The UK will legislate to extend the deadline for holding an election in Northern Ireland, people familiar with the matter said, to allow time to strike a deal on the region’s Brexit status with the European Union. The plan will be announced in Parliament on Wednesday, said the people, who spoke on condition of anonymity. The current expectation is that ...

President Joe Biden acknowledged Democrats face a “tougher” challenge holding the House than the US Senate on the eve of Tuesday’s midterm elections. “I think it’s going to be tough but I think we can. I think we’ll win the Senate. I think the House is tougher,” Biden told reporters Monday at the White House, after he was asked if ...

Virgin Atlantic Airways Ltd. is seeking additional operating slots at London’s Heathrow Airport as the carrier looks to add more routes to the US and Asia with the arrival of new jets from Airbus SE. The airline, which narrowly avoided collapse during a funding squeeze at the height of the coronavirus crisis, is seeking takeoff and landing positions at Europe’s ...