AllTime 10s
10 NEW Countries That Could Exist In Ten Years
We live in an ever-changing world. And sometimes that change even means entirely new countries popping up. From a unified Korea to an independent Texas, AllTime10s presents 10 new countries that could exist in 10 years.
Financial Times
What is Brexit?
The FT's Whitehall correspondent Sebastian Payne asks what the deep divisions over the UK leaving the EU reveal about Britain
Soliloquy
The New Zealand Flag Referendum Explained
One expat Kiwiâs brief explanation of the two New Zealand flag referendums. My home nation of New Zealand has just completed two referendums to decide on if a new flag should replace the old national flag. New Zealand's flag is...
TLDR News
Can Scotland Leave Britain & Rejoin the European Union? - TLDR News
With the Scottish Parliamentary Elections just around the corner, the topic of Scottish Independence has resurfaced once again. Some Scots are especially keen to leave the UK because they then want to rejoin the EU, so in this video we...
AllTime 10s
10 Countries That Won't Exist In 100 Years
Country boundaries and spheres of power have shifted a lot over the last few centuries. So how might they changed in the next? Alltime 10s bring you 10 countries that could possibly be approaching their sell-by dates.
History Hit
10 Steps to World War Two: Hitler takes the Saarland and rearmament
Where is Saarland located and why was it important? As Germany started rearmament, why wasn't Hitler challenged for this? 10 Steps to World War Two, Part 2
Press Association
McDonald: Sinn Fein will challenge UK over clarity on unity referendum
Mary Lou McDonald says a Sinn Fein Government in the Republic of Ireland would be open to legally challenging the UK over clarity on the preconditions for a unity referendum.
Press Association
Scotland closer to independence now than in 2014, insists Swinney - full
Scotland is closer to independence than it was in 2014, the First Minister has insisted. SNP leader John Swinney made the claim at an event marking the 10th anniversary of the historic ballot – which saw 55% of voters reject independence...
Press Association
Supporters of independence 'must look to the future', says First Minister
Scotland's First Minister John Swinney said Scotland has endured a “long, dark decade” of “austerity, of Brexit, of a cost-of-living crisis and a global pandemic”, he said, as he urged Scots to focus on what can be done in the future. He...
Press Association
Scotland closer to independence now than in 2014, insists Swinney
Scotland is closer to independence than it was in 2014, the First Minister has insisted. SNP leader John Swinney made the claim at an event marking the 10th anniversary of the historic ballot – which saw 55% of voters reject independence...
Press Association
Swinney calls for review of election timetables amid postal voting issues
SNP leader John Swinney calls for review of election timetables amid postal voting issues as he sampled whisky during a visit to the Speyside Distillery in Aviemore in the Highlands.
Press Association
Andrea Leadsom announces she's standing down at the General Election - Archive
Archive footage of Government minister Andrea Leadsom as she announced her decision not to stand at the General Election, joining a post-war record-breaking exodus of Tory MPs leaving Parliament. In a letter to Prime Minister Rishi Sunak...
Press Association
Green leader says referendum defeats not a ‘key factor’ in Varadkar resignation
Eamon Ryan has said that the referenda defeats were not a “key” factor in Leo Varadkar’s decision to step down. The Green Party leader said the gap before the local and European elections “probably influenced him more”. Mr Varadkar made...
Press Association
Leo Varadkar speaking on the issues of migration
Taoiseach Leo Varadkar speaking on the issues of Migration , Mass attendance and voting rights for Irish Citizens outside Balir House in Washington DC.
Press Association
Irish referenda: Taoiseach confirms Government 'defeated comprehensively'
Ireland's premier Leo Varadkar said referenda to change the Constitution have been "defeated comprehensively". The referenda proposed amending the Constitution to include non-married relationships in the meaning of family and to replace...
Press Association
Varadkar - Government 'defeated comprehensively' in referenda
Taoiseach Leo Varadkar said the Government had been 'defeated comprehensively' as voters appeared to have voted resoundingly against the family and care amendment referenda.
Press Association
Confusion over the referenda will lead to ‘solicitors’ paradise’
“Confusion” over the definition of the proposed wording to change the constitution on care and family will lead to a “solicitors’ paradise”, the Aontu leader has said. Peadar Toibin claimed that the majority people do not know the...
Press Association
Sinn Fein government would deliver 'a step change' in preparing for Irish unification – Mary Lou McDonald
An Irish government led by Sinn Fein would deliver a “step change” in preparing for Irish unification, with a referendum a possibility within the lifetime of the next Dail, party leader Mary Lou McDonald has said.
Press Association
Salmond urges Scottish Government to back referendum bill
Former Scottish first minister Alex Salmond urged the Scottish Government to back his party's plans for a referendum bill which would ask Scots whether Holyrood should have the power to negotiate and legislate on independence.
Press Association
Alba Party unveil plans for referendum Bill at Holyrood
Former Scottish first minister Alex Salmond has said his Alba Party can “propel the independence movement forward”, as it unveiled plans to lodge a referendum Bill at Holyrood. Ash Regan, who recently defected to Alba from the SNP, is to...
Press Association
Salmond unveils Alba Party’s plans for referendum Bill at Holyrood
Former Scottish first minister Alex Salmond has said his Alba Party can “propel the independence movement forward”, as it unveiled plans to lodge a referendum Bill at Holyrood. Ash Regan, who recently defected to Alba from the SNP, is to...
Press Association
Sinn Fein defence spokesman criticises government proposal to change a key security policy
Sinn Fein defence spokesman Matt Carthy criticises a government proposal to change a key security policy during a media briefing.
Press Association
Varadkar unsure if housing referendum can be held within current government term
The Taoiseach has said he is unsure whether a referendum on the right to housing can be held within the lifespan of the current government. Leo Varadkar said the constitution should be amended to enshrine a right to housing, but he said...
Press Association
Varadkar discusses People Before Profit Bill on abortion
Irish premier Leo Varadkar discusses the People Before Profit Bill to expand access to abortion services being passed to the next stage in the Dail after the Minister for Health lost a vote to delay its reading. Speaking during a visit...