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Takeaway pints are to be banned by the Government as part of a new crackdown on people gathering outdoors to drink.

Hollywood stars Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney have become the new owners of Wrexham after their takeover bid was approved by the National League club's Supporters Trust.

Homes in national parks typically command a 20% premium, according to analysis.

An Olympic gold medal winner has turned to delivering food to support his family as he bids to realise his dream of winning another medal in Tokyo next summer.

Half of people across Britain have used cash less often during the coronavirus pandemic – putting it among the countries with the steepest declines in a global study.

The average rate being offered on a one-year fixed bond has fallen to a record low of 0.61%, according to a website.

A cocker spaniel has been saved by an animal charity after he ate a face mask.

A cocker spaniel has been saved by an animal charity after he ate a face mask.

European privacy activists have filed complaints against Apple over its use of software to track the behaviour of iPhone users.

A few years ago, sitting in a 12 step recovery meeting, Meg Mathews shared how she was feeling: exhausted, anxious, overwhelmed, depressed, demotivated, brain-fogged, weepy, achey, falling apart.

Barack Obama has said Donald Trump's refusal to accept the results of the election that delivered victory for Democrat Joe Biden is putting the United States on a “dangerous path”.

Four people have been injured, one seriously, in a fire at a subway station in Berlin.

With so much of the joy being sucked out of school for kids, maybe now's the time to ditch the homework and go back to the no-homework policy we had...

A fast-strengthening Hurricane Iota is sweeping over the western Caribbean and has become a very dangerous Category 4 storm as it heads for the same part of Central America battered...

A body that didn't exist a year ago has become a household name. But the chances are that Nphet, which everybody knows about, will be surpassed next year by a...

For the last nine months, a gloomy cloud has cloaked the planet, leaving many of us dreaming of getting away from it all.

The shortlist for the world famous Turnip Prize has been revealed – with entries poking fun at lockdown and Covid-19.

Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, has announced it will start operating daily non-stop flights to Tel Aviv next spring.

A bust of the ancient god Hermes, in good condition, has been discovered in central Athens during sewage work.

TWO million people will likely miss out on the Covid-19 vaccine in Ireland next year.

President Donald Trump appeared to acknowledge losing the US election yesterday but then backtracked and said he conceded “nothing”.

A fast-strengthening Hurricane Iota is sweeping over the western Caribbean and predicted to become a very dangerous Category 4 storm as it heads for the same part of Central America...

Michigan has joined Washington and several other states in announcing renewed efforts to combat the coronavirus as more than 11 million cases of Covid-19 have now been reported in the...

Michigan has joined Washington and several other states in announcing renewed efforts to combat the coronavirus as more than 11 million cases of Covid-19 have now been reported in the...

Carrie Symonds will not be given any formal role or taxpayer funded office, Downing Street sources insisted last night as they applied the brakes to her expanding influence.

President Donald Trump appeared to acknowledge losing the US election yesterday but then backtracked and said he conceded “nothing”.

Exemptions for studying Irish to Leaving Cert due to learning difficulties have risen by just over 16pc in the past school year. The rise has coincided with the introduction of...

Germany's highest financial court has ruled that people go to Berlin's techno clubs primarily to appreciate the music rather than for the clubs' notorious cocktail of alcohol, dancing and anonymous...

Belarusian police detained hundreds of people who took to the streets in mass demonstrations yesterday chanting “I'm going out”, the last known written words of an anti-government protester who died...

A Belgian racing pigeon called New Kim has been purchased for a record-breaking €1.6m at auction.

SpaceX has launched four astronauts to the International Space Station on the first fully fledged taxi flight for Nasa by a private company.

Boris Johnson is self-isolating after coming into contact with someone who tested positive for Covid-19, Downing Street has said.

One of the scientists behind the first Covid-19 vaccine to clear interim clinical trials has said the impact of the jab will kick in next summer, and normality should return...

Yes Sir, I Can Boogie has re-entered the charts after it was adopted as an anthem by Scotland's victorious football team.

A German advert has gained popularity after encouraging people to be “lazy as raccoons” to halt the spread of Covid-19.

SpaceX is aiming for a Sunday-night launch of four astronauts to the International Space Station, although the prospects of good weather were just 50-50 and its leader was sidelined by...

Joe Biden's scientific advisers are to meet with vaccine makers in the coming days as the presidential transition remains stalled because of President Donald Trump's refusal to acknowledge that he...

Peru's interim president has announced his resignation as the country plunged into its worst constitutional crisis in two decades following massive protests unleashed when Congress ousted the nation's popular leader.

There have been 378 new cases of coronavirus and one further death confirmed by the Department of Health today.

There have been 378 new cases of coronavirus and one further death confirmed by the Department of Health today.