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Fresh doubt hangs over next week's reopening of 3,750 pubs amid heightened fears over a rise in Covid-19 infections.

Ryanair will axe up to 1,000 flights between Ireland and the UK in August and September in response to what it claimed are "defective quarantine restrictions" here.

We love to tell our children to reach for the stars but, if we foster their interest in space exploration when they're young, there's a chance they might actually get...

Irish scientists have discovered new insights into delirium - a disorienting and distressing disorder particularly common in the elderly, and one that is occurring in a large proportion of patients...

We have reached a crossroads in the fight against Covid-19 and from now on the decisions on loosening or tightening restrictions will be much more agonising and uncertain.

The Trump administration plans to scrap a 2013 agreement between US and Chinese auditing authorities, a senior State Department official said, a move that could foreshadow a crackdown on US-listed...

Amber Heard would regularly pelt Johnny Depp with objects, including a fork, a cigarette lighter and a can of Coke, the High Court in London has been told.

Florida reported 132 additional Covid-19 deaths yesterday, topping the previous record for the US state set just last week. The figure likely includes deaths from the weekend that had not...

Phil Uí Mhurchú from Turners Cross in Cork City is more worried about the loneliness her friends are experiencing than she is about herself.

Amber Heard would regularly pelt Johnny Depp with objects, including a fork, a cigarette lighter and a can of Coke, the High Court in London has been told.

Joe Biden released a $2 trillion plan yesterday aimed at combating climate change and spurring economic growth in part by overhauling America's energy industry, with a proposal to achieve entirely...

Jeffrey Epstein's former girlfriend pleaded not guilty yesterday to charges that she recruited girls and women for the financier to sexually abuse more than two decades ago.

Most crèche owners in a major providers' group claim they will have to close permanently without a cash boost.

Fresh doubt hangs over next week's reopening of 3,750 pubs amid heightened fears over a rise in Covid-19 infections.

Court applications relating to domestic violence slumped by 23pc after the Covid-19 lockdown, figures obtained by the Irish Independent reveal.

"Glee" star Naya Rivera died of accidental drowning, the Ventura County medical examiner said on Tuesday following the recovery of her body from a lake near Los Angeles.

Three people have been referred to gardai for refusing to fill out passenger location forms in Dublin Airport.

The US state of Florida surpassed its daily record for coronavirus deaths amid rising global worries of a resurgence, even as researchers announced that the first vaccine tested in the...

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was being treated for a possible infection and was expected to stay in the hospital for a few days following a medical procedure, the Supreme Court...

Alphabet Inc's Google records what people are doing on hundreds of thousands of mobile apps even when they follow the company's recommended settings for stopping such monitoring, a lawsuit seeking...

President Donald Trump has signed legislation mandating sanctions for Chinese officials involved in Beijing's crackdown in Hong Kong and issued an executive order that ends US preferential treatment for Hong...

Banksy's latest artwork inside a London Underground train carriage, with messages about the spread of coronavirus, has been removed by Transport for London (TfL).

The US government has carried out the first federal execution in almost two decades, putting to death a man who killed an Arkansas family in the 1990s.

Government plans to reopen pubs and nightclubs have suffered a major setback as public health chiefs have issued a stark warning about the spread of Covid-19.

Boeing reported that customers cancelled orders for 60 of its grounded 737 Max jets in June, and the aircraft maker removed another 123 planes from its backlog because of doubts...

A US judge on Tuesday denied bail for Ghislaine Maxwell, Jeffrey Epstein's longtime associate charged with luring young girls so the late financier could sexually abuse them, after she pleaded...

Ghislaine Maxwell, Jeffrey Epstein's longtime associate charged with luring young girls so the late financier could sexually abuse them, pleaded not guilty in federal court in Manhattan on Tuesday, with...

Turkey's foreign minister chided the European Union over its condemnation of a Turkish decision to convert Istanbul's Hagia Sophia from a museum to a mosque, saying the matter is an...

Italy has returned to France a stolen artwork by British artist Banksy that was painted as a tribute to the victims of the 2015 Paris attacks at the Bataclan music...

The highest number of new cases of Covid-19 in over a month has been confirmed in Ireland as 32 more people test positive for the virus.

Hungarian lawmakers passed a resolution on Tuesday calling on PM Viktor Orban's government to ensure that the EU's economic stimulus plan meets certain conditions. They include the fair distribution of...

Italy has returned to France a stolen artwork by British artist Banksy that was painted as a tribute to the victims of the 2015 Paris attacks at the Bataclan music...

The United States has said its deal with the Taliban has entered the “next phase.” Under the agreement signed in February Washington pledged to withdraw all troops from Afghanistan by...

A 19 million US dollar (about £15.1 million) settlement between Harvey Weinstein and some of his accusers has been rejected by a judge.

A strong opening by US stocks helped the FTSE 100 complete a major turnaround to nudge into the green after statisticians revealed that UK GDP fell below expectations in May.

The top US diplomat for East Asia said on Tuesday that Washington could respond with sanctions against Chinese officials and enterprises involved in “coercion in the South China Sea.” “Nothing...

Banksy has sprayed the inside of a London Underground train carriage with messages about the spread of coronavirus.

Six more people have died in floods and mudslides in north-eastern India's Assam state, officials said.

Catalan authorities approved a resolution on Tuesday to place residents of the city of Lleida and seven nearby towns under home confinement to stem a surge in coronavirus infections. A...

A third of all company audits by Britain's main accounting firms failed this year's quality tests in an “unacceptable” showing from the under-pressure sector, according to the industry watchdog.