiday boost | Europe’s new entry and exit system has now

The Telegraph Chopper’s politics for Tuesday 2023 January 10

Good evening, As a veteran of the Brexit Wars 2017-2020, I have learned to be highly sceptical of claims of a breakthrough in the talks about a settlement over the Northern Ireland Protocol. That was how I felt when the United Kingdom and European Union hailed a big advance in Brexit talks over the Northern

The Telegraph Frontpage for Tuesday 2023 January 10

By Sam Hall Good evening. The Duke of Sussex’s stateside publicity tour has made more waves this side of the Atlantic, as he expressed concern for “young kids” in the Royal family. We have all the fallout from Prince Harry’s latest interview. Queen ‘knew what was going on’ Harry’s latest interview has led to more