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While laws prevent the marriage of siblings, parents, and children, unions between first-cousins is still currently legal.

Sir Chris Wormald has been appointed as the UK's new Cabinet Secretary, becoming the top civil servant and the Prime Minister's senior policy adviser.

Micheal Martin has insisted it is time to "get on with the work" after hailing his Fianna Fail party's performance in Ireland's general election.

Political leaders gathered in Edinburgh today to pay their tribute to former Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond.

Plans to legalise assisted dying in England and Wales cleared their first hurdle in Parliament on Friday as MPs voted in favour of the controversial proposals.

Transport Secretary Louise Haigh has stepped down from her role in cabinet after it came to light that she had a conviction for fraud.

Transport Secretary Louise Haigh has admitted to pleading guilty in 2014 after mistakenly reporting a work mobile phone as stolen during a 2013 incident.

Earlier today, news broke that former Manchester City footballer Mikheil Kavelashvili is set to become president of Georgia.

A former Premier League footballer is on the verge of becoming president of his country, following a spectacular rise to power.

Former Conservative leader Lord William Hague has been elected as the next chancellor of Oxford University.