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Paddy Power and Betfair owner Flutter saw pre-tax profits tumble as it was hit by higher UK gambling taxes.

The chief executive of UK housebuilder Persimmon has stepped down after just over a year in the role.

Reports by some Turkish media outlets asserting that Syrian “moderate opposition” units have captured the city of Saraqib in Idlib province are out of sync with reality, TASS reported a...

Reports by some Turkish media outlets asserting that Syrian “moderate opposition” units have captured the city of Saraqib in Idlib province are out of sync with reality, TASS reported a...

Aston Martin Lagonda has seen shares tumble amid a warning over possible disruption from coronavirus and as it revealed another senior exit as annual losses mounted.

Aston Martin Lagonda has warned that the coronavirus outbreak could hit demand and supply in its key Chinese market as the troubled luxury car maker posted widening annual losses.

Aston Martin Lagonda has seen shares tumble amid a warning over possible disruption from coronavirus and as it revealed another senior exit as annual losses mounted.

Standard Chartered has warned it is likely to grow below its target range as coronavirus continues to drag on the Asian economy.

The US and South Korea will postpone their annual joint drills due to concern about a viral outbreak that has infected soldiers in both countries' armed forces.

President Donald Trump has said the US is “very, very ready” to handle the coronavirus outbreak as a new case was confirmed in the country.

Five people have been killed in a shooting at a major brewing company in the US before the gunman killed themselves.

Five people have been killed in a shooting at a major brewing company in the US before the gunman killed themselves.

More than €6bn has been wiped off the value of Irish companies this week amid escalating fears about the impact of the global coronavirus outbreak.

Egypt held a military funeral in Cairo yesterday to bury its former president Hosni Mubarak, who ruled for 30 years until he was ousted in a 2011 popular uprising against...

Irish pharmacies are struggling to meet a surging demand for protective face masks and antibacterial hand gel as fear of a coronavirus outbreak spreads.

Not long after the World Health Organisation said it was steeling itself for a "potential pandemic" as coronavirus cases increase worldwide, conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh was busy telling America...

Boris Johnson is preparing to tear up part of the Brexit deal as he sets out his red lines today for a trade agreement with the EU.

An exoplanet more than double the size of Earth could potentially be habitable, astronomers have found.

Boris Johnson is preparing to tear up part of the Brexit deal as he sets out his red lines today for a trade agreement with the EU.

Fears are intensifying over the spread of coronavirus in Europe as France reported its second death and the number of people in Italy with the virus continues to climb.

Coronavirus seems to be near the tipping point of becoming a global pandemic. The next few weeks may see infection rates peak for the virus and start to decline, aided...

Boris Johnson is preparing to tear up part of the Brexit deal as he sets out his red lines today for a trade agreement with the EU.

On March 1, 2001, the front page of the Irish Independent screamed 'The plague is here' as the first case of foot-and-mouth disease was confirmed on the island of Ireland.

Bernie Sanders came under a barrage of criticism during the presidential debate, as his six rivals launched urgent attempts to stop the candidate who has the clearest path to the...

Stock markets in the US and Europe staged a rebound from hefty losses recorded this week due to the spread of coronavirus and concerns over its impact on the global...

Britain's Prince Harry started the last round of his royal duties on an informal note yesterday, making it clear the audience listening to his speech on sustainable travel in Edinburgh...

The IRFU are working frantically with their Italian counterparts and Six Nations chiefs to find a suitable date to rearrange their postponed fixture as the tournament hangs in the balance.

The Government's annual St Patrick's Day trade mission is expected to be significantly curtailed this year due to the increasing threat of the coronavirus.

It's the conversation that many parents find we're being forced to have, and many of us will freely admit that we don't quite know what to say. Just how much...

People with suspected symptoms of the new coronavirus should self-isolate at home, communicate with their family by phone and consider putting a sign on their front door to ward off...

The Olympic Federation of Ireland (OFI) remains optimistic that the Tokyo Games will go ahead in mid-summer despite the outbreak of the coronavirus.

Pope Francis yesterday issued a plea for Catholics around the world to give up trolling on social media for Lent.

SOME Amazon merchants spooked by the coronavirus fallout are curtailing their ad spending, several report.

In Idlib, a new humanitarian disaster is playing out, one of the worst in the Syrian crisis that, in nearly a decade, has caused too many such disasters to even...

Multiple people have been killed in a shooting at a major brewing company in the US.

Multiple people have been killed in a shooting at a major brewing company in the US.

A live weather report in the US took a number of comical turns after a randomised video filter was accidentally activated.