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Only a small fraction of British companies have successfully accessed financial help from the government to withstand the economic fallout from the coronavirus outbreak, while many more have failed so...

The world was once divided into those who drank in the pub but kept no alcohol at home and those who drank at home but rarely stood at a bar,...

How prevalent and how deadly is the coronavirus? The straight answer is that nobody knows for sure. In Ireland, as is the case in every country in the world, too...

Unlike most retailers, Maxi Zoo remains open for business today - but the Covid-19 crisis has placed an unlikely restriction on its operations.

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer believes Manchester United will be well placed to "exploit" any transfer market opportunities brought about by the coronavirus crisis.

The Queen received a silver poppy brooch as a gift from President Donald Trump, the US has revealed.

Joe Biden is now the presumptive Democratic nominee for president, after Sen. Bernie Sanders suspended his campaign Wednesday morning.

Melania Trump is spreading colourful Easter cheer to workers on the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic.

Saudi officials say the coalition fighting Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen will begin a ceasefire on Thursday.

EU finance ministers will try again today to defuse a row blocking a multi-billion euro coronavirus rescue package for all member states.

THE cost of using the Dublin Convention Centre for TDs to try to elect a Taoiseach, while complying with social distancing rules, will run to at least €160,000.

THE cost of using the Dublin Convention Centre for TDs to try to elect a Taoiseach, while complying with social distancing rules, will run to at least €160,000.

Exam chiefs at Trinity College Dublin (TCD) have been given more discretion to adjust the marks of final year students who feel they did not perform as well as expected...

Exam chiefs at Trinity College Dublin (TCD) have been given more discretion to adjust the marks of final year students who feel they did not perform as well as expected...

Airbus is reducing production by about a third as demand for aircraft and travel plummets due to the coronavirus pandemic.

A 12-year-old boy managed to climb the peak of Everest — without even leaving his house.

Governments around the world are considering their lockdown exit strategies despite mounting coronavirus deaths.

Switzerland plans to ease restrictions to combat the new coronavirus starting at the end of April, the government said on Wednesday. The country's death toll rose to 705 and the...

Welcome to the evening edition of the Daily Digest, which we are sending to keep you up to date with the latest news today.

THOUSANDS of cross-border workers will not be able to claim the €350 pandemic unemployment payment because they live in Northern Ireland, Business Minister Heather Humphreys has admitted.

Ireland's hopes of an exit from coronavirus restrictions were dealt a blow today after a major European watchdog said it is too early to lift emergency measures.

Star Wars actor Anthony Daniels has used a video message to urge a group of young musicians in Wales to keep making music during the coronavirus lockdown.

Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders suspended his campaign for the White House on Wednesday during a conference call with staff.

Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders suspended his campaign for the White House on Wednesday during a conference call with staff.

The United Nations food agency has said it needs $130 million to fund emergency operations in Zimbabwe until August and prevent a catastrophe in the country. The statement comes as...

A late rally after the news that Bernie Sanders would pull out of the race to be US President was not enough to erase the impact of a soaring pound...

Stockpiling and storing vast amounts of food can lead to rodent and insect infestations, a leading pest control company has said.

Two rare clouded leopard kittens have been born in a zoo, while in London a priest is delivering short sermons from his car.

A lorry driver has pleaded guilty to the manslaughter of 39 people who were found dead in the back of a refrigerated truck.

Senator Bernie Sanders has ended his US presidential campaign after disappointing primary results, leaving Joe Biden as the likely Democratic nominee.

Thailand approved a plan on Wednesday to allow all foreigners who entered legally to receive automatic visa extensions, according to a senior immigration official. The automatic visa extension has been...

After craving a takeaway burger but being unable to get one due to lockdown restrictions, one couple created a drive-through experience in their kitchen.

A huge bridge section has collapsed in Tuscany.

Companies could be judged on their responses to the coronavirus crisis for years to come, one of the world's top advertising bosses has said.

London-listed private hospital business NMC Health is expected to collapse into administration on Thursday after management said they had written to the UK courts telling them they have run out...

Housebuilder Taylor Wimpey has said it will make advance payments to subcontractors as part of a £5 million scheme aimed to prop up self-employed workers impacted by the coronavirus pandemic.

Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly said on Wednesday that the Egyptian government will extend a nationwide night-time curfew by 15 days until April 23 to counter the spread of the coronavirus....

The global chemical weapons watchdog has issued a report blaming the Syrian air force for a series of chemical attacks in late March 2017 on the central town of Ltamenah.

THE Government has given An Garda Síochána sweeping new powers to enforce restrictions on public movement due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Here's why they've been brought in and what they...

GARDAI will be using extra powers in effect as part of the Covid 19 crisis to clamp down on people having house parties and exercising more than 2km from their...