Amy Coney Barrett, Donald Trump's nominee for the Supreme Court, repeatedly declined to clarify whether she would vote to overturn the critical legal protection for abortion in America during her...
October 14, 2020
Johnson & Johnson (J&J) said it had temporarily paused its Covid-19 vaccine candidate clinical trials due to an unexplained illness in a study participant, delaying one of the highest-profile efforts...
October 14, 2020
Knowledge is slender and hard-won compared with ignorance, which is vast and dangerous, observes the writer Rachel Cusk in her essay Coventry, from the collection by the same name.
October 14, 2020
Joe Biden says he is "not a fan" of adding seats to the Supreme Court, following weeks of avoiding questions about the proposal that's been pushed by progressives and used...
October 14, 2020
The reported death toll in clashes between Armenian and Azerbaijani forces over the separatist territory of Nagorno-Karabakh has reached about 600, with officials reporting more military and civilian deaths as...
October 14, 2020
The scale of the Budget is really too big for most of us mere humans to grasp. Take any of the numbers almost at random - a "total budgetary package...
October 14, 2020
We’ll aim to winter this one out, but Covid cannot leave us frozen as Brexit and climate change lurk
Knowledge is slender and hard-won compared with ignorance, which is vast and dangerous, observes the writer Rachel Cusk in her essay Coventry, from the collection by the same name.
October 14, 2020
Disability services, which have been badly hit by the Covid-19 pandemic, will get another €100m - but this will not go far enough to meet the level of need.
October 14, 2020
The Government is gambling on a massive Budget spending spree to save the country from the twin threats of the Covid-19 pandemic and Brexit.
October 14, 2020
Covid-19 infection rates will keep rising in the North if schools and the hospitality sector remain open, experts have warned.
October 14, 2020
The Government is gambling on a massive Budget spending spree to save the country from the twin threats of the Covid-19 pandemic and Brexit.
October 14, 2020
Donald Trump could lose the US election over his handling of the coronavirus pandemic, pollsters have suggested.
October 13, 2020
A southern Indiana man convicted of killing his ex-girlfriend and eating parts of her body has been sentenced to life in prison without parole.
October 13, 2020
A southern Indiana man convicted of killing his ex-girlfriend and eating parts of her body has been sentenced to life in prison without parole.
October 13, 2020
THE chief prosecutor forced to drop plans to put Christy Kinahan and his sons on trial for money laundering has spoken of his “disappointment” over the case.
October 13, 2020
Russia was behind a cyber attack launched against the Norwegian parliament in August, the Norwegian foreign minister said on Tuesday, an accusation Russia denies.
October 13, 2020
A southern Indiana man convicted of killing his ex-girlfriend and eating parts of her body has been sentenced to life in prison without parole.
October 13, 2020
Tanzanian authorities say 500 volunteers have been trying to put out a fire on Mount Kilimanjaro, Africa's tallest peak.
October 13, 2020
Garda Commissioner Drew Harris and a number of senior garda management personnel based at Garda Headquarters are restricting their movements and working from home after coming into close contact with...
October 13, 2020
Garda Commissioner Drew Harris and a number of senior garda management personnel based at Garda Headquarters are restricting their movements and working from home after coming into close contact with...
October 13, 2020
A number of senior garda management personnel based at Garda Headquarters are restricting their movements and working from home after coming into close contact with an officer who has tested...
October 13, 2020
There have been 811 new cases and three further deaths confirmed by the Department of Health this evening.
October 13, 2020
Sniffer dogs are being readied to pick out passengers infected with Covid-19 at Bahrain's ports.
October 13, 2020
The Dutch government has decided to close bars and restaurants as of Wednesday to counter the sustained surge in coronavirus cases across the nation.
October 13, 2020
A record number of more than 128,000 people went to the polls on the first day of early voting in Georgia, the state has announced.
October 13, 2020
The reported death toll in clashes between Armenian and Azerbaijani forces over the separatist territory of Nagorno-Karabakh has reached around 600.
October 13, 2020
The London markets and the pound both tumbled on a torrid day for UK traders after new figures revealed a surge in unemployment in the face of the pandemic.
October 13, 2020
The reported death toll in clashes between Armenian and Azerbaijani forces over the separatist territory of Nagorno-Karabakh has reached around 600.
October 13, 2020
Four money management apps, which collectively could help people to budget, build up a savings buffer or get on the property ladder, have been crowned winners of a competition to...
October 13, 2020
Governments across Europe are ratcheting up restrictions as the continent recorded its highest weekly number of new coronavirus cases since the start of the pandemic.
October 13, 2020
A rare Harry Potter first edition has sold for £75,000 at auction – more than double the asking price.
October 13, 2020
Protesters clashed with police as thousands of conservative Muslims marched in Indonesia's capital to demand the revocation of a new law they say will cripple labour rights.
October 13, 2020
The UN weather agency has warned that the number of people who need international humanitarian help could increase sharply as a result of climate change.
October 13, 2020
More than 50,000 tax relief claims have been made by home workers using a new online portal, HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has said.
October 13, 2020
Researchers in the US have reported the country's first confirmed case of coronavirus reinfection.
October 13, 2020
Insurers have confirmed that pledges to support people working from home due to coronavirus and motorists whose habits have also changed because of the pandemic will last until at least...
October 13, 2020
Snooker star Ronnie O'Sullivan wore pink nail varnish to raise awareness of breast cancer as he claimed his first win since the World Championship.
October 13, 2020
Top Bollywood filmmakers and industry unions have filed a lawsuit against two popular TV news channels, asking them to refrain from “irresponsible, derogatory and defamatory remarks” against the Indian movie...
October 13, 2020
The UK government has been accused of ignoring its own scientists after documents showed that a “circuit-breaker” lockdown was recommended for England by expert advisers three weeks ago.
October 13, 2020
Energy giant SSE has agreed a near-£1 billion deal to sell its stake in three energy-from-waste facilities under plans to raise at least £2 billion by next autumn.
