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British rock star Billy Idol is the unlikely face of an anti-idling campaign launched in New York City.

The Dominican Republic has turned away a cruise ship carrying 1,500 people because eight of those on board, including two Britons, showed potential symptoms of the covid-19 virus.

Residents of Greek islands went on strike for a second day on Thursday, stepping up protests against government plans for new migrant camps on five islands after violent clashes with...

US authorities have recovered a stolen hearse with a coffin and body inside after a police chase ended in a crash on a busy Los Angeles highway.

The first case of coronavirus has been reported in Northern Ireland, it is understood.

The first case of coronavirus has been diagnosed in Northern Ireland, it has been confirmed.

The first case of coronavirus has been diagnosed in Northern Ireland, it has been confirmed.

The first case of coronavirus has been diagnosed in Northern Ireland, it has been confirmed.

The first case of coronavirus has been diagnosed in Northern Ireland, it has been confirmed.

The first case of coronavirus has been diagnosed in Northern Ireland, it has been confirmed.

A goalkeeper sent his side through to the quarter-finals of the Concacaf Champions League after scoring in the dying seconds of the knockout match.

Count Binface has announced plans to run in the election for mayor of London.

Lee Phillip Bell, who co-created US soaps The Young And The Restless and The Bold And The Beautiful, has died aged 91.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has said he rejected an offer to use body doubles for personal protection during a conflict in Chechnya.

Runners who witnessed abuse and saw the 2019 London Marathon clean-up begin around them have praised organisers after changes were made to benefit slower participants.

Fears over the spread of the Coronavirus prompted a district court judge to tell a court today he that would prefer anyone coughing to withdraw from a packed courtroom.

Prague has renamed a square in front of its Russian Embassy after Boris Nemtsov, honouring the murdered Russian opposition leader.

The coronavirus may already be circulating in Ireland but it has not been picked up on tests so far, HSE official Dr Kevin Kelleher said today.

A number of schools have cancelled trips to northern Italy due to take place this week amid mounting concerns about coronavirus.

A number of schools have cancelled trips to northern Italy due to take place this week amid mounting concerns about coronavirus.

The United States on Thursday granted a license to allow for certain humanitarian trade transactions with Iran's sanctioned central bank. Washington says the move is in step with the formalization...

Junior minister Kevin “Boxer” Moran has been praised for his efforts to contain escalating floods after he was filmed topless and knee-deep in water in Co Westmeath.

Dozens have been killed during riots in New Delhi.

The Co-operative Bank has insisted it is on track to begin returning to profit next year, despite mounting losses amid intense mortgage competition and a hit from payment protection insurance.

Biofluorescence – the ability to emit a fluorescent glow after absorbing light energy – may be widespread in amphibians, including salamanders and frogs, research suggests.

Politicians in Iraq have not agreed on a new government on Thursday, prolonging a deadlock and contributing to a failure to resolve mass unrest. Parliament adjourned a session that was...

Filmmaker Roman Polanski is missing the awards ceremony for France's equivalent of the Oscars because of protests prompted by a new rape accusation against him.

The EU could open accession talks with Albania and North Macedonia within weeks as both countries have made good progress in their preparations, the European Commission's enlargement chief, Oliver Varhelyi,...

Funding arrangements for a safety net which gives blameless bank transfer scam victims greater protection have been extended until the end of the year.

Car dealer and distributor Inchcape revealed soaring profits following a series of disposals over the past 12 months.

The UK warned on Thursday it would not commit to following European Union rules in a post-Brexit trade deal, and threatened to abandon talks in June if no compromise was...

Texts sent by Johnny Depp during his relationship with Amber Heard are "very damaging" to his libel case against a British tabloid, the UK High Court has heard.

Demonstrators gathered for a fourth consecutive day on the eastern Greek islands of Lesbos and Chios to protest against government plans to build new migrant detention centres.

The organisers of the St Patrick's Day Festival said today they will take “a measured and proportionate response” to the public health threat from the new coronavirus.

Placido Domingo has cancelled his upcoming performances at one of Spain's main opera houses after he apologised for sexually harassing women.

Members of Congress have raised fears that Bernie Sanders could cost Democrats control of the House of Representatives if he is selected as the party's US presidential nominee.

Shares in WPP dropped like a stone on Thursday morning as the business revealed that the first year of its turnaround plans had not produced quite what analysts were looking...

Retailer Topps Tiles has seen its stock market value plunge by a quarter after warning over profits as Britons rein in their spending on DIY.

An 84-year-old man who has been accused of setting fire to the main entrance of a mosque in the French town of Bayonne and shooting two people, died in hospital...

Takeaway delivery riders will help to find missing people by carrying posters on their backpacks.