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An eight-year-old girl with autism has discovered a passion for baking and made hundreds of scones for pensioners and vulnerable people during the coronavirus crisis.

New research has revealed almost 70pc of 16 to 19-year-olds are optimistic for the future post Covid-19.

The school year reopens today with a digital divide leaving thousands of students unable or struggling to sign up for online teaching because of lack of internet connectivity or a...

#QuedateEnCasa, the Spanish for 'stay home'. As it is for practically everywhere else in the world, this message is being drilled into Colombians these days.

Stephen Keilthy knew something was amiss when he started to feel unwell, but it came as a surprise when he was told he had contracted the coronavirus.

"The most difficult thing to do is pick up the phone, talk to a stranger and ask for help," explains St Vincent de Paul's national president Kieran Stafford from the...

An unexpected slide in exports in February served as a reminder of how vulnerable the economy is to trade and there is a risk that some estimates have underestimated the...

New York's daily toll of coronavirus deaths has hit its lowest point in more than two weeks, but officials still warn that New York City and the rest of the...

Summer is coming.

A gunman in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia killed more than 10 people, including at least one police officer, during a 12-hour rampage, authorities said on Sunday.

A gunman in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia killed more than 10 people, including at least one police officer, during a 12-hour rampage, authorities said on Sunday.

A cricket fan has earned praise from former England captain Michael Vaughan after performing the Test Match Special theme in lockdown.

The daily coronavirus death toll in New York has dropped again, a sign the state is “on the other side of the plateau”, governor Andrew Cuomo has said.

A leading London surgeon and country singer has penned a touching ballad in memory of NHS and other key workers who have lost their lives fighting the coronavirus pandemic.

As coronavirus continues to dominate headlines around the world, here is a glossary of common words and terms that have become part of life as we know it.

HARDWARE stores should not be open to the general public, the Government has clarified, following widespread confusion in the sector in recent days.

Pope Francis has urged the faithful to use the coronavirus pandemic's “time of trial” to prepare for a future when inequalities are abolished and the poorest are no longer left...

Sir Mo Farah has insisted all his career achievements pale in comparison with the extraordinary efforts of coronavirus fundraiser Captain Tom Moore.

Celebrations are taking place behind closed doors as one of the UK's oldest penguins turns 30.

Intensive care specialists on the frontline in the coronavirus war have written a strongly worded open letter to Taoiseach Leo Varadkar and other party leaders warning of the need to...

Britain is not considering lifting the lockdown imposed almost four weeks ago to control the coronavirus outbreak given "deeply worrying" increases in the death toll, a senior minister said on...

Cabinet Office minister Michael Gove has confirmed that the Prime Minister Boris Johnson did not attend five Cobra meetings in the run-up to the outbreak arriving in the UK.

Cabinet Office minister Michael Gove has confirmed that the Prime Minister Boris Johnson did not attend five Cobra meetings in the run-up to the outbreak arriving in the UK.

Though trips abroad became a rare occurrence nowadays due to the coronavirus pandemic, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif is set to discuss the fight against terrorism and other pressing...

Pebble sculptures have popped up on Whitley Bay beach after members of the public built them during their daily lockdown exercise.

Ellie Goulding has surprised an NHS nurse with a live performance during her online wedding.

Britain's coronavirus lockdown will take more than 6.5 million jobs out of the economy, according to estimates contained in a new study.

The world must live with the threat of Covid-19 "for the foreseeable future" as there is no guarantee of a successful vaccine, a prominent expert on the disease has reportedly...

Five Afghan schoolgirls are spending their days on a lifesaving mission to build a ventilator from car parts as the war-stricken country battles coronavirus.

Keep informed of these unprecedented times with the latest coronavirus updates on Independent.ie's live blog.

Keep informed of these unprecedented times with the latest coronavirus updates on Independent.ie's live blog.

Keep informed of these unprecedented times with the latest coronavirus updates on Independent.ie's live blog.

State governors eager to rescue their economies and feeling heat from US President Donald Trump are moving to ease restrictions meant to control the spread of coronavirus, even as new...

The coronavirus continues to impact on people's daily lives across the world with restrictions meaning Orthodox services for Easter could not be carried out as normal.

Orthodox priests have held Easter services in churches empty of parishioners because of restrictions imposed to block the spread of coronavirus.

I've been having these dreams. Covid dreams. Sorry, have I mentioned them before? I'm on the road. Travelling. Familiar faces. Strange events. In the latest - Tuesday's to be precise...

It is undoubtedly true that there is a new civil war going on in America, a war which is basically the same as their old civil war - except this...

The loneliness of the coronavirus patient is what most strikes David Hall.

You know you are in totally new economic territory when it becomes apparent that nobody has a clue what is going to happen next with the coronavirus lockdown. 'It will...

North America, just like the rest of the world, has been severely affected by the outbreak of Covid-19. It is an ever-evolving situation across the continent. There are work-from-home requirements...