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I have a close friend I have known since I was two. We've been in each other's lives for almost four decades. In that time, we've notched up four children...

A suspect is in custody after two police officers were shot in Kentucky as protests against the death of black woman Breonna Taylor reignite across the US.

Donald Trump has again declined to commit to a peaceful transition of power if he loses November's US presidential election.

USING smartphones to monitor breathing in Covid-19 patients and the development of coronavirus resistant plastic are among dozens of new research projects receiving new Government funding.

USING smartphones to monitor breathing in Covid-19 patients and the development of coronavirus resistant plastic are among dozens of new research projects receiving new Government funding.

Germany has declared Dublin a coronavirus risk area, which means that all passengers arriving into the country from the capital will have to take a Covid-19 test.

An artwork made during lockdown in Boughton-under-Blean, Kent, has been praised as a “big community achievement” as it was made permanent.

The country has two weeks to stop national lockdown as the virus is growing at the same rate across the country as it is in Dublin, it has been warned.

The country has two weeks to stop national lockdown as the virus is growing at the same rate across the country as it is in Dublin, it has been warned.

Eric Trump must testify in a New York investigation into the family's businesses before the November presidential election, a judge has ruled.

The Taoiseach's chief economic adviser has said younger and lower-paid workers are “bearing the economic burden of pandemic”.

PUBLIC Expenditure Minister Michael McGrath has assured a private meeting of Fianna Fáil that the upcoming Budget won't be "slash and burn".

THE Government has sustained severe criticism for the lack of Covid-19 testing at Ireland's airports six months into the pandemic.

THE Government has sustained severe criticism for the lack of Covid-19 testing at Ireland's airports six months into the pandemic.

There have been two new deaths and 234 further cases of coronavirus in Ireland.

There have been two new deaths and 234 further cases of coronavirus in Ireland.

A Kentucky grand jury has indicted a single police officer for shooting into neighbouring apartments, but did not move forward with charges against any officers for their role in Breonna...

A grand jury in the US has indicted one officer on criminal charges six months after Breonna Taylor was shot and killed by police in Kentucky.

A Kentucky grand jury has indicted a single police officer for shooting into neighbouring apartments, but did not move forward with charges against any officers for their role in Breonna...

The FTSE 100 closed solidly in the green on the back of improving UK sentiment, although its gains eased after a downbeat opening across the Atlantic.

The FTSE 100 closed solidly in the green on the back of improving UK sentiment, although its gains eased after a downbeat opening across the Atlantic.

President Alexander Lukashenko of Belarus has been sworn in to his sixth term in office at an inaugural ceremony that was not announced in advance.

TikTok has banned weight loss supplements and fasting apps from advertising on the platform as part of a policy change targeting the weight loss industry.

TikTok has banned weight loss supplements and fasting apps from advertising on the platform as part of a policy change targeting the weight loss industry.

An auction house has placed a revised £150,000 guide price on a teapot-like Chinese jug found during a lockdown sort-out.

Charges have been filed against eight more Volkswagen employees accused of involvement in the company's diesel scandal.

Chief Justice John Roberts has said the words that best describe the late judge Ruth Bader Ginsburg are “tough, brave, a fighter, a winner” but also “thoughtful, careful, compassionate, honest”.

Fresh hope emerged today that the Covid-19 outbreak in Dublin may be coming under control.

Fresh hope emerged today that the Covid-19 outbreak in Dublin may be coming under control.

Nearly half of homeowners aged 50 and over do not intend to move house again, a survey has found.

Paris police have blockaded the area around the Eiffel Tower after a bomb threat was phoned in.

HEALTH Minister Stephen Donnelly is continuing to work from home eight days after testing negative for Covid-19 as he is still unwell.

Paris police have blockaded the area around the Eiffel Tower after a bomb threat was phoned in.

Locked down office workers have cut down on showers as they move away from the usual morning routine, the chief executive of one of the world's biggest soap makers has...

A lost cockatiel has been rescued after it landed on a fishing boat 10 miles out at sea.

Mars has unveiled a name change for the 70-year-old Uncle Ben's rice brand, becoming the latest company to drop a logo criticised as a racial stereotype.

A lost cockatiel has been rescued after it landed on a fishing boat 10 miles out at sea.

A married couple delighted onlookers in Chichester by dancing in the street to the tunes of a local busker.

Future increases to the state pension may no longer be linked to the reality of the economy as the wages of the working population flatline, experts have said.

Israel has reported a new record level of daily cases of coronavirus, shortly before government officials were to meet to discuss tightening a new nationwide lockdown.