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Asda's delivery drivers will combat pandemic-induced loneliness by wearing badges to encourage customers to talk when receiving their shopping.

US President-elect Joe Biden has said that having the Irish border closed post-Brexit would be “not right”.

US President-elect Joe Biden has said that having the Irish border closed post-Brexit would be “not right”.

Nostalgia was in and jokes were out on Tuesday as US President Donald Trump offered a reprieve to two meaty turkeys at the traditional Thanksgiving turkey pardon ceremony at the...

People in France will be able to go back to their favourite shops and attend religious services again next week after a month of partial virus lockdown, but will have...

President-elect Joe Biden introduced selections for his national security team on Tuesday, declaring “America is back”.

President-elect Joe Biden says his national security team will lead the way in reflecting the fact that “America is back” on the world stage.

Nearly 400 absentee ballots cast in Milwaukee that were not opened on election day were discovered as part of a recount.

New York's Dow Jones reached a historic mark on Tuesday as it broke through 30,000 points for the first time in the index's 124-year history.

Paolo Gabriele, the Vatican butler who was convicted of stealing and leaking Pope Benedict XVI's private papers in 2012, has died aged 54.

PEOPLE who attend house parties in breach of Covid regulations will be hit with fines of €150, while anyone caught not wearing a mask in a shop or on public...

A firearms-toting congresswoman-elect who owns a gun-themed restaurant in Rifle, Colorado, has already asked Capitol Police about carrying her weapon on Capitol grounds, her office has acknowledged.

The coronavirus crisis has reduced the stigma associated with being unemployed, according to a survey of more than 250 human resources professionals conducted after hundreds of thousands of people lost...

The world's largest rubber glove maker said it expects distribution delays of up to four weeks after more than 2,000 workers at its factories contracted coronavirus.

Democrat Joe Biden has been certified as the winner of the presidential election in Pennsylvania, the US state's governor said.

A concert film featuring Taylor Swift performing songs from her new album Folklore is coming to Disney+.

A UK technology company plans to build a new facility in the US state of West Virginia that officials said is expected to create 1,000 new manufacturing and technology jobs.

India banned 43 mobile apps, including many from China, with which it is locked in a military standoff along their border in the Himalayas.

An image of a goofy looking guard dog has been crowned the winner of the Mars Petcare Comedy Pet Photography Awards.

Ireland is about to get an amnesty from lockdown.

The Daily Show host and comedian Trevor Noah has been selected to host the 2021 Grammy Awards.

France's interior minister ordered an internal police investigation after officers were filmed tossing migrants out of tents while evacuating a protest camp in Paris.

Three phases of Covid-19 restrictions are expected to be announced for December under the Government's plan to reopen the country after lockdown.

Three phases of Covid-19 restrictions are expected to be announced for December under the Government's plan to reopen the country after lockdown.

The risk of getting coronavirus from handling banknotes is low, according to research published by the Bank of England.

The State could face a €1bn bill from the hospitality sector if it loses a legal action over the impact of Covid-19 restrictions, a leading economist has warned.

European regulators took a step closer to letting the Boeing 737 Max fly again, publishing a proposed airworthiness directive that could see the aircraft cleared within weeks after being grounded...

Conspiracy, controversy, bureaucracy: based on my experiences in drug response for infectious diseases throughout the world, these are the very real threats to any vaccine rollout. Yet it is the...

Indian prime minister Narendra Modi has urged states that are witnessing a surge in coronavirus cases to establish cold storage facilities for Covid-19 vaccines.

Around 105,630 home sales took place in October – marking the highest number of transactions for that month of the year since 2015 – according to figures from HM Revenue...

Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that he spoke with the crown prince of Bahrain and would visit the Gulf state soon, a month after the two countries established formal...

Meat giant Cranswick has been buoyed by high demand for sausages, bacon and cooked meat as more meals were eaten at home, offsetting disruption from the coronavirus pandemic.

The death toll from last week's protests over the arrest of Ugandan presidential candidate and musician Bobi Wine has risen to 45.

Business confidence in Germany, Europe's biggest economy, fell for a second consecutive month in November as a resurgence of coronavirus infections led to partial shutdowns across the continent, a closely...

Public Expenditure Minister Michael McGrath says he wants to open as much of the economy as possible – provided it is safe to do so.

The owner of a Malaysian holiday resort where French-Irish teenager Nora Quoirin disappeared has said it "would not be impossible" for someone to trespass into the compound.

China criticised Pope Francis over a passage in his new book in which he mentions suffering by China's Uighur Muslim minority group.

China criticised Pope Francis over a passage in his new book in which he mentions suffering by China's Uighur Muslim minority group.

Online electricals retailer AO World has swung to a first-half profit as customers flocked to its platform during the pandemic.

A mysterious metal monolith has been found planted in the ground in a remote part of the United States.