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Families of children with autism are concerned about the return to school, with many fearing they won't get the support they need.

Ministers are being instructed to stay in Ireland for their summer holidays as the Government reels from the resignation of Fáilte Ireland chairman Michael Cawley.

Ireland continues to have the most overcrowded primary classrooms in the EU, with 335,649 pupils in classes of 25 of more.

A post-lockdown baby boom is expected early next year with the National Maternity Hospital (NMH) anticipating a 10pc increase in births.

A German-Brazilian couple kept apart by coronavirus restrictions have been reunited after Germany eased border controls for unmarried couples who can prove their relationships preceded the pandemic.

Japan's economy shrank at annual rate of 27.8% in the April-June quarter, the worst contraction on record, as the coronavirus pandemic impacted on consumption and trade, according to government data...

Japan's economy shrank at annual rate of 27.8% in the April-June quarter, the worst contraction on record, as the coronavirus pandemic impacted on consumption and trade, according to government data...

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has delayed the country's national elections by four weeks as it deals with a new coronavirus outbreak in its largest city, Auckland.

A motorcyclist from County Durham has performed the fastest ever handlebar wheelie, by travelling at 109.2mph – and says he can go faster.

A penguin was returned home by police who spotted it “plodding” up a village street in the early hours.

Telephone calls began ringing on Sunday between the United Arab Emirates and Israel, marking the first concrete step of a US-brokered diplomatic deal between the nations.

At least 18 people were shot and at least four killed as gunfire erupted in several places around Cincinnati overnight, authorities said on Sunday.

South Korea has reported 279 new coronavirus cases in the highest daily jump since early March, as fears grow about a massive outbreak in the greater capital region.

A man from Oxfordshire says he has set a speed record by travelling at 44.6mph behind a wheelbarrow.

Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko, under pressure from huge protests after an election that gave him a sixth term in a landslide, has vehemently rejected any possibility of holding a rerun...

A veteran has set off on a 933km journey to raise money for Help for Heroes.

A student who repurposes old make-up to produce sustainable clothing says she hopes her creations illustrate the “infinite possibilities” of recycling.

German food company Knorr has said it will rename a popular spicy dressing because of its racist connotations.

Thousands of people have gathered in a square near Belarus' main government building for a rally to support President Alexander Lukashenko.

The Chairman of the Dáil's coronavirus committee has denounced Covid-19 “hysteria” and defended the decision of former Fáilte Ireland chairman Michael Cawley to go on a family holiday to Italy.

Anti-government protesters have gathered in Thailand's capital for a rally that may test whether their movement has any strength beyond the college campuses where it has blossomed.

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said he had secured a pledge from Russia to provide comprehensive assistance if needed to ensure the security of his country in a phone call with...

A riot was declared in Oregon's biggest city as protesters demonstrated outside a law enforcement building early on Sunday, continuing a nightly ritual in Portland.

Robert Trump, the younger brother of US President Donald Trump and a business executive who avoided the spotlight, died on Saturday night, a day after the president visited him in...

Israel has closed the Gaza Strip's offshore fishing zone after a night of cross-border fighting with Palestinian militants in the most intense escalation of hostilities in recent months.

The chief prosecutor in the Madeleine McCann investigation in Germany has said that authorities there believe that Christian Brueckner, the man suspected of abducting the little girl, may have had...

President Donald Trump's younger brother Robert has died aged 71.

Headlines warning of an increase in the number of Covid-19 cases have led to fears of a 'second wave' across Europe - but death rates are plummeting - and that's...

The chief prosecutor in the Madeleine McCann investigation in Germany has said that authorities there believe that Christian Brueckner, the man suspected of abducting the little girl, may have had...

Why are we talking about testing again?

There were another 200 reported cases of Covid-19 in Ireland, according to figures released yesterday evening, with almost half of the new cases in lockdown counties.

On the afternoon of August 14, 1945, Alfred Eisenstaedt was strolling around New York City, observing a country in a state of jubilation. The Allied victory over the Japanese empire...

Schools say they will need access to rapid Covid-19 testing when the academic year gets under way if they are to remain open and function properly.

It is just over 22 weeks since the initial Covid-19 measures were announced, which subsequently led to a lockdown in all but name. To put it another way, back then...

Going to school is a central part of our society. We need to stop and think more deeply about how it affects so many aspects of society before we make...

Why is there confusion about going back to school?

There was a chink of normality for the girls of the class of 2020 in Presentation Secondary School Kilkenny last week, when they finally got to attend their graduation ceremony...

At Donard National School, Co Wicklow, second and third class share a classroom, but under government guidelines for reopening schools different rules would apply to each group. Up to second...

The number of intensive care beds occupied by Covid-19 patients has hit a new low in Germany - despite an increase in recorded cases over recent weeks. The pattern is...

The family of a critically ill man who tested positive for Covid-19 while in hospital had to wait six days to find out whether they, too, were infected with the...