Belief in a flat Earth is becoming fashionable. Scientists and other guardians of common sense are bemoaning this irrational development, yet we'd be better off seeing it as a very useful indication of deeper societal problems. Belief in a flat Earth is becoming fashionable. Scientists and other guardians of common sense are bemoaning this irrational...
The Fine Gael chair of the Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action told Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe he should consider introducing measures to protect older people, renters, farmers and those living in rural communities to ensure there was "political momentum" behind increasing carbon taxes.
A Hong Kong police officer has been hit by an arrow as authorities used tear gas and water cannons to try to drive back protesters occupying a university campus and surrounding streets.
The UK's withdrawal terms were settled with the EU a month ago, for the second time, but ratification has again been deferred, on this occasion for a trip to the polls. Even with a decisive election outcome, there is no guarantee of an early end to the Brexit nightmare, for the UK or its European...
The UK's Prince Andrew, Duke of York, last night vigorously denied claims he had slept with an underage woman - saying he had been at a PizzaExpress in Woking with his daughter at the time.
Claims in the UK that Tory party officials offered peerages to bribe Brexit Party figures could amount to "political corruption of the highest order", warned the Labour Party chairman, as police assess the allegations.
A US diplomat has told Congress he overheard Donald Trump on a phone call asking about getting the president of Ukraine to investigate Joe Biden.
