Thoughtful Brits have taken to social media to offer help to vulnerable neighbours during the Covid-19 outbreak.
March 13, 2020
Supermarkets are working round the clock and capping some purchases as they compete with hoarding shoppers to keep their shelves full.
March 13, 2020
Paul Pogba has advised his social media followers to “dab to beat coronavirus” – referencing official advice to sneeze into the elbow if you don't have a tissue.
March 13, 2020
School's out, but shortly after 9am, pupils in one primary school were hard at work letting the teachers know how they fared with last night's homework.
March 13, 2020
The Revenue Commissioners have announced specific measures to help small and mid size businesses and contractors hit with dramatic falls in cash flow as a result of the Covid 19...
March 13, 2020
Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will hold talks with French and German leaders about solving a migration crisis next week by teleconference, rather than hosting a summit as originally planned,...
March 13, 2020
The Pentagon is reconsidering its awarding of a major cloud computing contract to Microsoft after rival tech giant Amazon protested over what it called a flawed bidding process.
March 13, 2020
Austria will introduce border checks with Switzerland and Liechtenstein and ban flight connections with France, Spain and Switzerland from Monday, the government said on Friday. The Alpine country on Wednesday...
March 13, 2020
The Road Safety Authority (RSA) have suspended all driving tests until at least after March 29.
March 13, 2020
Next is set to unveil a strong showing over the past year despite the recent turmoil on UK high streets.
March 13, 2020
Irish banks have been warned not use emergency measures aimed at supporting the economy in the coronavirus shock to boost pay to their own shareholders or executives.
March 13, 2020
The HSE confirmed today it is having discussions with hotels about using rooms for isolating people with the coronavirus if the numbers escalate.
March 13, 2020
The HSE confirmed today it is having discussions with hotels about using rooms for isolating people with the coronavirus if the numbers escalate.
March 13, 2020
THE government has quashed rumours that it plans to announce a 'status red' emergency announced next week due to the coronavirus crisis.
March 13, 2020
Trinity College Dublin is offering a partial refund to students in college accommodation who return home.
March 13, 2020
Turkey and Russia have agreed on the details of a ceasefire in Syria's Idlib region after four days of talks in Ankara, Defense Minister Hulusi Akar said on Friday. Joint...
March 13, 2020
DEPUTY First Minister of Northern Ireland Michelle O'Neill has called for the immediate closure of all schools and colleges in the UK in response to the spread of Covid-19.
March 13, 2020
Greece's first female president has been formally sworn in to office, nearly two months after parliament voted overwhelmingly to elect her.
March 13, 2020
Former model Katie Price should pay ex-husband Alex Reid £25,000 (€28,000) as a result of misusing private information about his sex life, a High Court judge has decided.
March 13, 2020
The Czech government has imposed a ban on foreigners entering the country and Czechs traveling abroad as of Monday as it tries to curb the coronavirus outbreak, Prime Minister Andrej...
March 13, 2020
Greece's first woman president began her term Friday with a pledge to protect the country's borders and to defend human rights. Katerina Sakellaropoulou, a 63-year-old former senior judge, said she...
March 13, 2020
European stocks rose on Friday following turbulent trading in Asia, the day after the market's worst session in more than three decades.
March 13, 2020
Philip Lane has been forced to intervene as the ECB scrambles after a rate meeting misstep that sent markets tumbling.
March 13, 2020
Philip Lane has been forced to intervene as the ECB scrambles after a rate meeting misstep that sent markets tumbling.
March 13, 2020
An Garda Síochána has announced training will be postponed so that gardaí working as tutors, and over 300 Garda students, can join the acting force in an effort to limit...
March 13, 2020
School strikes led by climate activist Greta Thunberg have taken to Twitter rather than the streets due to coronavirus concerns.
March 13, 2020
Romanian interim Prime Minister Ludovic Orban will quarantine himself after coming into contact with one of his party's senators who was later confirmed to have the coronavirus. Orban, the Liberal...
March 13, 2020
All Irish tourists returning from any part of Italy of Spain will be asked to "restrict their movements for two weeks", Minister for Health, Simon Harris said today.
March 13, 2020
Private hospital operator Spire Healthcare said it has met representatives of the NHS and offered its support to efforts against the coronavirus outbreak.
March 13, 2020
Japan's parliament on Friday approved a bill giving PM Shinzo Abe emergency powers that will let him close schools, halt large gatherings and requisition medical supplies as Japan tries to...
March 13, 2020
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has called for the formation of an emergency government to confront a growing crisis over Covid-19, offering a potential way out of political deadlock. Netanyahu...
March 13, 2020
The Japanese Olympics Minister shot down suggestions that the international sporting event would be shuttered over fears of the coronavirus on Friday, stating the move was not under consideration despite...
March 13, 2020
Anxious shoppers emptied supermarket shelves as news filtered through of the Government's plans to put the country in a state of semi lockdown.
March 13, 2020
Former army intelligence analyst Chelsea Manning has attempted suicide in jail and been hospitalised days before a federal judge is scheduled to hear a motion to release her from custody.
March 13, 2020
A retired French surgeon who may have raped or sexually abused as many as 349 children over his near 30-year career stands trial today in what could be France's biggest...
March 13, 2020
People who develop a persistent cough or high temperature have been urged to self-isolate for 14 days even if they have not tested positive for the Covid-19, according to new...
March 13, 2020
Chef and restaurateur Michel Roux has been remembered as a "humble genius" after his death at the age of 78.
March 13, 2020
Many more families will "lose loved ones before their time" from coronavirus, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson warned last night, as he called on anyone with a cough or fever...
March 13, 2020
Leo Varadkar emerged yesterday afternoon into the warm sunshine outside Blair House, the US president's guest residence, with a clear message to the Irish people back home: calm down.
