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The comedian formerly known as Joe Lycett has said that changing his name to Hugo Boss to taunt the fashion company has been “a headache”.

The chief executive of wireless networks company Nokia is stepping down from the post and will be succeeded by an energy executive.

AN IRISH tech company has indicated the global coronavirus scare is now even impacting on vital economic and communications infrastructure.

Greek police fired tear gas at migrants trying to push from Turkey through the land border, and a child died when a dinghy boat capsized during a sea crossing, after...

The Royal Mint has unveiled a seven-kilo gold coin with a face value of £7,000 as part of its new James Bond collection.

Japan's deputy justice minister has met top officials in Lebanon over the case of former Nissan's fugitive ex-boss Carlos Ghosn who fled to his home country late last year while...

Taliban will not take part in talks with the government in Kabul until about 5,000 of its prisoners are released, a spokesman said on Monday, presenting a major possible barrier...

Israeli President Reuven Rivlin condemned what he described as an “awful and grubby” election campaign as he cast his ballot on Monday. “We deserve a government that works for us,”...

Travel money firm Travelex expects a multimillion-pound earnings hit from the New Year's Eve cyber attack that left its systems down for weeks, and the outbreak of coronavirus.

Malawis with albinism are having to carry personal alarms to help fend off attackers after a spate of killings.

Scandal-hit NMC Health has appointed a string of heavyweight advisers over an emergency restructuring of its debts after its shares were suspended last week.

There is no national primary for presidential nominations, but Super Tuesday is as close as we get.

There is no national primary for presidential nominations, but Super Tuesday is as close as we get.

Just Eat's parent company has said it will take steps against Delivery Hero, which it claims has broken a share ownership agreement between the two businesses.

Pete Buttigieg, who rose from relative obscurity as a mayor in Indiana to a barrier-breaking, top-tier candidate for the Democratic US presidential nomination, has ended his campaign.

Lekoil, the oil company that was fooled into thinking Qatar would lend it 184 million US dollars (£144 million), has hit out at a consultant whose “inadequate” due diligence report...

Prime Minister Boris Johnson is to chair an emergency Cobra meeting on coronavirus following a weekend which saw the number of people infected in the UK climb to 36.

Nike's European headquarters in the Netherlands will be closed on Monday and Tuesday after an employee was infected with the coronavirus.

The UK will not sell out its fishermen as part of a trade deal with the European Union, nor will it lower its food standards for a trade agreement with...

Pete Buttigieg, who rose from relative obscurity as a mayor in Indiana to a barrier-breaking, top-tier candidate for the Democratic US presidential nomination, has ended his campaign.

Pete Buttigieg, who rose from relative obscurity as a mayor in Indiana to a barrier-breaking, top-tier candidate for the Democratic US presidential nomination, has ended his campaign.

A recently dismissed security guard started firing a gun and took dozens of people hostage in Manila, authorities said.

Police have surrounded a shopping centre in Manila after reports a former security guard has taken several people hostage.

Police have surrounded a shopping centre in Manila after reports a former security guard has taken several people hostage.

Asian shares have bounced back after last week's loses, with mainland Chinese benchmarks gaining 3% while Japan and Hong Kong also rose.

North Korea has fired two unidentified projectiles from a coastal area, bringing a months-long hiatus on weapons tests to a close.

North Korea has fired two presumed short-range ballistic missiles into its eastern sea, South Korean officials said, resuming weapons demonstrations after a hiatus that may have been forced by the...

Last week was a challenging one for European and US shares. The spread of the coronavirus was responsible for the worst week since the collapse of Lehman Brothers and is...

Police fired tear gas in clashes with migrants as thousands massed at Turkey's western frontier with Greece after Ankara opened its borders to put pressure on the rest of Europe...

Coronavirus has entered a new stage in Britain in which it can no longer be contained and public health efforts must move towards delaying the spread, experts warned as cases...

The complexities of organising a royal visit to Ireland go well beyond handshaking and receiving bouquets of flowers.

German vineyards will produce none of the country's famous ice wine this year because a warm winter has made it impossible.

I am in my late 60s, and the sickest I've ever been was when I had bronchitis several years ago. That laid me out on my back for a few...

Cheltenham chiefs have assured Irish fans that the coronavirus will not lead to the axing of next week's festival despite two cases of the virus being diagnosed in Gloucestershire.

Afghan President Ashraf Ghani has rejected a Taliban demand for the release of 5,000 prisoners despite it being a condition of a peace deal between the US and the Islamist...

British royal visitors Prince William and his wife Kate say they hope to build a "lasting friendship with the Irish people" on their tour of Ireland, which begins tomorrow.

One can only hope that UEFA move quicker on formulating a firm policy with regard to the coronavirus than they did to provide clarity on the future of John Delaney....

Hundreds of pupils in a Dublin secondary school have been told to stay at home for two weeks after a student tested positive for the new coronavirus.

Hundreds of pupils in a Dublin secondary school have been told to stay at home for two weeks after a student tested positive for the new coronavirus.

The only thing on the minds of the staff and students in the school hit with a case of coronavirus, the wider education community and the population as whole, is...