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Coughs and colds will no longer be tolerated in schools - meaning a strong panel of substitute teachers must be in place, educational representatives have said.

A show of force by an armed black militia group at the weekend has heightened fears of violent clashes on the streets of America.

A top hotelier has warned the Government's stimulus package has not gone far enough, and failed to fully tackle the revenue loss and debt issues facing key elements of Ireland's...

Thousands of tenants are facing rent rises because the Government's new ban on increases will apply only to people deemed to have been financially hit by the Covid-19 pandemic.

Health chiefs have admitted that as many as one in five deep throat swab tests for the Covid-19 virus may deliver false negatives.

Senior ministers in France and Germany both warned of possible new lockdowns yesterday as they feared second waves of Covid-19.

People planning a staycation are being warned about the increased risk of being targeted by fraudsters exploiting the current travel restrictions.

Prince William infuriated Prince Harry when he told his younger brother he should move slowly in his relationship with Meghan Markle, fearing that he was being "blindsided by lust", according...

Hopes of kick-starting the Irish travel industry have taken a major blow with the UK dramatically reimposing quarantine on Spanish travel because of a renewed surge in Covid-19 cases.

The Government has come under fire for stopping the pandemic unemployment payment (PUP) for people who are leaving the country for holidays.

Olivia de Havilland, the two-time Oscar winner who played Melanie Wilkes in 'Gone With the Wind', died at her Paris home yesterday at the age of 104.

Protests took a violent turn in several US cities over the weekend with demonstrators squaring off against federal agents in Portland, Seattle and Oakland.

A US television news reporter is crediting an eagle-eyed viewer for noticing a lump on her neck and emailing her that she should get it checked out.

A pair of Taiwanese grandparents have become an unlikely Instagram sensation after they began modelling clothes left behind in their launderette.

EDDIE Irvine has spoken for the first time about his friendship with Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell, declaring: "If the charges are true, it ain't good."

With the US election 100 days away, more Americans say the country is heading in the wrong direction than at any previous point in Donald Trump's presidency.

Mary Trump has told of how she thinks the ability to be kind was “beaten out” of US President Donald Trump by his father.

Mary Trump has told of how she thinks the ability to be kind was “beaten out” of US President Donald Trump by his father.

A mountain rescue team has said its members “didn't need to think twice” when they were called to help a 121lb (55kg) St Bernard which had collapsed while descending England's...

Australia has registered 10 new coronavirus-related deaths over the past 24 hours, marking the deadliest single-day toll for the country since the pandemic began. The latest victims were aged between...

President Vladimir Putin said the Russian navy will get 40 new ships and vessels this year, as he attended a Navy Day parade in St Petersburg.

British tourists flying home on Sunday after a holiday in Spain angrily reacted to an abrupt decision by their government to make everyone arriving from the Mediterranean country spend 14...

Protesters in California set fire to a courthouse, damaged a police station and assaulted officers after a peaceful demonstration intensified late on Saturday, police in Oakland said.

Travellers arriving in Northern Ireland from Spain and its islands will have to quarantine for 14 days, the Department of Health has confirmed.

Travellers arriving in Northern Ireland from Spain and its islands will have to quarantine for 14 days, the Department of Health has confirmed.

North Korea places border city in lockdown over fears of first Covid-19 patient.

North Korea places border city in lockdown over fears of first Covid-19 patient.

Police in Israel arrested more than a dozen people after nationwide protests in a growing and persistent show of force against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his handling of the...

Police in Israel arrested more than a dozen people after nationwide protests in a growing and persistent show of force against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his handling of the...

Naya Rivera's devastated ex-husband has broken his silence and paid tribute to the actress after she accidentally drowned during a boating trip with their four-year-old son.

The Duchess of Sussex felt sorry for her estranged father, wanted him at her wedding and blamed the media for “corrupting” him, according to a new book.

Seven people were injured when a driver apparently lost control of his car and drove into pedestrians in the German capital, authorities said.

A church volunteer has been charged after he told investigators that he was responsible for an arson attack that badly damaged a 15th-century Gothic cathedral in western France.

A person has been taken to hospital after being shot in Colorado when a car drove into a crowd of people protesting against racial injustice and police brutality.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has placed a city near the border with South Korea under lockdown over concerns the country has its first coronavirus case, state media reported.

Rebekah Vardy felt "suicidal" after receiving a deluge of abuse sparked by Coleen Rooney's post on social media leaks, according to documents filed to the UK High Court in London.

I stalked the corridors of Beaumont Hospital last week, accosting people about their holidays.

Parent Mary Kent said the Government's plan must ensure special needs schools have the resources to safeguard vulnerable children with serious health conditions.

Primary school principal Shane O'Donnell said the Government plan to be unveiled tomorrow needs to address availability of substitute teachers, enhanced cleaning strategies, extra teaching space and significantly increased funding.

Work has already begun at Laurel Hill Secondary School FCJ in Limerick to welcome students and teachers back in September. Principal Michael Cregan believes schools will be very different to...