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Music publication Q Magazine is set to close after 34 years.

Zimbabwe police have detained a prominent journalist and an opposition leader ahead of anti-government protests planned for the end of this month, their lawyers said.

Amber Heard has described a “three-day hostage situation” with Johnny Depp where he allegedly went on a drug binge, attacked her, urinated in front of people and hid raw meat...

The FTSE 100 dropped into the red despite positive early results from the University of Oxford Covid-19 vaccine trials which helped to drive AstraZeneca higher.

Egyptian President Abdel Fatah el-Sisi and his US counterpart Donald Trump discussed by phone on Monday the Libya conflict and talks about Ethiopia's giant Blue Nile Dam, the Egyptian presidency...

Eleven European countries - including major holiday destinations like Italy and Greece - could be eligible to make the 'green list' of countries even as ministers continue to warn against...

Swedish teen activist Greta Thunberg said on Monday she would donate €1m from a new prize she has won to groups tackling climate change and defending nature.

THE fall in petrol and diesel has been reversed.

Limerick publican Gearoid Whelan opened up his “wet house” at 10:50am this morning despite the government requiring publicans not serving food to delay pulling pints until at least August 10th.

Fresh hopes for a vaccine to protect against Covid-19 emerged today.

Three locks of Admiral Horatio Lord Nelson's hair are expected to fetch more than £2,000 when they are sold at auction later this month.

Japan has protested to Beijing over a Chinese survey ship that operated for 10 days inside the exclusive economic zone claimed by Japan around Okinotorishima, a tiny island in the...

A gull with a disposable Covid-19 face mask tangled around its feet has been freed by the RSPCA.

Hundreds of Catalan independence supporters have protested over a visit by King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia to the region, during a royal tour across Spain meant to boost morale...

The number of people who were raped or suffered sexual violence and sought help from rape crisis centres during the first four months of the Covid-19 outbreak has jumped by...

The number of people who were raped or suffered sexual violence and sought help from rape crisis centres during the first four months of the Covid-19 outbreak has jumped by...

The blue flag of the United Nations will fly at Leinster Hosue for the duration of Ireland's tenure on the international organisation's Security Council.

Britain will continue to engage constructively with the European Union in talks on a future relationship, a spokesman for Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Monday. However, “our position on...

Amber Heard has said it felt like she was “dating a king” at the start of her relationship with Johnny Depp due to his fame and the way he lived.

A railway expert has made face masks to match the “iconic” seat patterns on London's transport network.

Some cinemas in Chinese cities from Shanghai to Chengdu reopened on Monday after a six-month closure. Authorities last week said they would allow movie theaters in low-risk areas to resume...

Ireland's 'green list' of countries from which travellers need not self-quarantine will be limited to a small number, but those arriving on Northern Ireland's 58-strong list can cross the border...

A leading construction company has temporarily closed a site in Dublin city centre after a number of employees tested positive for Covid-19.

A leading construction company has temporarily closed a site in Dublin city centre after a number of employees tested positive for Covid-19.

The number of people receiving the Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment (PUP) has dropped by almost 100,000 in the last two weeks.

The number of people receiving the Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment (PUP) has dropped by almost 100,000 in the last two weeks.

People planning to travel abroad to a country on the so-called green list to be published by the Government have been warned that their insurance will still not be valid.

Profit at recruiting giant SThree nearly halved in the six months to the end of May as the coronavirus pandemic ate into the company's finances.

Egypt's lawmakers are to vote Monday to authorize the president to deploy troops to neighboring Libya if Turkey-backed forces, allied with the Tripoli-based government, move to retake the strategic coastal...

Marks & Spencer has said 950 jobs are at risk as part of plans to reduce store management and head office roles.

Marks & Spencer has said 950 jobs are at risk as part of plans to reduce store management and head office roles.

Marks & Spencer has said 950 jobs are at risk as part of plans to reduce store management and head office roles.

A Human Rights Watch report has found child athletes in Japan often suffer physical and verbal abuse and sometimes sexual abuse during training after documenting the experiences of over 800...

Malaysia is considering making face masks compulsory in public places, PM Muhyiddin Yassin said on Monday. The government may choose to implement the measure following the emergence of 13 new...

A surge in coronavirus cases in Australia's second-biggest city could take weeks to tame despite a lockdown and orders to wear masks, the country's Acting Chief Medical Officer Paul Kelly...

The Government has admitted that England's Covid-19 Test and Trace programme has broken a data protection law, according to a letter sent to privacy campaigners.

Russian and Turkish troops have conducted a joint patrol mission in Syria's Al Hasakah province, according to the Russian Center for Reconciliation of the Opposing Sides in Syria. Another Russian-Turkish...

British drug giant GlaxoSmithKline has backed a “cutting edge” player in the race to develop a vaccine for coronavirus.

Social media giant TikTok has insisted that the Chinese communist party does not have access to the personal information of users.

Rapper Kanye West delivered a lengthy monologue touching on various topics from abortion and religion to international trade and licensing deals in his first event since declaring himself a presidential...