Prime minister Gordon Brown has flown to Northern Ireland in a bid to resolve the deepening row at Stormont. Mr Brown will be meeting with Ireland’s political leaders in a bid to resolve the issue, with relations between Sinn Fein and the Democratic Unionists deteriorating over recent weeks. At the heart of the row is [...]

The former housekeeper of Baroness Scotland whose illegal employment status threatens the attorney general’s career has been arrested, inthenews.co.uk understands. Loloahi Tapui, 27, and a man thought to be her husband were arrested over suspected immigration offences last night, sources said. Baroness Scotland apologised and was fined £5,000 after being found to have unknowingly employed [...]

A sequel to Guy Ritchie’s new big screen take on Sherlock Holmes is already in development, three months before the release of the first instalment. According to the Hollywood Reporter, Warner Bros are close to signing up writers Kieran and Michele Mulroney – who have worked on the studio’s long-delayed Justice League film – to [...]