Fireworks and bottles thrown at police in Ballymena in second night of unrest

Northern Irish riot police deployed to quell ‘feral’ violence that erupted after vigil for girl allegedly sexually assaulted

Survivors of Ireland’s mother and baby homes risk losing UK benefits over compensation

Campaign pushes to change law that could lead to survivors living in UK being disqualified from means-tested benefits

British officials hopeful that US will start lifting car tariffs this week

Exclusive: Trade secretary to meet US counterpart with aim of implementing first parts of deal in coming days

UK politics: Lib Dems denounce new Reform UK chair as ‘Trump sycophant’ – as it happened

Daisy Cooper says doctor and presenter David Bull once appeared on TalkTV with his ear bandaged after the assassination attempt against Trump

Foreign Office staff told to consider resigning after challenging UK policy on Gaza

Department’s top officials respond to last month’s letter from more than 300 civil servants who raised concerns

Nazi guards shot prisoners for fun at Channel Islands camp, research says

SS troops killed inmates for target practice, according to account given in documentary Ghosts of Alderney

John Marjoram obituary

Other lives: UK’s first Green party councillor who spent 32 years representing the people of Stroud in Gloucestershire

Winter fuel payments U-turn likely to lead to higher taxes or other welfare cuts, says IFS director – as it happened

Treasury says move to restore the funding for most pensioners will cost around £1.25bn

Why Farage is outperforming Starmer in the battle for working-class voters

Polling shows disconnect between voter perception and leaders’ backgrounds as Reform gains ground in Labour heartlands

Reform UK backs plan to put swift bricks in every new home in England

Party joins MPs across political spectrum in supporting bird conservation amendment similar to one blocked by Labour